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Manaf (deity) Manaf () was a pre-Islamic Arabian deity and given name that means "elevated". Personal names incorporating the name Manaf such as "Abd Manaf" show that the deity was widespread among the tribes of Quraysh, Hudhayl, and Tamim.T. Fahd. Encyclope ...

, a pre-Islamic Arabian deity Ancient Arab names based on the phrase ''Abd Manaf'' (lit. slave of Manaf): *

Abd Manaf ibn Qusai Abd Manaf al-Mughirah ibn Qusai (, ''ʿAbd Manāf al-Mughīrah ibn Quṣayy'') was a Quraysh (tribe), Qurayshi and great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His father was Qusai ibn Kilab, Quṣai ibn Kilāb. Abd Manaf's name, mea ...

, great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf (; ), born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā (), was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the ruling Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. At some point in his life before his father's deat ...

great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf Al-Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf (, ''al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿAbd Manāf'') was the grandfather of Ubaydah ibn al-Harith, a sahabi of Muhammad. He was also the ancestor of Imam Shafi. History His father was Abd Manaf ibn Qusai. Al-Muttalib was the younger ...

, one of the ancestors of the Sahaba (Muhammad's companions) A modern male given name: *

Manaf Abushgeer Manaf Eid Abushgeer (, born 5 February 1980) is a former professional footballer from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A full Saudi Arabian international, he plays for Al Ittihad in the left midfield position. Most notably with Al-Ittihad, Abushgeer won ...

(born 1980), Saudi Arabian football player *

Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi (Arabic: مناف عبد الرحيم الراوي) (October 4, 1975 – April 1, 2013) was a senior Iraqi leader of Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), acting as its "governor" for Baghdad province. Al-Rawi was arrested on ...

(died 2013), Iraqi jihadist *

Manaf Suleymanov Manaf Faraj oglu Suleymanov (; 3 March 1912, Lahich – 12 September 2001, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer, translator and historian. Life Manaf Suleymanov was born in 1912, in the village of Lahich in Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Azerbaij ...

(1912–2001), Azerbaijani writer *

Manaf Tlass Manaf Tlass or Manaf Tlas (; born 1964) is a former Brigadier General of the Syrian Republican Guard and member of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle who defected in 2012. He was the first Syrian Republican Guard commander to defect from the Syri ...

(born 1964), Syrian general

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