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Yaqut al-Hamawi
(Encyclopedia) Yaqut al-HamawiYaqut al-Hamawiyäk&oomacr;tˈ äl-hämäwēˈ [key], 1179–1229, Arab geographer. Born in Byzantium, he was bought as a slave by a merchant, al-Hamawi. He was freed on the…Al Karak
(Encyclopedia) Al KarakAl Karakäl käräkˈ [key], town (1997 est. pop. 19,000), W central Jordan. It is also known as Krak. It is a road junction and an agricultural trade center. The ancient Kir Moab…Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah
(Encyclopedia) Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah), 1929–2020, emir of Kuwait (2006–20). He held a number of government posts, including foreign minister (1963–2003) and deputy…Brewer's: al Adha
(the slit-eared). The swiftest of Mahomet's camels. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adhab-al-CabrAdfiliate A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Al Rakim
(pronounce Rah-keem) The dog in the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Al-SiratAlkahest A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Al Kader
(the Divine decree). A particular night in the month Ramadhan, when the Arabs say that angels descend to earth, and.Gabriel reveals to man the decrees of God. —Al Koran, ch. xcviii.…Brewer's: Al-Sirat
(Arabian, the path) The bridge over hell, no wider than the edge of a sword, across which every one who enters heaven must pass. (Mahometan theology.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Araf, Al
[the partition]. A region, according to the Koran, between Paradise and Jehennam, for those who are neither morally good nor bad, such as infants, lunatics, and idiots. The inmates of Al…Ibn al-Haytham
(Encyclopedia) Ibn al-HaythamIbn al-Haythamĭbˈən äl-hīth-ämˈ [key] or AlhazenIbn al-Haythamălhəzĕnˈ [key], 965–c.1040, Arab mathematician. Ibn al-Haytham was born in Basra, but made his career in…King, Dennis
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