Who Else Wants An Islamic Nickname or Kunyah?  red orchids
Bismillaah (In the name of Allaah)  Dear Reader,  THE Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: “Name yourselves by my name, but do
not call yourselves by my Kunyah.” (Al Bukhari, the book of
manners)  Kunyah (a title that contains the appellation Abu or
Umm) is a form of honoring someone. The Prophet (peace be upon
him) gave the Kunyah “Abu Yahyah” to Suhaib, “Abu Turaab” to
Ali, and “Abu Umair” to the brother of Anas while he was still a
young child (may Allah be pleased with them).  Arabic and
Islaamic proper names are ordinarily composed of five parts. A
person may be mentioned by one or more of them, or by all of
them. Sometimes, a person will be mentioned by one component in
one place and by others in another place; this is especially
common in historical works.  The parts are:  1. The ism (الاسم)
or ‘aalam (العالم): Ism (Plural: أسماء) means noun and اسم
العالم (ism al-’aalam) is the definite proper noun in the
grammatical sense. The personal name of