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Assalam Alaykoum, What is the best transliteration of this name: إبراهيم ? In particular, should we use “ee” or “i”?

Altair is an Arabic name that means “the flying one” (I think). But after closer inspection, it doesn’t seem to be a Muslim name (it wasn’t the name of any companion), so I will eliminate this name from my list. The problem with the name Isa is that in the West the name Isa is the...

Assalam Alaykoum, What are the best (the most correct) spellings of the following Muslim names? آدم : Aadam, Adam, Adame, Adem ? عمر : Omar, Oumar, Umar ? يوسف : Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Youssouf, Yusuf ? زكريّا : Zakaria, Zakariya, Zakarya ? Thanks in advance for your answers.

Assalam Alaykoum, I live in Western Europe. I’m a (Sunni) Muslim convert, thus I wish to choose a Muslim first name for myself. After a lot of research, I have narrowed down my list to the following eight first names. Adam Altair Ibrahim Khalid Musa Omar Yazid Yusuf My surname (family name)...

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[Please read the first post before posting an answer.] Assalam Alaykoum, I will convert to Islam soon and thus need to think about changing my western first name, middle name and surname (also called “family name” or “last name”). I just read this article: https://islamqa.info/en/7180 At the...

Assalamu Alaykum What is the best spelling of this name خالد: Khaled or Khalid? Please detail and explain your answer if you can.

Assalam Alaykoum, Could you please sort these Muslims from the most popular/famous/influential to the least popular/famous/influential: Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, Khalid.

Assalamu Alaykum, When choosing a Muslim name, what is more important: the meaning/etymology of the name or the companions who had this name? Are they equally important? Is one of them more important than the other? Is one of them unimportant?

Assalamu Alaykum, I have two questions. Is believing in the existence of technologically superior extraterrestrial intelligences permitted in Islam? Is trying to find and contact technologically superior extraterrestrial intelligences (e.g. by working at the SETI Institute) permitted in...

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Assalamu Alaykum, Is becoming an astrophysicist/astronomer acceptable in Islam? It would only consist of research in astrophysics/astronomy. It would not involve teaching, nor would it involve working in planetariums and science museums. The job of astrophysicist/astronomer consists in: -...

Assalamu Alaykum, I’m searching for good Islamic man names whose meanings are linked to one of the following words: Immortal Immortality Eternal [life] Eternity Living forever Everlasting [life] Sempiternal Timeless Atemporal Death-defying Imperishable Endless Never-ending Deathless Undying...

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