Definitely NOT something any parent would want. " KHADIJAH" comes from the same root, meaning: aborted or premature - a child born before the end of full term of gestation especially 3 or more weeks prior. Khadijah is a good example of this custom. This is likely why so many of the companions had names that were so strange, and were told to change their names by the prophet, peace be upon him. Superstition prevailed in the times before Islam and the idolators ( mushrikeen) believed giving opposite meaning of a name you would protect the child from having that trait or charateristic. Many of these types of names were already in use before the time of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.Īrabs also used the OPPOSITE MEANING of names of what they wanted or expected for their children. However, these are names of Muslims - not to be confused with the term " Muslim or Islamic Names". There are no real " official Muslim names", although it is understandable if someone thinks of names like " Abdullah (slave of God)" or " Amatullah ( female slave of God)" " Abdurahman ( slave of Merciful God)" " Noor Udeen (light of the religion)", as being names of some early Muslims and may Allah have Mercy on them all. ~ PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ~ We Muslims like names for our children with nice meanings or names to remind of certain qualities we hope for in our kids.
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