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Could you kindly advise the meaning of the name Achmat Thanwi or Thanwir Achmat - which is the correct one and is it a suitable name

· 21 Rabiʻ I 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 8699English

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Could you kindly advise the meaning of the name Achmat Thanwi or Thanwir Achmat - which is the correct one and is it a suitable name

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1. Achmat ? proper is Ahmad - meaning the praised one.

2. Thanwi refers to a place in India Thana Bowan.

3. Thanwir ? to give light.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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