| Sumario: | If they choose to add an abbreviation, the following convention should be adopted: • (S) after the name of the Prophet Mu ammad • (A) after the name of an Imam, Lady Fa imah, or pre-Islamic prophets Patronymics and kunyas The words "ibn" and "bint" should only be capitalised if they appear at the beginning of a name or sentence, i.e. "Ibn Sina" is correct and so is ' Ali ibn Sina', but ' Ali Ibn Sina' is incorrect. Arabic and Persian terms that do not have standard spellings in English are transliterated according to the following system: Graph Click for larger view View full resolution Assimilation of alif andlam The definite article "al-"(always followed by a hyphen) should not be assimilated when preceded by a preposition or particle that is written separately from the following noun, such as wa, min, ila, an, ala, fi, and la; e.g. wa al-bayt, min al-bayt, ila al-bayt, an al-bayt, ala al-bayt, fi al-bayt, la al-bayt. Hyphens Where it is thought useful, hyphens may be used to indicate prefixes and suffixes, e.g. "pish-namaz" and "kitab-ha-yi dini" (in Persian) and "li-takunu" and "bi-buyutihim" (in Arabic).
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