Off-Brand Hamzah
When my parents were first married, they watched an Islamic movie together about the life of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, Hamza. He was kind, wise, and just a great guy. My parents found his story inspiring, and decided that their first child would be named after him, and thus reflect the same greatness that Hamza's life emitted. Unfortunately for them, I came first. I don't think they were expecting their first child to be a girl, because they had no ideas in mind for baby names besides Hamza. Thankfully, the internet existed. My dad did a quick Bing search for "baby girl names that sound like Hamza" and was able to come across the name they chose for me: Faizah. My dad told me this story, of finding my name off of the internet, when I was about 7 years old. I didn't react very well. My brother (named Hamzah) had just been born, and I already didn't like him because I didn't like to share the spotlight. I had always thought of myself as the supe