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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 ...
Shagufta or Shegufta, derived from Shekofteh (Persian: شکفته), [1] is a Persian-language feminine given name meaning cheerful, full-blown, or opened. [2] [3] [4] Variations include the name Shegufa in Dari or the name Shekoufeh or Shokoufeh in Persian, both of which mean blossom. It is a common name among Urdu-speaking Muslims in the ...
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Muslim ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Islamic figure, a central figure among the early collectors of sīra—biographies of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad and hadith literature; Muslim ibn Uqba, (pre-622–683) was a general of the Umayyad Caliphate during the reigns of caliphs Mu'awiya I and his son and successor Yazid I
Generally for Muslim males, Muhammad, the name of the prophet of Islam, is chosen to be the person's first given name, if he has more than one. Because of the prevalence of this practice, this name is usually not the person's most called name, as it does not serve as a unique identifier. Females are usually given at most two names. [citation ...
Haydar (Arabic: حيدر), also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion". In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib (first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun Caliph), the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who was ...
Murad or Mourad (Arabic: مراد) is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian , Azerbaijani , Bengali , Turkish , Persian , and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East .
Aiman (Arabic: أيمن) is a gender neutral name with origins in Arabic, Urdu and Kazakh. [3] [4] It is an alternative Latin alphabet spelling of the name Ayman. [5]In Arabic, it is derived from the Semitic root (ي م ن) for right, and literally means righteous, blessed or lucky.