أَلْطَاف حُسَيْن

Altaf Hussain

الطاف حسین

Say it: al-TAAF hu-SAIN · ʔalˈtˤaːf ħuˈsajn

Boy nameArabicQuranic root

Meaning

“Kindnesses; little handsome one”

مہربانیاں؛ حسین

In the Quran

وَأَنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا۟ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

اور خدا کی راہ میں (مال) خرچ کرو اور اپنے آپ کو ہلاکت میں نہ ڈالو اور نیکی کرو بےشک خدا نیکی کرنے والوں کو دوست رکھتا ہے

Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the beneficent.

Surah Al-Baqara (سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ) · 2:195Read on Quran Majeed →

Same root, different word – ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ (Neither حُسَيْن (diminutive) nor أَلْطَاف is in the Quran; root ل ط ف gives لَطِيف (6:103))

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی

Darul Uloom Deoband

Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - may be kept.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the meaning and legality of the names Shaikh Altaf Hossain and Shaikh Abdur Rahman?" (Fatwa 138/101/D=1434); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/43211; read via islamqa.org mirror

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Poets & Writers

Altaf Husain Hali · 1837–1914

الطاف حسین حالی

Urdu poet and critic, author of the Musaddas and a biography of Ghalib; associated with Sir Syed's reform movement.

What the references say

Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ح س ن; gender Boy; type صفة; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Altaf Hussain

What does Altaf Hussain mean?

Altaf Hussain means “Kindnesses; little handsome one”. In Urdu: مہربانیاں؛ حسین.

Is Altaf Hussain a boy or girl name?

Altaf Hussain is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Altaf Hussain?

Altaf Hussain is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ح س ن.

Is Altaf Hussain in the Quran?

Quranic root. See Surah Al-Baqara, ayah 2:195.

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