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Is it permissible to name someone "Nurullah" (Light of Allah) in Islam, and how can a person be convinced that it is not permissible to name someone that, and are there angels from the Light of Allah?

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It is disliked to be named "Nurullah" (Light of Allah) because it may suggest that the named person is an attribute of Allah, and this is a false belief. Also, if light is an attribute of existing entities, it should not be attributed to Allah, in addition to the self-praise that is forbidden in this naming. It is preferable to change the name if it implies that the intention is Allah's Light, which is His attribute.

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