meanings or their meanings are not correct as per Shari’ah. Such names should not be given. Sometimes such a name is also searched which no one has been given in the house, family or neighborhood. Whoever hears the name starts saying that he has heard this name first time; what an excellent name! Hearing these words one who chooses the name gets very pleased, but such people should think of this pleasure for a moment if it is the consequence of the ‘desire for praise’. Therefore names should be given   after the blessed names of the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام, companions and Taabi’een-e-‘Izaam and pious saints رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم. One of the benefits of it is this that the child will develop a spiritual relation to his pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی and secondly by the blessing of being named after these righteous personalities Madani effects will occur upon his life.

In order to get further interesting and wonderful information about names, study a published 180-page book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah named ‘Naam Rakhnay kay Ahkam’. This book contains hundreds of lists of good names which can be chosen for children. Moreover, a large number of Madani pearls about giving children names can be found everywhere.

Virtues of Hasanayn Karimayn in the light of Ahadees

Dear Islamic brothers!  The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has mentioned such glory and greatness of these personalities on different occasions which if you listen, will اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ increase the devotion to Hasanayn Karimayn رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا in your heart. Let’s listen to some sayings of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about their glory and greatness:

1.         مَنۡ اَحَبَّ الۡحَسَنَ وَالۡحُسَيۡنَ فَقَدۡ اَحَبَّنِيۡ وَمَنۡ اَبۡغَضَهُمَا فَقَدۡ اَبۡغَضَنِيۡ: i.e. One who loves both of them, loves me and one who bears malice towards them, bears malice towards me. (Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 1, pp. 96, Hadees 143)

2.         هُمَا رَيۡحَانَتَايَ مِنَ الدُّنۡيَا: i.e. Hasan and Husayn (رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا) are two flowers of mine in the world. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 547, Hadees)