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Araq Tomb
The Araq Tomb is a tomb located in al-Mayadani al-Wastani district of Damascus, Syria. It was built by governor Araq bin Abdullah al-Salahdar. It is dedicated to the holy man Suhayb ar-Rumi Suhayb the Roman or Suhayb al-Rumi ( ar, صُهَيْب ٱلرُّومِيّ, ''Ṣuhayb ar-Rūmīy'', born c. 587), also known as Suhayb ibn Sinan ( ar, صُهَيْب ٱبْن سِنَان, link=no), also spelled Suhaib, was a former slave in t .... References Ziyarat Mausoleums in Syria [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Syria#Mediterranean east#Arab world#Asia , pushpin_label_position = right , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = Location of Damascus within Syria , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Governorate , subdivision_name1 = Damascus Governorate, Capital City , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Mohammad Tariq Kreishati , parts_type = Municipalities , parts = 16 , established_title = , established_date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araq Bin Abdullah Al-Salahdar
Arak, Arack or Araq may refer to: Places * Arak, Algeria, a village in In Amguel Commune of Tamanrasset Province, Algeria ** Arak gorges, a series of gorges in Algeria * Arak, Iran, a city in Markazi Province, Iran ** Arak County, an administrative subdivision centred on the city * Araq, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran * Arak, Mengen, a village in Bolu Province, Turkey * Arak, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dagestan, Russia * Arak, Syria, a historic desert town in Syria Beverages * Arak (drink), an alcoholic beverage of the Eastern Mediterranean * Arrack, an alcoholic beverage of South and Southeast Asia Other uses * Arak (character), the hero of ''Arak, Son of Thunder'', a comic book published by DC Comics * Arak University, Arak, Iran * Arak, a tree or shrub, species '' Salvadora persica'' See also * * Arac (other) * Araki (other) * Araqi (other) * Arrakis (other) Arrakis may refer to: * Arrakis (fixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhayb Ar-Rumi
Suhayb the Roman or Suhayb al-Rumi ( ar, صُهَيْب ٱلرُّومِيّ, ''Ṣuhayb ar-Rūmīy'', born c. 587), also known as Suhayb ibn Sinan ( ar, صُهَيْب ٱبْن سِنَان, link=no), also spelled Suhaib, was a former slave in the Byzantine Empire who went on to become a companion of Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community. Early life Around the year 591, about twenty years before the commencement of Muhammad's mission, a man named Sinan ibn Malik governed the city of al-Uballah on behalf of the Persian emperor (perhaps Khosrow II). The city, which is now part of Basra, lay on the banks of the Euphrates. He had several children and was particularly fond of one of them who was then barely five years old with blond hair and a fair-complexion named Suhayb. One day Suhayb's mother took him to a village called ath-Thani for a picnic. That day ath-Thani was attacked by Byzantine soldiers who took a large number of prisoners, including Suhayb. Suhayb was ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziyarat
In Islam, ''ziyara(h)'' ( ar, زِيَارَة ''ziyārah'', "visit") or ''ziyarat'' ( fa, , ''ziyārat'', "pilgrimage") is a form of pilgrimage to List of Ziyarat sites, sites associated with Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad, his family members and descendants (including the Imamah (Shia doctrine), Shī'ī Imāms), Sahabah, his companions and other venerated figures in Islam such as the Prophets in Islam, prophets, Sufism, Sufi wali, auliya, and List of Islamic studies scholars, Islamic scholars. Sites of pilgrimage include mosques, Maqam (shrine), maqams, battlefields, mountains, and caves. ''Ziyārat'' can also refer to a form of supplication made by the Shia Islam, Shia, in which they send salutations and greetings to Muhammad and his Ahl al-Bayt, family. Terminology ''Ziyarat'' comes from ar, زَار, zār "to visit". In Islam it refers to pious visitation, pilgrimage to a holy place, tomb or shrine.Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
