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Al-Khidr (/ ˈ x ɪ d ə r /, Arabic: ٱلْخَضِر, romanized: al-Khaḍir; also Romanized as al-Khadir, Khader, Khidr, Hidr, Khizr, Kezr, Kathir, Khazer, Khadr, Khedher, Khizir, Khizar, Khilr) is a figure mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf of the Quran. He is described as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom and mystic knowledge.
The primary source for the life of Sa'b Dhu Marathid is Ibn Hisham (d. 833) in his Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar.One chapter of this work is dedicated to this figure, and it presently exists in two editions: one was published in Hyderabad in 1347 AH (1928 AD) in a larger volume also containing the Akhbar 'Ubayd bin Shari'a al-Jurhami (The Histories of 'Ubayd bin Shari'a al-Jurhami ...
Khidr or Khizr (al-Khidr, al-Khizr, Arabic: الخضر, romanized: al-Ḫiḍr, lit. 'the green one') Al-Khidr, a figure in Islam; Khidr (Khan of Golden Horde) (r. 1361-1362) Khidr Khan Surak, Suri governor of Bengal; Khizr Khan, founder of the 15th-century Sayyid dynasty; Khizr M. Khan (born 1950), Pakistani American lawyer
The Shrine of Khidr is a structure located in the Samandağ district of Hatay, which is considered sacred by the Alawites. It is believed to be the spot where Khidr and Moses met. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The mushriks inquired about the identity of the Sleepers of the Cave, the real story of Khidr, and about Dhu al-Qarnayn. [18] The story of the Companions of the Cave (Arabic: أصحاب الکهف, romanized: 'aṣḥāb al-kahf) is referred to in Quran 18:9-26. [3] The precise number of the sleepers is not stated.
According to al-Tabari's Tarikh, some say Dhu al-Qarnayn the Elder (al-akbar), who lived in the era of Abraham, was the mythical Persian king Fereydun, who al-Tabari rendered as Afrīdhūn ibn Athfiyān. [65] In an account attributed to Umar bin Khattab, Dhu al-Qarnayn is said to be an angel or part angel. [66]
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The Dome of al-Khidr (Arabic: قبة الخضر, romanized: Qubbat al-Khidr) or the Dome of St. George [1] [2] is a small domed-building located in the southwest corner of the Temple Mount (Haram ash-Sharif), in the Old City of Jerusalem. Is it dedicated to Khidr, who is associated with Saint George in local tradition.