Topic:
Naming a Child "Kamishkat Noor"
(No-65928)
Assalamu Alaikum, Mufti Sahib! Looking at the verse "اللہ نور السموات والارض مثل نورہ کمشکوة....الخ", we have named our daughter "Kamishkat Noor". Is this name correct in terms of its meaning? Please guide us.
Kamishkat e Noor (کَمِشْکاۃِ نور) is neither a complete Arabic construction nor a complete Persian one. Its meaning is "like the lamp-niche of light." While it is permissible to use this name, it is better to name the child "Mishkat" (مشکوۃ) or "Noor", or to choose another purposeful and meaningful name.
Allah the Almighty knows best.
Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.