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Haman
هامانIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Pharaoh's minister, ordered to build a tower (28:38)
- About the name
- Haman is named six times in the Qur'an as Pharaoh's aide. In 28:38 Pharaoh tells him to bake clay bricks and build a tower so that he can look for the God of Musa. Some think Haman was a title rather than a personal name.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Other
- Other spellings
- Hamane, Hāmān
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
- In the Qur’an
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a notorious tyrant: disliked
Islam Q&A lists the names of Pharaohs and other tyrants among the disliked names; this is scholars' discouragement, not a hadith. Not the same as Hammam (همام), which Abu Dawud 4950 calls one of the truest names. Some think Haman was a title, so the origin is unsure.
Confidence: medium
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