Nimatullah
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Nimatullah, also spelled Ni'matullāh, Nematollah etc. is a male Muslim given name, also used by Arabic-speaking Christians. It is composed of the elements Nimat, meaning blessing and Allah
, meaning of God. It may refer to
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
, meaning of God. It may refer to
People
- Shah Ni'matullah Wali (1330–1431), Syrian Islamic scholar and Sufi poet
- Nimat Allah al-HarawiNimat Allah al-HarawiNi'mat Allah al-Harawi is the author of a Persian language epic history of the Afghans while serving as a chronicler at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir...
(fl. 1613-1630), author of a Persian language epic history of the Afghans - Nimattullah Kassab Al-HardiniNimattullah Kassab Al-HardiniSaint Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini , a Lebanese Roman Catholic saint and a member of the Maronite Church.-Miracles of Saint Nimatullah Kassab Hardini:...
(ca. 1808-1858), Lebanese Roman Catholic saint - Hajj NematollahHajj NematollahHajj Nematollah was born in Jeyhounabad, Persia and is considered one of the greatest leaders and mystics in Kurdish and Ahl-e Haqq history. Two of his most famous works of poetry and history are Furqān al-Akhbar and Ḥaqq al-Ḥaqāyiq yā Shāhnāmah-ʾi Ḥaqīqat...
(1871-1919), Kurdish-Persian mystic poet and historian - Nematollah NassiriNematollah NassiriGeneral Nematollah Nassiri , was the director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah. A personal friend of the Shah, he had gained notoriety for removing democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh from power...
(1911—1979) director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency - Nematollah Salehi NajafabadiNematollah Salehi NajafabadiAyatollah Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi was an Iranian cleric and proponent of Islamic Unity, who spent most years after the Iranian revolution of 1979 under house arrest....
(1923/24-2006), Iranian cleric - Nematollah GorjiNematollah GorjiNemat'o'llāh Gorji was an Iranian theatre and film actor. Mr Gorji's last name is suggestive that his ancestors may have been Georgians....
(1926–2000), Iranian theatre and film actor - Nematullo QuttiboevNematullo QuttiboevNematullo Quttiboev is a retired Uzbek professional football player who played for FC Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbek League and FC Ordabasy the Kazakhstan Premier League....
(born 1973), Uzbek footballer - Nematullah ShahraniNematullah ShahraniProfessor Nematullah Shahrani is one of the most prominent Afghan scholars. He was one of four Vice Presidents of the Afghan Transitional Administration from 2002 to 2004. Shahrani also headed of the Afghan Constitution Commission....
, Afghan scholar and politician
See also
- Shah Nematollah Vali ShrineShah Nematollah Vali ShrineThe Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100...
, in Mahan, Iran - Ni'matullāhī, Iranian Sufi order