Zulfiqar

Zulfiqar

sword

Cirebonese flag plus Chinese dem influence lion plus de Zulfiqar, wey dem represent Ali as lion (dem date am go de late 18th anaa de 19th century)

Early 19th-century Ottoman Zulfiqar flag

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, wey dem at tyms make Middle Eastern swords plus split tip in reference to de weapon.

Name

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.

Gallery

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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