Treasury of Favorite Muslim Names Book

An authoritative reference and the best-selling handbook available for parents today on Muslim names and Birth customs. Offering over 2,500 names for Muslim boys and girls from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish heritage, this compendium of names serves as an ideal and invaluable source for parents who are looking for baby names and Muslim birth customs in English. It provides description about significance of names, masculine and feminine names, singular and plural names, verbal names, and methods for creating compound names for boys and girls. All entries in this compendium are arranged alphabetically showing the origin of each name, its transliteration (pronunciation), and meaning along with useful footnotes and the actual name in Arabic/Urdu/Persian script. With its comprehensive, communicative, and easy to follow approach, this book also explains the birth customs such as Adhan/Iqamah, Aqeeqa, and Circumcision (khitan) that are celebrated at the arrival of a newborn in a Muslim family throughout the world. The bibliography and index at the end of the book make it easy for the parents to find exactly what they need.Read More