Meaning of the name Aurangzeb

My wife is pregnant. I wish to name if it is son “Muhammed Aurangzeb Alamgir” or looking for name second name after Aurangzeb. Can you pls suggest a suitable name?

Also what is the meaning of Aurangzeb?

Please share about the consequence on keeping this name especially in India. I want to review the name of great islamic ruler. But my friends are saying it is good but please also consider the hatredness of his name in India. 

InshaAllah I will name Aurangzeb, but pls  discuss things to be taken to consideration.

Your reply might influence many to name after Aurangzeb (R.A)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

“Aurangzeb” is a Persian word which means “honouring the throne”[1]. Accordingly, Aurangzeb would be a suitable name for a boy.

Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb commonly known as Aurangzeb Alamgir was a famous Muslim Mughal Emperor who ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent from 1658 till his death in 1707. Some historians present him as a devoted, religious-minded sultan who was a just ruler. While others regard him to be a cruel emperor who restricted Hindus and Sikhs from their freedom.

Nevertheless, Aurangzeb Alamgir is known to have lived a very simple life and was regarded to be very pious. He was the first ruler/emperor who established Islamic Law in a Non-Muslim country. His strict adherence to Islamic Law led him to compile Fatawaa Hindiyya (also known as Fatawaa Alamgiri) which is considered one of the most essential books in the Hanafi Fiqh (Jurisprudence) today. [2]

You may name your child Aurangzeb Alamgir. However, considering the negative attitude towards the name in India, we advise against keeping the name.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Ghadai

Student Darul Iftaa
Michigan, U.S.A 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.