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  2. David (name) - Wikipedia

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    David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition ( Oral Torah ) and recorded use related to King David, a central figure in the Torah and foundational to Judaism , and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam .

  3. David in Islam - Wikipedia

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    David is one of the few Islamic Prophets who received Kingship as well. While other prophets preached during the reign of kings, David, in his time, was the king. Thus, he received an extremely large task, of making sure that the people of Israel were not only held in check spiritually but that the country itself remained strong as well. His ...

  4. Hebraization of surnames - Wikipedia

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    Poster in the Yishuv offering assistance to Palestinian Jews in choosing a Hebrew name for themselves, 2 December 1926. The Hebraization of surnames (also Hebraicization; [1] [2] Hebrew: עברות Ivrut) is the act of amending one's Jewish surname so that it originates from the Hebrew language, which was natively spoken by Jews and Samaritans until it died out of everyday use by around 200 CE.

  5. Arabic name - Wikipedia

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    The ism (اسم) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatima". Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character. For example, Muhammad means 'Praiseworthy' and Ali means 'Exalted' or 'High'.

  6. David - Wikipedia

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    David (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ d /; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד ‎, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") [a] [5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, [6] [7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.

  7. Muhammad (name) - Wikipedia

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    Abu Ali Muhammad, was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid. Abu Ahmad Muhammad, was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid. Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid Prince and father of the twelfth Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'in who ruled from 8 June 862 to 17 October 866. Muhammad ibn Ja'far known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir, was the eleventh Abbasid ...

  8. Names and titles of Muhammad - Wikipedia

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    The names and titles of Muhammad, [1] names and attributes of Muhammad [2], Names of Muhammad (Arabic: أسماء النبي, romanized: Asmā’u n-Nabiyy) are the titles of the prophet Muhammad and used by Muslims, where 88 of them are commonly known, but also countless names which are found mainly in the Quran and hadith literature.

  9. Historicity of Muhammad - Wikipedia

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    He knows Muhammad's name, that he was a merchant by profession, and hints that his life was suddenly changed by a divinely inspired revelation. [70] Sebeos is the first non-Muslim author to present a theory for the rise of Islam that pays attention to what the Muslims themselves thought they were doing.