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Can you please tell me for each of these names the following?Name for Boy/Girl/Both? Meaning in Arabic? Acceptable Islamic name or not? Hammoud,Safa,Ghufran,Amran,Ehsan,Hazar,Nur,Butul

· 16 Ramadan 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 10025English

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Can you please tell me for each of these names the following?Name for Boy/Girl/Both? Meaning in Arabic? Acceptable Islamic name or not? Hammoud,Safa,Ghufran,Amran,Ehsan,Hazar,Nur,Butul

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Hammoud- Boy - Greatly Praised - Acceptable
Safa - Boy - Pure - Acceptable
Ghufran - Boy - Forgiving - Acceptable
Amran - Boy- Flexible - Better not to use it
Ehsan - Boy-Beneficient,Charitable- Acceptable
Hazar - Boy- Cautious - Acceptable
Hadhar - Boy - Settled/ Present - Better not to use it
Hazhar - Boy-Banned/Prohibited - Not Acceptable
Nur - Boy -Light - Acceptable
Butul - Girl - Virgin,Chaste - Acceptable

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Ml. Hussein Kadodia
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