Keeping the names Muhammad Fadi and Muhammad Hisham
Q: Can I name (Mohammad fadi ) and (Mohammad hisham) to my new sons? Please tell me their meanings?
Names, Surnames & Titles
Meanings of girls names
Q: Please could you give me the meanings of the following girls names with the correct spelling and if they are permissible to keep
Lamia
Lamiah
Zaria
Alaya
Tasneem
Zayanah
Keeping the name "Arham"
Q: Is Arham a good name for new born boy? Please advise which name is more appropriate for a new born son.
Keeping Muslim names
Q: Is it permissible to name one's son after a video game character called "Shang Tsung"? It has a good meaning. It's origin is Chinese. I have heard that you may keep a name from any language as long as it has a good meaning. Like how some people keep the name "Rawshin" which isn't Arabic but it's still acceptable.
Wife changing her surname
Q: Respected Ulama. This message below is circulating on whatsapp and other social networks. Please provide a fatwa with daleel(s) why is it correct for a women who gets married to change her previous surname and keep the surname of her husband?
ﺟﻮ ﻋﻮﺭﺗﯿﮟ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮨﭩﺎ ﮐﺮ ﺍﺳﮑﯽ ﺟﮕﮧ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﺗﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ ﻭﮦ ﻏﻮﺭ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ۔ ﻣﺎﻥ ﻟﻮ ﮐﺴﯽ ﻋﻮﺭﺕ ﮐﺎ ﺷﺎﺩﯼ ﺳﮯ ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﻣﻘﺼﻮﺩ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺷﺎﺩﯼ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﻮﮌ ﮐﺮ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺳﺎﺟﺪ ﺭﮐﮫ ﺩﯾﺎ۔ ﯾﮧ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺍﺱ ﮐﯽ ﺍﺟﺎﺯﺕ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﮐﻮﺉ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺑﺎﭖ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮨﭩﺎ ﮐﺮ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﺁﮔﮯ ﻟﮕﺎﮮٔ۔ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﮨﮯ۔ ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﺍﺳﮑﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﻧﮯ ﺳﮯ ﺑﭽﻨﺎ ﭼﺎﮨﯿﮯٔ۔ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﮐﯽ ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﯿﮟ -: ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﮐﺎ ﺍﺭﺷﺎﺩ ﮨﮯ " ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﻋﻼﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺩﻭﺳﺮﮮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ ( ﺟﻮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ) ﺍﺱ ﭘﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺳﮑﮯ ﻓﺮﺷﺘﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﻟﻌﻨﺖ ﮨﮯ " ۔ } ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﺟﮧ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {2599 ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮ ﺩﺭ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﻧﮯ ﺳﻨﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ " ﮐﺴﯽ ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﺳﻮﺍ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﻣﻼﺉ ﺍﺱ ﻧﮯ ﮐﻔﺮ ﮐﯿﺎ۔ ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ ﺍﺱ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺳﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ ﺟﻮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﭨﮭﮑﺎﻧﺎ ﺟﮩﻨﻢ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﻨﺎﻟﮯ " ۔ } ﺑﺨﺎﺭﯼ ﺷﺮﯾﻒ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {3508 ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﺑﯽ ﻭﻗﺎﺱ ﯾﺎ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮﺑﮑﺮ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﻤﺎ ﻧﮯ ﮐﮩﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ " ﺟﻮ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮩﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻭﮦ ﮐﺴﯽ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺧﻮﺩ ﮐﻮ ﺟﻮﮌﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺟﻮ ﺍﺳﮑﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﯾﮧ ﺟﺎﻥ ﮐﺮ ﮐﮧ ﻭﮦ ﺍﺳﮑﺎ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﯽ ﺑﺎﭖ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ : ﺟﻨﺖ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯٔ ﺣﺮﺍﻡ ﮨﮯ " ۔ } ﺑﺨﺎﺭﯼ ﺷﺮﯾﻒ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﻧﻤﺒﺮ {4072 ﺍﺱ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﯿﺎ ﻭﺍﺭﻧﻨﮓ ﮨﻮﺳﮑﺘﯽ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺍﺕ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﮐﺎ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮧ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺁﺝ ﮨﻤﺎﺭﯼ ﺑﮩﻨﯿﮟ ﺑﮍﮮ ﺷﻮﻕ ﺳﮯ ﺍﺳﮑﻮ ﺍﭘﻨﺎﺗﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﺎﺩ ﺭﮨﮯ ﺑﺎﭖ ﮐﺎ ﺭﺷﺘﮧ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﮯٔ ﺭﺷﺘﮯ ﮐﯽ ﻭﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﭨﻮﭨﺘﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﻭﻻﺩ ﮐﯽ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﺍﻭﺭ ﭘﮩﭽﺎﻥ ﺍﺳﮑﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮﮔﯽ۔ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻟﮕﺎﻧﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﺰ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺻﺤﯿﺢ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﺗﻮ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﺑﯿﻮﯾﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺍﭘﻨﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺑﺪﻻ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮐﯿﻮﻧﮑﮧ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﺗﻮ ﺩﻧﯿﺎ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻓﻀﻞ ﺗﺮﯾﻦ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺗﮭﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ خدیجہ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ خدیجہ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺧﻮﺍﻟﺪ ﺭﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻋﺎﺋﯿﺸﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ ﺗﺎ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻋﺎﺋﯿﺸﮧ ﺻﺪﯾﻘﮧ ﺭﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮﺑﮑﺮ ﺻﺪﯾﻖ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﮐﯽ ﺑﯿﭩﯽ ﺗﮭﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﮩﺎﮞ ﺗﮏ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﯽ ﻭﮦ ﺑﯿﻮﯾﺎﮞ ﺟﻦ ﮐﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﻔﺎﺭ ﺗﮭﮯ ﺁﭖ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻧﮯ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﺎ ﻟﻘﺐ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮐﺒﮭﯽ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻞ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﯿﺎ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺻﻔﯿﮧ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺣﯿﺎﯾﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﭖ ﯾﮩﻮﺩﯼ ﺗﮭﺎ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﮐﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﯽ ﺩﺷﻤﻦ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺗﮭﺎ۔ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﯽ ﺑﯿﻮﯼ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺻﻔﯿﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺍﻥ ﮐﮯ ﻟﻘﺐ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺪﻟﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺠﺎﮮٔ ﻭﯾﺴﮯ ﮨﯽ ﺑﺮﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﺭﮐﮭﺎ۔ ﺟﻨﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻋﻮﺭﺗﻮﮞ ﮐﯽ ﺳﺮﺩﺍﺭ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮩﺎ ﮨﻤﯿﺸﮧ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﮧ ﺑﻨﺖ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ( ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺭﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﺍﻧﮩﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﻋﻠﯽ ﺭﺿﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻨﮧ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﻮ ﮐﺒﮭﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺟﻮﮌﺍ۔ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺟﺲ ﺑﮩﻦ ﻧﮯ ﻏﻠﻄﯽ ﺳﮯ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ ﯾﺎ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺷﻮﮨﺮ ﻧﮯ ﻻﻋﻠﻤﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﺴﺎ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﻮ ﻭﮦ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﺳﭽﯽ ﺗﻮﺑﮧ ﮐﺮﮮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﺪ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﭘﺲ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﮐﯿﺴﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﻮﮌﮮ۔ ﮨﻤﯿﮟ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﮐﺎ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﺰﻭﺟﻞ ﮐﻮ ﺩﯾﻨﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺮﺍﺳﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﮐﯽ ﻧﺎﻓﺮﻣﺎﻧﯽ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺣﻀﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﺱ ﭘﻮﺳﭧ ﮐﻮ ﭘﮍﮬﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺳﮯ ﺯﯾﺎﺩﮦ ﺷﯿﺌﺮ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ ﺗﺎﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮨﺮﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﺗﮏ ﭘﮩﻨﭽﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻭﮦ ﺍﺱ ﭘﺮ ﻋﻤﻞ ﮐﺮﮮ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺁﭖ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﯿﺖ ﺧﯿﺮ ﮐﺎ ﺛﻮﺍﺏ ﻣﻠﮯ۔
The name "Ayman"
Q: My son's name is Ayman. He is very hyper and angry by nature. Please suggest a name which is good for him.
Unique names
Q: The names Inaaya and Filza? Can you tell me about these, their meanings and whether they can be kept. Any other name you may want to suggest also that would be unique with a nice meaning?
Keeping the name Mu'min
Q: Please advise why it is not advisable to keep "Mumin" name for new born son? Mu'min means believer.
Names not found in the Quraan
Q: Kindly which names are Quranic and which are not?
Aaima آﺋمه Leader, ruler
Afia عافیه good health, vigour
Alishba علشبه Lovely, Innocent, Pretty
Almira المیره Princess
Alveena Loved one, cared one, liked
Areeba اریبۃ Wise
Areefa عریفه Learned, expert
Batool بتول A true devotee woman of Allah.)
Dua دعا Pray
Hadiya ھادیه Guide to righteousness; fem. of Hadi leader.
Origin:Arabic=Meaning:Allah Ke Rehmat=The name Abrish:
Abqurah Genius
Ad’ifaah Smart, talented
Adeena Pious, good luck
Afizah A person who knows the recital of the qur’an
Ahdia Unique, The One
Alesha Protected by god
Zerina Princess, Smart, Inteligent
Zoya Loving & caring, Alive, life and joyous
Daria Learned, knowing
Esha’al Protected by god
Faekah Wise
Insha Creation, origination
Jannah Heaven, paradise
Jannat Heaven
Mahdiya Rightly Guided By Allah
Mahira Highly skilled, Expert
Manal Attainment, achievement
Muhita 2 "Encompassing", "aware of", "knowledgeable about"
مُحِيْطَة Muheetah
مُحِيْطَة Muheetah
Romeesa Heavens beauty
Shahnoor Royal Glow
Shahzana Princess married to a king
Shanum Allahs blessing, dignity
Aali 4 "High", "sublime" عَالِي `Aali
Muntaha 3 "Ultimate goal", "ultimate destiny", "final destination"
مُنْتَهَى Muntaha
Hunafa 2 "Ones who are devoted to God", "ones who believe in God's oneness" حُنَفَاء
Hunafaa
Ola 2 "Highest" عُلا `Ulaa
Marib 1 "Goal", "aim", "purpose" مَآرِب Ma'aarib
Minhaj 1 "Path", "way of life", "curriculum" مِنْهَاج Minhaaj
Man-tasha-u jisay chahay
Man-Yasha-u jissay chahta hai
Shifa 4 "Cure", "recovery" شِفَاء Shifaa'
I have checked on internet but the answers are confusung....! please guide me
Hazrat Yusuf (Alayhis Salaam's) daughter's name
Q: Is it true that Hazrat Yusuf's daughter name was Minsa? I've searched a lot haven't found any reference. Also what were his other daughters names?