Q: My husband and I are having our first child and we wanted your advice regarding a name we have chosen, Nuha. According to our understanding it means intelligence/wisdom. Please advise the correct spelling and if this is a good name to keep for our soon to be baby girl.
Q: Can we use Naqvi as the name or surname which is most frequently used by Shias?
Q: Shias mostly use lots of names from the Ahle Bait like Zahra, Zainab, Sakina, Ali, Husain, etc. What's wrong with us? Why don't we use these sweet and glorious name quite often?
Q: Is it okay to name a girl maham?
Q: Just wanted to enquire if the name Nabila is good name to keep for a baby girl?
Q: I reverted to Islam one year ago yet I didn't change my name in the certificate because I'm receiving scholarships with that old name. Is it permissible to receive that scholarship under a kuffar's identity?
Q: I want to name my son. He is born on Sunday 24-08-2014 at 12.51 AM. Please suggest to me some Good name according to his Date of birth and time.
Q: I want to ask the meaning of the name AARIZ. If you can please tell me the proper meaning of this name.
Q:
1) When 2 names are kept, eg Faathimah Zahraa, then is it fine -or not advisable- to call by only one of the names at times. Eg calling the child sometimes by both names, sometimes only faathimah, sometimes zahraa, is this fine?
2) When calling by both names together, would it be pronounced Faathima-tuz-zahraa', or Faathimah zahraa', or would both be fine to say?
Q: Is Alayhis Salaam only for prophets or we can also use it for the Sahaaba?