Muslim parents Appeal Over Baby Named Jihad

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dont worry about europe, they are just scared and trying to stop the inevitable. in 100 years europe will belong to Islam and shall be Islamic, and they are doing whatever they can to stop this, by banning Islamic religious rites, banning Islamic names, etc etc etc.
 
Assalamu'Alaykum

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and AbdurRahman, the truest are Harith and Hammam, and the worst are Harb and Murrah. -Hadith - Abu Dawood, Narrated AbuWahb al-Jushami
 
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Abdullah = worshipper/slave of Allaah.

Abdur Rahmaan = worshipper/slave of the Compassionate.


I dont know about Harith and Hammaan, but Harb means war, and i don't know Harrah either.



But anyway, if someone wanted to name their child with the title Jihaad, i think Mujaahid is more appropriate? [because it comes from the same root word] Allaah knows best.
 
Fi_Sabilillah said:
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Abdullah = worshipper/slave of Allaah.

Abdur Rahmaan = worshipper/slave of the Compassionate.


I dont know about Harith and Hammaan, but Harb means war, and i don't know Harrah either.



But anyway, if someone wanted to name their child with the title Jihaad, i think Mujaahid is more appropriate? [because it comes from the same root word] Allaah knows best.
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HARITH حارث m Arabic
Means "good provider" in Arabic.

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ara.php

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I know someone named Jihad but now calls himself Jawad officially for obvious reasons. I think its pretty sad.
 
Freedom to act as you please comes with responsibility; i can understand why the courts would want to ban such a provocative name.
 
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Jazzy said:
Maybe they should learn what Jihad means in the correct Islamic context, not the Western context.
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But he's living in the West, shouldn't he also look at the meaning in a Western context then?
 
Why should Western context or definition of Jihad matter when its wrong in the first place? The West considers Jihad to mean holy war, which is not right. So why should a person not keep the name because someone mis defines it?
 
As a mother, I want my child to have the easiest life possible. If I could I would put him in a bubble and never let him see the bad that is in this world. Even though it may not mean holy war that is the way it is perceived. So this child would have to put up with all kind of abuse. It is like starting them out in this world with a strike already against them. Kinda like naming your kid Dick. It is an ok name but would you want to go through life with those kind of jokes?
 
As if I'm scared. Just cause people are ignorant and dont know what it really means, it isnt exactly my fault. I wouldnt let idiots stop me from keeping a name that has a such a wonderful meaning. Just like the example u gave me, i know what u mean, but im not stupid to make fun of someone cuz they have that name. What people percieve the name to be isnt going to change what it actually means.
 
Sis I didn't say it was your fault that people are stupid. But the fact of the matter is some people are. For me a parents number one mission is to keep their children safe. Giving a child a name that, right or wrong, is thought of as having to do with a holy war is not protecting that child. If it were in a country that the majority of people knew what it meant then perhaps it might not be so bad. But in countries that most believe in means holy war, then that child is going to go through hell. That is the kind of name that gets you jumped in a back alley and beaten to death. No it isn't right, but that is the world that we live in.
 
tomtomsmom said:
As a mother, I want my child to have the easiest life possible. If I could I would put him in a bubble and never let him see the bad that is in this world. Even though it may not mean holy war that is the way it is perceived. So this child would have to put up with all kind of abuse. It is like starting them out in this world with a strike already against them
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This is a touchy subject. But my belief is that we can never sacrifice our dignity and love for our Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) or allow ourselves to be bullied to not manifest our love for him and our religion. You place greater value on giving your child the easiest life possible, but a Muslim places utmost value on pleasing Allah. The Holy Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) told this community that we have to love him more than our own parents and our own children. Look how when Allah commanded Abraham (alaihi salam) to sacrifice his first born son, he unhesitatingly and unquestionably submitted to the command of his Lord. All Muslims should strive for similar faith, and let nothing, including their children, be an obstacle to that:

O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
(Al-Munafiqun 63:9)
 
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This is a touchy subject. But my belief is that we can never sacrifice our dignity and love for our Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) or allow ourselves to be bullied to not manifest our love for him and our religion. You place greater value on giving your child the easiest life possible, but a Muslim places utmost value on pleasing Allah. The Holy Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) told this community that we have to love him more than our own parents and our own children. Look how when Allah commanded Abraham (alaihi salam) to sacrifice his first born son, he unhesitatingly and unquestionably submitted to the command of his Lord. All Muslims should strive for similar faith, and let nothing, including their children, be an obstacle to that:

O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
(Al-Munafiqun 63:9)
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That is all fine and well. But can you show me hard evidence that Allah has said that you must name your child Jihad? If not then, no offense but that argument doesn't hold much water. I have read that if facing death then a muslim is allowed to lie and say he is not a muslim if it will save his life. Would that be the same if one's name would be the reason for your death?
 
Salaam Alaikum
I must be an ignorant fool since I don't know it myself. So can any one (1 of 100s of scholars here) tell me if jihaad is 1 of Allah ta'la's 99 names or was it one of the known prophets or is it the name of a Sahabi?

thank you kindly
 
I'm not saying that all Muslims must name their children Jihad, that is completely absurd. If that is what Allah commanded, than over 99% of Muslims are doing a bad job, because the name Jihad is very, very rare. But the point is that Muslims in Western societies are increasingly being pressured to abandon famous Islamic names including Muhammad, Usama, Ahmad, Hussain, etc., in favor of unknown names or even Western names. I highly dissaprove of this because we should be setting the precedent for the disbelievers to follow, we are their models for the righteous, how can we than be pressured to adopt their ways and please them?

O ye who believe! If ye obey the unbelievers, they will drive you back on your heels, and ye will turn back (from Faith) to your own loss (Al-Imran 3:149)

 
Sis, it doesnt necessarily have to be about the name, it could be anything. We shouldnt be pressured so stop somethin that is Islamic because people fail to understand it. Do people listen to others to stop smoking even though they know its bad? What should people be worried about, a name or things that hurts them physically? Its just a name, and if people cant handle it, thats their issue.
 

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