The Descriptive Name "Ma’mūn" for the Prophet ﷺ Author: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Anwar Zāhid ḥafiẓahullāh
❖ Mention of the Name
In Ṭabaqāt Ibn Sa‘d, the descriptive name "al-Ma’mūn" has been mentioned for the Prophet ﷺ in an elegy composed by Hind bint Ḥārith, wherein she mourns his passing. The couplets read:
«لقد امتني من الانباء معضلة ان ابن آمنة المأمون قد ذهبا»
"A distressing news has devastated me: the trustworthy son of Āminah has passed away."
«ان المبارك والميمون فى جدث قال الحفوه تراب الأرض والحدبا»
"The blessed and fortunate one lies now in a grave, covered with the dust and earth’s garment."
❖ Ḥadīth Authentication
Chain of narration: Weak
Source Reference:
- Ṭabaqāt Ibn Sa‘d (translated), Vol. 2, p. 374
The weakness lies in the chain due to the narrator Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Wāqidī, who has been labeled as a fabricator (kadhdhāb) by the scholars of ḥadīth.
❖ Other Descriptive Names (Ṣifātī Asmāʾ) of the Prophet ﷺ
Apart from al-Ma’mūn, several other descriptive titles have been attributed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, such as:
«Fātiḥ……Mashhūr……Mahdī……Munji……Nāhī……Ṭayyib……Ḥafī……Manṣūr……Miṣbāḥ……Āmir……Ḥāfiẓ……Kāmil……Kalīm Allāh……Najī Allāh……Ṣafī Allāh……Maʿlūm……Muṭīʿ……Muḥarram……Mukarram……Madʿū……Shahīr»
However, it is important to note:
These descriptive titles, while embodying traits that indeed exist in the noble character of the Prophet ﷺ, are not cited in any authoritative or authentic book as recognized names. If names were assigned based on every attribute found in him ﷺ, the count would exceed into the thousands.