how to choose a name in islam

How to choose a first name in Islam

At a time when books on first names in Islam abound and when the choice of parents is intended to be both demanding and original, this book would like to provide some answers to the many questions and recall the Islamic principles which govern this choice.

We have indeed noted the enormous confusion that remains in the minds of the Muslim population living in Europe concerning the status of first names in Islam. Thus, we were able to note some questions of this kind: “Is this first name Muslim? Or again: "Is a convert obliged to change his first name when he adheres to Islam?"...

Islam is a very open religion with regard to the choice of first name, despite some restrictions that are quite important...