Abdullah or Abdallah is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, Arabic: عبد الله, built from the Arabic words Abd and Allah. The first letter a in Al-Ilah in its native pronunciation is often unstressed and commonly transliterated by u, a stressed a is often used as well, although any vowel can also be used. It is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning servant of God. Gods Follower is also a meaning of this name. The feminine counterpart of this name is Amatullah.
Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, also known as Abbas ibn Firnas, was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet. Of Berber descent, he was born in Izn-Rand Onda, Al-Andalus, lived in the Emirate of Córdoba, and is reputed to have attempted flight.
An Arabist is someone normally from outside the Arab world who specialises in the study of the Arabic language and culture.
Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali was an Iraqi politician, Iraqi foreign minister, and prime minister of Iraq from 1953 to 1954. In 1945, al-Jamali, as Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed the United Nations Charter on behalf of his country.
Haydar is an Arabic male given name, one of many names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal, with "haydar" meaning "brave"; see Lions in Islam. In Islamic tradition, the name is primarily associated with the cousin of Muhammad, Ali, nicknamed "Haydar". It may also be used as a surname.
Mohammed Awzal is the most important author in the literary tradition of the Berber Shilha language. He was born around 1680 in the village of al-Qaṣaba in tribal territory of the Indouzal, in the region of Sus in Morocco and died in 1749.
Taher means purity and cleanliness. Origin of this name is Persian, and it is found in ancestral Jewish Sephardic and Mizrahi families. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in diasporas settled in the Middle East, Latin American and Africa.
Nabīl or Nabeel is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "noble". The feminine version is Nabila, Nabeela, Nabilah or Nabeelah. The feminine version is Nabila, Nabeela, Nabilah or Nabeelah. The name Nabil has a similar meaning to the English given name Patrick.
Ahmad al-Alawi, , was an Algerian Sufi Sheikh who founded his own Sufi order, called the Alawiyya.
Ali Abbas al-Ahmed (Arabic: علي عباس آل أحمد, Gulf pronunciation:[ˈʢɑli ʢɐbˈbɑːs ʔɑːl ˈʔɑʜmɐd̪]; born 1966, is a Saudi analyst focusing on the politics of the Persian Gulf region: including terrorism, Islamic movements, Wahhabi Islam, Saudi political history, Saudi-American relations, and the history of the al-Saud family. He is the founder and director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, an independent think tank in Washington, D.C. focused on providing analyses and disseminating information on political issues in the Persian Gulf region and particularly Saudi Arabia, and U.S.-Gulf relations. IGA also convenes conferences, conducts independent research and investigations, and works with the media and policymakers to foster a deeper understanding of Arab states of the Persian Gulf by providing them with up-to-date and exclusive information and connecting them with reliable analysts.
The Islamic Institute of Toronto (IIT) is a non-profit, federally registered, educational institute. The IIT Institute was established in 1996 to strengthen access to Islamic universities and colleges, promote scholarly research, facilitate community outreach and interaction with other religious organizations and community groups, consolidate the social fabric of the community and sustain Islamic work by encouraging and building endowments.
Abbas (Abbass, Arabic: عباس means "Lion" in Arabic The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his master and Imam of the time Husayn ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Shia Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas. In Arabic language it literally means "Lion”.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is "one of the most prestigious and well-funded prizes in the Arab World." It is presented yearly to "Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life." The award was established in memory of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the principal architect of United Arab Emirates, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971–2004). The first award was in 2007. The total value of the prizes is DH 7,000,000 making it one of the richest literary awards in the world.
Mala Abdul Karim Mudarris or Shaykh Abdul Karim Mudarris (1901–2005) also known as Nami was the contemporary Kurdish poet, writer, translator, Faqih and the Mufti of Iraq. Most of his works are in Kurdish and Arabic and a few of them are in Persian. is known for his numerous literary, historic and religious works like the collection and expounding of the poems of Kurdish poets like Nalî, Mahwi and Mawlawi Tawagozi. He has influenced many Kurdish students and many recent imams and polymaths. Many of his works have not been published. Sir Abdulkarim had written many books and dictionaries such as, which is a dictionary which defines Arabic words in poem in Kurdish. He was the first person to translate the Quran into Kurdish. Kurdistan governmental region has decided to open a place for his works.
Ihsan Abbas was a Palestinian professor at the American University of Beirut, and was considered a premier figure of Arabic and Islamic studies in the East and West during the 20th century. The "author of over one hundred books", during his career, Abbas was renowned as one of the foremost scholars of Arabic language and literature and was a respected literary critic. Upon his death, Abbas was eulogized by University College London historian Lawrence Conrad as a custodian of Arabic heritage and culture, and a figure whose scholarship had dominated the Middle East's intellectual and cultural life for decades.
Sheikh Ghiathadeen Naqshabandi (1890–1944), was a senior Kurdish Sufi Sheikh, Muslim cleric, Islamic philosopher, scholar, poet, politician, and a prominent Iraqi-Kurdish personality from Bamarni, Iraq.
Ahmad Shawqi Daif was an Arabic literary critic and historian. He is considered one of the most influential Arab intellectuals in the 20th century.
Nasirean Ethics is a 13th century Persian book in philosophical ethics that is written by Khaje Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. This book is divided to three part: ethics, domestic economy and politics.
Pierre Louis Reymond is a French academic and media researcher specialised in French and international affairs. He was born in 1974 in the Belgian city of Ghent. He writes a weekly article in the Pan Arab "Al Quds Al Arabi" newspaper.
Rafa al-Nasiri was an Iraqi painter, draughtsman, print-maker, educator and author whose works with a social and political message resonated with the Iraqi public in the mid-20th century. He was also very influential in encouraging young artists to take up print-making.
