In English, we use the word prophet, but in Quran two different names are used for prophets: rasul and nabi. What is the difference between rasul and nabi?
A nabi is born nabi, the reason we are provided that He got his first wahi in age of 40 so he got nabuwat in the age of 40, this is not a valid reason. if it is valid then anyone can be nabi.
It is widely believed that "rasul" is a prophet who has been given books like Moses, Jesus and Mohammad (peace be upon all of them), and "nabi" is a prophet who hasn't been given books. But this is wrong according to some Turkish scholars. Here is their common answer: Nabi: Comes from the root "nebe" which means news/message. Nabi is literally means who takes messages. For a religious term ...
Milad-ul-Nabi (P.B.U.H) is being celebrated in various parts of Muslim countries every year. Is it proved from Quran and Sunnat-e-Rasool (P.B.U.H)? Does Sahaba celebrated it? If someone don't attends
About Nabi you should be able to find similar justification, but it largely depends on the culture of the society, in some cultures Nabi is used only for prophets but in other cultures as you have mentioned many might choose this adjective as the name of their children and of course, they do not mean that their children would become a prophet.
halal haram - Is it correct to name the child as 'Nabi' or 'Rasul ...
Nabi Muhammad* lived in a place that yes they believed in the one true God. But they also believed in the lesser gods as well as Jehovah, I.e. Allah- like Eloh in Hebrew. The people , some assumed that Jehovah was too far away to be concerned wit there life so they assumed the lesser Gods would do for them. Reason how they even know about GOD is that Arabs, being brethren to Jews, had the same ...