/ Mar 15, 2018 08:31 PM / No Comments on Akdar (Name) / 22647 viewsAkdar (transliteration: Akdar, Arabic: أكدر) (not to be confused with Akhdar or Akbar) is an Arabic name for boys that means “dark”, “muddy or cloudy” (used in description of water), “not bright”, “not shiny”, “suffering from upset”.123 Akdar is also spelled Akder.
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Akdar:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 08:23 PM / No Comments on Akbar (Name) / 12830 viewsAkbar (transliteration: Akbar, Arabic: أكبر) is an Arabic name for boys that means “greater”, “greatest”, “more important”, “more senior”, “more powerful”.12 Akbar is the comparative and superlative form of kabīr (“great”, “powerful”, “important”, “senior”).
Akber is also spelled as Ekber, Akber and Acbar.
The word Akbar is used over 20 times in the Quran, below are some examples:
See how We have favored some of them over others; yet the Hereafter is greater in ranks, and greater in favors.3
Certainly the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of humanity, but most people do not know.4
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Akbar:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 07:33 PM / No Comments on Ajma (Name) / 13739 viewsAjma (transliteration: ʿAjmāʾ, Arabic: عجماء) is an Arabic name for girls that means “one who does not speak fluent or eloquent Arabic”1, “tree-less plain of sand”2, “silent/non-talkative”3, “cattle”4, named so as a reference to the fact that they do not speak. Amja is also used to refer to any of the daytime formal prayers (ṣalāhs) due to the fact that the Quran is not recited aloud in these prayers.5 Ajma is also the name of a plant.6
Ajma is also spelled as Ajmaa and Ejma.
There is one Companion (Sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ajma:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 07:10 PM / No Comments on Ajlan (Name) / 15570 viewsAjlan (transliteration: ʿAjlān, Arabic: عجلان) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “one who hurries”.1
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ajlan:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 07:04 PM / 1 Comment on Ajlah (Name) / 11021 viewsAjlah (transliteration: Ajlaḥ, Arabic: أجلح) is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who is bald in the sides of his head”1, “one whose hair is receding at the front”2 When used to describe an ox, it means an ox that does not have horns.3
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ajlah:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 06:56 PM / No Comments on Ajda (Name) / 11563 viewsAjda (transliteration: Ajdaʿ, Arabic: أجدع) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “one whose nose is cut”.12 It can also refer to an ear being cut (as in an animal’s ear cut for some purpose).3 In ancient Arabia it was common to give children names with negative meanings due to the belief that it protected them from envy.
Ajda may also be spelled as Ajdaa and Ajda’.
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ajda:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 06:47 PM / No Comments on Ahzab (Name) / 15570 viewsAhzab (transliteration: Aḥzāb, Arabic: أحزاب) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “groups of people”, “parties of people”.1 Ahzab is the plural of ḥizb (“party”, “group of people”).2 Al-Ahzab is the name of surah 33 of the Quran, which refers to the large alliance of pagan tribes that laid siege to the city of Medina for 30 days in January and February of the year 627 CE. Due to its association with this event of Islamic history, the word has a negative connotation, However, there is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahzab:
The name Ahzab may also be written as Ahzaab.
The word Ahzab is used in a number of places in the Quran (besides being the title of a sura), as in verse 13:36:
Those to whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in what was revealed to you, while some factions reject parts of it. Say, “I am commanded to worship God, and to never associate anything with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return.”
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/ Mar 15, 2018 06:16 PM / No Comments on Ahwas (Name) / 10638 viewsAhwas (transliteration: Aḥwaṣ, Arabic: أحوص) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “squint-eyed”.12
Ahwas is also spelled Ahwass.
There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahwas:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 06:10 PM / No Comments on Ahwad (Name) / 11228 viewsAhwad (transliteration: Ahwad, Arabic: أهود) is an Arabic name for boys that meant “Monday” in pre-Islamic times.1 It was also the name of an Arabian tribe.2
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahwad:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 06:05 PM / 3 Comments on Ahnaf (Name) / 20559 viewsAhnaf (transliteration: Aḥnaf, Arabic: أحنف) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “club-footed” (one who walks on the back of their feet due to a congenital defect).12
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahnaf:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 05:59 PM / No Comments on Ahmar (Name) / 16976 viewsAhmar (transliteration: Aḥmar, Arabic: أحمر) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “the color red”1, “weaponless man”2 Ahmar is also a type of date.3 Ahmar is also used to mean “white”, especially when speaking of skin color.4
Ahmar may also be spelled as Ahmer.
There are eight Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahmar:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 05:48 PM / No Comments on Ahmad (Name) / 17437 viewsAhmad (transliteration: Aḥmad, Arabic: أحمد) is an Arabic name for boys that means “praiseworthy”, “praised often”.1 Ahmad is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad2 Both Muhammad and Ahmad are derived from the root ḥamd (“to praise”).3 However, it should be noted that the root ḥamd doesn’t exactly mean “praise”, its meaning has no exact equivalent in English. It means “to praise someone who deserves praise (who has praiseworthy qualities or deeds)”.
A person can be praised whether they deserve it or not. The general word for praise in Arabic is madḥ. Ḥamd is a more specific type of praise that implies the person deserves the praise, therefore Muhammad and Ahmad mean “one who is praised often because of their praiseworthy qualities.” It is said that there was none among the Arabs called Ahmad before Prophet Muhammad.4
Ahmad may also be spelled Ahmed and Ehmed.
The name Ahmad is mentioned once in the Quran:
And when Jesus son of Mary said, “O Children of Israel, I am God’s Messenger to you, confirming what preceded me of the Torah, and announcing good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad.” But when he showed them the miracles, they said, “This is obvious sorcery.”5
There are three Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahmad, although there is disagreement about their names:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 05:27 PM / 2 Comments on Ahab (Name) / 16024 viewsAhab (transliteration: Aḥabb, Arabic: أحبّ) is an Arabic name for boys that means “more beloved”, “more dear”, “most beloved”, “most dear”.1 Ahab is the comparative and superlative form of ḥabīb (“beloved”, “dear”).2
Ahab may also be spelled Ahabb and Eheb. The word Ahab is used in three places in the Quran:
Say, “If your parents, and your children, and your siblings, and your spouses, and your relatives, and the wealth you have acquired, and a business you worry about, and homes you love, are more dear to you than God, and His Messenger, and the struggle in His cause, then wait until God executes His judgment.” God does not guide the sinful people.3
When they said, “Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, although we are a whole group. Our father is obviously in the wrong.4
He said, “My Lord, prison is more beloved to me than what they call me to. Unless You turn their scheming away from me, I may yield to them, and become one of the ignorant.”5
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Ahab:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 05:14 PM / No Comments on Aghlab (Name) / 11361 viewsAghlab (transliteration: Aghlab, Arabic: أغلب) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “lion”1, “short and stout”2, “one who has a thick neck”34. When referring to a garden as aghlab, it means the garden is thick with plants.5 In modern Arabic, the word aghlab has come to be used to mean “most”, “the majority of”.6 It, however, continues to be used as a name by Arabs.
Aghlab is also spelled as Aglab, Eghleb and Egleb.
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Aghlab:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 04:55 PM / No Comments on Aghar (Name) / 12020 viewsAghar (transliteration: Agharr, Arabic: ّأغر) is an Arabic name for boys that means “honorable”1, “highly respected”2. It also means “white-colored” (for example when describing the color of an animal).34
Aghar may also be spelled as Agher, Agharr and Agar.
There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Aghar:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 04:45 PM / No Comments on Aftas (Name) / 11125 viewsAftas (transliteration: Afṭas, Arabic: أفطس) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “one who has a wide nose”1 (as opposed to a long or sharp nose).
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named al-Aftas (his last name is not known).
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/ Mar 15, 2018 04:39 PM / 3 Comments on Afra (Name) / 22135 viewsAfra (transliteration: ʿAfrāʾ, Arabic: عفراء) is an Arabic name for girls that means “a white color that is not too white”1, “a white color that has a very light red shade”2, originally meaning “colored like dust”3. Afra is also a nickname for the 13th night of the lunar month.4 When used to describe an animal, it means an animal that is white without patches of other colors.5
Afra may also be spelled as Afraa, Afra’, Aphra and Efra.
There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Afra:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 04:28 PM / 1 Comment on Aflah (Name) / 14195 viewsAflah (transliteration: Aflaḥ, Arabic: أفلح) is an Arabic name for boys that means “one whose lower lip has a crack or separation”.12
There are five Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) named Aflah:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 04:12 PM / 1 Comment on Affan (Name) / 37362 viewsAffan (transliteration: ʿAffān, Arabic: عفّان) is an Arabic name for boys that means “virtuous”, “chaste”, “one who avoids sin”.1. It is a more emphatic form of the name Afif.
Affan may also be spelled as Affaan, Afaan and Afan.
The name Affan is best known as the name of the father of the third Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan (his father’s full name was Affan bin Abil Aas bin Umayyah).
There are five Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) named Affan:
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/ Mar 15, 2018 03:59 PM / No Comments on Dealing with cruelty from one’s own family / 3743 viewsI was born Muslim into a non practising family. When I came back to the deen Alhamdulillah, my family suddenly turned on me. Suddenly everything I do is wrong, they gossip, my siblings have been jabbing me about not doing enough for my parents. I try what I can, I make doa for them but I can’t help being angry inside and it’s killing me. I know it’s my family, but despite me being their source of income, they just put me down. I feel like a convert. How do I be filial to an unkind family?
You just have to be as kind and patient as you can be. Islam does not ask you to have superhuman kindness and patience toward others. You are asked to be the best you can be with the abilities you have. It is natural to feel resentment toward such treatment, and there is probably no quick solution for it.
The clan of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instead of supporting him were among his harshest critics. They would mock him and make up lies about him. God asked him to be patient and lenient, and asked him to pray and recite the Quran as much as he could (sura 73). Eventually most of them came to respect him.
Another thing to keep in mind is that being too outwardly religious can be disconcerting for those who are not. It is similar to being a vegan. Some people think that being a vegan makes them a superior type of human who have the right to judge everyone else; they become a nuisance by constantly talking about their veganism and criticizing others for eating meat. As a Muslim, try not to be like that. Do not talk about religion with them and do not do obviously religious things in front of them (reading Quran, etc.). Keep Islam to yourself. If you can build a good relationship with them without reference to Islam, then they will be more likely to accept your religiosity. But if they feel that your religiosity makes you judge them as inferior, then they will be likely to feel threatened and to criticized you in order to make themselves feel better about not being religious like you.
Ask yourself what you would be doing toward your family if you were still irreligious. Do not let your religiosity separate you from them. If they have certain hobbies or things they do that they enjoy, be with them. If you have a sibling who is interested in something (say football), buy them a high-quality football as a gift. If you have sisters, a good gift would be a gift card to a clothing store. Do everything you can to assure them you are still with them and that you honor them and consider them proper humans, and avoid everything that may make them feel you consider yourself different or superior for being religious. Reassure them that you still love them, and the best way to do this is to continue treating them as if nothing has changed since you became religious.
