Question Summary:
Should names be in the Arabic language?

Question Detail:

Salam, 

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

May Allah make your son the coolness of your eyes. Ameen. 

In principle, it is not prohibited to keep a non-Arabic name which does not have a bad meaning or anything un-Islamic about it. 

It is advisable to keep the names of the Prophets, Sahaabah and the pious predecessors.

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam said:

قال رسولُ الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم-: "تَسَمَّوْا بأسَماءِ الأنبياء، وأحَبُّ الأسماءِ إلى الله: عَبدُ الله وعبدُ الرحمن، وأصدَقُها: حارِثٌ وهَمَّامٌ، وأقْبَحُها: حَرْبٌ ومُرَّة"

Translation: Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said: Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and AbdurRahman, the truest are Harith and Hammam, and the worst are Harb and Murrah.

Keeping the above Hadith in mind, we would advise you to keep the name Nooh that is the Arabic version of Noah.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahomed Yasser Iunus Hussen

Student Darul Iftaa
Mozambique

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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