{"id":16339,"date":"2020-09-02T11:07:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=16339"},"modified":"2020-09-02T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:07:30","slug":"are-having-arabic-names-mandatory-in-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/are-having-arabic-names-mandatory-in-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Having Arabic Names Mandatory in Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 04017<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Answered by: Maulana&nbsp;Selim Saldiran<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Are having Arabic names mandatory in Islam?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">\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>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">No, it&rsquo;s not mandatory in Islam to have Arabic names. It is recommended to keep a name with a good meaning. The Prophet Mohammad (saw) said: &ldquo;You will be called on the Day of Judgement by your names and the names of your fathers, so choose good names.&rdquo; [Ab\u016b D\u0101wud].<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Prophet (saw) used to change names with a bad meaning.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">However, it is better to choose a name that is known by Muslims.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Written by Maulana Selim Saldiran<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&nbsp;\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&nbsp;\n\t<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" title=\"\"><span dir=\"LTR\">[1]<\/span><\/a>\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631 6\/417[\u062a\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064c]\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064d \u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0630\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0639\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0630\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f\u0647\u064f &#8211; \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e &#8211; \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e. \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0650\u064a\u064e: \u0625\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064f\u0644\u0650\u062f\u064e \u0644\u0650\u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064c \u0641\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u064a\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0645\u0651\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0625\u0646\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0630\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 04017 Answered by: Maulana&nbsp;Selim Saldiran &nbsp; Question Are having Arabic names mandatory in Islam? 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