TRADE AND COMMERCE — In the Bible The geopolitical location of Palestine, set as it is in the heart of the Fertile Crescent, made it a pivotal link in the commercial activities carried on by land and sea between, on the one hand, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of kings of Persia — History of Greater Iran until the rise of modern nation states Pre modern … Wikipedia
Outline of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) This is an outline of the six volume work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, authored by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon (1737–1794). It also includes a Gibbon chronology … Wikipedia
Descendants of Adam and Eve — Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, ʼĀḏām, dust; man; mankind ; Arabic: آدم, ʼĀdam) and Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Ḥawwā, living one ; Arabic: حواء, Ḥawwāʼ) were, according to the Book of Genesis of the Bible, the first man and woman created b … Wikipedia
List of kings of Saudi Arabia — The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia s head of state and absolute monarch. He serves as the head of the Saudi Monarchy and House of Saud.Within Saudi Arabia the king is known by the title of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين … Wikipedia
The Years of Rice and Salt — infobox Book | name = The Years of Rice and Salt title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first UK hardcover edition, published by HarperCollins in 2002. author = Kim Stanley Robinson illustrator = cover artist = country = United States … Wikipedia
Religion and politics — share an intimate and complex relationship. Religion is a set of beliefs and practices that are determined by one s view of reality and the supernatural. Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. Because one s view of reality has a… … Wikipedia
Towards Understanding Islam — is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. This book has been translated into a number of languages. [ [http://www.jamaat.org/overview/writings.html JI: The Founder: His Writings ] ] Jamaat e Islami claim that it has been translated into 13… … Wikipedia
Hujr ibn Adi — Hujr ibn ‘Adī ( ar. حجر بن عدي ) was a supporter of Ali ibn Abi talib, he and his companions were killed by Muawiya I for refusing to Curse Ali. Hujr asked that his son be killed before he did so that he will be sure that his son stayed on the… … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
