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Assume a man is called Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan. | Assume a man is called Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan. | ||
*Saleh is his personal name, and the one that his family and friends would call him by. | *Saleh is his '''personal name''', and the one that his family and friends would call him by. | ||
*'''ibn and bin translates as "son of";;;, so Tariq is Saleh's father's name. | *'''ibn and bin translates as "son of";;;, so Tariq is Saleh's father's name. | ||
*ibn Khalid means that Tariq is the son of Khalid, making Khalid the grandfather of Saleh. | *ibn Khalid means that Tariq is the son of Khalid, making Khalid '''the grandfather''' of Saleh. | ||
*al-Fulan would be Saleh's family name.<br> | *al-Fulan would be Saleh's '''family name'''.<br> | ||
Hence, Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan translates as "Saleh, son of Tariq, son of Khalid; whom is of the family of al-Fulan." | Hence, Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al-Fulan translates as "Saleh, son of Tariq, son of Khalid; whom is of the family of al-Fulan." | ||
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*A family name frequently begins with AL-, or EL-, e.g. AL-QADHAFI,nbut the family name can also be written without it, i.e. QADHAFI. | *A family name frequently begins with AL-, or EL-, e.g. AL-QADHAFI,nbut the family name can also be written without it, i.e. QADHAFI. | ||
*Some family names are derived from geographical place names, e.g. AL-TIKRITI (from Tikrit), AL-BAGHDADI (from Baghdad), AL-MASRI (‘the Egyptian’), and can indicate a family’s origins. | *Some family names are derived from geographical place names, e.g. AL-TIKRITI (from Tikrit), AL-BAGHDADI (from Baghdad), AL-MASRI (‘the Egyptian’), and can indicate a family’s origins. | ||
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Because so many components can be used (or not) in a name, the same man may be called: | Because so many components can be used (or not) in a name, the same man may be called: | ||
Ahmad Husain | Ahmad Husain | ||
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:::::Abu Muhammad - ‘father of Muhammad’ | :::::Abu Muhammad - ‘father of Muhammad’ | ||
:::::Umm Muhammad - ‘mother of Muhammad’. | :::::Umm Muhammad - ‘mother of Muhammad’. | ||
:c. '''"Abu"''' can also be used as part of a name to signify possession of a quality or feature, e.g. Abu al-Fadl (‘father of merit’). | |||
'''"Abu"''' can also be used as part of a name to signify possession of a quality or feature, e.g. Abu al-Fadl (‘father of merit’). | |||
==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||