Arab names or Somali names?

Chinaman · Post by **Chinaman** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:07 pm

I'm not trying to be stupid but how can the names of the sahabas be Islamic names if when they were being named those names (at least for the vast majority of them) they were non-Muslims?

Khalid by the way is a pre-islamic name and apparently means in Arabic "The immortal". I swear that's one of the characteristics of Allah and humans shouldn't technically be called names that have such meanings?

Maandhow · Post by **Maandhow** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:07 pm

Arabic name or somali is not a problem as long It has Meaningful meaning.

Ibtisaam means qoslaysa
Ancaam means animals
Sihaam means arrow falaar
Intisaar means gargaarte
Fida means furasho
Tasneem means water spring
Maymuun means weji furfuran

Fahad shabeel
Dalxa geed timireed
Azad libaax
Faarax yafraxu farxaan
By the way don't get confused these names are Arabic, siyaad, liibaan, faarax, luul, jaamac etc
Rabiic bin siyaad xaarisii waa asxaabi caan Ah oo aduunka dhan Laga yaqaano

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:20 pm

Chinaman wrote:I'm not trying to be stupid but how can the names of the sahabas be Islamic names if when they were being named those names (at least for the vast majority of them) they were non-Muslims?

Khalid by the way is a pre-islamic name and apparently means in Arabic "The immortal". I swear that's one of the characteristics of Allah and humans shouldn't technically be called names that have such meanings?

It's all about the meaning, imo.

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:48 pm

No one from my immediate fam have Somali names. Doesn't really matter to me so long as I like the name and it's meaning.

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:50 pm

Lillaahiya wrote: No one from my immediate fam have Somali names. Doesn't really matter to me so long as I like the name and it's meaning.

Would you use non-Arab, non-Somali names?

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:54 pm

^ Like Jennifer and Dylan? Hell naw!

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:59 pm

Or Rana and Kayvan.

Colonel · Post by **Colonel** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:02 pm

Alphanumeric wrote:Or Rana and Kayvan.

attrocious taste!

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:05 pm

Alphanumeric wrote:Or Rana and Kayvan.

Rana is Arabic.

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:06 pm

Colonel wrote:
Alphanumeric wrote:Or Rana and Kayvan.
attrocious taste!

Why? Rana is a girl's name meaning "beautiful, eye-pleasing display" and Kayvan means "world, universe". They both sound pretty decent.

Lill, it's Turkish.

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:08 pm

Na uhhhhhhhhh, it's Arabic!

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:10 pm

What about "Ela"?

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:13 pm

Ella ella eh eh, under ma umbrelaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Alphanumeric · Post by **Alphanumeric** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:13 pm

Is that a yes?

Lillaahiya · Post by **Lillaahiya** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:14 pm

Nope. I can't disgrace my fam, b.

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