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The names "Zayhaan" and "Zaydaan"

· 16 Rabiʻ I 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Please advise if we are allowed to keep the following names for a baby boy: 1. Zayhaan 2. Zaydaan. I have been suggested these names and I am unsure of the meaning etc.

Answer

We have not come across this. They do not seem to be Islamic names.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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