Ganesh
غانيشIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Form of Ganesha, one of the most revered gods of Hinduism
- About the name
- Ganesh is a masculine first name commonly used in India and the Indian diaspora.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Other spellings
- Ganesha
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a deity worshipped besides God: disliked
Name of the Hindu god Ganesha, one of the most revered deities of Hinduism, so it falls under names of deities worshipped besides Allah. Seekers Guidance (an answer by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani) lists taking the name of a Hindu deity among names that directly express disbelief and calls them prohibited, so a scholar should decide whether this name belongs in the forbidden tier. No ruling on this exact name was read.
Confidence: low
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