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Aswad (name)


FieldValue
nameAswad
genderMale
meaningblack
languageArabic

Aswad is a masculine Arabic given name and surname that means "black" (also used for people of black complexion). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Al-Aswad al-Ansi (died 632), Arab tribal leader
  • Aswad Thomas (born 1989), English footballer
  • Aswad ibn Yazid, narrator of hadith

Surname

  • Abdulrazzaq Aswad (1918–2002), Iraqi military leader and governor
  • Abu al-Aswad ad-Du'ali (603–688/89), Arab grammarian
  • Ali Aswad al-Jiburi (died 2016), Iraqi ISIS commander
  • Bill Aswad (1922–2015), American politician
  • Evelyn Aswad, American legal scholar
  • Fatima bint Al-Aswad, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Isa ibn Mazyad al-Aswad (died 772), Arab ruler
  • Kamil Al-Aswad (born 1994), Bahraini footballer
  • Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad, Andalusian navigator
  • Mahmoud Al Aswad (born 2003), Syrian footballer
  • Miqdad ibn Aswad, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Omar Al-Aswad, Libyan politician
  • Radwa El Aswad (born 1974), Egyptian writer
  • Wathiq Aswad (born 1957), Iraqi footballer
  • Ziad Abderrazzak Mohammad Aswad (born 1952), former government minister in Iraq

Other uses

Other uses of the word include:

  • Al-Abd Al-Aswad, a form of torture noted in Syria
  • Hajarul Aswad, the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Mecca
  • Aswad, British reggae group
  • Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
  • أيلول الأسود (aylūl al-aswad), Black September.

References

References

  1. A. M. Rosenthal, [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/25/opinion/on-my-mind-a-tour-of-syria.html On My Mind; A Tour Of Syria], ''New York Times'', October 25, 1994. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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