Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Maqqarī al-Tilmisānī, (1577-1632) was an Algerian scholar, biographer and historian who is best known for his Nafh at-Tib , a compendium of the history of Al-Andalus which provided a basis for the scholarly research on the subject until the twentieth century.
The Imam Husayn Shrine is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia Islam, in the city of Karbala, Iraq. It stands on the site of the Mausoleum of Husayn, who was a grandson of Muhammad, near the place where he embraced martyrdom during the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE The tomb of Husayn is one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the city to observe Ashura, which marks the commemoration of Husayn's death for all Muslims.
Al-Rasheed Street or Al-Rashid Street is one of the main streets in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Named after Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, it is one of the most significant landmarks of the city due to its political, spiritual, urban, cultural, and artistic history. Located near al-Maidan Square, the Street is considered an important urban heritage site of Baghdad and bears witness to what Iraq has gone through in terms of political events, security unrest, and popular protests that Iraq saw over the course of more than a century. The street includes many ancient landmarks such as Haydar-Khana Mosque. In recent years, the street started to suffer severely from neglect and destruction but efforts and campaigns to rehabilitate the street were outlined.
Al-Ab Anastas Mari Al-Karmali, Anastas the Carmelite, or Père Anastase-Marie de Saint-Élie, a Lebanese Christian priest and linguist who made important contributions in Arabic linguistics and philology. His philology periodical, Lughat Al Arab لغة العرب, announced the discovery In 1914 of the lost text of the first Arabic dictionary, "Kitab al-'Ayn",.
The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a mosque, located near the Imam Husayn Mosque in Karbala, Iraq. Abbas was son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the half-brother of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn. He was Husayn's flag-bearer in the Battle of Karbala and chief of his caravans. The shrine is revered by the Shia Muslims who visit it every year, especially in the month of Muharram.
Ahmed Harrak Srifi was a prominent Moroccan scholar from the tribe of Ahl Srif in the north of Morocco.
Abdellah Guennoun was an influential Moroccan writer, historian, essayist, poet, academic, administrator, journalist, and faqīh. He was one of the leaders of the Nahda movement in Morocco, and served as the general secretary of the League of Moroccan Religious Scholars.
Ziyarat Ashura is an Islamic salutatory prayer to God. The prayer is part of the liturgy used in pilgrimages to the shrine of Husayn in Karbala. Muhammad al-Baqir, Prophet's descendant and the fifth Shia Imam, recommended reciting Ziyarat Ashura on Ashura while facing Karbala, as a symbolic visit to the shrine.
The Haydar-Khana Mosque is a historic mosque located near al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, built by al-Nasir during the Abbasid Caliphate. The mosque is situated on al-Rasheed Street and is located in the Haydar-Khana locality surrounded by buildings, shrines, and cafés. The mosque is an important historic landmark that reflect the society of Baghdad, intellectual gatherings, and fueling enthusiasm for demonstrations.
Murjan Mosque is a historic mosque on al-Rasheed Street located near the Shorja marketplace and the Abboud Building in Baghdad, Iraq. The walled mosque is significant for housing tombs of sheikhs including that of Amin al-Din Murjan and also for housing a madrasa. Today, it is considered an important ancient landmark in Baghdad.
The family of Kashif al-Ghita, are an Iraqi religious Twelver Shia family that settled in Najaf, in the 13th A.H/19th A.D century.
Khalil Ahmad Khalil is a Lebanese intellectual, researcher, translator, prolific, and academic. He was born in 1942 in Sur, South Lebanon. He has many works in the fields of sociology in religion, politics, culture and philosophy, as well as a great number of translations, including Lalande's Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the glossary of philosophical terms. He is considered one of the most prominent Arab intellectuals of the 20th century, and a leading member of the Progressive Socialist Party. He joined the Party in 1968, and retired all organizational politics work after the assassination of Party leader Kamal Jumblatt. He received a prize for his published works and translations, which enriched the Arabic library, as well as his academic achievement in the Lebanese University.
Mohammed Wajih Sobhi Fanous, was a Lebanese literary critic, academic, and researcher. He wrote about twenty books, ranging from literary criticism, cultural heritage, Islamic civilization, and contemporary themes. Some of his works have been translated into French. He held a number of cultural, intellectual, and academic positions, and was honored on several occasions.
Farhan Osman Saleh is a writer, researcher and militant from Lebanon. He was born in 1947, in the town of Kfarchouba in southern Lebanon. He is known for politically supporting Arab nations involved in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Saleh has published several books on politics, social, history and culture, as well as publishing writing and research in Lebanese and Arab newspapers and magazines. He has also contributed to the establishment of a house for the dissemination of enlightening and modernist thought, a cultural magazine, and a seminar for cultural dialogue with a group of thinkers and intellectuals in Lebanon and the Arab world.
Hanna Abu-Hanna was a Palestinian writer, poet, and researcher. He was born in Reineh, Mandatory Palestine on 16 October 1928. He belongs to the first generation of Arab resistance poets in Israel. Hanna worked as Director of the Arab Orthodox College in Haifa until 1987. He was also a lecturer at the University of Haifa and at the Teacher Education College in 1973. Abu-Hanna earned a Master's degree in literature. He edited and prepared student programs in Jerusalem and Near East radio stations. He participated in the publication of the Al-Jadeed magazine in 1951, the Al-Ghad magazine in 1953, Al-Mawakib in 1984, and Al-Mawqaf in 1993.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saleh bin Taan bin Nasser bin Ali al-Sattari al-Bahrani al-Qatifi was a Bahraini cleric, jurist, and Shia Muslim authority, who was among the most influential Twelver Shiites of the early modern Gulf. Many Shiites in Bahrain and Qatif followed his fatwas, but he is also known for his compilations on fiqh, hadith, history, and poetry.
Mohammed bin Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Shaybani Al-Bakri Al-Ahsa’i was an influential Shia Muslim scholar who adhered to the Ja'fari school of Islamic jurisprudence.
Digital Information Center is a digital window for the Library of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in Iraq, that provides various digital library resources and services to various scientific segments, which would supplement the educational system in Iraq in line with the requirements of the scientific renaissance.
The Arch and the Butterfly is a novel by Moroccan author Mohammed Achaari published in 2010. It is considered an extension of the author's first novel, South of the Spirit, because it re-enacts the clan. The novel traces the transformations of three generations of the Moroccan family of the Fersiwi family.
Ḥassan Pasha was the governor of Baghdad from 1704 until his death in 1723 and the founder of the Mamluk state of Iraq in. Of Georgian origin, he succeeded Vizier Ali Pasha. He was the father of Ahmad Pasha, who succeeded him as governor as well as the grandfather of Adila Khatun, the wife of Sulaiman Abu Layla who would also take the position after Ahmad Pasha.
