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Does changing one's name change one's destiny (qadar)?

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Changing names does not alter destiny, but it can affect a person and their life. This is evident in the story of Hazn ibn Abi Wahb, who refused to change his name to Sahl, and thus, the 'huzunah' (harshness and difficulty) remained in his character. Names have an impact on those who bear them, for every name has an effect in terms of beauty and ugliness, lightness and heaviness, and subtlety and density.

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