The names Ghulam Muhammad, Sadr al-‘Ula, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Rasul and Rasul Bakhsh

Question

Question: Is it permissible to give the names Ghulam Muhammad, Sadr al-‘Ula, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Rasul and Rasul Bakhsh, or not? Kindly write with proofs.

Answer

Giving the names Ghulam Muhammad, Ghulam Nabi and Ghulam Rasul is proper; the name Rasul Bakhsh should not be given. The name Ghulam Muhammad Sadr al-‘Ula is also proper, provided “Sadr al-‘Ula” is taken as an attribute of “Muhammad”; but the likelihood is that on people’s tongues this name will become known simply as “Sadr al-‘Ula” and “Ghulam Muhammad” will be dropped, so it…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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