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Rafi (name)
Rafeaq or Raffi ( ar, رافع fa, رافی ur, رفیع) is a name of Arabic origin is one of the names of God in Islam, stemming from the Arabic verb ''rafaʿ'' (رَفَع), meaning "to lift, to raise (something high)". maybe also ''rafi'' means "noble".Amanda Elizabeth Barden ''Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary'' 1416570314 2009 "Raffi (Arabic) "exalted." Rafi." There are two common known variants of the name: Rafi/ Raafi (Arabic: ''rāfiʿ'' رافع - meaning "Hoister/ Exalter/ Raiser f Ranks) and Rafi/ Rafee (Arabic: ''rafīʿ'' رفيع - meaning "Possessor of Highest Ranks" or "Exalted/ Grand/ High") which is commonly confused. Other common variants include "Rafee", "Rafie", "Rafiq" 'corrupt form'' "Rafay" and "Raffy". Raffi ( hy, Րաֆֆի hyw, Ռաֆֆի) is also an Armenian given name. Rafi ( he, רפי) is also a common nickname amongst Jews for people named Rafael. People named Rafi Last name * Mirza Rafi Sauda, Urdu language poet * Mohamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Names Of God In Islam
Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, there are some names which appear in both. List Hadith By what they said to Sahih Bukhari Hadith: There is another Sahih Muslim Hadith: The Quran refers to God's ''Most Beautiful Names'' (''al-ʾasmāʾ al-ḥusná'') in several Surahs. Gerhard Böwering refers to Surah 1(17:110)as the ''locus classicus'' to which explicit lists of 99 names used to be attached in tafsir. A cluster of more than a dozen Divine epithets which are included in such lists is found in Surah 59. Sunni mystic Ibn Arabi surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries". Islamic mysticism There is a tradition in Sufism to the effect the 99 names of God point to a mystical " Most Supreme and Superior Name" (''ismu l-ʾAʿẓam' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Eitan
Rafael Eitan ( he, רפי איתן; 23 November 1926 – 23 March 2019) was an Israeli politician and intelligence officer. He also led Gil and served as Minister of Senior Citizens. He was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the arrest of Adolf Eichmann. He served as an advisor on terrorism to Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and in 1981 he was appointed to head the Bureau of Scientific Relations, then an intelligence entity on par with Mossad, Aman and Shabak. Eitan assumed responsibility for and resigned over the Jonathan Pollard affair, and the Bureau was disbanded. He was subject to an arrest warrant issued by the United States FBI. From 1985 until 1993, he was head of the government's Chemicals company, which was expanded under his leadership. After 1993, he became a businessman, noted for several large scale agricultural and construction ventures in Cuba. He was the chairman of the Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Senior Citizens Movement. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffi Ahmad
Raffi Farid Ahmad (born 17 February 1987) is an Indonesian media personality, presenter, actor, singer, entrepreneur and producer. As a Sundanese and Pakistani descent, He is the eldest son of Munawar Ahmad and Amy Qanita. Early life Raffi was born on 17 February 1987, in Bandung, West Java. He is the oldest child of three. Career 2001–2011: Career beginnings Raffi began his career as a model. In 2001, he joined ''Cover Boy'' as a panelist. In addition to acting, he also appeared in TV advertisements, hosted, and performed as a singer. He began from supporting role in his first soap opera, ''Tunjuk Satu Bintang'', and he became popular in ''Senandung Masa Puber'' at the time as lead role with Bunga Citra Lestari. After that, he continuously appeared in soap operas and film television and even one movie titled '' Love is Cinta''. Raffi's acting in the movie got praise from film critics. In 2006, the top musician, Melly Goeslaw, held a casting for vocal group '' Bukan Binta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Peretz
Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ... who also served as the Military Rabbinate, Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewish Home party. Peretz was a member of the Knesset for the Yamina (political alliance), Yamina alliance until he separated from the faction in order to join the Netanyahu-led government. Early life Peretz was born in Jerusalem, to parents of Moroccan Jews, Moroccan-Jewish descent. He grew up in the Kiryat HaYovel neighborhood of Western Jerusalem. He studied at Mercaz HaRav, and then Yeshivat HaKotel; he received semikhah (ordination) from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi And Mecartin
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Rafi may refer to: Places * Rafi, Iran, a city in Khuzestan Province * Rafi, Abadan, a village in Khuzestan Province * Rafi, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Niger State Other uses * Rafi (name), a name of Arabic origin * Rafi (political party), an acronym for Reshimat Poalei Yisrael (Israeli Workers List) a political party in Israel during the 1960s * A nickname often given to people named Rafael (or Rafaela) See also * Raffi (other), a given name of Armenian origin * ''R.A.F.I.'' (album), by Asian Dub Foundation * Rafael (other) Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey
Rafi Yahya Abdullah Sharif-Bey (February 28, 1940 – March 2, 2006) was a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States. He was a co-founder of the Sufi group The Noble Order of Moorish Sufis, the head Mufti of Moorish Science Temple #13 in Baltimore, and involved in the Ahmadiyyah movement. Biography Born Yale Jean Singer to an Orthodox Jewish family, Sharif attended the military prep school Staunton Military Academy, where he was a drummer in the Regimental Band and graduated in 1958. He converted to Islam and took on the name Rafi Sharif in the late 1950s. Sharif married his first wife, Aisha (née Barbara Volk) Bey, then the National Secretary of The Noble Order of Moorish Sufis (which would later grow into the Moorish Orthodox Church of America), at a mosque in Sacramento, California. They lived in California for some time to spread awareness of the Moorish Science Temple of America. By 1965, the couple and their sons Tariq (b. 1962) and Yasin (b. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Zabor
Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky, August 22, 1946) is a Brooklyn, New York–based music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist. Life and work A graduate of Brooklyn College, Zabor became a jazz critic for ''Musician'' in 1977, and later became an editor for the magazine. He received the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his first novel, ''The Bear Comes Home'', which follows an alto saxophonist – who happens to be a bear – in his pursuit of musical perfection. Zabor's second book, the memoir ''I, Wabenzi'', was commercially unsuccessful and met with mixed critical response. In 2008, Zabor received an NEA Literature Fellowship. , he was reportedly working on a new novel, to be titled ''The Bosphorus Dogs.'' Zabor is also a jazz drummer. Bibliography * ''The Bear Comes Home'' (1997) * ''I, Wabenzi'' (2005) References External links "Of the Tree and its Four Birds"by Rafi Zabor, at Words Without Borders ''Words Without Borders'' (''WWB'') is an international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Yoeli
Rafi Yoeli, Ph.D., is an Israeli pilot, inventor, designer of two proposed flying cars (Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk, Tactical Robotics Cormorant), and CEO of Urban Aeronautics Ltd., which he founded in Yavne, Israel in 2000. Early life and education Yoeli was born in Tel Aviv, circa 1950, and later served as a reserve officer in the Israeli Air Force. He attended Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Career Following his Israeli Air Force service, Yoeli joined Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., then was with Boeing in Seattle for 18 months. In 1989, Yoeli founded Aero Design & Development Ltd (AD&D, Ltd.), acting as managing director. In 2001, he started his own company in Israel, Urban Aeronautics, to develop "robots and flying machines." During the 2000s and 2010s, Yoeli designed and tested the Tactical Robotics Cormorant, formerly AirMule or Mule, a flying car unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), built by Tactical Robotics Ltd., another subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd. Desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Pitts
Rafi Pitts ( fa, رفیع پیتز, born 1967) is an Iranian film director. Life and career Pitts was born in Mashad, Iran. Rafi spent his childhood in Tehran, where he lived in a basement flat underneath a post-production studio. He came to England (his father is English) in 1981 during the Iran Iraq war. He graduated in 1991 from the Polytechnic of Central London with a BA (Hons) degree in Film and Photography. His first short film, ''In Exile'' (1991) was presented the same year at the London International Film Festival. In the 90's Pitts moved to Paris and worked on films by Leos Carax, Jacques Doillon and Jean-Luc Godard. Educated in France and England, Rafi Pitts belongs to the ''new wave'' of Iranian cinema, which received numerous prestigious prizes in the international festival circuit. In 1996 he had the opportunity to film in Iran and he was the first film director (in exile) to do so since the Revolution in 1979. His first feature Season Five (1997) was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Menco
Rafael "Rafi" Menco ( he, רפי מנקו; born March 5, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2017, and an Israeli Basketball Premier League All-Star in 2019. Early life Menco was born in Jerusalem. He played basketball for Wingate Institute youth academy. Professional career Early years (2012–2016) In 2012, Menco started his professional career with Hapoel Jerusalem. On October 21, 2012, Menco made his professional debut in a match against Hapoel Tel Aviv. On July 17, 2014, Menco was loaned to Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2014–15 season. On April 25, 2015, Menco recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field, along with five rebounds, two assists, and three steals in an 89–72 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 31 games played for Gilboa Galil, he averaged 7.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Manoukian
Rafi Manoukian (born 1961) is a businessman and elected council member for several terms to Glendale City Council and has served at times as mayor of the city. Biography Manoukian immigrated to the United States in 1975 from Beirut, Lebanon with his parents and three brothers. He resided in Los Angeles. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force in 1978 at the age 17 where he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and where he received the Air Force Commendation Medal for work above and beyond the call of duty. He was honorably discharged in 1982. During his four years in the military, Manoukian received an Associate in Arts Degree from Miami Dade Community College. Afterwards, Manoukian continued his education at California State University, Northridge receiving a bachelor's degree in economics in 1984. He received his Certified Public Accountant certificate in 1991 and founded Manoukian Accountancy Corporation in 1993. He went on to receive an MBA from California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafi Khawar
Rafi Khawar (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, رفیع خاور) (4 August 1942 – 2 June 1986), popularly known as Nanha (Urdu: ننھا), was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He started his film career in 1966 and earned several awards including 3 Nigar awards.Death anniversary of film, TV actor Rafi Khawar (Nanha) today Samaa TV News website, Published 2 June 2016, Retrieved 1 February 2022 Career His first Urdu language film was ''Watan Ka Sipahi'', released in 1966. Nanha got a breakthrough from film ''Noukar'' in 1976. He played the lead role in film ''Tehka Pehlwan'' in 1979, and in the same year his film ''Dubai Chalo'' was a super hit at the box office. His pairing ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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