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Thinking About Using an Unusual Muslim Baby Name

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 Imagine, a parent named their child K-XE-19-07. While it seemed unusual at the time of name keeping ceremony, how unusual it will sound when the child will go to school, college and enter the professional life. The child as an adult will only be embarrassed and may be forced to hide his real name only to replace it with a simpler one. This is exactly why it is highly stressed that you choose simple and elegant Islamic names for your baby.  Always choose a well-meaning Muslim Baby Name: In Islam, it is advised to only choose Muslim baby names that sound and mean well. The names should not hurt anyone’s feelings or must not be hurtful to anyone’s personality. Our beloved Holy Prophet (PBUH) has also advised us to keep well-meaning names. However, many parents today—due to mixed cultural and traditional difference—opt for modern baby names that often sound and mean very different from the norms. The unique baby names can be based upon new trends that settle in really quickly only to lea