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Is it permissible to name a girl "Anna" (Hannah), given that it is the name of the Virgin Mary's mother mentioned in the interpretation of the Quran and the Gospel?

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Hannah is the name of the mother of Mary, daughter of 'Imran—may Allah be pleased with her—as mentioned in some books of Tafsir (exegesis). Naming with it is permissible.

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