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what does the name Nurun Nahar Begum mean, and the other following names, samrina, asiya, sara 

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Answer:

Meaning of Names

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

‘Nurun’ means ‘light of…’,

‘Nahar’ means day,…and Begum in Persian or Urdu means a woman. Thus Nurun Nahar Begum would mean the ‘woman of the day light’.

Ref: Samrina

If ‘Samrina’ is written with the Arabic letter ‘Sa’ad’, then it would mean a fruit; and if written with the Arabic letter ‘Seen’ it would mean one with a brownish color or a story teller.

Ref: Asiya

‘Asiya’ in Arabic means a solid foundation or pillar and was also the name of the pious and righteous wife of the evil Pharoah.

Ref: Sara

‘Sara’ literally means pure and happy and was also the name of the first wife of the Noble Messenger and Choicest Friend of Allah, Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.).

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Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan