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Accidentally halal (media.fedia.io)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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Context: In Islam people must be identified by their paternal lineage, meaning one's patronym/last name/however their culture identifies paternal ancestry must tie to their father. This is because the Quran says "call them by the names of their fathers" (Quran 33:5), and while the verse was talking about adoption the principle is unanimously interpreted to apply in general.

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[–] 22 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

I think when people get married they should make up their own last name. Kind of like saying your future is yours to make.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    We managed to get 12 generations into our family tree. I can confirm there are more name changes and weird things happening than you think. We definitely kinda used to do this...

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    My family's last name was changed in the Third Reich because it was a German family with a Slavic name (which isn't even true but who cares) in the eastern part of the Reich (what is now well inside Poland). I'm not saying that's a good reason to change the name but it shows that it's possible.

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