or or , also spelled //, plural , is an Arabic word () meaning "letter", "epistle", "treatise", or "message".
It may refer to:
Literary genre
*, a summary of religious prescriptions in Islamic jurisprudence
*, treatise composed during the month of Ramadan by the Da'i al-Mutlaq (spiritual leader) in Tayyibi Isma'ilism
Writings
* or ''Treatise of Rights'', a work attributed to the Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ()
* or ''The Golden Treatise'', a work on medicine attributed to the Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (765–818)
*
(al-Shafiʽi book), a seminal work on (Islamic jurisprudence) by Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 820)
*, a travelogue by
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāšid ibn Ḥammād, ( ar, أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; ) commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Muslim traveler, famous for his account of his ...
(10th century)
*
(Ibn Abi Zayd), a book on Maliki by Ibn Abi Zayd (10th century)
* or the ''
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
The ''Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity'' ( ar, رسائل إخوان الصفا) also variously known as the ''Epistles of the Brethren of Sincerity'', ''Epistles of the Brethren of Purity'' and ''Epistles of the Brethren of Purity and Loyal ...
'', an encyclopedic collection of philosophical treatises (10th century)
* or ''The Epistle of Forgiveness'', a satirical work of Arabic poetry written by Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri around 1033
*, a Sufi text by al-Qushayri (11th century)
* or the ''
Epistles of Wisdom
The Epistles of Wisdom or ''Rasa'il al-Hikmah'' ( ar, رَسَائِل ٱلْحِكْمَة) is a corpus of sacred texts and pastoral letters by teachers of the Druze faith native to the Levant, which has currently close to a million practition ...
'', a corpus of sacred texts and pastoral letters in Druze tradition (11th century)
* ("The Treatise of Fādil ibn Nātiq"), better known as ''
Theologus Autodidactus
''Theologus Autodidactus'' ("The Self-taught Theologian"), originally titled ''The Treatise of Kāmil on the Prophet's Biography'' ( ar, الرسالة الكاملية في السيرة النبوية), also known as ''Risālat Fādil ibn Nātiq'' ...
'', a theological novel written by Ibn al-Nafis between 1268 and 1277
*, a (exegesis of the Quran) by Said Nursî written between the 1910s and the 1950s
Media
*, Arabic weekly cultural magazine for literature, science, and art, published in Cairo from 1933 to 1953
*
Al-Resalah Satellite TV
Al-Resalah ( ar, قناة الرسالة; ''The Message'') is an Arabic language satellite television channel "to present true Islam".
It is funded by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, recorded in all over the United Arab Emirates to Mo ...
, an Arabic Islamic television channel
*, the original-language title of the Arabic film
''The Message'' (1976 film)
*
(newspaper), a conservative daily newspaper in Iran
*''
Risala Weekly
''Risala Weekly'' is a weekly Islamic magazine published in Kozhikode. The magazine was first published in November 1983 as a monthly publication. Later its frequency was switched to weekly. It is published by Islamic Publishing Bureau of Sunni ...
'', a weekly Islamic magazine published since 1983 in Kozhikode, India
Places
*Ar-Risala, a populated place in
Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate ( ar, محافظة بغداد ''Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād''), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governor ...
, Iraq
*Resālat, another name for
Qaleh Khan, North Khorasan
Qaleh Khan ( fa, قلعه خان, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Khān; also known as Qal‘eh Now and Resālat) is a village in Ghazi Rural District, Samalqan District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, off ...
, a village in Iran
*
Resalat (district)
Resalat is a neighborhood located in eastern part of Tehran, Iran.
Resalat Highway joins this locality to Seyed Khandan
Seyed Khandan is a locality of the city of Tehran in Iran. It is the junction of Shariati Street and Resalat Highway, near ...
, a neighborhood located in the eastern part of Tehran, Iran
*Resalat Expressway, the former name of
Qasem Soleimani Expressway
Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani Expressway, formerly called Resalat Expressway, is an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran.
It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including Resalat District, to Seyed Khandan in north-central ...
, an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran
*
Risala Bazar
Risala Bazaar is a suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Transport
It has good connectivity of buses by TSRTC. The local train is connected through MMTS.Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
The Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System, com ...
or
Risala Road
Risala Road is one of the most famous commercial area of Hyderabad.
Overview
It starts from ending point of Tilak incline and ends on Hyderabad Railway Junction and it is also connected with few other areas of Hyderabad. It is said to be very b ...
, commercial area in Hyderabad, India
Organizations
*
Al-Resalah Party
The Resalah Party ( ar, حزب الرسالة) is a Jordanian political party. It was founded on 31 December 2003.
Platform
*Setting programs aimed at serving the human needs of the homeland and enhancing the national security and progress thereo ...
, a Jordanian political party
*
Resala Charity Organization
Resala, also known as Resala Association, is a non-profit organization based in Egypt.
History and profile
Resala was established in 1999 as a youth movement at Cairo University; Sherif Abd Al Azim, an engineering professor, supervised the movem ...
, a non-profit organization based in Egypt
See also
*The "message" of Allah to mankind revealed via "messengers"; see
*Risala, Mughal-era term for a cavalry unit commanded by a
Risaldar
Risaldar, meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse, regardless if troop or regiment) in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian and Pakistan Army. In other arms, such as the infantry, t ...
in the Indian and Pakistan armies
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