Sayf al-Islam
سيف الإسلامIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Sword of Islam
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Saif al-Islam, Sayfulislam, Seif al-Islam
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Honorific tied to religion: scholars differ
Islam Q&A lists compounds with Islam, such as Sayf al-Islam and Nur al-Islam, with the al-Din ones as disliked by most scholars. Some scholars dislike compounds that praise the bearer's religion; Islam Q&A says most call them disliked and a few forbid them. In wide use, so flagged rather than hidden.
Confidence: medium
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