Is it obligatory for a veiled Muslim woman to change her non-Arabic name?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
A name is not required to be Arabic, and there is no need to change a non-Arabic name if it does not contain a -prohibited element, such as servitude to other than Allah, or being named with attributes exclusive to Him, or bearing a reprehensible meaning.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/64088
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 64088
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy