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[abdullahfath]

Is it improper to use fathi as a name? I just ask because I wanted to go with fathi as a name since it was the closest in arabic to my legal name, Vincent thus it would feel like I was embracing Islam by using the Fathi while still keeping my identity if that makes any sense

[Younes]

As-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh

No, there is nothing improper. Yes, that does makes sense.

[Amna4]

I chose Amna because my legal name is Amanda So close!

[AhmedTi]

In Islam, it is not a must to change your previous name once you convert to Islam unless if it has bad meaning.

This is just an opionion and you may correct me if I am wrong

[Younes]

In Islam, it is not a must to change your previous name once you convert to Islam unless if it has bad meaning.

This is just an opionion and you may correct me if I am wrong

As-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh

That's correct. For example, if your name is 'Abdul-Uzza which means slave of al-Uzza, then you must change it. There are other names besides ones that denote worshipping another being.

[Saracen21stC]

I chose Amna because my legal name is Amanda So close!

Hahaha. That's astonishingly close!!! Good thinking,,,<3

[Saracen21stC]

Is it improper to use fathi as a name? I just ask because I wanted to go with fathi as a name since it was the closest in arabic to my legal name, Vincent thus it would feel like I was embracing Islam by using the Fathi while still keeping my identity if that makes any sense

Abdullah Fathi will be a good name IMO. And there is nothing wrong with the word Fathi as a name. Your intention is also good. Keep up the Islamic spirit. <3

[Amna4]

Hahaha. That's astonishingly close!!! Good thinking,,,<3

It's especially nice since my dad still doesn't know... if I run into a friend who calls me "Amna" instead of those who call me "Amanda"... I just tell him he's getting old (We have that teasing sort of relationship)

[Saracen21stC]

It's especially nice since my dad still doesn't know... if I run into a friend who calls me "Amna" instead of those who call me "Amanda"... I just tell him he's getting old (We have that teasing sort of relationship)

lol. Now, just hope that your father does not end up finding you in this forum (especially in this thread) :]

[Nightingale]

I haven't really considered changing my name yet. In some ways I'm trying to put it off since my name does mean something to me, being Shannon. Besides I wouldn't know what to change it to.

When I write, I write under my initials S.M. and my last name. And no that last name is not Stirling for anyone who has read that author's work.

[ParadiseLost]

I haven't really considered changing my name yet. In some ways I'm trying to put it off since my name does mean something to me, being Shannon. Besides I wouldn't know what to change it to.

When I write, I write under my initials S.M. and my last name. And no that last name is not Stirling for anyone who has read that author's work.

It isn't compulsory to change your name when you decide to be a Muslim - Shannon is fine. It is only when your name has a bad meaning that you should change it to a good meaning because:

Narrated AbudDarda': The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names. (Abu Dawud Book 41, Hadith 4930)