Abū Turāb (Arabic: أبو تراب, lit. 'Father of Dust'), is a title attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Muslim
Caliph, who is seen by Shia Muslims as the first of their Imams. According to Islamic tradition the Arabic title "Abu Turab" was given to Ali ibn Abi Talib by Muhammad, when he found Ali sleeping while covered with dust.[1]
Sahih Muslim Vol. 1 mentions a story in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad saw Ali sleeping in the Medina mosque, while he was covered in dust. Muhammad then woke him up by saying, "Get up, Abu Turab". Abu Turab's title refers to this incident.
Abu Turab means "Father of Soil/Dust". The Quran says,' Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!" '[2]
According to Vaglieri this title might have been given to him by his enemies, and fictitious narrations have emerged in the following centuries to give this title an honorable appearance.[3]
The earliest non-Islamic source where this nickname for ʿAli b. Abī Ṭālib appears is in George of Reshʿaina in 680 AD.[4]
AbūTurāb (Arabic: أبو تراب, lit. 'Father of Dust'), is a title attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Muslim Caliph, who is seen by Shia Muslims...
title of Amir al-Mu'minin to be unique to Ali. He is also referred to as AbūTurāb (lit. 'father of dust'), which might have initially been a pejorative...
Abi Talib. You love AbuTurab." Kumayl: "Yes, I love AbuTurab." Hajjaj: "Curse be on you and on AbuTurab. Dissociate from AbuTurab and I will let you...
complexion - and "wayh", was given to him out of his love of Sibawayh's works. AbuTurab al-Zahiri was referred to as the Sibawayh of the modern era due to the...
dynasty, appointing a 17-year-old Safavid prince, AbuTurab, as a puppet ruler—on 29 June, AbuTurab was declared shah, and assumed the dynastic name of...
the Governor of Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate from 813 to mid-814 CE. AbuTurab al-Zahiri: born in India of Arab Indian descent Barrah bint Awf, maternal...
Abu Hanifa (Arabic: أَبُو حَنِيفَة, romanized: Abū Ḥanīfa; September 699–767) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the...
United States government. Also known as Abdul Rahman, Abu Abdul Rahman al-Muhajir, Abdel Rahman, AbuTurab, Ibrahim al-Muhajir al-Masri, and Mohammed K.A. al-Namer...
as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar, AbuTurab and Salman the Persian, who composed that, even though the rumor has got...
Missing President Tehreek Difa-e-Haramain Sharifain Maulana Ali Muhammad AbuTurab". UrduPoint. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022. "AYF for following...
as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar, AbuTurab and Salman the Persian, who composed that, even though the rumor has got...
describe their objects of interest down to e.g. a molecular level. S. AbuTurab Rizvi has similarly offered critique against the microfoundation project...
S. AbuTurab Rizvi (1994) The microfoundations project in general equilibrium theory. Cambridge Journal of Economics 18(4) : 357-377. A. AbuTurab Rizivi...
principle. Most Indo-Saudis adhere to Islam and speak Arabic and Urdu. AbuTurab al-Zahiri, theologian and jurist Ziaur Rahman Azmi, theologian and scholar...
as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar, AbuTurab and Salman the Persian, who composed that, even though the rumor has got...
Steven N. Durlauf of Mirowski's book The Effortless Economy of Science? S. AbuTurab Rizvi: Philip Mirowski as a Historian of Economic Thought. In: Steven...
Tarikh-i-Bahadur Shahi aka Tabaqat-i-Husam Khani, Tarikh-i-Gujarat by AbuTurab Vali, Mirat-i-Ahmadi. Other important work in Arabic about history of...
Shahpeth (new) Bazar. Others: Ikhlas Khan Bazar, Yusuf Rumi Khan Bazar, Shah AbuTurab Bazar, Abdur Razzaq Bazar, Langar Bazar, Mahmood Shah Bazar, etc. We found...
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