Please define the following names for me. Salim, Idris, Khalid, Reid, and Ahmed.

· 20 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 2261English

Question

I would like to know the Islamic translation for the following names.

Answer

Salim - clean, pure
Idris - Teacher
Khalid - permanent
Reid - fast
Ahmad - the praised one.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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