Namrud
نمرودIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Nimrod, the tyrant king of tradition who argued with Ibrahim (2:258)
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Nemrod, Nimrod, Nimrud, Numrud
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
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. The Qur'an leaves the king of 2:258 unnamed; Muslim tradition names him Nimrod.
Confidence: medium
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