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What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Joudy" after the mountain on which Prophet Noah's ark came to rest?

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The name "Joudy" has no objection, because it is either the name of the mountain on which Noah's Ark rested, as mentioned in the Holy Quran, or a feminine imperative verb derived from "jaada yajoud," meaning "to give."

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