Importance of the Name in Islam

Title: Importance of the name in islam

Season: Muharram 1435A.H.
Series title: n/a
Order in series: 3
Hijri Date: Muharram 3rd eve
Gregorian date: November 7th, 2013
Host: Idara e Jaferia
Location: Maryland, USA
Aya examined: (



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English translation of Aya: O ye who believe! let not some men among you laugh at others: it may
be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that
the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each
other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one)
after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (Indeed) doing wrong. Verse [49:11]

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Stages of discussion:
What is the importance of the name in the religion Islam? And How does Suratul Huajarat highlights
the way the Arabs used to name themselves and the reform of this?
Why did Imam Ali name his son AbuBaker? And is AbuBaker a title or is it a name?
If Imam Ali named his son Omar, who did he name Omar after?
If Imam Ali named his son Othman, who did he name Othman after?
Did any of the Khulafa name their sons after Ahlulbayt if they loved Ahlulbayt that much?
How important was the name in the destruction of the followers of Ahlulbayt and in the massacring of
their lives?
When you are giving a name, how important it is to exemplify the person you are named after?