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SAlam Can I keep my new born son name MUHAMMAD RAAHIM? as most people say u cant keep names which have attributes of Allah?..

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Muhammad and Rahim (or maybe you meant Raheem) are all acceptable Islamic names. Click on each name for its details.

The only names of Allah that you aren't allowed to use are ar-Rahmaanal-Quddus, and al-Mutakkabbir and a few others. For the rest of the names, you are allowed to use it if you remove the "al" or "ar" in front of it. Therefore you shouldn't use ar-Raheem or al-Raheem, but Raheem itself is acceptable. The reason is that the "al" or "ar" at the front makes the name specific, thus ar-Raheem means "The Most Merciful". But when you remove the "al" or "ar", the meaning becomes a general Arabic word, thus "merciful", which is a good meaning.

Those who say that the attributes of Allah cannot be used as names are speaking without knowledge. The name of Ali, one of the most common names in Islam and the name of imam Ali bin Abi Talib, cousin of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings up him and his family and companions, is also derived from one of the 99 name of Allah: Al-Ali (The High One). Thus you cannot use Al-Ali as a name, but when you remove the "al" from the beginning, you get the acceptable name Ali, which means high, exalted, sublime.

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Reader Comments:

  1. on Friday 11th of September 2015 05:39:40 AM

    who is right name ..Mohammad Raheem or abdul Raheem plzz tell me

  2. on Sunday 23rd of April 2017 12:53:50 AM

    Salaam. My sons name is Raheem Hussain, some say i should have used Mohammed Raheem Hussain. I am confused is it true please advice thank u

  3. on Thursday 18th of January 2018 04:01:38 AM

    I’m sorry, but what qualifies you to give Islamic rulings? Where have you studied, who are your teachers, etc? Why don’t you fear Allah and cease & desist.

  4. on Tuesday 15th of October 2019 10:37:04 AM

    pl confirm , Abdul Hadi is correct name or we can say Hadi

  5. on Thursday 27th of August 2020 04:38:30 AM

    Correct name is Abdul Hadi or
    Muhammad Hadi please tell me fast

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