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  2. Symbols of Islam - Wikipedia

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    The number 4 is a very important number in Islam with many significations: Eid-al-Adha lasts for four days from the 10th to the 14th of Dhul Hijja; there were four Caliphs; there were four Archangels; there are four months in which war is not permitted in Islam; when a woman's husband dies she is to wait for four months and ten days; the Rub el ...

  3. Ankh - Wikipedia

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    Ankh signs in two-dimensional art were typically painted blue or black. [24] The earliest ankh amulets were often made of gold or electrum, a gold and silver alloy. Egyptian faience, a ceramic that was usually blue or green, was the most common material for ankh amulets in later times, perhaps because its color represented life and regeneration ...

  4. Religious and political symbols in Unicode - Wikipedia

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    Another short section of two symbols is headed "Medical and healing symbols", including U+2624 ☤ Caduceus (c.f. U+1F750 🝐 "alchemical symbol for caduceus"), U+2695 ⚕ Staff of Aesculapius, and U+2625 ☥ Ankh, all of which originate in polytheistic religious traditions. [8]

  5. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Various Islamic scholars such as Ibn Kathir, Ibn Taymiyya, Al-Tabari, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, and Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar also quoted that angels do not need to consume food or drinks. [20] They are also described as immortal, unlike jinn. [21] In Islamic traditions, they are described as being created from incorporeal light (Nūr) or fire (Nar).

  6. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    Ankh: Ancient Egyptian religion: Ancient Egyptian symbol for eternal life; now also associated with Kemetism and neo-paganism, as well as the Goth subculture. Yogi practitioners often claim they stretch an ankh symbol into their wrist. Arrow : Ancient divination: Arrows used to gain knowledge through divination. Bagua: I ching, Taoism

  7. Ankh (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The Ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character ☥, meaning "life". Ankh may also refer to:

  8. Coptic art - Wikipedia

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    The Muslim conquest of Egypt allowed the local Coptic art to influence Egypt's then Islamic art and architecture with many features that are now integral in many Egyptian buildings. Beginning in the 4th century, churches painted their walls and made icons to reflect an authentic expression of their faith.

  9. Aniconism in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Today, the concept of an aniconic Islam coexists with a daily life for Muslims awash with images. TV stations and newspapers (which do present still and moving representations of living beings) have an exceptional impact on public opinion, sometimes, as in the case of Al Jazeera , with a global reach, beyond the Arabic speaking and Muslim audience.