The neighbors and relatives wanted to name the boy after his father. But Elizabeth loyally upheld her husband’s direction to her.
وَحِينَ أَرَادَ ٱلْجِيرَانُ وَٱلْأَنْسِبَاءُ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِٱسْمِ أَبِيهِ ،‏ نَفَّذَتْ أَلِيصَابَاتُ بِوَلَاءٍ مَا أَوْصَى بِهِ زَوْجُهَا .‏