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Hadrat

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Hadrat or Hazrat or Hadhrat is an honorific Arabic title used to honor a person. The literal translation of Hazrat means "Great Presence".
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Hadrat or Hazrat or Hadhrat is an honorific Arabic title used to honor a person. The literal translation of Hazrat means "Great Presence".

Examples of Hazrat used as a title are: Hazrat Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh , is the founder of the religion of Islam [ إِسْلامْ ] and is regarded by Muslims as a messenger and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of Islamic prophets as taught by the...

, Hazrat Ali
Ali
' was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661...

, Hazrat Umar Farooq
Umar
Umar , also known as Umar the Great or Farooq the Great was the most powerful of the four Rashidun Caliphs and one of the most powerful and influential Muslim rulers. He was a sahabi of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He succeeded Caliph Abu Bakr as the second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate on 23...

, Hazrat Uthman Ghani
Uthman
Usman ibn ‘Affān or ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān was one of the sahaba . An early convert to Islam, he played a major role in early Islamic history, most notably as the third Caliph of the Rashidun Empire, prophet's son-in-law and the compilation of the Qur'an.-Early life:Uthman was born in Ta’if, which is...

 and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was Muhammad's father-in-law, closest companion and adviser, who succeeded to the Prophet's political and administrative functions, thereby initiating the office of the caliphate. He was also the first convert to Islam...

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It is also used as a last name in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east...

 and as Hazrati in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

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