Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is ‘Arham’ a suitable name for my son?

· 19 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 30549English

Question

We are blessed with a baby boy. Can we name him Arham?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

Arham means relatively most merciful. The name is siutable. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Dawoodjee

Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

التسمية باسم يوجد فى كتاب الله كالعلى و الكبير و البديع جائز لانه من الاسماء المشتركة و يراد في حق العباد غير ما يراد في حق الله (فتاوى سراجية ص319 زمزم)

Answered by
Ismail Dawoodjee
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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