i quite like Marium, Maha, Masuma n Kulthoom (pronounced by many as kulsoom) (me dad loves it, so he recommended it to a relative n now we have 3 mariums in our extended family!) ... some names just remind u of the best of the personalities!
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"Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Sakina - tranquility (alssakeenata) to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory;" (48:18)
Sakinah is the rarest of feelings, I think I have only fealt it a couple of times (and not for very long) - but when it comes, it is unmatched by anything else.
I remember sitting with about 5 or 6 brothers, RIGHT infront of the ka'bah, just before Fajr after we had completed our Umrah. Our hair had been cut and it was the first time (after a tiring few hours) that we could soak up the atmosphere and come to terms with the fact that we were REALLY there, finally.
None of us needed to say anything to each other, we just all sat there smiling and dumbfounded, looking around us and blinking.
I can't think of anything nicer than to have a daughter named after that sort of feeling.
I learned of some Muslim parents naming their children with "English" names with Islamic/Muslim equivalents - i.e. instead of naming their child Dawud (Arabic), they'd name him David (English), or Mary instead of Maryam, Joseph instead of Yusuf, etc etc (in addition, historically, i believe that other Muslim cultures/countries have done the same over time)
The meanings are the same, so theres nothing wrong with it Islamically speaking. What are your thoughts, would you consider doing that? Is it a sign of better integration? Is it a growing trend for the future?
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May Allah shine sweet faith upon you this day and times beyond. May your heart be enriched with peace, and may your home be blessed always. Ameen.
bless.. my sisters are called Aaliyah and Attiyah
they were going to be called Manaahil and Mahrukh.. lol but that was difficult for my grandma to pronounce hehe
boy and girl.. hmmmm.. about about Saad and Sadiqa?
orrr Ameena and Amaan?
ill think of more names lol
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The Holy Prophet says
"There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah."
(Bukhari)
I learned of some Muslim parents naming their children with "English" names with Islamic/Muslim equivalents - i.e. instead of naming their child Dawud (Arabic), they'd name him David (English), or Mary instead of Maryam, Joseph instead of Yusuf, etc etc (in addition, historically, i believe that other Muslim cultures/countries have done the same over time)
The meanings are the same, so theres nothing wrong with it Islamically speaking. What are your thoughts, would you consider doing that? Is it a sign of better integration? Is it a growing trend for the future?
I just want to ask why? Surely they're Muslim as well as British? There's nothing WRONG with it, but why hide their Islamic identity? How is Jospeh going to be more intergrated than Yusuf.
not really in olden days a lot of great great grammas had masculine names... i think the trend may be coming back... look what all this equality stuff doing to the world!
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i can understand reverts keeping the english forms of arabic/muslim names, especially if they are from a caucasian background. It can make things easier for family members to pronounce and even gradually accept. However aside from this i don't understand it, although there's nothing apparently wrong with it on the surface, to me it reflects a sense of being ashamed of ones identity? If i called my son Joseph for example in this country, ppl would not immediately know he was a muslim. However if i named him Yusuf they would be more likely to know or even inquire about the name because it sounds unusual to them. i'm sure in the selection of names we are advised to choose names that reflect our faith where possible, so i assume this would mean we should prefer the arabic/persian/preislamic etc version of the name over the english/biblical names.
Please note i don't look down upon ppl who choose to have the biblical versions of muslim names,i merely choose to hold a different opinion.
21 November 2006
1 min 4 sec
I've always liked the name Abdul-Latif: "Servant of the Gentle". Masha'Allah.
2∞&➔
10 October 2005
1 hour 9 min
Safaa or Nissa for a girl
Uday for a boy (not sure whether that is an Islamic name but i like it)
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
Girl: Eeman, Aroush (me sis name) , Areej, samiya, Arwa
Boy: Ayman, Hassan, Farakh, Abdus-salaam, Faize
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21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
huh?
2∞&➔
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
i think its with an E... Faeze.... pronounced Fa-ee-z
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21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
I've heard the name Faisal, is it the same/similar?
2∞&➔
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
nope faisal is a diffrent name...
i quite like Marium, Maha, Masuma n Kulthoom (pronounced by many as kulsoom) (me dad loves it, so he recommended it to a relative n now we have 3 mariums in our extended family!) ... some names just remind u of the best of the personalities!
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1 June 2008
3 weeks 18 hours
names i like so far:
abdul latif
ayman
safaa
hassan
and samiya
and er mariam is my name and i have too many relatives with the same name
"to allah we belong and to him we return"
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
o i forgot to mention:
Suleman (nice!) or theres another version Salman...
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4 April 2006
16 min 51 sec
Male: Qasim, Bilal, Mustafa, Yusuf, Ibrahim, Ismaeel, Sulayman, Talhah, Abdul Kareem, Abdul Rahman, Abdullah, Tahir, Hassan, Husayn, Eesa, Musa, Nuh, Yahya
Female: Sukayna, Fatimah, Aasiya, Ayesha, Maryam, Khadijah, Zaynab, Sakeenah, Maariya, Haleema Saadia, Hafsah, Juwarriya, Humayra, Umm Salma, Umm Kulthum, Rukayya, Eeman, Noor
there are loads of beautiful names!
MQI
Ya muqallib al Quloob, thabbit qalbee alaa deenik
O turner of the hearts, establish my heart upon your deen (Tirmidhi)
30 September 2007
4 days 7 hours
Boys: Uzair, Ubed, Hussain
Girls: Zara, Zahra, Sana, Samiyaa
Rocky
21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
Masha'Allah that's really nice. Isn't it the feeling you have when you just said a prayer so sincere that you felt it worked.
2∞&➔
4 April 2006
16 min 51 sec
"Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Sakina - tranquility (alssakeenata) to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory;" (48:18)
MQI
Ya muqallib al Quloob, thabbit qalbee alaa deenik
O turner of the hearts, establish my heart upon your deen (Tirmidhi)
21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
Yeah, tranquillity. That's what I meant.
Sakinah is the rarest of feelings, I think I have only fealt it a couple of times (and not for very long) - but when it comes, it is unmatched by anything else.
I remember sitting with about 5 or 6 brothers, RIGHT infront of the ka'bah, just before Fajr after we had completed our Umrah. Our hair had been cut and it was the first time (after a tiring few hours) that we could soak up the atmosphere and come to terms with the fact that we were REALLY there, finally.
None of us needed to say anything to each other, we just all sat there smiling and dumbfounded, looking around us and blinking.
I can't think of anything nicer than to have a daughter named after that sort of feeling.
2∞&➔
28 October 2005
19 min 51 sec
Boys names:Israr Jabbar Ibrar Irfan Dhulqarnain
Indeed Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet; O People who Believe! Send blessings and abundant salutations upon him. Al ahzab [33,56]
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
Talhah, Talal, Husnain, n Uthman , just seen Dawood, and there's Danial
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19 August 2007
9 hours 31 min
I would say for guys:
Umar, Abbas, Sulayman, Dawud, Yusuf, Yassir, Abdullah, Bilal, Tariq.
For girls: Hafsa, Maryam, Aisha, Noora, Safa, Ruqaiyah, Yasmin, Salma.
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
erm can we name babies after a flower/plants? like Rose or Lily?
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21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
Any name is halal apart from names that associate partners with Allah (swt) e.g. Christopher.
It is recommended not to have a name of a negative personality trait e.g Harsh or Angry or something.
But most people choose Arabic names because it identifies you as a Muslim.
2∞&➔
1 June 2008
3 weeks 18 hours
isn't that the same as maria which also means maryam?
"to allah we belong and to him we return"
8 August 2006
6 days 22 hours
I learned of some Muslim parents naming their children with "English" names with Islamic/Muslim equivalents - i.e. instead of naming their child Dawud (Arabic), they'd name him David (English), or Mary instead of Maryam, Joseph instead of Yusuf, etc etc (in addition, historically, i believe that other Muslim cultures/countries have done the same over time)
The meanings are the same, so theres nothing wrong with it Islamically speaking. What are your thoughts, would you consider doing that? Is it a sign of better integration? Is it a growing trend for the future?
May Allah shine sweet faith upon you this day and times beyond. May your heart be enriched with peace, and may your home be blessed always. Ameen.
21 November 2006
1 min 5 sec
You mean Arabic equivalents, not Islamic/Muslim equivalents.
If you go to any Arab country (other than perhaps Saudi), you will meet Christians and Jews called Dawud, Ibrahim, Yusuf, even Abdullah.
2∞&➔
14 January 2008
1 day 7 hours
Awwwwwwwwwww i got twin sisters xD
tell her she got alot of work at hand
bless.. my sisters are called Aaliyah and Attiyah
they were going to be called Manaahil and Mahrukh.. lol but that was difficult for my grandma to pronounce hehe
boy and girl.. hmmmm.. about about Saad and Sadiqa?
orrr Ameena and Amaan?
ill think of more names lol
The Holy Prophet
says
"There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah."
(Bukhari)
14 January 2008
1 day 7 hours
Girls: Humaira, Hafsa, Halima, Saher, Sadiqa, Kiran, Arooj, Anmole, Farah, Faiza, Iram, Maha, Aasfa, Shameem, Aasiya, Shagufta, Sameena, Saffiyah, Iqra, Naila, Muqaddas, Ameena,
Boys: Ammar, Mujtaba, Saad, Asad, Shoib, Zohaib, Adeel, Hassan, Shabaz, Sharaz, Jawaad, Akeel, Shahid, Talha, Huzaifa, Usmaan, Amaan, Faisal, Junayed, Fahad, Munzir,
The Holy Prophet
says
"There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah."
(Bukhari)
19 August 2007
9 hours 31 min
I just want to ask why? Surely they're Muslim as well as British? There's nothing WRONG with it, but why hide their Islamic identity? How is Jospeh going to be more intergrated than Yusuf.
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
19 August 2007
9 hours 31 min
What? A girl called Muqaddas?
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
some names are uni sex
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19 August 2007
9 hours 31 min
Yeah but to me, Muqaddas is obviously a boys name.
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
31 March 2008
1 hour 43 min
not really in olden days a lot of great great grammas had masculine names... i think the trend may be coming back... look what all this equality stuff doing to the world!
Infinite number of square waves make up a sine wave
9 May 2008
1 week 6 days
salams,
i can understand reverts keeping the english forms of arabic/muslim names, especially if they are from a caucasian background. It can make things easier for family members to pronounce and even gradually accept. However aside from this i don't understand it, although there's nothing apparently wrong with it on the surface, to me it reflects a sense of being ashamed of ones identity? If i called my son Joseph for example in this country, ppl would not immediately know he was a muslim. However if i named him Yusuf they would be more likely to know or even inquire about the name because it sounds unusual to them. i'm sure in the selection of names we are advised to choose names that reflect our faith where possible, so i assume this would mean we should prefer the arabic/persian/preislamic etc version of the name over the english/biblical names.
Please note i don't look down upon ppl who choose to have the biblical versions of muslim names,i merely choose to hold a different opinion.