Just curious what the al- means before a last name in Islam. For example: al-Hadeed. At first I thought it meant "child of" then the fathers name, but this isn't the case.
2006-09-04 08:14:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well
Al Mean The
In Your Question You Said Al-Hadeed
It Mean Al=The
Hadeed=Iron
so The word is The Iron
I Hope my words make sense to you
peace i am Out
2006-09-04 08:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by Momomada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
al its like the in english, its as an object .the word alhadeed means iron. most of arabes last name end with al its more less like indentity.
2006-09-04 15:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by khalidhamed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has been said, it's the 'definite article', equivalent to 'the'. Of course, we're speaking here about the language Arabic, not the religion Islam. There are non-Muslim Arabs and non-Arab Muslims.
To the best of my knowlegde, 'son of' is 'bin' or 'ibn'.
2006-09-04 15:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it means "the"... welll i'm not sure abt it....
for example... al-quran.. "the quran
or " al-arth"... "the earth"...
i'm makin this out from my basic Quran education!
2006-09-04 15:21:03 · answer #4 · answered by Apple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can mean from or by or the.
2006-09-04 15:20:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jill&Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋