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The Best Islamic Names For Male Child by Realismailakabir: 3:20am On Apr 14, 2021
Praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds peace and blessings be upon his holy prophet Muhammad (SAW)

The best islamic names for male child according to hadith of Abu wahab Al-jushami is Abdu-Lah and Abdu-Rahman

Abu Wahb al-Jushami reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Name yourselves with the names of the prophets. The most beloved names to Allah are Abdullah, the servant of Allah, and Abdur Rahman, the servant of the Merciful. The most truthful of them is Harith, the harvester of good, and Hamam, the brave one. The worst names are names of war and bitterness. ”

Firstly, In this hadith prophet Muhammad was telling us to name our children the name of Prophets, The wisdom behind that is that; all prophets of Allah are guided creations naming a child after them will surely impact and have a good impresion on the baby. There are many prophets the holy Quran mention twenty-five only.

1. Adam as
2. Idris as
3. Noah as
4. Hud as
5. Shaleh as
6. Ibrahim as
7. Lut as
8. Ismail as
9. Ishaq as
10. Yaqub as
11. Yusuf as
12. Ayyub as
13. Shu’aib as
14. Musa as
15. Harun as
16. Dzulkifli as
17. Dawud as
18. Sulaiman as
19. Ilyas as
20. Alyas’a as
21. Yunus as
22. Zakaria as
23. Yahya as
24. Isa as
25. Muhammad saw

Secondly: The best names after the name of prophet are names that have 'Abdu' meaning 'servant of' for example Abdul-Rahaman means 'servant of the most merciful'. All these names that start with 'Abdu' are derived from 99 names of Allah. Here are some of it.

1 Abdu-Ar-Rahman Servant of The All-Compassionate

2 Abdu-Ar-Rahim  Servant ofThe All-Merciful

3 Abdu-Al-Malik Servant of The Absolute Ruler

4 Abdu- Al-Quddus  Servant of The Pure One

5 Abdu -As-Salam Servant of The Source of Peace

6 Abdu - Al-Aziz Servant of The Victorious

7 Abdu -Al'Jabbar Servant of The Compeller

8 Abdu -Al-Khaliq  Servant of The Creator

9 Abdu -Al-Bari’  Servant of The Maker of Order

10 Abdu - Al-Musawwir  Servant of The Shaper of Beauty

11 Abdu - Al-Ghaffar  Servant of The Forgiving

12 Abdu -Al-Wahhab  Servant of The Giver of All

13 Abdu -Ar-Razzaq  Servant of The Sustainer

14 Abdu -Al-Fattah Servant of  The Opener

15 Abdu -Al-Basit Servant of  The Reliever

...and more
Thirdly names of companions of prophet Muhammad (Saw) they all lived an exemplary life thus their names are very recommended for muslim parent. below are some....

1. Abu Bakr/Abubakr
2. Umar
3. Uthman
4. Ali
5. Abass
6. Talha
7. Huzaifa
8. Az-Zubair
9. Sa'd bn Zayd
10. Bilal

Re: The Best Islamic Names For Male Child by Realismailakabir: 3:25am On Apr 14, 2021
As'salamu alaykum @geesilver this is what you requested for... i'm sorry it came late. I posted this last thursday evening but unfortunately, it was blocked by Nairaland BOT.
Re: The Best Islamic Names For Male Child by geesilver(m): 3:38am On Apr 14, 2021
Realismailakabir:
As'salamu alaykum @geesilver this is what you requested for... i'm sorry it came late. I posted this last thursday evening but unfortunately, it was blocked by Nairaland BOT.
thank you so much and I really appreciate this

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Re: The Best Islamic Names For Male Child by 77star: 4:50pm On Apr 14, 2021
As salaam alaykum, my muslim brothers,

please, I'm pleading with u to assist me with anything so as to aid my fasting, please whoever that is blessed should please help me with anything for this month of Ramadhan, JazakumuLLahu khayran
Re: The Best Islamic Names For Male Child by Realismailakabir: 6:21am On Apr 15, 2021
Some other Arabic names (edited) that is good for your son

Anwar – Radiant

Aqeel – Wise

Asad – Lion

Ashraf – Honorable

Atif – Sympathetic

Ayman – Lucky

B

Baha – Beauty, grace

Bakeer - First born

Barak/Mubaarak – Blessing

Basheer – Bringer of good news

Basil – Fearless, brave

Basim – Smiling

Bassam – Always smiling

Bilal – Historical name

D

Dalil – Guide

Dayyan – Ruler, judge

F

Faiz – Winner, victorious

Farhan – Cheerful, happy

Faris – Brave

Farooq – (nike name of Umarl)
Meaning seperator between truth and false

Farih – Auspicious, happy

Fateen – Witty, smart

Fawwaz – Victorious

Fayruz – Victorious


GH

Ghaniy – Rich

Ghassan – Young, blooming

H

Habib – Beloved, dear friend

Hamza – name of Sahaba of Prof Muhammad SAW

Hashim – Destroyer of evil

Hassan – Goodness

Hussein- Goodness

Hazim – Determined

Hisham – Generosity


Husayn – Handsome

I

Ihsan – Beneficence, kindness

Ikhlas – Sincerity

Imad – support

Imran – Historical name

Iqbal – Properity

Irfan – Knowledge

J

Jalal – Glory

Jamal – Beauty, grace

Jamil – Handsome

Jasaar – Courageous

K

Kafeel – Guardian

Kamal – Perfection

Kamil – Complete

Karrar – Passionate

KH

Khalid – Short form of Abdu Khalid

Khalifa – Leader

Khayr – Excellent

Khidr – Green

L

Labib – Intelligent

Layiq – Worthy, capable

Lutfi – Kind, friendly

M

Mahboob – Beloved

Mahir – Skillful

Mahmud – Praised

Majd – Honor

Mamun – Trustworthy

Mansoor – Victorious

Marwan – Historical name

Marzuq – Fortunate

Mashhoor – Famous

Mashkoor – Grateful

Masood – Prosperous

Maysoor – Successful


Muadh – Historical name

Mubarak – Blessed, fortunate

Muhsin – Benevolent

Mujahid – Struggling Servant for Allah

Mumin – Believer

Muneeb – Patient

Muneer – Luminous

Murad – Wish

Musharraf – Honored

Mustafa – Chosen

Mutasim – Abstainer from sin

Muzaffar – Victorious

N

Nabeel – Noble, gentleman

Nadeem – Friend

Nadir – Rare, precious

Naeem – Comfort

Nafees – Exquisite

Nasir – Helper

Nawwaf – Superior

Nazar – Beauty

Nazeer – Model, example

Q

Qasid – Representative



R

Raaed – Leader

Raeef – Sympathetic

Rafeed – Supporter

Rafeeq – Kind friend

Rajwan – Full of hope

Ramzi – Symbolic

Rashad – Wisdom

Rashid – Rightly-guided

Rayhan – (Gate of Paradise for fasting servant)

Rifat – Superiority

Riza – Satisfaction

S

Sabih – Fair

Sabir – Patient

Sabri – Self-controlled

Sadiq – Truthful, sincere

Saeed – Happy

Safwan – Clean, pure


Salah – Righteousness

Saleem – Healthy

Salim – Safe

Salman – Historical name

Sameer – Pleasant companion

Sami – Honorable

Siraj – light

Sultan – Emporer


SH

Shafeeq – Compassionate

Shahid – Witness

Shakeel – Handsome

Shakir – Grateful

Shameem – Fragrance

Shareef – Respectable

T

Tahir – Pure, clean

Talal – Drizzle, light rain

Talib – Seeker, student

Tanweer – Lightning

Tawfeeq – Prosperity

Tayseer – Ease

Tayyib – Pleasant


Tharwan – Wealthy

U

Ubayd – Little servant of Allah


Umayr – Historical name

Usama – Lion


W

Wafiq – Successful

Wajid – Finder

Waleed – Newborn child

Warith – Heir

Waseem – Handsome

Wasif – Praiser

Y

Yasir – Wealthy


Z

Zafar – Victory

Zaheer – Supporter

Zahid – Abstinent

Zahir – Shining

Zaki – Pious

thoroughly edited......

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