My wife and I live in Japan and she is a Japanese convert to Islam. We are expecting a baby to whom I was thinking of giving a Japanese name. Is that allowed or are Muslim only allowed Arabic names?
My wife and I live in Japan and she is a Japanese convert to Islam. We are expecting a baby to whom I was thinking of giving a Japanese name. Is that allowed or are Muslim only allowed Arabic names?
Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 5 years ago
It is ok to give the baby a Japanese name.
Congratulations and best wishes with the birth!