Abd Manaf is a theophoric Arabic name that means "servant of Manaf ", Manaf being one of the pre-Islamic polytheistic gods. Abd (عبد is an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated a Slave. Munaf (مناف was a Pre-Islamic deity in Mecca when the residents were still polytheists See technical note on viewing special characters A theophoric name (Greek "bearing a deity" embeds the name of a god both invoking Old Arabic names are based on a long naming system most Arabs do not simply have given / middle / Family names but a full chain of names

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People named so include:

• Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
• Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf
• Wahb ibn Abd Manaf
• Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf
• Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
• Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
• Umayya ibn Abd Manaf

Other:

• Banu Abd Manaf

See also

• Manaf (name)
• List of Arabic theophoric names

Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (Arabic ar عبد مناف بن قصي is whom the clan of Banu Abd Manaf is named after Nawfal ibn Abd al-Manaf ( نوفل بن عبدالمناف) was one of the Sahaba's ancestors (the ancestors of the Sahaba, Muhammad 's companions Wahab ibn `Abd al-Munaf also A'bd Munaf Zohri (وهب بن عبد مناف is among the Sahaba 's ancestors Muttalib ibn Abd al-Manaf (مطلب ابن عبدالمناف was one of the ancestors of the Sahaba ( Muhammad 's companions Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf (هاشم بن عبد مناف (died ca Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf (عبد شمس بن عبد مناف was a prominent member of the Quraish Tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. Umayya ibn Abd Shams is whom the clan of Banu Umayyad is named after This is a list of Arabic Theophoric names. Islamic names "Abdul" names The following names are derived from the word Abd (= "

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