Keeping the name Zahra
Q: Please can you advise on the following names: Zahra or Aseelah. Please provide meaning and origin.
Names, Surnames & Titles
Naming a girl baby "Imaan"
Q: Imaan is permissible to put as a name for a baby girl?
Pronunciation of the letter dhwaad
Q: My son's name is Rizwaan. Some people say it's not a name as the correct name is Ridwaan. Then again some people say it is a name like the name Razia and Radia, Riaz and Riaad, etc. Should I change his name? He is 16 years old and completing his hifz soon.
Girls names
Q: Allah Ta'ala blessed me with a daughter. I want to keep her name Aiza, Ansharah or Adeena. Can I keep these names? Are they Islamic names? What do they mean?
Changing the child's name
Q: Our baby girl's aqeeqah was done on the 7th day. At the same time Alhamdulillah the hair cut was done, one animal was sacrificed and the name was kept. After doing the aqeeqah, can we change the child's name? Is it possible? Do we have to repeat the aqeeqah?
Keeping the name Sibghatullah or Ali
Q: Which islamic boy's name is more better of these two. Sibghatul lah (صبغة الله) or Ali? Can we name the child both names?
The name Ruqayyah
Q: I kept my baby girl's name Ruqayyah. Is it good. Please let me know and tell me something about Ruqayyah (Radiyallahu Anha).
Keeping the name "Rayyan Ahmed"
Q: Rayyan Ahmed is a good name for a boy?
Keeping the name Maryam
Q: Please can you suggest me some good names for a baby girl.
Keeping the name "Shahbaz"
Q: Will it be ok to name a child the name Shahbaz (I think it means means "King of Falcons" in Persian), or would such a name indicate takabbur and fall into the same category as "King of Kings" that has been condemned in hadith?