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View Name: Talib


TALIB
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS: طالب (Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of Muhammad who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using Abu; his real name may have been Imran.
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