naming - one of the most important and significant events in the life of a newborn Muslim.In Islam, a strong focus on the name, because it is part of a person's identity. Islamic names reflect the culture of the Muslim world.The deep roots of these names go far in VIII-IX century, during the spread of Islam as a religion.Islam came to us from the eastern nations, so many Islamic names are Persian and Turkish origin.The main task of the parents after the birth of the child - to find him a good, worthy of the name, because it will have a direct impact on his whole life.At the discretion of the parent name of the newborn can be given on the first day and on the second, and on the seventh, and even later.Give your child has the right to name the father, and only then the mother.
male names
Unlike the Russian Islamic names of the boys have a more complex organization.They usually consist of a personal name - "alam" (which is given at birth, and may consist of one or several names) and patronymic - "nasab" (naming the father and grandfather, which contains an element of "bin").As a rule, it is thanks to "nasab" can trace the lineage of the Muslim men.These components are optional, but the Islamic names men may also include "kunyu", which translates as "the father of someone", and is used with the element of "Abu" honorary nickname - "pseudonyms" and "Nisba" - giving more detailed informationFor example, membership of a particular religious school.Most preferred by the Muslims men's names, combined with the word "abd" - "slave", they carry a sense of obedience to Allah, so Muslims are often called their children by such names as "Rahman", which is "the servant of Rahman" or "Abdullah"- "servant of Allah".
Female names
much easier structured Islamic names girls."Pseudonyms" and "nisba" they do not have, but rather consumed in men element "bin" in women's names used "umm", has, in principle, the same value only, respectively, in the feminine gender.If the beauty of the sound of men's names are not so important, the female Islamic names have nice mellifluous to future husband could enjoy not only education, beauty, attire and ornaments of the bride, but also the name.It should certainly emphasize the outer and inner dignity of its owner ,.It is unlikely that Muslims will call the girl a name like our name Claudius, in the translation sounds like "lame."Alsu - "beautiful", Waseem - "very beautiful", Guzelia - "incredibly beautiful" - the so-called women their true Muslims.Their names sound like a gentle melody: Aigul, Naima, Laysan.Very popular female names related to the history of Islam: Fatima Jamila, Halima and the only woman's name mentioned in the Quran - Maryam.
name value
For Muslims, it is important that the name was harmonious, had a good sense of light and carried the memory of the pious ancestors, in line with local cultural traditions and spiritual values.The Koran says that the Messenger of Allah cacophonous change all the names of people, animal nicknames, names of things and villages.For example, place Sibu d'Dalyalet, which translates as "erroneous passage" was renamed in Sibu al-Huda, meaning "truth passes."
