Islamic Names for Boys starting with A

Muslim Boys Name Starting with A

A’zam	Most great; most pious; most exalted.
Aaaqil	Wise; intelligent; sensible.
Aaban	Name of the Angel.
Aabid	Worshiper; devotee; devout.
Aabid	Worshiper.
Aadam	Name of the first man and prophet of Allah; father of mankind.
Aadil	Just
Aadil	Just; upright; sincere
Aadil	Just, Upright.
Aafiya	Good Health.
Aahil	Prince.
Aalam	The world; the universe
Aalam	World.
Aalee	Sublime, high.
Aalim	Religious Scholar.
Aamil	Doer, Work man.
Aamir	One who inhabits; one who performs Umrah; of a sahaabi.
Aamir	Populous, Full, Prosperous
Aamir	Civilised.
Aamirah	Inhabitant
Aaqib	Follower.
Aaqil	Intelligent.
Aarif	Acquainted, Knowledgable
Aarif	One who possesses knowledge of Allah and His kingdom; a devotee.
Aarif	Knowing, aware.
Aariz	Respectable man.
Aaryan	Of Utmost strength.
Aashif	Bold, courageous.
Aashir	Living.
Aasif	Name of a courtier
Aasif	An able minister.
Aasim	Chaste; protected; safe; name of a great Imaam of Tajweed.
Aasim	Protector
Aasim	Person who keeps away from sins.
Aatif	Kind Affectionate.
Aatiq	Free; liberated; independent.
Aaus	Name of a tree.
Aayan	God's gift.
Aazim	Determined.
Abaan	Old Arabic name
Abbaas	A furious lion that mauls its prey to pieces; pomp;
Abbas	Description of a lion
Abbas	Gloomy look.
Abd	A servant; a devotee; a slave.
Abd Al-Ala	Slave of the High.
Abdul Aalee	Servant of the Most High.
Abdul Adl	Slave of the just.
Abdul Afuw	Slave of the one who pardons.
Abdul Ahad	Slave of he who is one (Allah).
Abdul Aleem	Servant of the Omniscient.
Abdul Ali	Slave of the High one.
Abdul Alim	Slave of the All knowing.
Abdul Awwal	Slave of the First One.
Abdul Azeem	Servant of the Mighty
Abdul Azeez	The servant of the most powerful.
Abdul Azim	Slave of the great.
Abdul Aziz	Servant of the powerful one.
Abdul Baari	Servant of the Creator.
Abdul Baasit	Servant of the Extender and Creator.
Abdul Badee	Slave of the originator.
Abdul Baith	Slave of the one who raises death.
Abdul Baqi	Slave of the Eternal.
Abdul Bari	Slave of the creator.
Abdul Baseer	Slave of the All-seeing.
Abdul Batin	Slave of the unseen.
Abdul Fattah	Slave of the opener, slave of the giver of victory.
Abdul Ghafaar	Servant of the Forgiver
Abdul Ghafoor	Servant of the Forgiver
Abdul Hafeez	Slave of the Protector.
Abdul Hafiz	Slave of the Guardian.
Abdul Hakam	Servant of the Arbitrator
Abdul Hakeem	Servant of the Wise
Abdul Haleem	Servant of the Mild and Patient
Abdul Halim	Slave of the Wise.
Abdul Hameed	Servant of the Praiseworthy and the Ever-Praised
Abdul Hamid	Slave of the Praiseworthy.
Abdul Hannan	Slave of the Merciful.
Abdul Haq	Servant of the Truth
Abdul Haseeb	Servant of the Respected and Esteemed
Abdul Hasib	Slave of the Reckoner.
Abdul Hayy	Slave of the Living.
Abdul Jabaar	Servant of the Mighty.
Abdul Jaleel	Servant of the Great and Revered
Abdul Jawwad	Slave of the Bountiful.
Abdul Kabir	Slave of the Great.
Abdul Kareem	Servant of the Noble and Generous
Abdul Karim	Slave of the Gracious.
Abdul Khabir	Slave of the one who is aware.
Abdul Lateef	Servant of the Kind
Abdul Maajid	Slave of the Excellence.
Abdul Maalik	Slave of the Master, the Lord.
Abdul Majeed	Servant of the Glorious
Abdul Mani	Slave of one who prevents.
Abdul Mannan	Slave of the Benefactor.
Abdul Mateen	Slave of the Firm.
Abdul Mubdee	Slave of the Originator.
Abdul Mueed	Slave of the Restorer, the Reproducer.
Abdul Muhaimin	Servant of the Supervising, the Guardian and the Protector
Abdul Muhaymin	Slave of the Protector.
Abdul Muhsin	Slave of the Benefactor.
Abdul Muhyee	Slave of the one who gives life and sustains it.
Abdul Muiz	Servant of the Giver of Might and Glory
Abdul Mujeeb	Servant of the Responder
Abdul Munim	Slave of the Generous.
Abdul Muntaqim	Slave of him who punishes wrongdoings and seizes retribution.
Abdul Muqeet	Slave of the Sustainer.
Abdul Muqsit	Slave of the Just.
Abdul Musawwir	Slave of the Fashioner.
Abdul Mutaal	Servant of the Most High
Abdul Muti	Slave of the Giver.
Abdul Muzanni	He was a narrator of Hadith.
Abdul Nafi	Slave of the Propitious.
Abdul Naseer	Slave of the Helper.
Abdul Noor	Slave of the one who is Light.
Abdul Qaadir	Servant of the Capable
Abdul Qadeer	Slave of the Powerful.
Abdul Qadir	Slave of the Powerful.
Abdul Qahaar	Servant of the Subduer and the Almighty
Abdul Qayyum	Slave of the Self-Subsistent.
Abdul Qudoos	Servant of the Most Holy
Abdul Raafi	Servant of the One Who Raises (intellect, esteem), One who Elevates
Abdul Rabb	Slave of the Lord.
Abdul Rafi	Slave of the Exalter.
Abdul Raheem	Servant of the Most Compassionate
Abdul Rahim	Slave of the Compassionate.
Abdul Rahman	Servant of the merciful one.
Abdul Raqib	Slave of the Vigilant.
Abdul Rauf	Servent of the merciful.
Abdul Tawwab	Slave of the Acceptor of repentance, the relenting.
Abdul Waali	Slave of the Governor.
Abdul Wahid	Slave of the Unique.
Abdul Wajid	Slave of the Finder, the Perceiver.
Abdul Wakil	Slave of the Trustee.
Abdul Waliy	Slave of the Protecting Friend.
Abdul Wasi	Slave of the All Embracing.
Abdul-Aalee	Servant of the Most High
Abdul-Aalee	Servant of the Most High.
Abdul-Adheem	Servant of the Most Great.
Abdul-Aleem	Servant of the Omniscient
Abdul-Aleem	Servant of the All-Knowing.
Abdul-Azeez	Servant of the Mighty, the Powerful
Abdul-Baaqi	Servant of the Everlasting.
Abdul-Baari	Servant of the Creator
Abdul-Baari	Servant of the Evolver.
Abdul-Baasit	Servant of the Extender, Creator
Abdul-Baasit	Servant of the Expander.
Abdul-Barr	Servant of the source of Goodness.
Abdul-Dhahir	Servant of the Manifest.
Abdul-Fataah	Servant of the Opener (of the gates of sustenance)
Abdul-Ghafaar	Servant of the Forgiver
Abdul-Ghaffar	Servant of the forgiver.
Abdul-Ghafoor	Servant of the Forgiver
Abdul-Ghafur	Servant of the All-Forgiving.
Abdul-Ghani	Servant of the Self-Sufficient.
Abdul-Haady	Servant of the Guide
Abdul-Haafiz	Servant of the Protector
Abdul-Hadi	Servant of the Guide.
Abdul-Hafeedh	Servant of the Preserver.
Abdul-Hakam	Servant of the Arbitrator
Abdul-Hakeem	Servant of the Wise
Abdul-Hakeem	Servant of the Wise.
Abdul-Haleem	Servant of the Mild, Patient
Abdul-Haleem	Servant of the Forbearing One.
Abdul-Hameed	Servant of the Praiseworthy, the Ever-Praised
Abdul-Hameed	Servant of the Praiseworthy.
Abdul-Haq	Servant of the Truth
Abdul-Haqq	Servant of the Truth.
Abdul-Haseeb	Servant of the Respected, Esteemed
Abdul-Haseeb	Servant of the Reckoner.
Abdul-Jabaar	Servant of the Mighty
Abdul-Jabbar	Servant of the Compeller.
Abdul-Jaleel	Servant of the Great, Revered
Abdul-Jaleel	Servant of the Sublime One.
Abdul-Kareem	Servant of the Noble, Generous
Abdul-Kareem	Servant of the Most Generous.
Abdul-Khaaliq	Servant of the Creator
Abdul-Khaliq	Servant of the Creator.
Abdullah	Servant of God
Abdullah	Servant of Allah.
Abdul-Lateef	Servant of the Kind
Abdul-Lateef	Servant of the Subtle One.
Abdul-Majeed	Servant of the Glorious
Abdul-Majeed	Servant of the Most Glorious.
Abdul-Majid	Servant of the Noble.
Abdul-Malik	Servant of the Sovereign Lord.
Abdul-Mateen	Servant of the Firm, Strong
Abdul-Mu'eid	Servant of the Restorer.
Abdul-Mughni	Servant of the Enricher.
Abdul-Muhaimin	Servant of the Supervising, the Guardian, the Protector
Abdul-Muiz	Servant of the Giver of Might and Glory
Abdul-Mu'izz	Servant of the Honourer.
Abdul-Mujeeb	Servant of the Responder
Abdul-Mujeeb	Servant of the Responsive.
Abdul-Mumin	Servant of the Guardian of Faith.
Abdul-Muqtadir	Servant of the Powerful.
Abdul-Mutaal	Servant of the Most High
Abdul-Muta'alee	Servant of the Most Exalted.
Abdul-Nasser	Servant of the Helper, Granting Victory
Abdul-Nur	Servant of the Light.
Abdul-Qaadir	Servant of the Capable
Abdul-Qaadir	Servant of the Able.
Abdul-Qahaar	Servant of the Subduer, the Almighty
Abdul-Qahhar	Servant of the Subduer.
Abdul-Qaiyoum	Servant of the Self-Sustaining.
Abdul-Quddus	Servant of the Holy.
Abdul-Qudoos	Servant of the Most Holy
Abdul-Raafi'	Servant of the One Who Raises (intellect, esteem), Elevates
Abdul-Raheem	Servant of the Most Compassionate
Abdul-Rahmaan	Servant of the Mercifully Gracious
Abdul-Raouf	Servant of the Most Merciful
Abdus Sami	Slave of the All Hearing.
Abdus Sattar	Slave of the one who conceals faults.
Abdus Shafi	Slave of the Healer.
Abdus Subbooh	Slave of the Extremely pure.
Abdush Shahid	Slave of the Witness.
Abdus-Sabour	Servant of the Patient.
Abdus-Salaam	Servant of the Source of Peace.
Abdus-Samad	Servant of the Eternal.
Abdus-Sameei	Servant of the All-Hearing.
Abdus-Shaheed	Servant of the Witness.
Abdus-Shakur	Servant of the Appreciative.
Abed	Worshipper
Abedin	Worshippers
Abid	Worshipper.
Abisali	Warrior in Islam.
Aboo	Aboo literally means father.
Aboo Ayyoob	A well-known Sahaabi
Aboo Bakr	Name of the first Khalifah of Islam, and the first amongst men to embrace Islam.
Aboo Haneefah	The appellation of one of the four illustrious Imaams
Aboo Hurairah	Name of an illustrious sahaabi
Aboo Taalib	The name of Rasoolullah's sallallaahu-alayhi-wasallam uncle and father of Ali (RA).
Aboo Turaab	The appellation of Ali (RA).
Aboo Ubaidhah	Name of one of the ten sahaabah (RA)
Abraar	pious people; truthful persons; saints.
Abrad	Hail, Mail.
Abrar	Peity.
Abrash	Spotted, Speckled.
Absi	The name of Abdullah ibn-Musa, a scholar and reciter of the Quran
Abt'hi	One who lives in Abtah, a place near Makkah.
Abu Bakr	The companion of Prophet Muhammad

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Best ways for keeping Islamic names to boys and girls

Rules of naming a baby in Islam

Name of a the child plays very important role in his upbringing life.

Below hadiths tells us the importance of the names and its effects

Once Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) called for a volunteer to milk a camel. Four persons volunteered: he refused to accept the services of the first three because their names did not imply pleasantness. The names of the first two were Murrah (bitter) while Jamrah (burning coal) was the name of the third person. When the fourth said his name is Yaeesh (long life) Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said to him: "Milk her."

The prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) was very particular about it. The Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) has suggested names of the Prophets or Abdullah and Abdur Rahman.

Following are the hadiths on Importance of giving good names to a child:

HADITH: "On the Day of Qiyaamah you will be called by your (own) names and the names of your fathers. Therefore keep good names." Aboo Dawood.

HADITH: "To whoever is born a child, the child should be given a good name and sound education. And when he becomes of age he should be married."

Rules

1. Every child (person) should be identified by his/her father’s name.

Refer to following verse of Qur’an:

ادْعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
“Call them by the name of their father; that is more just with Allah…”

2. The Names should be good and meaningful

3. The Names must be Most beloved to Allah

It was narrated that Ibn Umar (RA) said: Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “The most beloved of names to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, are: Abdullah and Abd-Ar-Rahman.”

4. Avoid prohibited Names like Rabah, Najih, Aflah, Nāfi and Yasār.

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