10: Jelena al Ma'an -New Name (NP)

Please consider the following possible conflicts identified by OSCAR (many will not be conflicts): Jiliana Emlin(4/1988)

Submitted through the Barony of Wiesenfeuer -

Jelena - is the client's name, and one element of the submitter's name may be used in their SCA name. Identified by Valid Oklahoma DL , witnessed by Deputy Herald of Wiesenfeur, and Asterisk Herald.

Al-Ma'an is a geographical nisba, or byname, referring to the city of Ma'an in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. Ma'an existed in the early 7th century, as documented in The Life of the Prophet Muhammad, when a Christian governor of Ma'an named Farwa ibn Amr al-Judhami converted to Islam and was later crucified by the Byzantines.

Kathir, Ibn. The Life of the Prophet Muhammad, Volume IV, Pg 118. Translated by Professor Trevor Le Gassick, Lebanon, Garner Publishing Limited, 2000. The Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization, 2000. Reviewed by Dr. Muneer Fareed.