Zulfiqar

Zulfiqar

sword

Zulfaqar, dem sanso dey spell am Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, anaa Dhulfaqar), be de sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Imam Ali).

Middle Eastern weapons dey commonly inscribe am plus quote wey dey mention Zulfiqar,^[1] wey dem at tyms make Middle Eastern swords plus split tip in reference to de weapon.^[2]

De name ein meaning be uncertain. De word ḏhu dey mean "possessor, master", den de idafa construction "possessor of..." be common for Arabic phraseology insyd, lyk for Dhu al-Qarnayn, Dhu al-Kifl, Dhu al-Qadah den Dhu al-Hijjah.

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  Drawing of Fatimid version of Zulfiqar for de 10th-century insyd; de earliest visual depiction for history insyd, as dem carve for Bab al-Nasr top, one of de gates of Cairo.
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  Flag of Hayreddin Barbarossa
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  Ottoman Zulfiqar flag, dem capture during de Battle of Guruslău (1601), dem draw afta Károly Cserna, Transylvanian and Turkish flags (1898)
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  De Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan dey lead de Mughal Army, for de upper left War elephants bear emblems of de legendary Zulfiqar (17th century)
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  Flag of Kara Mahmud Pasha (Ottoman Albania, 1796).
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  Closeup of de saw-toothed den notched point for de 19th-century Indian-made "Zulfiqar" sword dem keep for de Higgins Collection insyd (accession no. 2240); circa 1800.
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  Coat of Arms Pahlavi Iran, dey show Zulfiqar sword for de lower-left shield quadrant insyd (1925 den afta).
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  Two Zulfiqar swords for Chinese Islamic scroll top, 1845

1. ↑ Gauding, Madonna (October 2009). The Signs and Symbols Bible:The Definitive Guide to Mysterious Markings. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 105. ISBN 9781402770043.
2. ↑ Sothebys, none (January 1985). Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles. Sotheby's, London. p. 438.