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    Posted: 26 September 2008 at 3:52pm
Sheyma for girl, Jihan for boy
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Muaath, Ahmed, Saleh, Qasim, Abdur-Rahman, Musaab,Muaath,Yusuf,Khaild,Ismail,Zubair, Abdullah,Muhammad
 
Ayisha, Sharooq,Mariam,Fatima,Ranya,Khadijah
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Assalaamu Alaikum,

Thanks for clearing the difference. All this time I thought it was the name of the Firaun's wife mentioned in the hadith. Jazakallah

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Assalaamu Alaikum

The confusion is with the English spelling and pronunciation. The hadith reported by Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, is referring to the Asiyah spelled with an 'Ayn and a Sawd.

But the name of Pharaoh's wife was Asiya spelled with an alif and Seen. The root of this word means to comfort or relieve.

Those two words may sound the same in English, but they sound different in Arabic and have two completely different meanings.

'Asiyah with 'Ayn and Sawd, as you mentioned does mean rebellious or stubborn. Unfortunately I can't write Arabic in this forum to show you the difference.

But thank you for bringing up that hadith as it helped me learn something new.

Ma Salama

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Salaam Alaikum,
 
Brother I was referring to a hadith in Sahih Muslim:
 
Book 025, Number 5332:

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) changed the name of 'Asiya (Disobedient) and said: You are Jamila (i. e. good and handsome). Ahmad (one of the narrators) narrated it with a slight variation of wording.

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Assalaamu Alaikum

If you have proof of this information, please post it so we can all benefit.

However, Asiya was the name of Pharaoh's wife who raised Musa, peace be upon him.

According to Wikipedia, Asiya means "the healer" or "one who helps the weak".

Also, the website names4muslims.com confirms that Asiyah means: "One who tends the weak, one who comforts, consoles."

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Originally posted by Abu Ibrahim Abu Ibrahim wrote:



For Girls, start with the four women who excelled above all others: Maryam, Fatima, Asiya, Khadija.

 
 
 I think Asiya means "the rebellious one" and hence is not suitable for a name. I recall a hadith mentioning that.
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Wa Alaikumus Salaam.

Muhammad is always the best name. But there are many other good Muslim names to choose from. Consider some of the other prophets like: Musa, Isa, Ibrahim, Adam, Yusuf, Yunus, Hud, Lut, Ilyas, Harun.

Also the names of the companions are also wonderful: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Bilal, Hassan, Hussayn, Masood, Khalid, Zubayr, Talha.

And then there are names derived from Allah's attributes: Abdur Rahman, Abdur Rahim, Abdullah, Abdul Hakim, Abdul Basit, Abdul Jabbar, Abdul Qudoos, Abdus Salaam, Abdul Muhaimin.

For Girls, start with the four women who excelled above all others: Maryam, Fatima, Asiya, Khadija.

Other good female names are those related to the Prophets:
Hajjar, Bilquis, Sara, Zulaikah, Hawwa, Aisha, Ruqayyah, Hafsah.

And then the other believing women who lived during the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh):
Safiyyah, Asma, Sumayyah, Hamnah

Finally, you can also choose feminine words that reflect Allah's attributes:
Aaliyah, Hakima, Malikah, Rahmah, Latifah, Wahida, Halimah, Shukurah.

Hope this helps Inshallah.
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