Explanation of the couplet: May millions of Salam be upon Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ who is the chief of the generous and used to sit on the blessed shoulders of his maternal grandfather, the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

The younger brother of Sayyiduna Imam Hasan رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, a glorious martyr, Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was born in Madinah, on 5^th Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam 4 Hijri. The Revered and Renowned Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم named him ‘Husayn’ and ‘Shabbir’. His patronymic is ‘Abu ‘Abdullah’ and his title is also ‘سِبۡطُ رَسُوۡلِ اللّٰه’ [Sibtu Rasoolillah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم] and ‘رَيۡحَانَةُ الرَّسُوۡل’ [Rayhaana-tur-Rasool]. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ is also a chief of Heaven-dwelling youths like his elder brother. (Asad-ul-Ghaabah, pp. 1173)

What names should be given?

Dear Islamic brothers! We have just heard that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم named his beloved grandsons himself. Let’s listen to some manners of giving names.

To give good names is one of the rights of children and it is the first and fundamental gift of parents for their children; they have this gift with them throughout their life, even when the plain of resurrection will be in progress, so he/she will be called by this name to the Lord of the universe (عَزَّوَجَلَّ).        As Sayyiduna Abu Darda رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Prophet    صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘You will be summoned on the Day of Judgement with your names and those of your fathers, so, give good names.

(Sunan Abu Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 374, Hadees 4948)

Dear Islamic brothers! The people who name their children after a singer, film actor or مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ unbelievers. What could be worse insult than this one when the children of Muslims will be called by the names of unbelievers in the plain of resurrection? وَالۡعِيَاذُ بِاللّٰه, in our society the responsibility of giving child a name is assigned to the close relations such as paternal grandmother, aunt, uncle, etc. and sometimes due to unawareness of Islamic knowledge, they give children such names, which have no meanings or do not have good