Names and Nicknames

Ruling on calling a child Rukaan

10-07-2007

Ruling on likening women to angels

15-04-2007

Ruling on calling one’s son Mu’aawiyah and mention of some who bore this name

22-03-2007

This is not one of the names of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

12-03-2007

Ruling on giving the name Lara

09-03-2007

Can she marry a Muslim whose family is Catholic? Can the children be named after his kaafir people?

08-02-2007

It is makrooh to call a girl Yathrib

15-01-2007

Is it permissible to name his daughter Tabaarak?

05-01-2007

Ruling on calling a child ‘Abd al-Muttalib

09-11-2006

Is it permissible for a woman to change her name and take her husband’s name?

12-02-2006

It is makrooh to give a child the name Malak (“angel”)

03-02-2006

He wants to name his son Najeeb – does he have the right to call his son Najeeb?

15-01-2006

Is it permissible to call my daughter Hibah and my son Rida?

29-04-2005

He is asking about the hadeeth, “The most beloved names to Allaah…”

20-08-2004

How important is it for a new Muslim to change his name?

11-04-2003