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KEEPING NAMES LIKE ABDUN-NABI (SERVANT OF THE PROPHET ), ETCTo keep names like Abdun-Nabi, Abdur-Rasool, Abdul-Mustapha, Abdul-Ali, etc. is permissible.

Similarly, to call yourself the servant (banda) of the Holy Prophet    is also allowed. This isproven from the Quran, Hadith and rulings of the Jurists. However, there are some people who refute

this.IN PROOF OF DOING SO

The Holy Quran states, "And make Nikah of those who have not married, and your slaves and slave-

girls who are virtuos.,21.1- Surah Noor, Verse 32Here, 'Ibaad' supplements (muzaaf) the pronoun 'Kum', meaning "Your Slaves.""(O My Beloved ) Say: "O my slaves who have been oppressive upon themselves, do notbe hopeless of Allah’s  mercy "21.1a - Surah Zumr, Perse 53There are two possibilities that arise from "O my slaves",1. It is either Allah  saying it,2. Or the Holy Prophet   .

In the second case, 'Ibaadu Rasoolillah  is meant, meaning the Holy Prophet’s    

slave and Ummati. The second meaning has also been adapted by the pious. Maulana Rumi  

 states, "The Prophet    has made the entire creation his slaves. Read the Quran and youwill find 'Ya Ibaadi' (O my slaves ...)." - Mathnawi Sharif Haaji Imdaadullah Muhaajir Makki  states, 'Ibaadullah' (servants of Allah ) can becalled 'Ibaadur-Rasool' (servants of the Prophet   ). The Holy Quran slales, "Qui Ya Ibaadi."The pronoun in 'Ibaadi' (my slaves) returns to the Holy Prophet    " - Rlsaala NafkhaaMakkiya, Translation of Shamaaime-Imdaadia, Pg.135Maulwi Ashraf Ali Thanwi translates this ayat as, "(0 Muhammad   ) Say, "O My slaves ...” With reference to Riyaadun-Nudrah, etc, Shah Waliullah  records that Hal Umar  

 said while he was on the mimbar, "I accompanied the Holy Prophet    his servant (banda)and attendant (khaadim).,,21.4 - Izaalatul-Khijaa

Discussing the incident when Hadrat Abu Bakr  bought Hadrat Bilaal  broughthim to Rasoolullah’s   court, Maulana Rumi states, "He said, '" both are slaves of yourcourt. I free him before you." - Mathnawi Sharif Allama Haskafi  quotes the lineage of his teacher in the following words, narrate this fromour Shaikh, Abdun-Nabi Khaleeli  ”21.6 -The Khutba of Durre-MukhtaarThis establishes that the teacher of Allama Haskafi  was named Abdun-Nr (the servant of 

the Prophet   ). In the eulogy (marsiya) of Rashid Ahm Gangohi, Maulwi Mahmood HasanDeobandi writes, "Acceptance is this are being accepted should be in this manner. His (Rashid

Ahmed's) black sIal (ubaid) has the title ofYusuf-e-Thaani."This shows that the dark and black slaves of Maulwi Rashid Deobandi hal' been given the title of Yusuf-

e-Thaam by his followers. In short, supplementin the word 'Abd' (slave) to someone besides Allah  

is proven from the Qurun Hadith, books of Fiqh and even from the opinions of the opposition. Arabs

also generally say "Abdi" (my servant).Another book of the opposition, Taqwiyatul-Imaan, states that keeping name; like Ali Baksh, PeerBaksh, Ghulaam Ali, Madaar Baksh, Abdun-Nabi, etc. ii polytheism (shirk). However, the paternalfamily-tree of Maulwi Rashid Alune is recorded as "Maulwi Rashid Ahmed, son of Maulana HidaayatAhmed, sic Qaadhi Peer Baksh, s/o Ghulaam Hasan, s/o Ghulaam Ali. His maternal lineage is"Rashid Ahmed, s/o Kareemun-Nisaa, daughter of Farid Baksh, sic Ghulaam Qaadir, s/o Muhammad

Saalih, s/o Ghulaam Muhammad.?, Tazkiratur-Rashid. Part 1, Pg. J 3Deobandis are asked whether the family Buzurgs of Maulwi Rashid Ahmed are Mushriks and Murtads or

not? If they aren't, why not? If they are, is tile' offspring of a Murtad considered legitimate?

OBJECTIONS AND ANSWERS TO KEEPING NAMES LIKE ABDUN-NABI(SERVANT OF NAB), ABDUR-RASOOL, ETC.

OBJECTION 1: Abd' is the root word of Aabid (a person who worsbips1 so Abdun-Nabi willmean "a person who worships the Prophet . This b explicit polytheism (shirk).Thus, such a name is prohibited.Answer - Abd can mean aabid (a person who worships) and khaadirn (a servant). When the word isrelated to Allah , it has the former meaning and when it is joined towards someone other thanAllah ; it has the latter (khaadim-ghulaam). Therefore, Abdun-Nabi means "the slave of the

Prophet    .Alamghiri states, "Keeping names that are found in the Holy Quran like Ali,Rashid and Badee is permissible because these have collective meanings. When they are used in

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conjunction to the creation, their meanings, which are not meant for Allah   , will be expressed."21.8 - Kitaabul-Karaahiyat, Baabu Tasmiyatul-Aulaad

Allah’s  name is Ali, and the fourth Khalifa of Islam also has this name. Likewise, Badee, Rashid,etc. are names of Allah  but can also be names of the creation as well. The connotation of these

words will obviously change. So, Abdullah means "the worshipper of Allah  and Abdun-Nabi means"the servant of the Prophet    . If this interpretation is not made, what meaning will those

ayats which we have presented in the previous chapter have?

OBJECTION 2: A Hadith states, "None of you should say. 'Abdi' or 'Ummati" (my servant). Allof you are Allah’s slaves and so are your women. You should rather say 'Ghulaami' or'Jaariyati'." 21.9-Mishkaat, Baabul-Adabil-Asaami & Muslim, Vol. 2. Kitaabul-Alfaaz minal-AdabThis proves that supplementing the word 'Abd' (slave) to someone besides Allah is

contrary to the Ahadith and is effectively Haraam. As a result, Abdun-Nabi is prohibited as aname.

Answer -This stopping is based on a Makrooh-e- Tanzeehi (i.e. saying "Ghulaami" is better than saying"Abdi".) Imaam Nawawi  writes in the annotation of this Hadith, "If it is said that one of 

the signs of Qiyaamat which Rasoolullah    spoke -bout is that a slave-girl will give birth toher Rubb (meaning a slave has been called "Rubb"), there are two answers to this,1. The second Hadith explains permissibility.2. The first Hadith's prohibition is for etiquette (adab). The Dislike (Karaahat) in this is Tanzeehi, not

Tahrimi." - Sharah Sahih MuslimAt the same juncture, Muslim also states “    

 and, "Do not call grapes Karam because aMuslim is Karam, 21.l1

A Hadith states, "Haka is Allah , i.e. command and authority is His. So why is your name Abul-Hakam (the father of Hakam)?" 21.lla - Mishkaat, Kitaabul· Adab, Baabul-Asaami

Mishkaat records the following, "Do not name your slaves Yasaar, Ribaah, Najeeh or Aflah." 21.12-IbidThe prohibition against these names in all of the above Ahadith is based on slight dislike (Karaahat-e-Tanzeehi). Otherwise, there will be a major contradiction between the Quran and the Ahadith. Rubb isAllah’s  name but the Quran has called the slaves Rubb as well, “   ”21.13 ,”

21.14 

If a person calls someone his Murabbi (guardian) or Rubb (master), he doesn't become a polytheist(Mushrik). Yes, if you abstain from this, there no problem because keeping these names is notcompulsory.On the contrary, keeping them to incite the Wahabies or Deobandies of today is a means of muchreward, similar to the case of slaughtering a cow in India for Qurbaani (as a demonstration to Hindus).In the chapter on Fatiha, we have already discussed that the preferred (Mustahab) action which theenemies of the deen try to stop from occurring should definitely be performed.