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(Encyclopedia) FaroukFaroukfär&oomacr;kˈ [key], 1920–65, king of Egypt (1936–52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch,…Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr von
(Encyclopedia) Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf kärl frīˈhĕr fən släˈtĭn [key], known as Slatin PashaSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonpäˈshä [key…Mecca
(Encyclopedia) MeccaMeccamĕkˈə [key] or MakkahMakkahmăkˈə [key], city (1993 pop. 966,381), capital of the Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia. The birthplace c.a.d. 570 of Muhammad the Prophet, it is the holiest…caliphate
(Encyclopedia) caliphatecaliphatekălˈĭfātˌ, –fĭt [key], the rulership of Islam; caliphcaliphkălˈĭfˌ [key], the spiritual head and temporal ruler of the Islamic state. In principle, Islam is…Islam
The followers of the prophet Muhammad Islam, one of the three major monotheistic faiths, was founded in Arabia by Muhammad between 610 and 632. There are an estimated 4.6 million Muslims in North…The Koran/Preface
Preface It is necessary that some brief explanation should be given with reference to the arrangement of the Suras, or chapters, adopted in this translation of the Koran. It should be…Qur'an
(Encyclopedia) Qur'an or KoranKorankōrănˈ, –ränˈ [key] [Arab.,=reading, recitation], the sacred book of Islam. Revealed by God to the Prophet Muhammad in separate revelations over the major portion…Trending
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