Masuma

Masuma (Arabic: معصومة, transliterated Maʿsūmah or Masoumeh) is an established female name meaning 'protected from sin', 'infallible' or 'innocent', derived from the adjective maʿsūm (معصوم). Historically the most notable attestation is Fatimah al‑Masūmah (d. 816 CE), daughter of the seventh Shia imam, Musa al‑Kadhim, and sister of the eighth imam, Ali al‑Rida; her burial shrine in Qom, Iran, is a documented historical and pilgrimage site. That concrete historical bearer explains the name's endurance in Persianate and Shia communities, where it often carries devotional associations. Linguistically it conveys sanctity or moral protection rather than legal infallibility in a theological sense when used as a personal name. Related names and figures often linked in onomastic studies include [[Fatima]] and [[Khadija]]. Use: chosen to express a wish for moral purity or to honor the historical Fatima al‑Masūmah; frequently found in Iran, South Asia, and among families with Shia devotion.