Jafar

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Jaʽfar (Arabic: جَعْفَر), meaning in Arabic ”stream/rivulet/creek," is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among Muslims especially in Iran. It may also be transliterated Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur, or, in Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar. . The Turkish spelling of the name is Cafer, the Azerbaijani Cəfər, the Bosniak Džafer and the Albanian Xhafer. Historical persons. Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (died 629), companion of Muhammad, older brother of Ali. Jafar ibn Ali, son of Ali and Umm ul-Banin. Ja'far al-Sadiq (702–765), descendant of Ali, sixth imam of Shia Islam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%CA%BDfar

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