Osmani

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For the Article on General M.A.G. Osmani, see Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani

Osmani or Usmani or Othmani or Uthmani (Arabic: عثمانی) is a common Muslim family name.

[edit] Origin

The name signifies ancestry from Uthman (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان), third Khalifa of Sunni Islam. They have traditionally sunni Barelwi ideology which goes to Sufism.They always have very hard core sunni barelwi sholars in Mecca Masjid and in Medina Masjid of Hyderabad India Where they were Rulers .Present M.P of hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi is also Osmani sunni.

[edit] Osmanis in Central and South Asia

Further information: History of Arabs in Afghanistan

Osmani signifies Arab ancestry in South Asia. Osmani is a multiethnic community in Central and South Asia, and is spread across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. [urdu......]osman ibne afan(ale-h-e-salam) ko jab dar-ul-hijrah wa nusrah madina almunawra main munafqeen ne un k haram main qaid kar dia to sab sahaba [aalaihim salam]aur un ki auladon ne imam osman [a.s] ka sath dia jis par wo shian-e-osman kehlae.

[edit] People

Surname

• A. F. Golam Osmani
• Akhtar Mohammad Osmani
• Alfred Osmani
• M. A. G. Osmani
• Tefik Osmani
• Zuhra Osmani

Given name

• Osmani Urrutia

[edit] See also

• Abbasi
• Alavi
• Enver
• Farooqi
• Gardezi
• Ghaffari
• Gilani
• Hashemi
• Quraishi
• Sayyid
• Shaikh
• Shaikh Siddiqui
• Siddiqui

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