Bynames

Byname Meaning Example
Ah.râr Free man 'Ubaydullâh Ah.râr
Anjîr Faghnawî From Anjir Faghna, a town in Uzbekistan near Bukhara Mah.mûd Anjîr Faghnawî
`At.t.âr Perfumer, druggist (possibly metaphorical) 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'At.t.âr
Charkhî From Jarkh, a town in Afghanistan Ya'qûb Charkhî
Ghujdawânî From Ghujdawan, a town in Uzbekistan near Bukhara 'Abd al-Khâliq Ghujdawânî
Hamadânî From Hamadan, a city in Iran Yûsuf Hamadânî
Is.fahânî From Isfahan, a city in Iran 'Abdullâh Imâmî Is.fahânî
Kâshgharî From Kashgar, a city in western China Sa'd al-Dîn Kâshgharî
Khâmûsh The silent Niz.â al-Dîn Khâmûsh
Naqshband The painter or engraver, so called because he promised to engrave the image of God on his listeners' hearts Bahâ' al-Dîn Naqshband
Pârsâ Pure (or Persian) Muh.ammad Pârsâ
Rîwgirawî From Riwakar, a village in Uzbekistan near Bukhara 'Ârif Rîwgirawî
Samâsiyî From Sammas, a village in Uzbekistan near Bukhara Muh.ammad Bâbâ Samâsiyî


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By Ursula Whitcher, alias Ursula Georges, 2004