Ruqayya

Ruqayya (Arabic:رقيّة‎) (also spelled Ruqaiya, Ruqayyah, Ruqaiyyah, Ruqaya etc.) is an Arabic female given name meaning "rise, ascent, ascending", "chant or recite Divine Words". It is derived either from Arabic رقى (ruqia) meaning "rise, ascent" or from رقية (ruqyah) meaning "spell, charm, incantation". It also means "enchanting, bewitching or of being armed against sorcery". Ruqayyah is the name a daughter of the Islamic prophet Mohammad.