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Rihanna (given Name)
Rihanna (; ar, ريحـانة, Rīḥāna, Rayḥāna) is a feminine given name of Welsh and Arabic origin. Arabic name Rayhana or Reyhana (Arabic:رَيْحَانَة ''rayḥānah''), also spelt Rayhaana, Reyhaana, Rihana, Rihaana, is an Arabic female given name meaning the herb plant basil. However, the name may possibly derived from the noun ''rā’iḥāh'' (رائِحَة) meaning "scent, aroma, smell, odor" or "fragrance or perfume" or "zest of a fruit peel". Rayhana bint Zayd, one of the wives of Muhammad, was Jewish. The name Rayhana is formed from male variant of the name is Rayhan. It is said the woman is "Reyhana", that is not a ''qahramana'', which is female slaves responsible in the harem during the Abbasid Period, but the qahramana is who is a woman employed to teach children in a private house - i.e. woman housekeeper, governess, or the manageress of the household and in charge of its affairs. Welsh name The Welsh name is derived from the common female na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy.Chapman, Caroline (2012). ''Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture'', It is known in Arabic as ''khatt Arabi'' (), which translates into Arabic line, design, or construction. The development of Islamic calligraphy is strongly tied to the Qur'an; chapters and excerpts from the Qur'an are a common and almost universal text upon which Islamic calligraphy is based. Although artistic depictions of people and animals are not explicitly forbidden by the Qur'an, pictures have traditionally been limited in Islamic books in order to avoid idolatry. Although some scholars dispute this, Kufic script was supposedly developed around the end of the 7th century in Kufa, Iraq, from which it takes its name. The style later developed into several varieties, including floral, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
