Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has banned writing names of God by commercial establishments on anything such as bags, packaging, and materials that are destined for inappropriate use. This is to avoid the situation of showing disrespect to names of God. This was revealed by Abdulrahman Al-Hussain, official spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce.

In a statement on X account, he said that this decision comes out of a desire to revere and protect the Beautiful Names of God (Al-Asma Ul Husna). It is worthy to note that the Law of Trade Names, which was approved by the Ministry of Commerce a few months ago, stipulates that a trade name must not contain any name on the list of prohibited names, or the name of a governmental or semi-governmental entity, while adhering to the regulations for reserving or registering the name Saudi Arabia and the names of cities.