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Laqab
A surname. Either a title of honour or a nickname; e.g. Al-Husain ibn Mas ‘ud al-Farra, "the tanner"; Abu Sa ‘id Taja ‘1-Muluk, "the crown of kings"; Ibn Muhammad at-Taghlabi," of the tribe of Taghlah." [NAMES.] 
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
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