61- Ruling on giving humans names like Al-Basir or Al-`Aziz
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61- Ruling on giving humans names like Al-Basir or Al-`Aziz
Q: What is the ruling on using names like Al-Basir (the seer), Al-`Aziz (the mighty) or and so on?
A: The Names of our Lord are classified into two sets. The names of first set are permissible to be used while the other are not. It is not permissible, for instance, to name a person Al-Khallaq (The Creator), Al-Razzaq (The Sustainer), or The Lord of All Worlds. However, it is permissible to name a person "Aziz or Basir. This is because He (Glorified be He) gave some humans such names as in His Saying (Glorified be He): so We made him hearer and seer. Also, in the story of Yusuf (Joseph) regarding the wife of Al-`Aziz. Such names can be designated to human beings; "Aziz, i.e. the mighty among their people, or Basir, i.e. seer or the knowing. Also, Al-Hakim, i.e. wise, refers to wisdom. There is nothing wrong in giving such names since they are common among humans who have their share in them. Yet, the quality of perfection of these names is only attributable to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). On the other hand, the names that exclusively belong to Allah (Exalted be He) cannot be designated to others. For example, we cannot give the name of "Allah" to any human being, or names such as Al-Rahman (The Most Gracious), Al-Khallaq, Al-Razzaq, Khaliq Al-Khalq (The creator of all creations) or other names that are only designated to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He).
[Vol. 1, Page No. 173-177]
Q: What is the ruling on using names like Al-Basir (the seer), Al-`Aziz (the mighty) or and so on?
A: The Names of our Lord are classified into two sets. The names of first set are permissible to be used while the other are not. It is not permissible, for instance, to name a person Al-Khallaq (The Creator), Al-Razzaq (The Sustainer), or The Lord of All Worlds. However, it is permissible to name a person "Aziz or Basir. This is because He (Glorified be He) gave some humans such names as in His Saying (Glorified be He): so We made him hearer and seer. Also, in the story of Yusuf (Joseph) regarding the wife of Al-`Aziz. Such names can be designated to human beings; "Aziz, i.e. the mighty among their people, or Basir, i.e. seer or the knowing. Also, Al-Hakim, i.e. wise, refers to wisdom. There is nothing wrong in giving such names since they are common among humans who have their share in them. Yet, the quality of perfection of these names is only attributable to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). On the other hand, the names that exclusively belong to Allah (Exalted be He) cannot be designated to others. For example, we cannot give the name of "Allah" to any human being, or names such as Al-Rahman (The Most Gracious), Al-Khallaq, Al-Razzaq, Khaliq Al-Khalq (The creator of all creations) or other names that are only designated to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He).
[Vol. 1, Page No. 173-177]