Monday October 1, 2007
Khairy Jr is called Jibreil, PM happy with grandchild’s name
By WONG CHUN WAI
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin has named his son Jibreil Ali Jamaluddin Abu Bakar. However, the name has yet to be officially announced to the public.
Khairy said he and his wife Nori decided on Jibreil because they liked the name.
“It also bears a special significance because Jibreil (variedly spelt) is one of the most important icons in Islam, especially with regards to Ramadan,” he added.
The couple has yet to release the photographs of their baby, the fifth grandchild of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Prime Minister's son, Datuk Kamaluddin Abdullah, and his wife Datin Azreen have four children.
Khairy said Abdullah also approved of the name Jibreil, noting that the child was born on Sept 13, the first day of the Muslim fasting month this year.
In Islam, Jibreil is acknowledged as Allah’s chief archangel, appearing usually as a divine messenger.
He is said to be the angel of revelation (wahyu) and the intermediary between God and Prophet Muhammad in unveiling the verses of the Quran.
And it was in Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet.
There are two basic views by Muslim scholars and historians with regards to the day the Quran was first revealed.
The first view is that it was on the 17th of Ramadan. This day is traditionally observed in Malaysia as Nuzul Al-Quran.
The other view is that it was revealed on the night of Laylat-ul-Qadr, which is believed to come on an odd-numbered night in the last 10 days of the fasting month.
No one knows exactly which night it is; and for Muslims, it is one of Allah’s mysteries.
Khairy, whose full name is Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, said Ali was chosen as a middle name for his child because they wanted a name after Nori’s late godfather.
The name Ali is also in reference to one of the Prophet’s close companions, Saidina Ali ibni Abu Talib, who was the fourth Caliph after the demise of Muhammad and who was also the Prophet’s cousin as well as son-in-law.
Privacy has been cited as a reason for the reluctance of Khairy and Nori to release their son's pictures.
Nori delivered the 3.3kg baby boy at the Pantai Medical Centre by Caesarean section and Khairy was present to cut the umbilical cord.
Khairy said he had been a “hands-on father” and that he enjoyed bathing his son.
“That’s my speciality. Nori feeds him. That’s our division of labour,” he said, adding that he had also been changing the diapers.
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