Mujtaba

Mujtaba
اَلْـمُـجْـتَـبَى
Romanizational-Mujtabā
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaning'Chosen'
Region of originMuslim world
Other names
Alternative spellingMujteba, Moedjtaba and Mojtaba

Mujtaba (Arabic: اَلْـمُـجْـتَـبَى, romanizedal-Mujtabā) is an Arabic given name meaning 'the Chosen'. It is an honorific title for the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his grandson Hasan.[1][2][3][4]

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  4. ^ Momen, Moojan (1985). An Introduction to Shi'i Islam. Yale University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-03531-5.