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Will I have to change my name?

Published as My name is Amar Salaam. I understand that one of the names of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) is Al- Salaam. Will I have to change my name?

· 6 Rabiʻ II 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 19792English

Question

My name is Amar Salaam. I understand that one of the names of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) is Al- Salaam. Will I have to change my name?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The word Salaam is one of the names of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) which means “peace/security”.[1]

In principle, it is permissible to keep any name of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) which is not exclusive to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala).[2]

It is permissible to keep the name Amr Salaam since the word “Salaam” as it is, is not exclusive to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala).

And Allah knows best.

Mawlana Ismail Desai,

Durban, South Africa

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] المورد. ص 639. دار العلم.

[2] و اما التسمية بالاسماء المشتركة التي تطلق عليه سبحانه تعالي و علي غيره فيجوز التسمي بها كعلي و رشسد و بديع.

قال ابن عابدين : و ظاهره الجواز و لو معرفا بال. الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية ج 11 ص 335- وزارة الاوقاف بالكويت.

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