Six Names for Boys and Girls
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, “The first gift a person grants to his child is his name, so he should give him a good name.”[1]
Six names for boys and girls, along with their meanings and affiliations, have been given below:
3 Names for Boys
|
Name |
For daily usage |
Meaning |
Affiliation |
|
Muhammad |
Ahsan |
The being in which good qualities are gathered |
A descriptive name of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم |
|
Muhammad |
Rafiq |
Extremely generous one |
A descriptive name of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم |
|
Muhammad |
Ali |
Elevated |
The name of Islam’s fourth Caliph رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ |
3 Names for Girls
|
Name |
Meaning |
Affiliation |
|
Fatima |
The one who grants freedom from the Fire of Hell |
Name of the Beloved Prophet’s daughter رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا |
|
Lubna |
Beautiful |
Name of a female Companion رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا |
|
Rabia |
Compassionate |
Name of a renowned female saint |
(Those who have had a child recently may select one of these six names for their child)
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