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Toggle Non-Islamic names subsection. 2.1 Pre-Islamic. 2.2 Arab Christian. 3 References. 4 External links. Toggle the table of contents. List of Arabic theophoric ...
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam (Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
* Yasu' is the Arab Christian name, while ʿĪsā is the Muslim version of the name, as used in the Qur'an. There is debate as to which is the better rendition of the Aramaic Ishuʿ, because both names are of late origin. ** Yuhanna is the Arab Christian name of John, while Yahya is the Muslim version of the name, as used in the Qur'an.
Nihal is an Arabic name meaning "joyful." Nikāḥ (النكاح) the matrimonial contract between a bride and bridegroom within Islamic marriage Niqāb (نقاب) veil covering the face Niyyah (نية) intention Nubūwwah (نبوّة) prophethood. Shi'a regard this as the third Pillar of Islam. Nukrah a great munkar – prohibited, evil ...
In Persian, Turkish, and Urdu usage, it is always pronounced and written as nisbat. In Arabic usage, that pronunciation occurs when the word is uttered in its construct state only. The practice has been adopted in Iranian names and South Asian Muslim names. The nisba to a tribe, profession or a town is the most common form of surname in Arabic.
Ellah is an Islamic name, which means "of Allah" or "of The God".. Ellah is the form assumed by "Allah" when in a genitive construction. For instance, in classical Arabic when case ending vowels were still pronounced, "servant of God" would be "`abdu -llāhi", where the initial "a" of "Allah" is dropped, thus producing the modern word "Abdullah".
In westernizations of Arabic names the words abū and abū l-are sometimes perceived as an independent part of the full name, similar to a given name. Men who do not yet have a child are often addressed by a made-up kunya, most often from a popular or notable figure in Muslim or Arabian History. Arabs would take the given name and the ...
The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies. Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ...