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May 10, 2024 · In the year 1206 he was appointed igumen of the Vladimir Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos, and in 1214, at the wish of Prince George Vsevolodovich (+ 1238), he was made the first bishop of Vladimir-on-the-Klyazma and Suzdal. In 1218 he consecrated a church at the Nativity monastery, and in the year 1225, a cathedral church at Suzdal.
5 days ago · The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.Most historians believe that Islam originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses ...
2 days ago · The term Abrahamic religions (and its variations) is a collective religious descriptor for elements shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [9] It features prominently in interfaith dialogue and political discourse, but also has entered Academic discourse. [10] [11] However, the term has also been criticized to be uncritically adapted. [10]
1 day ago · Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [c] [7] [8] was a state and later an amalgam of principalities [9] in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11] [12 ...
2 days ago · The Qurʾān yields little concrete biographical information about the Islamic Prophet: it addresses an individual “messenger of God,” whom a number of verses call Muhammad (e.g., 3:144), and speaks of a pilgrimage sanctuary that is associated with the “valley of Mecca” and the Kaʿbah (e.g., 2:124–129, 5:97, 48:24–25).
- Who was Muhammad?Muhammad was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān, Islam’s sacred scripture. He spent his entire life in what is now the country o...
- What family did Muhammad have?According to Islamic tradition, his father died before Muhammad was born, and his mother died when he was a young child. He is usually said to have...
- What are the traditional events of Muhammad’s life?Born in Mecca about 570 CE, Muhammad married a wealthy widow, Khadījah, in 595. In 610 he experienced a vision of the archangel Gabriel. His public...
- What are the scholarly sources of Muhammad’s biography?The Qurʾān provides very few concrete details regarding Muhammad’s life. Most such information thus comes from the sīrah (“biography”) literature,...
- Why are images of Muhammad generally prohibited in Islam?Many (though not all) Muslims reject visual representations (e.g., images and sculpted figures) of religious figures, or even visual representation...
19 hours ago · Founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984, Aum Shinrikyo blended Buddhist and Hindu beliefs with apocalyptic Christian prophecies. The cult gained international notoriety in 1995 after releasing sarin gas ...
3 days ago · At the beginning of the 18th century, there were 59 households and 389 souls in the parish of the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, and the income from the lease of church lands, the sale of candles and other sources amounted to 650 rubles a year (at that time, a considerable amount).
