Etymology of Islamabad (Pakistan)
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The name of the Capital City, Islamabad is derived from two compound words, Islam and abaad, meaning "City of Islam" or "Abode of Islam". Islam is an Arabic word which refers to the Faith of Islam with many forms of variations of the Ibrahamic Religion and -abad is a Persian place name that means inhabited Place or City respectively. The Oldest name of Islamabad was Ramkund. A beautiful ancient temple of Raja Ramchandra was situated at the middle of the temple town, now in Saidpur. The idol of Sita Maiya and Hanuman ji was also there. The statue of Lava, after whom the name of the Lahore was created was also there. The temple was devastated following an order by former President Ayub Khan. The area around the village has been a part of several civilizations, including the Gandhara, the Buddhists, the Indo-Greeks, Ashoka of the Maurya Empire, the Mughal Empire, and the British Raj.[1][2] One of the oldest villages in the region that is still inhabited,[3] Saidpur was founded in 1530 by Mirza Fateh Ali. It was named Fatehpur Baoli after its founder.[4] The village was transferred to Said Khan Gakhar by Emperor Akbar as a reward for the Gakhar family's services in the war effort against Sher Shah Suri. As a result, the settlement was renamed to 'Saidpur'. Sultan Said Khan was the son of Sultan Sarang Khan, a chief of the Pothowar area during the reign of Mughal Emperor Babur.[5]
Several years later, Said Khan's daughter married Akbar's son, Saleem (who later ascended the throne as Emperor Jahangir). Her father gave her Saidpur as a wedding gift. Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, Jahangir's autobiography, mentions his stay at a village "beyond Rawalpindi", believed to be Saidpur, en route to Kabul. The village was a garden resort at that time,[5] and a natural spring flowed across it, providing water for drinking and irrigation.[6] Nestled of the Himalayas, the Margalla Hills; Two different legends describe the origin of the word ‘Margalla’. According to the first legend, these hills have always been known as an Abode of Snakes. Mar means ‘Snake’ in Persian, Pashto and Galla means ‘Herd’, therefore Margalla means a place with a lot Herding of Snakes. According to the second legend, the word ‘Margalla’ was derived from Mar Galla, meaning ‘to Strangulate’. Mar means ‘Hit’ and Galla means ‘Neck’. It is believed that there were lots of bandits and robbers who used these hills as a sanctuary and would strangle travelers in order to rob them. It has also been suggested that the name derived from Mārĩkalā, the Persian equivalent of Takshaśilã (Taxila).
The name Islamabad means City of Islam. Urdu: اسلامآباد, romanized: Islāmābād, 
listen (help·info); It is derived from two words: Islam and abad. Islam refers to the religion of Islam, Pakistan's state religion, and -abad is a Persian suffix Originally meaning derived from the Persian language term ābād (آباد), As an adjective "Abad" means inhabitable, cultivated while as a noun it means a city, building or habitation. In the Sensual meaning “Public Live Here” ABAD is also used as a blessing Abad Raho, ‘‘To Flourish’’. Meaning "Cultivated Place" (Village, City, Region), and commonly attached to the name of the city's Founder or Patron.[7]
ABAD is the word describing TO EXIST, TO FLOURISH, TO POPULATE. Whenever the word ABAD is added to a Town City or an Area it is understood that the particular person or name established it or lived there. HYDERABAD, SECUNDRABAD OR AURANGABAD, ISLAMABAD, OR any ABAD for the reason is to make the founder establish his name. Hyderabad was named after Hyder Mahal the lady of the time and also HYDER was the title give to Hazrat Ali, the last Khalifa after Prophet Mohammed (peace be on him) Secundrabad was populated by Sinkander Jah a noble of the time. Aurangabad has the name of the last Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Islamabad was give a name after the formation of Pakistan, in the name of Islam. According to a history book by Muhammad Ismail Zabeeh, teacher and poet Qazi Abdur Rehman Amritsari proposed the name of the city.[8][9]
Occasionally in writing, Islamabad is colloquially abbreviated ISB. Such usage originated in SMS language, in part due to the IATA location identifier for the Islamabad International Airport.
Therefore the formal name Islamabad (“City of Islam,” or “City of Peace”) was chosen to reflect the country's ideology. (or, if you translate the literal meaning, ‘City of Tranquility’).
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- ↑ "Saidpur Village – a witness to history". The Express Tribune. 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "Historical Saidpur village attracts visitors". Daily Times. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:0 - ↑ "Saidpur - a monument to peaceful coexistence | Shehr | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Saidpur has history, heritage of three eras". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Saidpur Village-Around IST". ist.edu.pk. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ Adrian Room (13 December 2005). Placenames of the World. McFarland & Company. p. 177. ISBN 978-0786422487. Search this book on
- ↑ Capital Talk (6 February 2020). "Islamabad Ka Naam Kisney Rakha Tha, Qaum Be-Khabr Kyun?" [Who Named Islamabad, Why Is the Nation Unaware?]. YouTube (Video) (in اردو). Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 26 June 2020 – via Geo News. Unknown parameter
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