How to Name a Child whose Father Is Unknown
As-Salamu `alaykum. I converted to Islam a year ago. I was married for many years and divorced before converting. During that marriage, my husband and I legally adopted a baby. By Canadian law, we have no information to identify the biological parents and the child was named by us. He is now 12 years old. He has known the story of his adoption since he was a toddler, and by law at 18 he can ask the government for information regarding his birth parents. Should I change his name now? What name should I use since we do not know his natural father’s name?