Treasury of Favorite Muslim Names (Paperback)

by Ahmed A. Hakeem (Author), Mohammed A. Khan (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"It is a timely and extremely useful book for Muslims living in the western world... I am confident that this book will satisfy the paramount needs of thousands of Muslim parents who are settled in the western world and are eager to give graceful Islamic names to their children." (Prof. Muhammad A. Khan, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Madras (India)) -- Prof. Muhammad A. Khan, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Madras (India)

"There is a great deal more to the book than mere dictionary listing of names...A wealth of information about naming in an Islamic cultural context is presented in a clear, understandable, and relevant fashion.." (NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics (Sept. 1998) Official Journal of the American Name Society) -- NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics (Sept. 1998) Official Journal of the American Name Society)

Product Description
An authoritative reference and the best-selling handbook available for parents today on Muslim names and Birth customs. Offering over 2,500 names for Muslim boys and girls from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish heritage, this compendium of names serves as an ideal and invaluable source for parents who are looking for baby names and Muslim birth customs in English.

It provides description about significance of names, masculine and feminine names, singular and plural names, verbal names, and methods for creating compound names for boys and girls.

All entries in this compendium are arranged alphabetically showing the origin of each name, its transliteration (pronunciation), and meaning along with useful footnotes and the actual name in Arabic/Urdu/Persian script.

With its comprehensive, communicative, and easy to follow approach, this book also explains the birth customs such as Adhan/Iqamah, Aqeeqa, and Circumcision (khitan) that are celebrated at the arrival of a newborn in a Muslim family throughout the world. The bibliography and index at the end of the book make it easy for the parents to find exactly what they need.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pearl Publications (Chicago, IL); 1st pbk. ed edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964113074
• ISBN-13: 978-0964113077
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #779,264 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It is not worth buying at all !!!, January 10, 2005

By	Mystic "Mystic" (Seattle , WA) - See all my reviews

I had highly anticipated the arrival of this book, but upon arrival I was extremely dissapointed. Though it has a good explanation of the pronounciation, it is not a good book for finding names. It has very very limited names. For example, to my knowledge there are hundreds of muslim girls name starting with the letter "S" , whereas the writer has just given very few. I do not recommend anyone buying this book. In the entire book I could not find a single name that I would like to keep for my child.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent baby name book for Muslims, July 11, 2006

By	Ayesha - See all my reviews

I am very glad to have "A Treasury of Favorite Muslim Names" with me. It is a great collection of traditional names from the Islamic history. This book seems to be much different than other books in the sense that it does not offer meaningless or so called modern names, which have no significance in Islam. One of the interesting parts of this book is that it teaches how to create new names and derive meaningful names from a single root word. In this way I was able to create a novel name for my cousin "Hammad", a derivative of word "Hamd" (praise). In addition to names, it talks about Muslim birth customs and explains how to welcome a newborn in the Muslim family. This book is an excellent addition to my collection. I recommend it to anyone who has interest in Muslim birth customs, and curiosity in Muslim names and naming practices. The author is a member of the American Name Society and has done an excellent job of covering several aspects of names and naming from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian origins.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book!, October 12, 2008

By	Nayeem M. Siddique "Nayeem" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This Book Is Very Helpful! Enjoy It & Use IT! Thanks!