Keeping the name "Wahdaan"

· 12 Jumada II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish
Names, Surnames & TitlesBoys Names

Question

I was looking up names for my newborn baby boy and came across the name Wahdaan (meaning shows up as peerless, unique and singular). One of our good friends suggested that names like Ahad, Wahid, Wahdaan should not be kept for babies as only Allah Ta'ala is deserving of those names and humans should not be named with such names. Should I go ahead with the name Wahdaan or do you advise against it? Your help and clarification would be really appreciated.

Answer

Rather keep the names Uthmaan or Salmaan.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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