Saifullah
Saifullah, also spelled Sayfullah etc. (Arabic: سيف الله), meaning sword of God is a male Islamic given name, originally an honorific awarded for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.
List
Males
- Title
- SayfAllāh al-Maslūl, name given to Khalid ibn al-Walid, one of the companions of Muhammad (sal)
- Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Muslim Atayev (1974-2004), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
- Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Anzor Astemirov (1976–2010), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
- Saifullah, name used by Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970), American alleged terrorist
- Saifullah, nom de guerre of Gazi Haider (1994-2020), leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir
- Given name
- Sejfulla Malëshova (1901-1971), Albanian politician and writer
- Saifullah Paracha (born 1947), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
- Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (died ca. 2007), Taliban commander
- Saifullah Cheema, Pakistani army officer
- Sayfullo Saipov, suspected terrorist
- Middle name
- Anwar Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
- Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
- Qari Saifullah Akhtar, Pakistani alleged terrorist
- Surname
- Muhammad Saifullah (born 1943), Pakistani politician
- Zafar Saifullah, Indian politician
Females
- Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva, or Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), Azerbaijani painter
See also
- Seyfollah, village in Iran
- Qilla Saifullah, fort in Pakistan
- Qila Saifullah, town in Pakistan
- Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan
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