The Evolution of Nomination among Muslims until the Middle of the Third Century (A. H)

Nomination is a social behavior reflecting the culture and tendencies of a society. This research has investigated common names among Muslims to the middle of the 3rd century (A.H). For this purpose, while phasing this nomination, to ensure the authenticity of the research findings, only reports with clear implications have been cited. The research has been organized by taking advantage of the statistical analysis of the first names of those mentioned in Sheikh Tusi's Rejal (as containing Shiite names) and Tabaqat al-Kobra (as containing non-Shiite names). The findings of this research clarify that the common names before Islam were influenced by the culture and tendencies reflected in the names of the Islamic period. However, after the advent of Islam, new names were used that specifically expressed Islamic religious culture. This development continued until the emergence of different Islamic religions, and after that, Muslims started nomination, according to their religion.