The Holy Land is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. Today, the term "Holy Land" usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern states of Israel and Palestine. Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Baháʼís regard it as holy.
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 ,S 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 al Husayn shrine is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, in the holy 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-Ab Anastas Mari Al-Karmali, also known as Anastas the Carmelite or Père Anastase-Marie de Saint-Élie, was 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.
Ahmed Harrak Srifi was a prominent Moroccan scholar from the tribe of Ahl Srif in the north of Morocco.
The Tirabin, were the most important Arab tribe in the Sinai Peninsula during the 19th century, and the largest inside Negev. Today this tribe resides in the Sinai Peninsula but also in Cairo, Ismailia, Giza, Al Sharqia and Suez, Israel (Negev), Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gaza Strip. A township named Tirabin al-Sana was built in Israel in 2004 especially for the members of al-Sana clan from Al-Tirabin tribe.
Murjan Mosque is a historic mosque on al-Rashid Street located near the Shorja marketplace and the Abboud Building in Baghdad, Iraq. The walled mosque is significant for housing tombs of prominent Islamic scholars, including Nu'man al-Alusi and also for housing a madrasa. Today, it is considered an important ancient landmark in Baghdad.
Sabri Al-Haiki, also known as Sabri Abdulkarim Galeb Al-Haiki, and is a Yemeni painter, critic, and poet.
The prostration of recitation is a prostration (sujud) which occurs during the ritual Tilawa of Quran in Salah or outside it.
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 supporting Arab nations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Saleh has published several books on politics, social, history and culture. He also writes fot 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 October 16, 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.
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 an online portal for the Library of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in Iraq. It provides a variety of digital library resources and services to scientific communities, supporting the educational system in Iraq in and aligning with the demands 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.
Sayyid Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani was an Iranian Ja'fari jurist and writer, best known for his works on various Islamic topics via Twelver Shia outlook, which most of them were published in the successive years of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born in Sain Qaleh village, then part of Abhar to a well-known Musawi family. After studying in Qom, he went to Najaf and stayed there for about 31 years. He also lived in Kuwait and Syria for many years, fulfilling his Sharia and educational duties. He died at the age of 74 and buried next to the grave of his father in Radekan, Qazvin.
The Ibn Bunnieh Mosque, also known as the Hajj al-Bunnieh Mosque is a mosque in Baghdad located in al-Karkh district, opposite the Baghdad Central Station and near the Iraq Museum. Its unique Islamic architecture and style include its oval dome which is shaped like an egg and Arabic calligraphy of verses from the Quran on its walls made by the Iraqi master calligrapher Hashem Muhammad al-Baghdadi. The name of the mosque was attributed to Hajj Mahmoud al-Bunnieh who is buried next to the sanctuary from the western side. The mosque can hold 1,000 prayers.
The Shabandar Café is one of the oldest and most famous coffeehouses in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located at the end of al-Mutanabbi Street near the Qushla. The café building was previously "al-Shabandar Press", which was established in 1907 and was owned by Musa al-Shabandar, who became Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time of the King Faisal II in 1941. The café is now a cultural and intellectual social hub and is considered one of the most important heritage landmarks of Baghdad where poetry, politics, culture, literature, and art are discussed and a place to increase one's knowledge about said topics.
Ḥassan Pasha was the governor of Baghdad from 1704 until his death in 1723 and the founder of the Mamluk state of Iraq. 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.
