Is it permissible to use the names of the Gregorian months, whose naming traces back to ancient Roman gods, knowing that current transactions use them?
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If the claim is true that the names of the Gregorian months have pagan origins, this does not lead to their prohibition; because they have become proper nouns indicating the months, without attention to the origin of the naming. Similar to this are names like "Abd al-Uzza" which existed in the lineage of the Prophet -peace be upon him- and some of the Companions, and the Prophet's -peace be upon him- saying about the Dajjal: "He resembles Abd al-Uzza ibn Qatan the most."
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