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You cannot name your baby Linda, or Sandi or Maleen, Eleen
or Laureen, Aileen, or Loland?
The news says Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior has a total of 51
names that are banned or not allowed to be registered if they are born in the
Kingdom. The news said the Civil Status Department release a statement that the reason why
these names are banned is because;
“some names are not in line with social traditions while
others are not appropriate in terms of religion or have a Western origin” as
reported in the Washington
Post.
Parents are not allowed to name their newly-born babies with
the following names (via Saudi
Gazette)
Malak (Angel)
Abdul Ati
Abdul Nasser
Abdul Mosleh
Nabi
Nabiya
Emir/Amir (Prince)
Somu/Sumuw (Highness)
Al-Mamlaka (the Kingdom)
Malika (Queen)
Mamlaka (Kingdom)
Tabaraka
Nardeen
Maya
Linda
Randa
Basmalah
Tuleen
Arm
Nareej
Rital
Als
Sandi
Rama
Maleen
Eleen
Alas
Ainar
Loran
Malkiteena
Lareen
Kibriyal
Laureen
Binyameen
Narees
Yara
Sitaf
Aileen
Loland
Tilaj
Barah
Abdul Nabi
Abdul Rasool
Jibreel
Abdul Mo’een
Abrar
Milak
Aiman
Bayan
Baseel
Rilam
But Arab News says the Ministry of Interior has denied releasing any statement banning 50 names, which went viral on social media websites, and said any name can be used as long as it abides by Civil Status laws.
Mohammed Al-Jaser, Civil Affairs spokesman, said that certain names cannot be registered if they do not adhere to Islamic law.
Among these are westernized names, socially unacceptable names or names with blasphemous connotations. Names such as Abdul Rasool or Abdul Nabi (slave or worshipper of a prophet or messenger) and names with religious connotations, such as angel, are also forbidden.
Other names such as “Humair,” which resembles the Arabic word for donkey, are also deemed socially unacceptable.
Al-Jaser said that names must comply with the rules of the Arabic language and must not include common titles, such as mister or “Haj,” Arabic for a Muslim man who has performed the pilgrimage.
In another news: The official spokesman of the Civil Status Department has said that the department has no jurisdiction to either accept or reject the names chosen by parents for their newborn children where parents are non-Muslim.
“They (non-Muslims) are free to chose the names they want. We do, however, object to Muslims residing in the Kingdom giving their children improper or unlawful names. A child should be given a decent name. We also do not accept compound names,” he said.
“What applies to Saudi nationals should apply to Muslim expats residing in the Kingdom,” he explained.
The CSD has recently turned down requests by parents to give their newborn children improper names and have prevented the registration of such names in the electronic register.
The CSD issued a directive banning the use of compound names or the use of the same name for two brothers or two sisters if they had the same father.
The directive asked that parents refrain from using titles in their children’s names such as “the noble” or “the master.”
Certain socially obnoxious names such as Humair (little donkey) or Kulaib (puppy) are also unacceptable.
Religiously unlawful names are also banned. For instance, one cannot give his or her child the name Abd Ar Rasool (servant of the Prophet), or Rasool (Prophet).
The source explained that non-Muslims are free to choose any names they want.
The CSD pointed out that Article 15 of regulations details control mechanisms governing the first name of the person.
Regulations of the Ministry of Interior state that:
“Subject
to the measures provided for in article 15 hereof, the first name of a citizen
shall be registered as per the following:
a) It
should be explained to the one wishing to register a name that is not advisable
under the provisions of the Islamic Sharee'ah like Barrah or the like as an
advice that it is better not to have such a name. If he insists on the name, it
should be registered. Anyone who applies for the change of a name, his request
shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of the law and the
executive regulations.
b) A name
that a legal verdict issued by the Permanent Committee of Scientific Research
and Iftaa prohibits may not be adopted like Malaak, Abdul Aaatee, Abdul Muslih,
Nabi, Nabiyah and the like.”
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