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Can I use the name Azeem without using Abdul for any person?

Published as Keeping the name "Azeem"

· 18 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can I use the name Azeem without using Abdul for any person? What about the name Aazam which in some dictionaries shows the meaning 'greatest'. But the greatest is Allah Ta'ala.

Answer

1. Yes, though it is not advisable.

2. It is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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