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Krishna
كريشناIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Name of a major Hindu deity, worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu
- About the name
- Indonesian name customs list Krisna among common Sanskrit-derived names of gods and heroes, and note that Muslims and Christians sometimes carry Hindu names.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Other spellings
- Krisna
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 a major Hindu deity, worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu, 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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