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What is meaning of "Abizar

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Meaning of Abizar

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

The name ‘Abizar’ is probably a derivative of the Quniyat or nickname of one of the closest companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws), Hadrat Abu-zarr al-Ghaffari. His real name was Jundub ibn Junadah and he belonged to the tribe of Ghifaar, and was known by his nickname Abu-zarr al-Ghaffari.

The Prophet (saws) once said of him: "The earth does not carry, nor the heavens cover a man more true and faithful than Abu-zarr."

The literal meaning of the term ‘Abu’ is ‘father of…’; and the term ‘zarr’ literally means a small ant in Arabic. Thus literally the name ‘Abu-zarr’ would mean ‘father of a small ant’ in the Arabic language.

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Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan