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Saint Mother Irini (Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ Ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ, lit. ''Tenmav (Coptic for "Our Mother") Irene''; Arabic: امنا ايريني, lit. ''Umina (Our Mother in Arabic) Irini''; 9 February 1936 Girga – 31 October 2006 Cairo) was the Coptic Abbess of the St. Philopateer Mercurius’ (Abu Sefein, "of the two swords") Convent in Old Cairo, Egypt and an influential figure in the ...
Irene (Ancient Greek: Ειρήνη, romanized: Eirḗnē), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace". [1] Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. [ 2 ] Irene was also the name of an 8th-century Byzantine empress ( Irene of Athens ), as well as the name of several saints (see Saint Irene ).
This is a list of spiritual entities in Islam. Islamic traditions and mythologies branching of from the Quran state more precisely, about the nature of different spiritual or supernatural creatures.
Irina is connected with Irene of Macedonia who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd century, while others date her death in the year 315.
In Arabic, millah means "religion," but it has only been used to refer to religions other than Islam, which is din. Millet (see Millah) (Turkish word also meaning a nation, community, or a people). In an Islamic state, "Ahl al Kitab" may continue to practice their former religion in a semi-autonomous community termed the millet. Minaret ...
Islam [a] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran, believing in Allah (lit. ' The God '), [9] and the teachings of Muhammad, [10] the religion's founder. . Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Chr
A 27-year-old Ecuadorean immigrant cut a deal with prosecutors after raping a sleeping woman in Queens -- until the feds showed up and took him away.
There are a variety of titles used to refer to the penultimate prophet of Islam, Isa ibn Maryam (), in the Quran.Islamic scholars emphasize the need for Muslims to follow the name of Isa (Jesus), whether spoken or written, with the honorific phrase alayhi al-salām (Arabic: عليه السلام), which means peace be upon him.