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?
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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