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  • noun son of

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From Arabic ابن

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Examples

  • Some argue that by this term ibn - ` Arabī meant to imply that nothing truly exists except the One.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • As someone enraptured with history, and visiting around the time of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the First World War, I went to offer my respects at the tomb of Hussein ibn Ali — the Grand Sharif of Mecca, the father of Emir Abdullah, and the great-grandfather of King Hussein.

    Israel Now 2000

  • As someone enraptured with history, and visiting around the time of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the First World War, I went to offer my respects at the tomb of Hussein ibn Ali — the Grand Sharif of Mecca, the father of Emir Abdullah, and the great-grandfather of King Hussein.

    Israel Now 2000

  • In the City of Peace lived an elderly merchant of the name ibn-Qarin, rich in all things but lacking a generous heart and a love of man.

    Eaters Of The Dead Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1976

  • Of his full name Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rahman Al Saud, he was commonly referred to as ibn Saud.

    WN.com - Articles related to Saudi Reforms Five Years On: Looser Rein, Slight Gain 2010

  • Of his full name Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rahman Al Saud, he was commonly referred to as ibn Saud.

    WN.com - Articles related to Saudi Reforms Five Years On: Looser Rein, Slight Gain 2010

  • The Saudi monarchy doesn't pass from father to son but rather along a line of brothers born to the former King Abdulaziz Al Saud, also known as ibn Saud, who founded the modern kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1934.‬‬

    Saudi King Names Prince Salman Defense Minister Summer Said 2011

  • There was a story, too, told by one Abu-Kaka ibn Ja'is, of the caravan that set forth in 1483 to cross the desert, and being overwhelmed by a sandstorm, lost their way.

    Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Richard Jefferies 1867

  • The webcasts are intended to reach fans and students who may have missed the company's one-night-only performance ibn November.

    Fledgling Company Reaches Out Pia Catton 2012

  • The Holy Prophet (saws) is available by Hazrat Uthman ibn Affan (raa) to have endorsed aloes to be placed upon bruise eyes to cover them.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

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