"""reflexive adversarial editorial stance"" against Americans and ""anti-American bias"". It is often unclear whether recent discussions of anti-American bias at Al Jazeera are referring also to Al Jazeera English or only to Al Jazeera's Arabic-language channel. There are significant differences in tone between the English and Arabic-language channels. (According to bilingual Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab, ""The English channel uses more neutral terminology; the Arab channel is much harsher."") An example of this is a 2011 claim by Bill O'Reilly that Al Jazeera is ""anti-Semitic"" and ""anti-American"" and a subsequent defense of Al Jazeera against these claims made by former Al"
"Some classical grammarians assert that this ""kull"" may be figurative, in which case ""al""-, in this capacity, would be a form of exaggeration. The most well known use of ""al""- in this meaning occurs twice in the Qur'anic verse 1:1, (all praise is due to Allah, lord of all the worlds). ""Al""- is often used in words to indicate the presence of something. For example, “al-yawm” means ‘this day’ i.e. ‘today’. In modern Arabic, this function is largely idiomatic and does not carry over to new words. ""Al""- may be prefixed to names that are derived from Arabic nouns. This"
"noun without the use of a relative pronoun. An example of this is seen in the following couplet of poetry: وَلَقَدْ أَمُرُّ عَلى اللَئيمِ يَسُبُّني – فَمَضَيْتُ ثُمَّتَ قُلْتُ لا يَعْنيني ""Al""- may be used to encompass all the individuals of a genus. For example, “al-asad” can be used to mean ‘all lions’. This function is called . One is encouraged to use caution when employing this form of ""al""- as it may be confused with its other meanings. In order for ""al""- to be in this capacity, it is necessary that it be interchangeable with the word ""kull"" 'all'."
"Adl Adl (, ) is an Arabic word meaning 'justice', and is also one of the names of God in Islam. Adel, and Adeel are male names derived from Adl and are common throughout the Muslim worlds and Arab. Adl, as used by early theorists of Islamic jurisprudence, referred to an aspect of an individual's character. This aspect is best translated as probity. Although Adl, as used by many religious scholars today, is loosely used as meaning solely justice, one must look more closely at how and why religious scholars choose to use this word. Adl is another word for"
"English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with ""Al-"", or the Old Norse man's name Áli. It can also be an English nickname, as a shortened form of Alice, Alison, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from ""Aleksanteri"". Ali also as a last name has become very popular on a global scale due to the immigration of Muslims throughout the globe. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured laborers were brought to replace African slave labour at the end of slavery in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and"
"at the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary, ""al""- comes directly from the Arabic negating particle, ""lā."" He conjectures that ""lā"" became ""al""- through a process of metathesis. That is to say, the lām and the alif swapped positions. It is noteworthy that the negation denoted by ""lā"" and the definiteness denoted by ""al""- are in stark contrast to each other. Barth also asserts that ""lā"" could have resulted in ""al""- through a process of syncope so the alif in ""lā"" and the vowel over the ""lām"" were dropped, resulting in a sukūn (an Arabic diacritic) over the ""lām"", and a volatile or"
"imported from Arabic mostly related to religious, administrative and scientific vocabulary. The most common al- words in Urdu are بالکل(bil-kul) meaning ""exactly"" and فی الحال (fil-hal) meaning ""currently"". Arabic definite article Unlike most other particles in Arabic, ""al-"" is always prefixed to another word and it never stands alone. Consequently, most dictionaries will not list it as a separate word, and it is almost invariably ignored in collation. Similarly, ""al-"" is not a permanent component of the word to which it is prefixed. It is added and removed to toggle between the definiteness and indefiniteness of the word. As a"
"to variable spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to: Abdul Alim Abdul Alim, also transliterated Abdul Aleem, () is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Alim"". The name means ""servant of the All-knowing"", ""Al-'Alīm"" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ""a"" of the ""al-"" is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ""u"". So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part can be spelled ""Alim"" or ""Aleem"","
"is what they mean and it is always understood without explanation. One of the functions of ""al""- is to render the noun onto which it is prefixed a class noun. For example, the word “al-asad” can mean ‘the lion’, referring to a specific lion, or ‘the lion’ in the sense ‘the lion is a dangerous animal’. Notice that the meaning connoted by this function of ""al""- is indefinite, which is in stark contrast with the primary function of the definite article. Because of this meaning, the noun following ""al""- will be grammatically indefinite and one may, for example, modify the"
"Abdul Alim Abdul Alim, also transliterated Abdul Aleem, () is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Alim"". The name means ""servant of the All-knowing"", ""Al-'Alīm"" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ""a"" of the ""al-"" is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ""u"". So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part can be spelled ""Alim"" or ""Aleem"", or in other ways, with the whole name subject"
"Abd (Arabic) ʿAbd () is an Arabic word meaning one who is subordinated as a slave or a servant, and it means also to worship. It appears in many common Arab names followed by Al (the) in form of ""Abd ul"", ""Abd ul-"", etc.; this is also commonly translitated as ""el-,"" in the form ""Abd el-"", meaning ""servant of the-"". This is always followed by one of the names for God. These names are given in List of Arabic theophoric names and 99 Names of God. A widespread name Abdullah (name) (or ʿAbd Allah) means ""servant of God"" or ""worshipper"
"Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word ""Abd"" (, ""Servant"") and the definite prefix ""al / el"" (, ""the""). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , """", usually spelled ""Abdel Hamid"", ""Abdelhamid"", ""Abd El Hamid"" or ""Abdul Hamid"", which means ""servant of The Praised"" (God). The most common use for ""Abdul"" by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ""Abdul"" is subject"
"Arabia"", demonstrative pronouns like ""this man"", relative pronouns like ""the man who ..."", vocation like ""O man"", possession like ""my man"", and of course the definite article like ""the man"". Apart from possession, prefixing a noun with ""al""- is the weakest form of definiteness. That is, saying ""the man"" does not define the man being referred to as clearly as saying ""this man"", for example. Arabic has an indefinite article indicated by nunation ("""") which is declined for three cases. The etymology of ""al""- is the study of how it developed and how it changed over time. There are several"
"Abdul Malik Abdul Malik () is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Malik"". The name means ""servant of the King"", in the Christian instance 'King' meaning 'King of Kings' as in Jesus Christ and in Islam,""Al-Malik"" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ""a"" of the ""al-"" is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ""e"". So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or"
"Abd-al. The second part may appear as Malik, Malek or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a distinct but related name, Abdul Maalik (), meaning ""servant of the Owner"", referring to the Qur'anic name ""Mālik-ul-Mulk"". The two names are difficult to distinguish in transliteration, and some of the names below are instance of the latter one. It may refer to: Abdul Malik Abdul Malik () is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Malik"". The"
"Al (folklore) Al (or Hal); (; ; ; (""""); ; ; ; ) is a class of demon in the folklore of the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and Armenia. Als are demons of childbirth, interfering with human reproduction. The al is known by various other names, including ""alk"" in Armenian and Kurdish, ""ol"", ""hāl"" and ""xāl"" in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, ""almasti"" or ""albasti"" in Central Asian Turkic speaking countries, and ""halmasti"" among the Dards. In Armenian tradition, the als steal the lung, liver and heart of women in childbirth, pregnant women, and women who have just given birth. They also"
"to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ""Abdul"" literally and normally means ""Slave of"", but English translations also often translate it to: ""Servant of the"". Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic origin according to their spoken Arabic dialects. Therefore, it is pronounced and written ""Abdel..."" or ""Abd El..."". However, non-Arabic speakers or Arabic speakers may choose to transcribe the name according to the Literary Arabic pronunciation, which is the language of Quran, pronounced as and written ""Abdul..."". For other variations in spelling, see"
"in classical Arabic grammar, includes all parts of speech save particles and verbs: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc. As a general rule, ""al""- may be prefixed to any ""ism"", regardless of gender, plurality, grammatical case, etc. However, this rule has some pathological caveats. That is, there are some nouns that ""al""- may never be prefixed to, and there are others that ""al""- must always be prefixed to. The definite article ""al""- is not typically prefixed to nouns that do not inflect for definiteness. Examples include the interrogative ""man"" 'who'. The definite article ""al""- is not typically prefixed to nouns that"
"Ali (name) Ali (, """") is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means ""high"" , ""elevated"" or ""champion"". It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is also present in some pre-islamic tribesmen (banu hanifa) and identical in form and meaning to the , ""Eli"", which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. The name ""Ali"" also arises in other traditions. Among"
"be read as """"al-wāḥid wa-al-‘ishrūn"""". When ""al""- is prefixed to a participle, it acts like a relative pronoun. For the purposes of this rule, participles include (the active participle), (the passive participle), (another participle in Arabic), etc. For example, . This is translated as “I passed by the man who was riding his steed” as opposed to something like “I passed by the rider of his steed.” Consequently, all the rules of Arabic relative pronouns and their clauses will apply here. It is widely accepted in Arabic grammar that a participle can carry tense. This tense, however, is typically limited"
"subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to: Abdul Halim Abdul Halim or Abdel Halim () is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Halim"". The name means ""servant of the all-clement"", ""Al-Halīm"" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ""a"" of the ""al-"" is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ""u"". So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part can"
"corruption of sorts on the phrase ""All has read"", to imply he has read much, and has immense amounts of knowledge. However Abdul is a common Arabic prefix meaning ""Servant"" and ""Al"" is Arabic for ""the"", and if ""hazra"" means ""he prohibited"", ""he fenced in"" or ""Great Lord"", then the name would mean ""Servant of the Prohibited"", ""Servant of the Fenced in"", or ""Servant of the Great Lord"" which would make sense considering his role, even if it is not a proper Arabic name. An explanation that is more in sync with Arabic usage and existing Sufi tradition is that"
"any of the lexical meanings or grammatical inflections provided by ""al""-. Similarly, ""al""- is not prefixed to verbs. However, it has been seen on verbs in poetry, as in the following couplets by Dhu al-Kharq al-Tahawi (ذو الخرق الطهوي): يقول الخَنى وأبغَضُ العُجْمِ ناطقا – الى ربنا موتُ الحِمارِ اليُجَدّعُ ويَستخرج اليَرْبوعَ مِن نافِقائِه – ومِن جُحْرِه بالشيحَةِ اليَتقصّعُ Several opinions exist to explain this aberrant ""al""-. The following is a precis of different Arabic scholars' views as given in ""Khizanat al-Adab"". One view is that ""al""- is a relative pronoun here, similar to ""alladhī"" (الذي), ""allatī"" (التي), etc. in"
"rarely and, even then, has been recorded only in poetry. The primary and most profuse function of ""al""- is to render the following word definite. This is known as . This function is of two types: There is also a special type of known as ""the ""al""- for ”. The noun on which the ""al""- is prefixed, in this case, is never explicitly mentioned but the listener knows what is being referred to. For example, the word ""al-kitāb"" (the book) may actually refer to the classical book of Arabic grammar written by Sibawayh. Whenever grammarians talk about ""the book"", this"
"Abdul Halim Abdul Halim or Abdel Halim () is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ""Abd"", ""al-"" and ""Halim"". The name means ""servant of the all-clement"", ""Al-Halīm"" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ""a"" of the ""al-"" is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ""u"". So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part can be transliterated Halim, Haleem or Haliem, and the whole name"
"""ج"" like the hard g /""g""/ in English as (gap, garden, gas...), and it is written like that with ""G"" to differentiate the pronunciation. The word ""Galal"" that is originally found in other languages or as country names where other languages prevailed has other meanings like wheel, to roll or to roll away. Jalal Jalal () is an Arabic masculine name, which often means majesty as an attribute of God in the Bible, as in Psalms and Christian hymns, and in the Quran. Many Arabic-speaking Christians or other Christians and Arab or non-Arab Muslims have Jalal as given or family"
"and is not in direct relation to ""al""-. Moreover, it is a rare occurrence and is almost never applied in spoken varieties of modern or classical Arabic. ""Al""- has been recorded to separate from its host word as in the following couplet: دَعْ ذا وَعَجِّلْ ذا وَأَلْحِقْنا بِذالْ – بِالشَحْمِ إِنّا قَدْ مَلِلْناهُ بَجَلْ The ""al""- in has been recorded both with and without the alif. It has been stripped from its host word because of the meter of the couplet. It has then been repeated in the second half of the couplet reattached to its host. This happened very"
"function is known as . The purpose of doing this is to point toward the meaning of the one named. For example, the name ""‘Adīl"" (meaning 'just') may be read """"al-‘Adīl"""" to allude to the fact that ‘Adīl is a just person. In modern Arabic, however, this type of ""al""- is largely idiomatic. That is to say, names traditionally prefixed with ""al""- are kept as such and names without ""al""- are also kept as such; the connotation of this ""al""- is ignored. When it comes to alphabetic ordering, some sources will list names according to the ""al""- while others will"
"the above example, the extra ""al""- is necessary. There are other cases where it is extra but not necessary. An example is in the following phrase: ادخلوا الأول فالأول The word “awwal” (first) is considered “ḥāl” (a type of object in grammar) in the above phrase. This type of object is typically indefinite according to most classical and modern grammarians. So the ""al""- attached to it is unnecessarily extra. ""Al""- is a particle (""ḥarf"") in the Arabic language. Like most (but not all) particles, it is not prefixed to other particles. That is because particles are never in need of"
"ignore it. ""Al""- is sometimes prefixed to words without giving any grammatical benefit. This may occur in poetry, in which case the purpose may be to maintain metre, rhythm, or rhyme. It may also occur elsewhere to give a rhetorical benefit. For example, the ""al""- attached to the relative pronoun ""al-ladhī"" (that/which/etc) is considered to be extra (), because relative pronouns are already definite and there is no use for the ""al""-. ""Al""- is perpetually and necessarily attached to this word in most Arabic dialects. Thus its purpose is not a lexical or grammatical one, but a rhetorical one. In"
"the Arabic grammar section. In Arabic language, the word ' means ""slave"" or ""servant"", from the triliteral root ', which is also related to the word """", ""worshiping"". Therefore, the word has the positive connotation, in an Islamic sense, of worshiping and praising God, i.e. being a slave to God rather than idols. Essentially there is no ""Abdul"", without the second part when written in Arabic, thus it appears as a component of many Arabic and specifically Muslim names, where it is the opening of a religiously based name, meaning: ""Servant of..."" with the last component of the name being"
"Alal Persian/ Urdu Alal or Allal, in 12th century Persia was believed to be one of the names of the queen of the full moon, princess of hearts, or mother of the sky. The legend of Alal is celebrated across south Iran and parts of the Middle East. There are a range of Myths that portray Alal to be the Greek Aphrodite or the Roman Venus, Goddess of Love. She was believed to be the daughter of a wine merchant who ran away to a nearby river and fell in love with nature. Alal was known to be the symbol"
"""al"" (to) to indicate the direction or goal of motion (allative construction). It is especially common when there would otherwise be a double preposition: The accusative/allative may stand in for other prepositions also, especially when they have vague meanings that add not much to the clause. Adverbs, with or without the case suffix, are frequently used instead of prepositional phrases: Both ""por"" and ""pro"" often translate English 'for'. However, they distinguish ""for a goal"" (looking forward in time, or causing: ""por"") and ""for a cause"" (looking back in time, or being caused by: ""pro""): To vote ""por"" your friend means"