Al-Walid
 Calligraphic representation of Al-Walid name | |
| Pronunciation | Walid, Waleed |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
| Meaning | Newborn |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Walid may refer to:
People
[edit]- Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), one of the two famous Arab generals of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century
- Al-Walid I (668–715), Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 to 715
- Al-Walid II (709–744), Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744
- Muslim ibn al-Walid (748–823), poet
- Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (died 750), Umayyad caliph who ruled for a short time in 744
- Averroes (1126–1198), or Abul Walid Muhammad Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Rushd, Andalusian-Arab philosopher, physician, and polymath
- Abu al-Walid (1967–2004), Arab Mujahid who fought in both Chechen Wars
- Najiyah bint al-Walid, a sahaba of Muhammad
- Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh (died 2006), senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad
- Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955), member of the Saudi Royal Family
- Jonah ibn Janah (990s–1050s), important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages
- Walid ibn Utbah (died 624), son of Quraish leader Utba ibn Rabi'ah Walid ibn Utbah (died 624), son of Quraish leader Utba ibn Rabi'ah
Places
[edit]- Al Waleed (town), a town in Anbar Province, Iraq, bordering Syria
- Al-Waleed (camp), a Palestinian refugee camp in Iraq
See also
[edit]- Waleed, an Arabic name
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