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Muslim Boys names like Arif, Aftab, Shakir, Ghafoor, Shoaib and etc are popular in South Asia but not very often used in Non-South Asian countries. Likewise Jabir, Faraj, Deedat, Qahtani and etc are plenty of names which are used in many Arabic speaking countries but not very popular in South Asian countries. All these names are equal and meaningful but they belong to different regions. And what important is to know the fact that just by having a Muslim name one cannot enter paradise (Jannah). One who attain piety (taqwa) and who is closer to Allah and submit his will to Allah he has a reward from Allah which is paradise (Jannah). ">Muslim being the one fourth of the population and drastically fastest growing religion of the world, where ever Muslim child is born or either a person converting to Islam and ready to submit his will to Almighty he needs to have an appropriate name which may also resemble his nature. A new name can be Arabic from Al-Quran or be it from Arabic literature, names of prophets or names of Allah by adding “Abdul” in start. Names play significant role in our life’s and taken seriously in few religions “Islam” to be precise. At the time of birth, when child is born and open the eyes right from the time parents and elders start thinking of the best possible distinguish name. Does Name Has An Effect On Nature? It would not be superstitious to think in a way that the nature of child is due to the name there for picking a righteous meaningful name that befit the child and bring blessings in his/her life which is essential. So usually parents and beloved ones of the family do a lot of brainstorming, devise reasons, and give bright names. The reason for a lot of discussion and importance is based on a fact because Muslim believes on the day of Resurrection each individual will be called by their names and their father names. Pre-Historic Muslim Names Earlier Muslims used to have long naming system; most of the Arab population did not have middle or family name but instead a full chain of names. The names of ancient Arabs had ancestry which is still followed in few Arab towns and remote areas, the name had ‘ibn’ after it which means ‘son of’ and ‘al’ to describe its family or cast. For e.g: Hamid ibn Jabir ibn Khaled al Faraj. Translates as Hamid, son of Jabir, son of Khaled, of the family al Faraj. Names of Almighty Allah can be used as Muslim names Names of Allah (Asma Allah al Husna) which are described in Qur’an and Sunnah which counts 99 total. The names can be given to an individual but adding ‘Abd’ for males and ‘Amah’ for females followed by an adjective of Almighty’s name. By this there is a possibility of 99 names for each sex as there are 99 names of Glorifying Allah. Differences of Names in Different Regions Many of the Muslim Boys names like Arif, Aftab, Shakir, Ghafoor, Shoaib and etc are popular in South Asia but not very often used in Non-South Asian countries. Likewise Jabir, Faraj, Deedat, Qahtani and etc are plenty of names which are used in many Arabic speaking countries but not very popular in South Asian countries. All these names are equal and meaningful but they belong to different regions. And what important is to know the fact that just by having a Muslim name one cannot enter paradise (Jannah). One who attain piety (taqwa) and who is closer to Allah and submit his will to Allah he has a reward from Allah which is paradise (Jannah).
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