Islamic names
By: Annemarie Schimmel.
Edition: 1995 paperback ed.
Series: Islamic surveys series
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780748606887
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The structure of a name : ism or 'alam - kunya - nasab - nisba - laqab; title: Born on Friday : the naming of a child; title: Help from God : religious name-giving; title: Mothers of the faithful : the naming of girls; title: Lions, moons and roses : the nickname or laqab; title: A name too heavy to bear : changes and transformations of names; title: Appendix : Some notes on Turkish family names; title: Glossary of technical terms