بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
SELECTING A MUSLIM NAMEby Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
ATTRIBUTE NAMES
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Adam(as) |
Alyasa(as) |
Ayyub(as) |
Dawud(as) |
Dhu-l Kifl(as) |
Harun(as) |
Hud(as) |
Ibrahim(as) |
Idris(as) |
Ilyas(as) |
Imran(as) |
Isa(as) |
Ishaq(as) |
Ismail(as) |
Lut(as) |
Muhammad(saaw) |
Musa(as) |
Nuh(as) |
Salih(as) |
Shuayb(as) |
Sulayman(as) |
Uzayr(as) |
Yahya(as) |
Yaqub(as) |
Yunus(as) |
Yusuf(as) |
Zakariya(as) |
FEMALE NAMES
NAME | MEANING |
Afifah | chaste,modest |
Alimah | woman of learning,scholar |
Amal | hope,aspiration |
Amatullah | servant of God |
Amilah | hopeful |
Aminah | safe,protected,Mother of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Andalah | song of the nightingale |
Anisah | friendly, affectionate |
Aqilah | sensible, intelligent |
Arijah | fragrant |
Asilah | of noble origin |
Asiyah | comforting,consoling,wife of Pharoah |
Asma | precious |
Azhar | flowers,blossoms |
Badihah | insight,perspective |
Bashirah | bringer of good news |
Basimah | smiling |
Bushra | good news |
Dhakirah | one who remembers God |
Durrah | pearl |
Fadilah | outstanding,learned |
Faizah | victorious |
Farah | joy |
Fasihah | eloquent |
Fatimah | the beloved daughter(as) of the Holy Prophet(saaw) |
Ghadah | beautiful |
Ghaziyah | fighter |
Habibah | beloved |
Hajra | wife of Prophet Ibrahim(as) |
Halimah | gentle |
Hamimah | close friend |
Hana | bliss |
Hasinah | pretty |
Hawwa | Eve(as) the wife of Prophet Adam(as) |
Haya | shyness |
Hikmah | wisdom |
Husna | most beautiful |
Ibtisam | smile |
Iman | faith,belief |
Izdihar | flourishing |
Jala | clarity |
Jalilah | splendid |
Janan | heart |
Junaynah | little garden |
Karimah | generous,noble |
Kawthar | abundance,river in Paradise |
Khadijah | first wife of the Holy Prophet(saaw) |
Khalilah | friend |
Kubra | great,senior |
Layyinah | tender,resilient |
Lubabah | innermost essence |
Madihah | praiseworthy |
Manal | achievement |
Mardiyah | commendable |
Maryam | the Mother of Prophet Jesus(as) |
Masumah | innocent |
Maziyah | excellence,virtue |
Muminah | faithful |
Muna | wish,desire |
Munibah | repentant |
Nabihah | noble |
Nadimah | friend |
Nadirah | radiant |
Nafisah | precious |
Najah | success,safety |
Najmah | star |
Nasifah | just,equitable |
Nawar | blossom,flower |
Nihlah | present,gift |
Nuriyah | brilliant,radiant |
Qabilah | wise |
Qudsiyah | glorious |
Rabab | white cloud,wife of Imam Hussein(as) |
Rafiqah | companion |
Rahah | rest,comfort |
Raymah | mercy,wife of Prophet Ayyub(as) |
Raimah | loving tenderly |
Rashidah | rightly guided |
Rawdah | garden in Paradise |
Ruhiyah | spiritual |
Rushda | most rightly guided |
Ruwa | prettiness |
Sabah | dawn,morning |
Safa | purity of mind |
Sahlah | soft,fluent |
Saimah | fasting |
Sajidah | prostrating to God |
Sakinah | tranquility,daughter of Imam Hussain(as) |
Salma | peaceful |
Samah | generosity |
Shadha | aromatic |
Shifa | healing |
Suhaylah | smooth |
Sulafah | choicest |
Tahirah | pure,chaste |
Taqiyah | Godfearing |
Tasnim | fountain of Paradise |
Tayyibah | good |
Thana | thankfulness |
Ulfah | friendship,harmony |
Uzma | greatest |
Wafiyah | faithful |
Waliyah | friend |
Wasilah | inseparable friend |
Wasimah | graceful,pretty |
Yumna | on the right |
Zafirah | successful |
Zahra | radiant, resplendent |
Zahrah | flower,splendour |
Zakiyah | pure |
Zaynab | beauty of the father,daughter of Imam Ali (as) and Bibi Fatima(as) |
Zeenah | beauty |
Zuhrah | brilliance |
MALE NAMES
NAME | MEANING |
Abbas | description of a lion |
Abdullah | servant of God, name of father of Holy Prophet(saaw) |
Adil | just, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Affan | modest |
Ahmad | praiseworthy, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Akbar | greater |
Ali | excellent,noble |
Amin | trustworthy, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Anas | affection |
Askari | soldier |
Bahir | dazzling |
Barakat | blessing |
Basim | smiling |
Bilal | companion of the Holy Prophet(saaw) |
Damir | conscience |
Dhakir | one who remembers God |
Fahim | intelligent |
Falah | success |
Farid | unique |
Faruq | he who distinguishes truth from falsehood |
Ghanim | successful |
Ghufran | forgiveness |
Habib | beloved |
Hafiz | protector, guardian |
Hamzah | lion, uncle of the Holy Prophet(saaw) |
Hasan | handsome |
Hasif | endowed with sound judgement |
Hilal | crescent |
Husayn | handsome, beautiful |
Ijaz | miracle |
Ikhlas | sincerity |
Imad | support, pillar |
Insaf | justice |
Jabir | restorer |
Jafar | stream, rivulet |
Jawad | generous |
Jibril | Archangel Gabriel |
Jihad | struggle |
Kalim | orator |
Kamil | complete, perfect |
Khalil | friend, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Khayyir | generous |
Latif | fine, gentle |
Lutfullah | kindness of God |
Mahbub | beloved |
Mahdi | guided, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Manazir | equal competitor |
Mubarak | blessed |
Muhammad | praiseworthy, commendable, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Muhsin | benevolent, benefactor |
Mukarram | honoured, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Mustafa | chosen, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Mutahhar | purifier,name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Nabih | noble |
Nadim | companion, friend |
Naqi | pure |
Nazir | observer |
Nur | light |
Qaim | stable, upright |
Qarib | close, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Qasim | distributer, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Qiyam | rising, standing |
Rabi | spring |
Rafiq | kind friend |
Ridwan | pleasure, goodwill |
Sabbar | very patient |
Sadiq | truthful, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Sayyid | leader, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Shafi | healing, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Shahid | martyr |
Siraj | lamp, name of Prophet Muhammad (saaw) |
Tahir | pure, virtuous |
Talib | seeker of knowledge |
Taqi | God-fearing |
Tufayl | mediator |
Ubaydah | servant of God |
Wafi | faithful, loyal |
Wahid | unique |
Wali | friend |
Walid | newborn |
Wasim | handsome |
Yasir | wealthy |
Zaki | pure |
Zaman | destiny |
Zayyan | beautiful |
Zaynul Abidin | beauty of worshippers |