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The Koran/Sura LXVI — The Forbidding

Sura LXVI — The ForbiddingMedina — 12 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful WHY,[1189] O Prophet! dost thou hold that to be FORBIDDEN which God hath made lawful to thee…

The Koran/Sura XXXVIII — Sad

Sura XXXVIII — SadMecca — 88 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful SAD.[320] By the Koran full of warning! In sooth the Infidels are absorbed in pride, in contention…

The Koran/Sura XCIII — The Brightness

Sura XCIII[37] — The BrightnessMecca — 11 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the noon-day BRIGHTNESS, And by the night when it darkeneth! Thy Lord hath not…

Hafiz

(Encyclopedia) HafizHafizhäfēzˈ [key] [Arab.,=one who has memorized the Qur'an], 1319–1389?, Persian lyric poet, b. Shiraz. His original name was Shams al-Din Muhammad. He acquired the surname from…

Beyazid I

(Encyclopedia) Beyazid IBeyazid Ibāyäzĭdˈ [key], 1347–1403, Ottoman sultan (1389–1402), son and successor of Murad I. He besieged Byzantine Emperor Manuel II at Constantinople, then overcame the…

Shiraz

(Encyclopedia) ShirazShirazshēräzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 965,117), capital of Fars prov., SW Iran, at an altitude of c.5,200 ft (1,580 m). It is a commercial and industrial center and has long been…

The Koran/Sura III — The Family of Imran

Sura III — The Family of Imran[998]Medina — 200 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM.[999] God! there is no god but He, the Living, the Merciful! In…

Black History

Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the history of Black History Month, read biographies of famous African Americans, try our quizzes and crosswords,…

Alexandria, city, Egypt

(Encyclopedia) Alexandria, Arabic Al Iskandariyah, city, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is at the western extremity of the Nile River delta, situated on a narrow isthmus between…