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One fact often debated is the origin of the name "Azores" used to identify the archipelago. By 1492, in the globe of Martin Behaim, the eastern and central group of islands were referred to as Insulae Azore ("Islands of the Azores"), while the islands of western group were called the Insulae Flores ("Islands of Flowers").
In this view, by alluding to names from the lineage of the tribe of Levi in his genealogy, Matthew intended to unite the priestly and the royal lines of Israel in Jesus. [ c ] [ 1 ] According to the biblical scholar Robert H. Gundry , Azor's name could be a shortened form of Azariah , a name usually used for the ecclesiastic descent of Levi . [ 1 ]
Spain held the Azores under the Iberian Union from 1580 to 1642 (called the "Babylonian captivity" in the Azores). The Azores were the last part of the Portuguese Empire to resist Philip's reign over Portugal (Macau resisted any official recognition), until the defeat of forces loyal to the Prior of Crato with the Conquest of the Azores in 1583.
The Conquest of the Azores (also known as the Spanish conquest of the Azores), [6] but principally involving the conquest of the island of Terceira, occurred on 2 August 1583, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, between forces loyal to the claimant D. António, Prior of Crato, supported by the French and English troops, and the Spanish and Portuguese forces loyal to King Philip II of ...
Ibn al-Layth also cited other proof-texts such as Psalm 149 and Isaiah 21:6–7. The latter contains a brief reference to two riders, on a camel and on a donkey. One of the riders was commonly viewed as Jesus. Ibn al-Layth reasoned that as Muhammad was the only prophet since Moses to ride on a camel, he must have been the second rider. [2]
Local residents tell different stories as to the origin of the name: one story claims that in the 16th century a boat containing Jewish refugees was caught in a storm and the refugees were forced to settle in Porto Judeu rather than the capital of the Azores, while a different story claims that the first Portuguese settlers were afraid and told ...
Their group was met with hospitality and security from the Prophet. The delegation and Muhammad met for two or three days, according to some sources, debating peacefully about their religions. The debates ended in an understanding that each religion would leave the other alone. [30] The terms of the Covenant between Muhammad and the Najrans were:
The Najashi asked if they had with them any scripture from God. Ja'far then recited a verse from Surat Maryam (called KAHA initially) in the Quran, regarding Jesus in Islam and Maryam, as Daughter of Imran [disambiguation needed] is known in Islam. When the Najashi heard the Quranic verse (Ayat), he wept and exclaimed: