Mujtaba
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| Romanization | al-Mujtabā | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic | 
| Meaning | 'Chosen' | 
| Region of origin | Muslim world | 
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Mujteba, Moedjtaba and Mojtaba | 
Mujtaba (Arabic: اَلْـمُـجْـتَـبَى, romanized: al-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]
Given name
[edit]- Mujtaba tajamul (born 2004),
 - Mujtaba Ali (1904–1974), Bengali poet
 - Mujtaba Faiz (born 1982), Afghan footballer
 - Mujtaba al-Shirazi (born 1943), Iraqi Shia cleric
 - Mujtaba Sayed Jaafar (born 1981), Qatari footballer
 
Surname
[edit]- Asif Mujtaba (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
 - Kazi Mujtaba (born 1908), Pakistani politician
 - Gholam Mujtaba (born 1955), Pakistani American politician
 
References
[edit]- ^ الأربلي، كشف الغمة،ج 2 ص 296.
 - ^ Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-64696-0.
 - ^ al-Qurashi, Baqir Shareef (2006). Al-Shahin, Abdullah (ed.). The life of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba. Translated by Jasim al-Rasheed (first ed.). Qum: Ansariyan Publications. p. 59.
 - ^ Momen, Moojan (1985). An Introduction to Shi'i Islam. Yale University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-03531-5.