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Abu'l-Fadl

Abu al-Fadl or '''Abu'l-Fadl''' () is an Arabic male given name which also occurs in place-names. It means ''father of virtue''. It is variously transliterated as '''Abu'l-Fadl, Abu'l-Fazl, Abul Fazal etc. It is also used in Iran and Azerbaijan, usually in the form of Abolfazl, or Abulfaz'''. Most famously, this is an epithet Abbas ibn Ali, who is highly revered in Islam for his loyalty towards his brother Husayn ibn Ali during the Battle of Karbala.

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