Boys' names
Shafi
Intercessor, healer
شَافِع
Shafi
Intercessor, healer
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Shafi
Arabic
شَافِع
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
sh-f-ʿ
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Baqarah 2:255
Origin & meaning
Used in the Quran for the role of intercession on the Day of Judgement.
Quranic source
Surah al-Baqarah 2:255
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).