baby girl name

June 17, 2019
Answered by Mufti Ismail Moosa
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Question

AoA,

I want to name my newborn baby girl “Dua”. She is born on Thursday 13 June 2019. Is this name is acceptable as a Muslim name? and any effect the name has on a child? What about the names Ayan and Maryam?

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Answer

Wa’alaykum as Salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

The name of a person has an impact on his personality and conduct.  When choosing a name, it is always recommended to name a child after one of our pious predecessors, so that the child can get the noble qualities of the one who she is named after.

Maryam (alayha as Salam) was the mother of ‘Isa (alayhi as Salam). There were also many Sahabias (companions of the Prophet) named Maryam.

We suggest that you name your daughter Maryam.

Reference

 

عن أبى الدرداء قال قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إنكم تدعون يوم القيامة بأسمائكم وأسماء آبائكم فأحسنوا أسماءكم ». (أخرجه أبو داود في سننه 4950)

And Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala knows best.

Answered by: Mufti Ismail Moosa