Zulfiqar

Standard depiction of Ali's sword Dhulfiqar in Shi'ism.
A Cirebonese flag with a Chinese influenced lion with the Zulfiqar, and Ali represented as a lion (dated to the late 18th or the 19th century)
An early 19th-century Ottoman Zulfiqar flag

Zulfaqar (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْفَقَار, romanizedḎū-l-Faqār, IPA: [ðuː‿l.faˈqaːr]), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar), is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Imam Ali).

Middle Eastern weapons are commonly inscribed with a quote mentioning Zulfiqar,[1] and Middle Eastern swords are at times made with a split tip in reference to the weapon.[2]

  1. ^ Gauding, Madonna (October 2009). The Signs and Symbols Bible:The Definitive Guide to Mysterious Markings. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 105. ISBN 9781402770043.
  2. ^ Sothebys, none (January 1985). Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles. Sotheby's, London. p. 438.

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