{"id":14494,"date":"2020-04-21T21:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=14494"},"modified":"2020-04-21T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:18:25","slug":"the-name-maya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/the-name-maya\/","title":{"rendered":"The Name ‘Maya’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 03593<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: Maulana Mohammed Kamran Abid<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSalaam, I just wanted to know if the name 'Maya' can be used by Muslims and what it means?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWa alykumus Salaam,<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Indeed you shall be called on the day of Judgement with your names and the names of your fathers, so give good names to yourselves.”[1]<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe name Maya is not an Arabic word. Different languages have different meanings for this word. In the Persian language, it means generous or gracious nature. In Hindu mythology, it is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Durga. In Roman mythology, Maia is the name of a goddess who is the daughter of Atlas.[2] <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMaya does not have an Islamically accepted meaning in some languages and neither does the name have a meaning in Arabic.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTherefore, it is not advisable to name someone Maya. However, the name Maya could be changed to Mariam, which is a good name in Islam.[3]<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnly Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Maulana Mohammed Kamran Abid<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDarul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

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\n\t[1] Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith# 4948 <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t[2] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maya_(given_name) https:\/\/quranicnames.com\/maya\/<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t[3] https:\/\/islamqa.org\/hanafi\/askimam\/125901#_edn2<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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