What is the name of the noble Messenger's grandson: is it Hasan or al-Hasan?
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Al- and Al-Husayn, as well as similar proper nouns derived from a descriptive attribute or something of its meaning, had the definite article (al-) prefixed to them to indicate the attribute from which the name was derived, and not for the purpose of definition.
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