Meaning of Mu'awiyah (A Barking Bitch)

[Syed KamiL Abbas Jafri]

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Mu‘āwīyyah or Muawiyah or Muaawiya (معاوية) is a male Arabic given name with no known meaning, while some consider it to be used for wolf or barking female dog .

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The meaning of Mu'awiya



The leading Ulema of Ahl'ul Sunnah are in agreement that Mu'awiya means "barking bitch".

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Tareekh ul Khulafa by al Hafidh Jalaluddin Suyuti (Urdu translation by Maulana Hakeem Nasree) page 253.

Sharh ul Aqaid page 510

Rabi' ul Abrar by Allamah Zamakhshari page 700

Tahzeeb ul Kamaal fi Asma' al-Rijal by Jamaluddin Mizzi page 371

Here's Some Scan Pages of The Good Books of Authentic/Trustworthy Salafi/Wahhabi Scholars Saying

Meaning of Mu'awiyah Is (A Barking Bitch)

Tahzeeb ul Kamaal fi Asma' al-Rijal by Jamaluddin Mizzi page 371

Rabi' ul Abrar by Allamah Zamakhshari page 700

Tareekh ul Khulafa by al Hafidh Jalaluddin Suyuti (Urdu translation by Maulana Hakeem Nasree) page 253.

Sharh ul Aqaid page 510