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Among the influential Abd Shams clan in Mecca, Uthman ibn Affan, Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, Khalid ibn Sa'id, and the family of the confederate Jahsh professed Islam early on. [30] The Banu Makhzum , evidently the politically dominant clan in Mecca, also had some early Muslims, including Abu Salama , al-Arqam , Shams ibn Uthman , and the ...
In Arabic proverb collections, the two characters are fused, drawing from both the Quran and pre-Islamic stories, endowing Luqman with superhuman strength and lifespan. According to Arab mythology, the pre-Islamic Luqman was a member of the ʿĀd who lived in al-Ahqaf in South Arabia while Luqman in the Quran is from Nubia. [4]
Azazil (Arabic: عزازيل ʿAzāzīl, Turkish: Azâzîl; also known as Arabic: حارث Ḥārith) is a figure in Islamic tradition, and believed to be the original name of Satan (Iblīs). [1] According to various Islamic beliefs, ʿAzāzīl was the master of the angels and the strongest and most knowledgeable of them, before his pride led ...
Ar-Rum (Arabic: الروم, romanized: ’ar-rūm, lit. 'The Romans') is the 30th chapter of the Quran, consisting of 60 verses ().The term Rūm originated in the word Roman, and during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, it referred to the Eastern Roman Empire; the title is also sometimes translated as "The Greeks" or "The Byzantines".
Numerology is an element of Isma'ili belief that states that numbers have religious meanings. The number seven plays a general role in the theology of the Ismā'īliyya, including mystical speculations that there are seven heavens, seven continents, seven orifices in the skull, seven days in a week, seven prophets, and so forth.
Mohyeddin is an Arabic (محیی الدین) name meaning "Reviver of Dīn" (). [1] [2] [3] It is used both as a personal name and an honorific title in Islamic tradition.Several scholars, philosophers, and theologians throughout Islamic history have been known by this name, with notable figures contributing to Islamic thought, philosophy, and historical discourse.
Manaf (Arabic: مناف) was a pre-Islamic Arabian deity and given name that means "elevated". [1] Personal names incorporating the name Manaf such as "Abd Manaf" show that the deity was widespread among the tribes of Quraysh , Hudhayl , and Tamim .
The Naskh style of writing can be found as early as within the first century of the Islamic calendar. [2] The Naskh script was established in the first century of the Hijri calendar by order of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan due to the presence of defects in the Kufic script. [1]