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Names for Muslim Children

by Mawlana Ahmad Muhammad Hathurani

The Chapter of 'Seen'

Names for Boys Names for Girls
Saajid
One who is in the position of prostrating (making sajdah).

Name: Saajid Ali.

Saalim
Safe; sound; perfect; complete.

Subbooh
Extremely pure; Allah's attribute.

Name: Abdus-Subbooh.

Sattaar
An attribute of Allah meaning one who conceals faults ... by the veil of His mercy.

Name: Abdus-Sattaar.

Sajjaad
One who constantly prostrates (makes sajdah).

Name: Sajjaad Ali; Sajjaad Husain; Sajjaad Ahmad.

Siraaj
Lamp; the sun; candle.

Name: Siraaj Ahmad, Siraajud-Den.

Note: It is incorrect to pronounce this word as Shiraaz, for Shiraaz is the name of a town in Iran. The correct pronunciation is Siraaj.

Sa’aadat
Prosperity; happiness; good fortune; auspiciousness.

Name: Sa'aadat Husain.

Sa’ad
Felicity; prosperity; name of one of the Ashar Mubash­sharah i.e., the 10 sahaabah (RA) who were given the good news of their pardon and assured abode in Jannah.

Name: Sa'dud-Deen and Sa'dullah.

Sa’ood
Fortunate; Pious; auspicious, prosperous.

Sa’eed
Fortunate; auspicious; venerable; dignified; name of a sahaabi (RA).

Sufyaan
Name of a well-known sahaabi (RA)

Sikandar
(See Iskandar – under ‘Chapter of Alif’).

Silaah
Arms; armour; weapons.

Name: Silaahud-Deen.

Salaam
Salvation; peace; free from any blemish or vice; attribute of Allah.

Name: Abdus-Salaam.

Sultaan
King; emperor; power; victory; conquest; proof.

Salmaan
One who is safeguarded against all calamities; mild; affable; perfect; of cool temperament.

Saleem
Mild; affable; perfect; healthy; guarded against calamities.

Sulaimaan
Name of a prophet of Allah; blessed son of Daawood alayhis­salaam.

Sameer
One who narrates stories or tales in the night; a story teller.

Samee’
Allah's epithet meaning The Listener, The Knower.

Names: Abdus-Samee', Samee'ul-Haqq, Samee'ud-Deen.

Sahl
Easy; soft; smooth; soft soil; contented.

Suhail
The star Canopus.

Name: Suhail Ahmad.

Saif
Sword; Saifullah was the title of Khaalid bin Waleed radhiyallahu-anhu meaning 'Sword of Allah'.

Names: Saifud-Deen and Saifur-Rahmaan.

Saajidah
Prostrating in prayer (salaah); one who makes sajdah.

Saarah
Name of the sacred wife of Ibraaheem (AS); mother of Is-haaq (AS). It means sheet or veil.

Saar-rah
A lady whose charming manner causes joy and happiness.

Saahirah
Earth; moon; a spring which flows constantly.

Sa'diyah
Good fortune; happiness; blessed; name of the lady who had breastfed Rasoolullah sallallaahu-alayhi-wasallam ­ Haleemah Sa'diyah.

Sa’eedah
Fortunate; auspicious; august; venerable; name of a sahaabi (RA).

Sakeenah
Comfort; ease; something. Meaning is same as above.

Sukainah
Diminutive of sakeenah. Meaning is same as above

Salaamah
Salvation; peace; free from blemish; ease; name of a sahaabi (RA).

Sultaanah
Queen; ruler.

Salmah
To obey; to bow the head in submission and obedience.

Salmaa
Name of an extremely beautiful Arab lady. Therefore, metaphorically, a beloved could be called 'Salmaa'.

Saleemah
Mild; affable; healthy; without defect; protected from calamities; having a calm and serene disposition; tolerant.

Sameerah
One who narrates stories in the night; a story-teller.

Sameenah
A healthy girl; fertile land without rock and stone.

Sumaiyah
Name of a lady sahaabi (RA) who was the first amongst ladies to be martyred for Islaam.

Saudah
Name of one of the honourable wives of Rasoolullah sallallaahu- alayhi-wasallam.

Suhailah
Canopy; tent; marquee.

Saiyidah
Lord; chief.

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