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Origin of the name MUSTAPHA.
Etymology of the
name MUSTAPHA.
Meaning of the baby name MUSTAPHA.
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MUSTAPHA (مصطفى). Arabic.
The same as Mustafa
(q.v.), meaning "chosen."
... It is doubtful, whether I
relate the story of the true Mustapha, or of an imposter who
personated that lost prince. He fought by his father's side in the
battle of Angora: but when the captive sultan was permitted to inquire
for his children, Mousa alone could be found; and the Turkish
historians, the slaves of the triumphant faction, are persuaded that his
brother was confounded among the slain. If Mustapha escaped
from that disastrous field, he was concealed twelve years from his
friends and enemies;... (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
Gibbon, v.6, 1901)
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