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Ra's local cult began to grow from roughly the Second Dynasty, establishing him as a sun-deity. By the Fourth Dynasty, pharaohs were seen as Ra's manifestations on Earth, referred to as "Sons of Ra". Ra was called the first king of Egypt, thus it was believed pharaohs were his descendants and successors.
Userkare (also Woserkare, meaning "Powerful is the soul of Ra"; died c. 2332 BC) was the second king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, reigning briefly, 1 to 5 years, in the late 24th or the early 23rd century BC.
Banu Hashim (Arabic: بنو هاشم, romanized: Banū Hāshim) is an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.
Further Descendants Zaynab bint Maz'un al-Jumiya (at the time of Jahiliyyah) Abd Allah ibn Umar: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah Salim ibn Abd Allah: Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar (the Older) Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar (the Younger) [1] Hafsa bint Umar: She was first married to Khunais ibn Hudhafa of Banu Sahm, but became a widow in August 624. [2]
This is a sub-article to Uthman. ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان) (c. 576 – June 17, 656) was the third Caliph of the Ummah, and is regarded by the Muslims as one of the Four Righteously Guided Caliphs.
Ibn al-Jawzi (descendant of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr). Ilyas Kandhlawi (Founder of Tablighi Jamaat--the movement of spreading the faith) Habibah bint Kharijah ibn Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr (from the tribe of Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj) Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr [3] By Talha, Zakariyya, Yusuf (who died in infancy) and A'isha [4]
Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...
Ra's primacy over the rest of the Egyptian pantheon and the increased royal devotion given to him made Ra a sort of state-god, [56] [79] a novelty in comparison with the Fourth Dynasty, when more emphasis was put on royal burials. [9] Userkaf's position before ascending to the throne is unknown.