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Names and Nicknames
How a new Muslim should change his name
SaveA Girl Calling Her Stepfather Daddy or Abi (Father)
SaveTaking a family name other than that of one’s father (or attributing oneself to someone other than one’s father)
SaveCalling oneself by one of Allaah’s names in ignorance
SaveWhat Are the Forbidden Names in Islam?
There are names which we are forbidden to use such as names which belong only to Allah, names which befit no one except the Prophet, and names which imply enslavement to anything besides Allah.SaveObligation of changing one's name upon accepting Islaam
SaveChanging one's name upon accepting Islam
SaveCan You Name Your Child after an Angel?
It is preferable not to use the names of the angels, and that we follow the rightly-guided forefathers in the naming of our children and in the naming of those who accept Islam among the non-believers.Save