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| Allah Allah (Arabic: الله, , ) is the standard Arabic word for 'God.' While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God". Allah
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| Apocrypha Apocrypha (from the Greek word , meaning "those having been hidden away"Specifically, is the neuter plural of ἀπόκρυφος, a participle derived from the verb ἀποκρύπτω ἀποκρύπτειν, "to hide something away".) are texts of uncertain authenticity, or writings where the authorship is questioned. Apocrypha
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| Crucifixion Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci-, cross, + verb ficere, fix or do, variant form of facere, do or make )AllWords.comis an ancient method of execution, whereby the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. Crucifixion
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| Satanic Verses Satanic Verses is an expression coined by the historian Sir William Muir in reference to a few verses delivered by Muhammad as part of the Qur'an and later retracted. Muslims refer to the delivery and retraction of the two verses as the Gharaniq incident. Satanic_Verses
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| Shahada The Shahada (Arabic: , from the verb "to testify") is the Islamic creed. The Shahada is the Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and acceptance of Muhammad as his prophet. Shahada
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| Bakkah Bakkah () is a place mentioned in surah 3:96 of the Qur'an. It is said to be the site of the first mosque, and therefore it is identified by some Muslims with the city of Mecca. Bakkah
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| Al-'Uzzā Mentioned in the Qur'an (Sura 53:19), al-‘Uzzá "the Mightiest One" or "the strong" (derived from the root ) was a pre-Islamic Arabian fertility goddess who was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. Al-‘Uzzá was worshipped by the Nabataeans, who equated her with the Greek goddess Aphrodite Urania (Roman Venus Caelestis). Al-'Uzzā
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| Hubal Hubal (هبل) was a god worshipped in pagan Arabia, notably at Mecca before the arrival of Islam. Hubal
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| John Wansbrough John Edward Wansbrough (February 19, 1928 – June 10, 2002) was an American historian who taught at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Wansbrough's emphasis was on the critique of traditional accounts of the origins of Islam. John_Wansbrough
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| Pe (letter) Pe is the seventeenth letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew Pei , Persian alphabet Pe and Arabic alphabet (in abjadi order). Pe_(letter)
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| Arabic Infancy Gospel The Arabic Infancy Gospel is one of the texts found in the New Testament apocrypha concerning the infancy of Jesus. It may have been compiled as early as the sixth century, and was based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and Protevangelium of James. Arabic_Infancy_Gospel
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| Al-'Uzzā Talk:Al-'Uzzā
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| PERF 558 PERF 558 is the oldest surviving Arabic papyrus, and the oldest dated Arabic text from the Islamic era, dating from 22 AH (AD 642) and found in Heracleopolis in Egypt. It is a bilingual Arabic-Greek fragment, consisting of a tax receipt, or as it puts it "Document concerning the delivery of sheep to the Magarites and other people who arrived, as a down-payment of the taxes of the first indiction. PERF_558
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