AskImamDarul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam)

What are the meanings of the following names? Muhammad or Mohammed, Ahmed or Ahmad, Fathima or Fatima,Hassan,Hussain or Hussein

Fatwa 4886English
Character & Morals

Question

The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.

What are the meanings of the following names? Muhammad or Mohammed, Ahmed or Ahmad, Fathima or Fatima,Hassan,Hussain or Hussein

Answer

1. Muhammad - the praised one
2. Ahmad - the most praised.
3. Fatima - to leave breastfeeding
4. Hassan - handsome
5. Hussain - handsom

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
View original Ask AskImam directly

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.