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Where does “hanif” come from?

hanif (English) comes from Arabic حَنِيف — true believer, righteous.

hanif (English): Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who...

Definitions

  1. Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who...

Ancestry of “hanif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَنِيفtrue believer, righteous

Words derived from “hanif”

  • Hanif
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