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Gender Masculine
Scripts رُوَيْفِع(Urdu, Arabic)
Other Forms FormsRuwaifi, Ruwayfa, Ruwaifa
Meaning & History
meaning: High Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb
Origin: Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari (7th century) was the deputy commander of Tripoli for the Egypt-based Umayyad commander Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj. He led the Muslim raid against the Byzantine controlled island of Djerba in modern Tunisia.1 He may have led a second raid against Djerba alongside the Ansarite
Origin: Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari (7th century) was the deputy commander of Tripoli for the Egypt-based Umayyad commander Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj. He led the Muslim raid against the Byzantine controlled island of Djerba in modern Tunisia.1 He may have led a second raid against Djerba alongside the Ansarite