Zulfiqar or Zulfaqar (Arabic: ذو الْفَقار, romanized: Ḏū l-Faqār, IPA: [ðuː‿l.faˈqaːr]), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar, is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib – a central figure of Sunni Islam and Shia Islam – that was, according to tradition, distinguished by having a double blade. Middle Eastern weapons are commonly inscribed with a quote mentioning Zulfiqar, and they are at times made with a split tip in reference to the weapon.
Zulfiqar or Zulfaqar (Arabic: ذو الْفَقار, romanized: Ḏū l-Faqār, IPA: [ðuː‿l.faˈqaːr]), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar, is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib – a central figure of Sunni Islam and Shia Islam – that was, according to tradition, distinguished by having a double blade. Middle Eastern weapons are commonly inscribed with a quote mentioning Zulfiqar, and they are at times made with a split tip in reference to the weapon.
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