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2006-07-03 11:13:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
'Al' is arabic for 'the'.
eg. Al Qaeda = The Base
2006-07-03 11:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, there are no "Islamic" names. There are names of folk from the Quran. The Quran was revealed to the Arabs first, and over the Years Islamic Culture has superseded indigenious Arabic Culture at many levels, but I digress.
Here is an EXCELLENT article from wikipedia on the "Structure of the Arab name". It will answer your first question and give a ton of background info too. Enjoy!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_names
2006-07-08 06:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The al means you are from a tribe which is known from the name which comes behind. For example Al Saud: you belong to the Saud family. It's a tribe thing, originated long ago. Got to do with name, and pride as well as marriages. Some tribes won't allow marriages outside the tribe so cousins marry their cousins. The are some families who still do that.
2006-07-03 11:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by Crazy for Converse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first,you have to correct your question;there are no Islamic names or language, they are Arabic, and millions of Christians are Arabian and speak Arabic,and millions of muslims may be Indians and can`t speak Arabic,but it is the language of The QUR`AN
AL = the .and used with some names to link it with a city or tribe,like George the texasian,ahmad al baghdadi
2006-07-04 06:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means "the" in Arabic, so for instance Iraqis always have an al- name as their final name, and it means they're from such and such town. Saddam is "al-Tikriti," meaning he's from Tikrit.
2006-07-03 11:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Adam T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roughly translated, "al" means "the" or something like that.
Also note that when spelled using Latin letters, "al" can change:
al-taqaddum becomes at-taqaddum
al shuaybah becomes as-shuaybah
al zubayr becomes az zubayr
2006-07-03 11:18:14 · answer #6 · answered by mamuka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means "the".
Abu Hamza al-Masri means "Father of Hamza the Egyptian".
2006-07-03 11:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do Irish names have O' in them, or Mc? Or german names have Van? Just a cultural thing.
2006-07-03 11:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by geeniusatwurk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just like THE in english.. used with names to be more specific and defined.
2006-07-03 13:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by Kisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language has its origin in the American south: ya all, you hear. etc.
Just having fun.
THE is correct.
2006-07-03 13:46:07 · answer #10 · answered by r_e_a_l_miles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋