Zulfiqar
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Zulfiqar or Zulfaqar (, ), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar) is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib that was distinguished by having a double blade.
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Vinony files it under Ali, Amulets and Heraldic charges.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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- sword
- Owned by
- Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
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- Dsulfiquar-Shamshir.jpg
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Zulfiqar or Zulfaqar (, ), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar) is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib that was distinguished by having a double blade.
thumb|Allegedly the Zulfiqar (upper) in display at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul.
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