Dictionary Of Islamic Names – derived from Quran, Ahadith, Seerah and history with meanings and pronunciations.
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The first lesson given to Adam (A.S) after his creation was the knowledge of names, which established his superiority over the angels, and become the reason for their prostration to him. Although the Holy quran does not give the names that Adam (A.S) was taught, it does say that the earliest form of knowledge imparted to man by his creator was the knowledge of names. The first lesson also established the identity of objects and human beings from the beginning. Through the Holy Quran the creator got himself identified by his name (Allah) and reinforced this identity through his various attributive names, asserting that one can call him by anyone of his beautiful names, as the Holy Quran says: ” THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES BELONG TO ALLAH” …..
