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Fatwa #4094117 August 2018Nigeria

Authentic Muslim names & their meanings

Question

Asalam Alaykum, pls i need list of name starts with Muhammed's name like Muh'Awwal Thanks

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Please clarify what you mean by “list of name starts with Muhammed's name like Muh'Awwal.”

If you are referring to names which start with “M,” hereunder are suitable Muslim names starting with “M.”

Name

Meaning

Mu'adh

Protected

Mu'awiyah

First Umayyad Khalifah

Mubashir

Spreader of good news

Muhsin

Beneficent, charitable

Mujeeb

Responder

Mujtaba

The chosen one

Mumin

One who believes

Mumtaz

One who is distinguished/ Excellent

Muneeb

One who turns in repentance

Munir

Shining

Muntasir

Victor/ Winner

Muqaddas

Sacred

Muqtadir

Powerful

Mukhlis

Sincere/ Pure-hearted

Musa

A Prophets name

Mustafa

The chosen one/ Also one of the names of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

Any of the aforementioned names are suitable Muslim names.

If you are referring to names that can be used as a prefix for Muhammad, then any name may be used as a prefix with “Muhammad.”

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Syed Sajid

Student Darul Iftaa
Houston, TX, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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