Talk:Antarah ibn Shaddad

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Shouldn't the name of this article be Antara bin Shaddad? Gareth Hughes 14:09, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yes & no, but no is the better answer.

Ibn and bin are almost the same. But bin is common in informal Arabic. In the other side informal Arabic or classic Arabic it is always said as ibn. Through time I guess, people used bin because its easier on the tongue. Alromaithi 06:16, 8 December 2005 (UTC)