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Not Necessary to Change a Name to a Muslim Name
I am changing my name birgis qudar to Anas Saleem because this name is not in Islam so give me fatwah
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Has whispers regarding his name
Assalamualaikum! My parents named me 'Meem'. Which is an Arabic letter and doesn't have any meaning. But in Hibrew, it means sea of bitterness. Do I need to change my name?
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No Religious Impediment to Giving the Name ‘Noor’ to a Human Being
My daughter is named NOOR. She is 20 and a good girl. Some maullana told me that NOOR is Gods name and is very heavy so I should change my daughters name as it will be bad luck for my daughter. I am very upset and scared. Is it true that a child should not be named NOOR. We named her Noor as it has such a beautiful meaning and is a very light beautiful.. More
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Neglected by Her Father and Abused by Her Husband and Wants to Change Her Family Name
Assalaamualaykum. Dear scholar, I met a person who went through very difficult circumstances since her childhood. Her father neglected since she is small her and till now will barely pay any attention to her. She was married at an early age and her husband has been abusive. Because she did not achieve much academically, she is not given due consideration.. More
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You Should Not Name Your Child 'Yusuf Rahmaan'
Assalamu alaikum.
Now I got a baby boy.
We are choosing the name is
Yousuf Rahman.
Some body people's telling
Keep Mohamed Yousuf or Abdul Rahman. Don't choose Yousuf rahman.
That's way am confused.
Please give solutions.
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Pessimistic About His Name and Wants to Change It
A'alaykum. Thank you very much in advance. My son 25 years, name is MOHAMMED ABDUR RASHEED. He doesn't like his name as he saw many people with the name doesn't have successful life like not good in studies, not good in marriage life, not well settled, not able to study higher qualification etc., He is also suffering from Jinn possession (may be or.. More
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Bearing name with bad meaning in Arabic but good in other language
Assalaamu alaykum. My previous question is about names, and I want to clarify it. A name is good in a language, like, for example, "Zaniyah", which means "forever"/"always" in "Nahuatl", while it is known that this means "an adulteress" in Arabic. If the person bears this name while she meant the first meaning though it has a bad meaning in the Arabic.. More
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Ruling on name ‘Benazeer’
My name is Benazeer; some scholars said that my name does not have a good meaning and told me to change it. I am now called Sarah. I want to know whether Benazeer is a good name or not, and when I change my name, can I change it as Sarah Benazeer? Is it good?
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Carrying family name ‘Rahmaan’
Is it clear Shirk to give someone the surname Rahman? My full name is Karima Rahman. If it is, then who's fault is this; my parents' or mine?
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Bearing name that may mean church
Assalaamu alaykum. I have recently learned that a name can be haram if it means something that goes against Islam. My question is: since one of the meanings of my name is church, is my name halal or haram?
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Talking to atheist with pagan name
Assalaamu alaykum. I do not know whether you have received my email, but if you did, then I would like to apologise for this inconvenience. I asked if it was an act of Shirk (associating partners with Allah) to talk to people with pagan names, and from what I undersood from the answer, it is not, but what if a Muslim was to talk to a person with a name.. More
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Naming baby girl 'Ghazal'
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know if the name Ghazal (poetry, flirt) is disliked or forbidden in Islam. Thank you.
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Naming person or product 'Al-Muqaddas'
Is it permissible to keep the name [Al-Muqaddas] or [Muqaddas] for people or use it to name products?
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Naming baby ‘Azaan’
Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask whether it is good to keep the name of a newborn baby as Aazaan (meaning the call to the prayer); and what is the other meaning of this name?
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