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Allāh is the Arabic word referring to God in Abrahamic religions. [23] [24] [25] In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam.The Arabic word Allāh is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ʾilāh, which means "the god", [1] (i.e., the only god) and is related to El and Elah, the Hebrew and Aramaic words for God.
According to Muslim commentators, after Abraham survived the great fire, his fame in society grew. Nimrod, who was the King of Babylon felt that his throne was in danger, and that he was losing power because, upon witnessing Ibrahim coming out of the fire unharmed, a large part of society started believing in God and Abraham being a prophet of ...
The toponym al-Andalus is first attested by inscriptions on coins minted in 716 by the new Muslim government of Iberia. [11] These coins, called dinars, were inscribed in both Latin and Arabic. [12] [13] The etymology of the name al-Andalus has traditionally been derived from the name of the Vandals (vándalos in Spanish, vândalos in Portuguese).
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Taqiyah is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap. In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi (Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی, Bengali: টুপি) which means hat or cap in general.
This notion is an integral part of Islamic theology, [1] and has occupied an important place in the Muslim belief. [2] It is often called by the proper name Jahannam. [a] However, "Jahannam" is simultaneously a term specifically for the uppermost layer of Hell.
New Muslim Cool is a 2009 documentary film directed and produced by Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. The film was initially released on POV and follows the life of Hamza Perez, a Puerto Rican American Rap artist who converted to Islam after he decided to quit his life as a drug dealer. Hamza spends his time on the streets and jail cells spreading the ...
After Bowman was adopted by his mother's third husband, Bob Hamel, his mother changed his name to James David Hamel to remove his father's name but used the name of one of her brothers to preserve his nickname, JD. [15] [16] Vance has written that his childhood was marked by poverty and abuse, and that his mother struggled with drug addiction. [17]