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The Koran/Sura LV — The Merciful
Sura LV — The MercifulMecca — 78 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The God of MERCY hath taught the Koran, Hath created man, Hath taught him articulate speech,…The Koran/Sura XXII — The Pilgrimage
Sura XXII — The Pilgrimage MEDINA.[1163] —78 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O MEN of Mecca, fear your Lord. Verily, the earthquake of the last Hour will be a…Star-Mangled Banner
A look at some controversial, and botched, renditions of the American national anthem "Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early night . . ." Related Links American Music Timeline…March 2009 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March, 2009. President of Guinea-Bissau Killed (March 2): President João Bernardo Vieira of the small…Nasser, Gamal Abdal
(Encyclopedia) Nasser, Gamal AbdalNasser, Gamal Abdalgəmälˈ ăbˈdəl näˈsər [key], 1918–70, Egyptian army officer and political leader, first president of the republic of Egypt (1956–70). A…Dardanelles
(Encyclopedia) DardanellesDardanellesdärdənĕlzˈ [key] or Çanakkale BoğaziDardanelleschänäkˈkälĕ bōäzŭˈ [key], strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide, connecting the…Rafsanjani, Hashemi
(Encyclopedia) Rafsanjani, Hashemi (Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani)Rafsanjani, Hashemiälēˈ äkˈbär häshˈəmē räfˌsänjänˈē [key], 1934–2017, Iranian religious and political leader, president of Iran (1989…Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman. His viscountcy, to which he succeeded in 1802, was in the Irish peerage and therefore did not prevent him from…Fatimid
(Encyclopedia) FatimidFatimidfătˈĭmĭd [key] or FatimiteFatimid–ĭmīt [key], dynasty claiming to hold the caliphate on the basis of descent from Fatima, a daughter of Muhammad the Prophet. In doctrine…Constantinople
(Encyclopedia) ConstantinopleConstantinoplekŏnˌstănˌtĭnōˈpəl [key], former capital of the Byzantine Empire and of the Ottoman Empire, since 1930 officially called İstanbul (for location and…