Sunday, October 13, 2013

A NAME

The whole of the name of the Persian poet, mystic, philosopher, Omar Khayyám means:

غیاث ‌الدین Ghiyāth ad-Din - means "the Shoulder of the Faith" and implies the knowledge of the Quran.
ابوالفتح عمر بن ابراهیم Abu'l-Fat'h 'Umar ibn Ibrāhīm - Abu means father, Fat'h means conqueror, 'Umar means life, Ibrahim is the name of the father.
خیام Khayyām - means "tent maker" it is a byname derived from the father's craft.
نیشابورﻯ Nīshāpūrī - is the link to his hometown of Nishapur.



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