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4 hours ago · The term Ashkenazi also refers to the Nusach Ashkenaz, the liturgical tradition used by Ashkenazi Jews in their siddur (prayer book). A nusach is defined by a liturgical tradition's choice of prayers, the order of prayers, the text of prayers, and melodies used in the singing of prayers. [citation needed]
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- 2.8 million
- 194,000–500,000; according to the FJCR, up to 1 million of Jewish descent
4 hours ago · Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq ( Arabic: جَعْفَر بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلصَّادِق, romanized : Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq; c. 702 –765 CE) was a Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian, and the sixth imam of the Twelver and Isma'ili branches of Shia Islam. [3] Known by the title al-Sadiq ("the truthful"), Ja'far was ...
- 765 (aged 63–64) 148 AH, Medina, Abbasid Caliphate
4 hours ago · Canaan (/ ˈ k eɪ n ən /; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – KNʿN; Hebrew: כְּנַעַן – Kənáʿan, in pausa כְּנָעַן – Kənāʿan; Biblical Greek: Χανααν – Khanaan; Arabic: كَنْعَانُ – Kan‘ān) was a Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC.
1 day ago · Timeline Main article: Timeline of Islamic history The following timeline can serve as a rough visual guide to the most important polities in the Islamic world prior to the First World War. It covers major historical centers of power and culture, including the Arabian peninsula (modern-day Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen), Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Persia (modern-day ...
1 day ago · Early Islamic philosophy or classical Islamic philosophy is a period of intense philosophical development beginning in the 2nd century AH of the Islamic calendar (early 9th century CE) and lasting until the 6th century AH (late 12th century CE). The period is known as the Islamic Golden Age, and the achievements of this period had a crucial ...
1 day ago · The work of Iranians can be seen in every field of cultural endeavor, including Arabic poetry, to which poets of Iranian origin composing their poems in Arabic made a very significant contribution." While cultural influence used to radiate outward from Baghdad, after the Mongol destruction of the Abbasid Caliphate, Arab influence decreased.
1 day ago · Mūsā ibn ʿImrān ( Arabic: موسى بن عمران, lit. 'Moses, son of Amram ') [1] is a prominent prophet and messenger of God and is the most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, with his name being mentioned 136 times and his life being narrated and recounted more than that of any other prophet. [2] [3] He is one of the most ...
