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ʿAntarah was born in Najd in the Arabian Peninsula. His father was Arab, Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, a respected warrior of the Banu Abs under their chief Zuhayr. [1] His mother was an Ethiopian woman named Zabībah. [2] Described as one of three "Arab crows" (Aghribah al-'Arab) - famous Arab with a black complexion, [3] ʿAntarah grew up a slave as ...
Ibn Arabi is counted as the founder of the great schools of mystical thought in Islamic history. The milieu he had lived in had a spiritual atmosphere of mystical and esoteric experiences. Many mystical currents and movements were prevalent in Islamic Andalusia. Some, such as those of Ibn Barrajan, Ibn Arif and Ibn Qasi, gave a dynamism to ...
He was an Arab Andalusian Sufi mystic whose work Fusus al-Hikam (The Ringstones of Wisdom) can be described as a summary of his mystical beliefs concerning the role of different prophets in divine revelation. [50] [51] [52] Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Persia (Iran) 1201–1274
Arabian polytheism was, according to Islamic tradition, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, based on veneration of deities and spirits. Worship was directed to various gods and goddesses, including Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, Al-'Uzzá and Manāt, at local shrines and temples, maybe such as the Kaaba in Mecca. Deities were ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...
The tale is also considered to be one of the so called "orphan stories" of the Arabian Nights compilation, because a Persian or Indian original text has not been found, unlike other tales. [5] Some scholars, including Ulrich Marzolph [ de ] and Ruth Bottigheimer , ascribe its source to a Maronite Christian named Hanna Diyab , from whom French ...
Ahmadullah Shah 1787–1858: Led Indian rebel warriors in the Siege and Capture of Lucknow. Syed Ahmad Barelvi or Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed 1786–1831: was an Indian Sunni Muslim revivalist from Rae Bareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. The epithet Barelvi is derived from Rae Bareli, his place of origin.
Gibran Khalil Gibran [a] [b] (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, [c] [d] was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. [5]