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  2. Dan art - Wikipedia

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    The wunkirmian is owned by the wunkirle, who is considered the "most hospitable woman" of her village quarter. Traditionally, she chooses her own successor. Curator Barbara C. Johnson describes the role of the feast ladle in a Dan feast: "At feast times [the wunkirle] marches with her spoon at the head of the line of women from her quarter.

  3. Daniel in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Daniel (Arabic: دانيال, Dānyāl) is usually considered by Muslims in general to have been a prophet and according to Shia Muslim hadith he was a prophet. Although he is not mentioned in the Qur'an, [1] nor in hadith of Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim reports of him are taken from Isra'iliyyat, which bear his name and which refer to his time spent in the den of the lions. [2]

  4. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    8th Month of the Islamic calendar 15 Sha'ban April 8, 2020 Birth of Imam Mahdi/Mid-Sha'ban: Public holiday in Iran, Gargee'an: Ramadan (calendar month) (also called Ramadhan) April 24 - May 23, 2020 9th month of the Islamic calendar 1 Ramadan April 24, 2020 First day of Ramadan Public holiday in Malaysia: 14 Ramadan May 7, 2020 Garangao: 15 Ramadan

  5. Glossary of Islam - Wikipedia

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    atheist – from the root ad dahr meaning time. In Islam, atheists are seen as those who think that only time can destroy, hence the term ad dahriyyah or simply dahriya for the concept of atheism. Dajjāl (ٱلدَّجَّالُ) The Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist; means "liar" or "deceiver". Ḍallāl (ضلال) going astray.

  6. Thursday of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    Popular feast day for women: Significance: Honours the souls of the dead: Celebrations: Festive family meals and the giving of food, coloured eggs and sweets to the poor, relatives and children: Observances: Prayer, visiting cemeteries: Date: On a Thursday that falls between the Easter Sundays of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions ...

  7. Witchcraft in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Divination and magic in Islam encompass a wide range of practices, including black magic, warding off the evil eye, the production of amulets and other magical equipment, evocation, casting lots, and astrology. [18] Legitimacy of practising magic is disputed. Most Islamic traditions distinguish between good magic and black magic.

  8. Tatbir - Wikipedia

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    Performance of Tatbir in Iran.An image from Brooklyn Museum.The image is taken between 1876 and 1933. Tatbir, also called Zanjeer Zani or Qama Zani, [1] is practiced by some Shia Muslims on the day of Ashura on the 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar and on the 40th day after Ashura, known as Arba'een (or Chehelom in Persian) by Twelver Shias around the world.

  9. Samarkand Kufic Quran - Wikipedia

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    The copy of the Quran is traditionally considered to be one of a group commissioned by the third caliph Uthman. According to Islamic tradition, in 651, 19 years after the death of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad, Uthman commissioned a committee to produce a standard copy of the text of the Quran (see Origin and development of the Quran). [3]