<Li> Taking bin or ibn for a middle name: As stated above, these words indicate the order of the family chain . Westerners often confuse them with middle names, especially when they're written as "Ben", as it is the case in some countries . For example, Sami Ben Ahmed would be mistakenly addressed as Mr. Ben Ahmed . To correctly address the person, one should use Mr. Sami Ahmed or Mr. Ahmed . </Li> <Li> Grammar: As between all languages, there are differences between Arabic grammar and the grammar of other languages . Arabic forms noun compounds in the opposite order from Indo - Iranian languages, for example . During the war in Afghanistan in 2002, a BBC team found in Kabul an internal refugee whose name they stated as "Allah Muhammad". This may be a misspelling for ʿalāʾ, for if not, by the rules of Arabic grammar, this name means "the Allah who belongs to Muhammad", which would be unacceptable religiously . However, by the rules of Iranian and most Indian languages, this name does mean "Muhammad who belongs to Allah", being the equivalent of the Arabic "Muhammad Ullah". Most Afghans speak Iranian languages . Such Arabo - Iranian or Arabo - Indian mixed - language compound names are not uncommon in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan . There is, for example, the Pakistani / Indian name Allah - Ditta which joins the Arabic Allah with the Punjabi Ditta ("given"). </Li> <P> In Arabic culture, as in many parts of the world, a person's ancestry and family name are very important . An example is explained below . </P> <P> Assume a man is called Saleh ibn Tariq ibn Khalid al - Fulan . </P>

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