How frequently were epithets applied to Muslim rulers?

by HippieHippieHourah

European history is lousy with nicknames, from obvious stuff like "the Great" to... less flattering names, like "the Bald," or "the Unready." Beyond the obvious example of Sulemain the Magnificent/Law-giver, are there any examples of Muslim rulers being given nicknames?

Salisillyic_Acid

I'll share a small selection of epithets used by or applied to Muslim rulers. These are some that I've found interesting. I've added links to their Wiki profile. Let me know if this is against the rules, and I'll remove them.

  1. Khalid Ibn Al Walidlead the armies of Mohammad and the early caliphate under Abu Bakr. He was called "The Drawn Sword of God" or Saif Allah Al Maslul in Arabic.

  2. Tamerlane (of the Timurid Mongol dynasty) was called "Timur the Lame" or Timur-e-Lang in Persian.

  3. AbulFath Jalaluddin Mohammad of the Indian Mughal dynasty was also known as Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. Akbar here meaning "the Great." I've always found the Mughal dynasty to be quite interesting for its use of titles and names. The second mughal emperor, Humayun, was called Insan-e-Kamil which means "the Perfect Man." Akbar's grandson was named Jahangir, which meanings "Conqueror of the World." Jahangir's son was Shah Jahan, which means Shah of the World, or King of the World. Shah Jahan's successor was titled "Alamgir" which roughly translates to "Word Conqueror" but you'll also find translations stating "World Seizer."

  4. The Ottoman Sultan/Caliph Mehmed II was called El-Fatih, which is Arabic for "the Conqueror."

  5. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty and the first Abbasid Caliph was known as al-Safah or "The Generous." The 5th Abbasid Caliph, Harun, was known as al Rashid which is Arabic for "the Rightly-Guided," or "the Just."

  6. The first Fatimid caliph, Abdullah, was called al Mahdi Billah which roughly translates to "The Messiah From God" or "The Messiah of God." His successor and son styled himself as Biamr Allah or "He who carries out God's plan. "

  7. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, is called Quaid-e-Azam, which means something like "Great Leader."

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