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Abbasid: |
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Abbasid is the second Islamic dynasty. This Arabic family was descended from Abbas, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. The Abbasids ruled in Egypt in AD 750-868 and AD 905-935. |
caliph: |
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a successor of the Prophet Muhammad and head of the Islamic community; traditionally always male |
Coptic: |
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It is a name for Egyptians of the Christian faith and their Church. It is also the name for the last form of the ancient Egyptian language, which was written with mostly Greek letters. The Coptic language survives only as a liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church. |
diwan: |
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Muslim administrative offices of the state or the sovereign's council of state |
Hijra: |
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Emigration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in AD 622. |
Ibn: |
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Arabic for "son of" |
Islam: |
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the name of a religion that is centered on the Qur'an, the word of God as passed through the Prophet Muhammad |
Muslim: |
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a Muslim is a follower of the Islamic faith |
