Okay I think I might have started something rather than ending something.
first, what ever I wrote was just my point of view from what I understood.
The hadith I quoted was from a muslim website : .radioislam.co.za
under on air programs.
in that it mentioned that one of the rights given to children is to be given good islamic names.( this has been mentioned many other religious books too) That's why I thought if a child is born, we name him a muslim name, then when one converts to Islam, shouldn't one want to, too( my thoughts only). I don't know if it a must to change your name or not. Further more being born muslim I don't know what it is like for a convert, in the beginning stages of being a muslim, or any stage for that matter. That's why I didn't want to put my foot to deep in the water, since I don't know how swim.
Many of the muslim converts I know who have changed their names have changed only their first name, not their last names. One sister said to me once If my name is called out in public, then people will know that I am muslim.
Another friend of mine told me that when she changed her name it was a way of letting go of the past.
Having heard all that I thought it would just take time for one to want to change their name. OKay....
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BTW I am in jersey, forgot to mention in before because of so many other things going on, will catch up in the next post.
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'If my name is called out in public, then people will know that I am muslim'~~my hijaab does that :)
'forget the past'~~never inshaAllah :)
Thanks for your clarification.
InshaAllah you are enjoying your time in Jersey with your family. Salams to them all!
The Imam at the mosque I go to said that converts shouldn't change their names because that's disrespectful to their parents (it was actually the subject of a whole lecture which I found fascinating). The name your parents give you was specifically chosen for you, and even when you become Muslim, that name should remain the same - a name doesn't make someone Muslim, their actions do. Only if the name has a negative meaning or is unislamic - for example, some Hindu names are names after gods - that wouldn't be Islamic, and in that case, a name change is necessary.
well you learn something new everyday. I knew that you didn't have to change your name , but I didn't know that you shouldn't thanks Agadir_girl and 'liya.
WAIT! LOL. I didn't say that one can not change their name or shouldn't. I just said it is not obligatory. Though I did mentioned that some scholars (not all) say that it is prohibited to change your last name, one should retain that of their father.
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