Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Please suggest name for a baby boy

· 18 Safar 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 38244English

Question

Assalamoalikum

please suggest name having similar meaning of noman for baby boy

Answer

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

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

Nu’man is an Arabic term which means the blessed one.

Names which has similar meanings of Nu’man are Altaaf, Ayaan, Ataa’, Uwais, Talha, Tharwat, Ni’mat and Na’eem. [i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mirza Mahmood Baig

Student Darul Iftaa

Jeddah, KSA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] فتاوى دارالعلوم زكريا: 7/ 571-621، اسماء والقاب کے احکام

Raahnumaa-e-islami naam (راھنمائے اسلامی نام) by Mufti Abdul al-Shakoor Qasmi.

Answered by
Mirza Mahmood Baig
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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