Baby Name Muhammad Qasim Zohair

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The God has gifted me a son and I want to name him Muhammad Qasim Zohair, Plz tell me is it vaild.

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Baby Name Muhammad Qasim Zohair

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

The only names which Islam prohibits from assigning to a believer are names which connote or denote polytheism or disbelief (Abdul-Lat, Abdul-Uzza, (slaves of the pagan gods like Lat and Uzza, etc.) or names like Ramdas (slave of the Hindu god Ram), etc.; or names which have an inherit evil or vile meaning. 

Other than names which connote polytheism and disbelief, or names which have an inherently evil meaning….Islam has allowed the believers the complete freedom to chose and assign any good wholesome name in any language they will and please.

Muhammad: literally means praiseworthy or one who is praised, and is the blessed name of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah (saws).

Qasim: literally means a divider or a distributer

Zohair: literally means one who is bright or shining

If Allah Subhanah has gifted you a son and you wish to name him Muhammad Qasim Zohair, rest absolutely assured that it is a perfectly good and acceptable name for a male off-spring of beleiving parents.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is only ones. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brothers and well wishers in Islam,

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