The Banu 'l-Ukhaidhir (Arabic: بنو الأخيضر) was a dynasty that ruled in Najd
Najd and al- Yamamah
Yamamah (central Arabia) from 867 to at least the mid-eleventh century. An Alid
Alid dynasty, they were descendents of Muhammad
Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah
Fatimah and his grandson Al-Hasan, and at least one contemporary traveler[1] describes them as having been Shi'ites
Shi'ites of the Zaydi
Zaydi persuasion
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Arabic
Arabic (Arabic: العَرَبِيَّة) al-ʻarabiyyah [ʔalʕaraˈbijːah] ( listen) or (Arabic: عَرَبِيّ) ʻarabī [ˈʕarabiː] ( listen) or [ʕaraˈbij]) is a Central Semitic language that first emerged in Iron Age northwestern Arabia and is now the lingua franca of the Arab world.[4] It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living from Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia in the east to the Anti- Lebanon
Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai peninsula. Arabic
Arabic is classified as a macrolanguage comprising 30 modern varieties, including its standard form (Modern Standard Arabic) [5]. The modern written language (Modern Standard Arabic) is derived from Classical Arabic
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Mecca
Mecca (/ˈmɛkə/) or Makkah (Arabic: مكة[1] Makkah (Hejazi pronunciation: [ˈmakːa,ˈmäkːä]) is a city in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula, and the plain of Tihamah
Tihamah in Saudi Arabia, and is also the capital and administrative headquarters of the Makkah Region.[8] The city is located 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah
Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of 277 m (909 ft) above sea level, and 340 kilometres (210 mi) south of Medina
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The Arabian Peninsula, simplified Arabia[1] (Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية Shibhu al-jazīrati al-ʿarabiyya, ‘Arabian island’ or Arabic: جزيرة العرب Jazīratu Al-ʿArab, ‘Island of the Arabs’),[2] is a peninsula of Western Asia
Asia situated northeast of Africa
Africa on the Arabian plate
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This article lists some of the states, empires, or dynasties that were ruled by a Muslim elite, or which were in some way central to or a part of a Muslim empire. The Islamic Empire
Empire started by being lead by Muhammad. His friend, Abu Bakr, helped him in this mission. Scholars debate what exactly constitutes an empire
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Special
Special or specials may refer to:Contents1 Music 2 Film and television 3 Other uses 4 See alsoMusic[edit] Special
Special (album), a 1992
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"ISBN" redirects here. For other uses, see ISBN (other).International Standard Book
Book NumberA 13-digit ISBN, 978-3-16-148410-0, as represented by an EAN-13 bar codeAcronym ISBNIntroduced 1970; 48 years ago (1970)Managing organisation International ISBN AgencyNo. of digits 13 (formerly 10)Check digit Weighted sumExample 978-3-16-148410-0Website www.isbn-international.orgThe International Standard Book
Book Number (ISBN) is a unique[a][b] numeric commercial book identifier. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.[1] An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation (except reprintings) of a book. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book would each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is 13 digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, and 10 digits long if assigned before 2007
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6th century CE–9th century: Central Arabia 7th century–13th century: Northern SyriaDescended from Kilab ibn Rabi'ah ibn 'AmirParent tribe Banu 'Amir
Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'Branches'Abd Allah Abu BakrMirdasid dynastyAl-Adbat 'Amir 'Amr Ja'far Ka'b Mu'awiyah al-Dibab Rabi'ah Ru'asReligion Polytheism (pre-630) Islam
Islam (post 630) Shia Islam
Islam (10th-11th centuries) Banu Kilab
Banu Kilab (/ALA-LC: Banū Kilāb) was an Arab
Arab tribe that dominated central Arabia during the late pre-Islamic era. It was a major branch of the Banu 'Amir
Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa' tribe and was thus of north Arabian or Qaysi lineage. During and after the Muslim conquest of Syria, Kilabi tribesmen migrated to northern Syria
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Abu Mo’in Hamid ad-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw al-Qubadiani or Nāsir Khusraw Qubādiyānī Balkhi [also spelled as Nasir Khusrow and Naser Khosrow] (1004 – 1088 CE) (Persian: ناصر خسرو قبادیانی) was a Persian poet,[2] philosopher, Isma'ili scholar,[3][4] traveler and one of the greatest writers in Persian literature. He was born in Qabodiyon, (Qabādiyān), a village in Bactria
Bactria in the ancient Greater Iranian province of Khorasan,[5][6] now in modern Tajikistan[7] and died in Yamagan, now Afghanistan. He is considered one of the great poets and writers in Persian literature
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Najd
Najd or Nejd
Nejd (Arabic: نجد, Najd, Arabic pronunciation: [nad͡ʒd]) is a geographical central region of Saudi
Saudi Arabia, alone accounting for almost a third of the population of the country.[1] Najd
Najd consists of modern administrative regions of Riyadh, Al-Qassim, and Ha'il
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Kufa
Kufa (Arabic: الكوفة al-Kūfah) is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates
Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Presently, Kufa
Kufa and Najaf
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Najaf are joined into a single urban area that is mostly commonly known to the outside world as 'Najaf'. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya
Kadhimiya and Najaf, Kufa
Kufa is one of five Iraqi cities that are of great importance to Shi'ite Muslims
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Al-Ahsa, Al-Hasa, or Hadjar (Arabic: الأحساء al-Aḥsāʾ, locally al-Ahasā) is a traditional oasis region in eastern Saudi Arabia whose name is used by the Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of that country's Eastern Province. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf. Al-Ahsa is part of the region known historically for its high skill in tailoring, especially "Bisht", Al- Bahrain
Bahrain geographical province in Eastern Arabia, which includes the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula down to the borders of the UAE, Oman, and also includes the island of Awal (modern-day Bahrain)
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The following is a list of Muslim historians writing in the Islamic historiographical tradition, which developed from hadith literature in the time of the first caliphs
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An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Islamic monarch styled emir. It also means principality.[1]Contents1 Etymology 2 As monarchies 3 As provinces 4 List of present Emirates 5 List of former and integrated emirates5.1 Europe5.1.1 Iberia 5.1.2 Mediterranean region 5.1.3 Caucasus5.2 Asia5.2.1 Near East 5.2.2 Arabia 5.2.3 Central Asia and Indian subcontinent5.3 Africa5.3.1 North Africa 5.3.2 Nigeria6 See also 7 ReferencesEtymology[edit] Etymologically emirate or amirate (Arabic: إمارة imārah, plural: إمارات imārāt) is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir (prince, commander, governor etc.). As monarchies[edit] The United Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by a hereditary emir, these seven forming the electoral college for the federation's President and Prime Minister
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Banu Hanifa (Arabic: بنو حنيفة) were an ancient Arab
Arab tribe inhabiting the area of al-Yamama in the central region of modern-day Saudi Arabia
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Abu'l-Saj Devdad (died 879) was a Sogdian prince, who was of the most prominent emirs, commanders and officials of the Abbasid Caliphate. He was the eponymous ancestor of the Sajid dynasty of Azerbaijan. His father was named Devdasht. Biography[edit] Abu'l-Saj belonged to Sogdian family from Jankakath and Suydak, which were two villages that were very close to each other, and were the dependencies of Ushrusana. He entered into the service of the Abbasids and fought under the Afshin during the latter's final campaign against the rebel Babak Khorramdin in 837 AD. He also fought against the Karenid rebel Mazyar in 839, and one year later against Mankjur al-Farghani, the lieutenant and cousin of Afshin
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