Zulfiqar "bifurcated" (Arabic: ذو الفقار‎ Dhū l-Fiqār) is the sword of the Islamic leader Ali. In Arabic the name is commonly transliterated as Dhu al-Fiqar, Thulfeqar, Dhulfiqar, Zoulfikar etc.

Two swords were captured from the temple of Manat in the Raid of Sa'd ibn Zaid al-Ashhali. Muhammad gave them to Ali, saying that one of them was Al-Dhulfiqar, which became the famous sword of Ali and a symbol of Shia Islam

According to the Twelver Shia, Zulfiqar is currently in the possession of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi, as part of his collection called al-Jafr.^{[citation needed]}

"Zulfiqar" and phonetic variations have been popular given names, as with former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Spelling variations exist in modern language scripts.^{[citation needed]}

The last Shah of Iran renamed the military order Portrait of the Commander of Faithful to Order of Zolfaghar.^{[citation needed]}

During the Bosnian War, a Bosnian army's special unit was named "Zulfikar".

In 2010, The Islamic Republic of Iran revealed the attack boat dubbed the Zolfaghar, likening it to the sword as an unstoppable weapon of its time.

Zulfiqar Ahmad (born 28 February, 1979) is a PhD scholar (Islamic Studies) at Minhaj University in Lahore, Pakistan. He has authored several books on social, religious, socio-political and economic aspects. As a student of human studies he rubbed shoulders with those who are at the forefront of propagating and spoiling the humanities. He is a renowned teacher of O-Level Islamiat in Lahore. compiled 2 books for O-Level students as a co-author. He teaches CIE classes in different institutions in Lahore. PhD Islamic studies is in progress from Minhaj University, Lahore. He has worked on different social and International topics and his books are published from LAP academic publishing, Germany.

Zulfiqar Ahmed (born November 22, 1926, Lahore, Punjab, died Lahore, October 3, 2008) was a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1952 to 1956. He was educated at Islamia College Lahore.

He was primarily an off-spin bowler, but was also a very useful late-order batsman. His finest hour was when he took 11 for 79 in the match in a Test against New Zealand in Karachi in 1955.

Zulfiqar Mirza is a Pakistani politician who is affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party. He hails from the district Badin, Hyderabad. He did his graduation from LMC Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Sindh. He is married to Fahmida Mirza who was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on March 19, 2008. She is also the first female parliamentary speaker in the Muslim world. Zulfiqar Mirza was the Home Minister of Sindh till June 2011.

He was assigned the portfolio of Jails and prisons as well as the portfolio of Senior Minister for Works, Services and Forest in Sindh cabinet. He remained member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh, member of PPP Central Executive Committee and Vice President of PPP (Sindh) till 28, August 2011. He acquired his secondary education at Cadet College Petaro in the late 1960s.

He is also the member of the board of directors of Mirza Sugar Mills located in District Badin, Sindh.

Zulfiqar Ali (born 1947, Mombasa, Kenya) was a right-handed cricket bowler who played three ODIs for East Africa. In his third match, against England, he took three wickets for 63 runs, the best figures by any East African bowler.