As-salaamu alaikum,
I recently reverted to Islam and would like to change my last name. How do I choose a name for myself? Jazak-Allah khair.
2006-08-11 13:10:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My first name, Hannah, is already an "Islamic" name.
2006-08-12 20:14:36 · update #1
John, if you read this- it is completely out of the question for me to commit my life to Christ, because as a Muslim, God takes the number one place in my life, and no person- not even His beloved prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) can take His place. I had given this a lot of thought as a Christian, as an agnostic, and in my embracement of Islam. May God bless you and guide you.
2006-08-12 20:18:01 · update #2
Wa alaikum Salaam,
You don't have to change your last names...it is best to keep the name of your family...however if you have personal reasons to change your last name you may...you may use a name from one of the prophets or you may adopt a name from a close friend with her permission of course...the best thing is to get a name that really reflects you
insha allah you will find peace of mind with Islam and you will experience some hard times whith your non muslim family and friends but instead of giving up just turn to Allah and not every muslim has the right answer they find it hard to separate cultural traditions from Islam in those times turn to the quran and the Sunnah
Wa alaikum Salaam
2006-08-12 18:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by aisha f 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wa 3alaykom al salam
it is not the name which change us
you can choose the name you want try to choose the bset name ever the name of the prophet muhammed or you can take related to allah like abd-allah or abd el-rahman
but believe me all the sahaba didn't change their names after islam except if they were forbidden by islam
and as i think yours is not haram so no problem i will bw very happy to help a new muslim to learn more about islam
i can help you at any time just contact me and i will always be here
2006-08-11 20:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by just mine 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
wa alikom alsalam
congratulations sister, i am so happy 4 u
i can't add a word more than my brothers & sisters said above, but the think u should keep ur last name & change ur first name only, but try to find a name that is easily identified as a Muslim's name
again i am soooo happy 4 u, keep on the good working
2006-08-11 20:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
we alikum salam
welcome to our great religion of love peace & happiness
you don't have to change your last name because islam asked us to respect our parents & to keep good relations with our family friends & heritage
our prophet mohamed didn't change his name or names of his friends
remember that...
names don't make people .... people make names
2006-08-12 12:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alaikum Assalam sis,
Don't change your last name. In the Quran it says specifically to keep the names of our fathers - in our case here in the West that refers to our last names unless you have your father's name as your last name? So anyway, keep your last name. It identifies you!!!
2006-08-11 20:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by aali_and_harith 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
wa aleikom al salaam..
i would also recommend going through a website and picking a name with a nice meaning...
not all muslims have last names that can be referred to as "muslim".. but if it makes you feel better then it would be nice too :)
goodluck and wish you all the best :)
2006-08-11 20:17:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
walikumassalam.. congrats:)...
check out some "muslim names" websites.. search it on google....
choose a name with a good meaning:)
u can also choose the name of oneof the prophets like muhammad, ibrahim, yousuf, ishaq, ismail etc(peace be upon all of them):)
2006-08-11 20:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by Apple 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
alikom salam
congratulations!
u have done the best thing in your life
i can be your sister if you want
not good at tellin' names
but just wrote to say
WELL COME
2006-08-12 06:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alhamedullelaah wa Allah Akbar ..welcome to Islam my sister!
welcome to a new pure life!
May Allah bless and protect you!
here are some sites may help you:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ln=eng
http://www.islamworld.net/
http://www.al-islam.com/eng/
2006-08-11 21:51:42 · answer #9 · answered by IQ girl 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
reverted or converted? in any event stay away from cohen and fepplewitz/stein/berg :-) sorry, just couldn't resist. good luck!
2006-08-11 20:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋