MECCAN

Meaning of MECCAN in English

n. resident of Mecca (Islamic holy city)

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MECCAN — adjective or noun see: Mecca
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MECCAN — I. ˈmekən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mecca, Saudi Arabia + -an 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MECCAN — adj. of or from Mecca (Islamic holy city)
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MECCAN — see Mecca
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UMAYYAD — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Arabic (banū) umayya, Meccan kin group to which the ~ caliphs belonged Date: 1758 a …
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MUHAMMAD — I or Mohammed born с 570, Mecca, Arabia died June 8, 632, Medina Arab prophet who established the religion of …
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LĀT, AL- — Northern Arabian goddess of pre-Islamic times. A stone cube near Mecca was held sacred as part of her cult. Two …
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MECCA — — Meccan , adj. , n. /mek"euh/ , n. 1. Also, Makkah, Mekka . a city in and the capital …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UMAYYAD — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Arabic ( banū) umayya, Meccan kin group to which the Umayyad caliphs belonged Date: 1758 …
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FITNAH — (Arabictrial, or test) in Islamic usage, a heretical uprising, especially the first major internal struggle within the Muslim community (AD …
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FAWATIH — (Arabicprefatory ones) also called hawamim (the letters ha and mim), or huruf al-muqatta'ah (Arabic: the detached letters) letters of the …
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QUR'AN
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MUHAMMAD — born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died June 8, 632, Medina in full Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn …
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LAT, AL- — North Arabian goddess of pre-Islamic times to whom a stone cube at at-Ta'if (near Mecca) was held sacred as part …
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KUFIC SCRIPT — in calligraphy, earliest extant Islamic style of handwritten alphabet that was used by early Muslims to record the Qur'an. This …
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ISLAMIC WORLD — prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islam is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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IBN AL-'ARABI — in full Muhyi Ad-din Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn 'ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Al-'arabi Al-hatimi At-ta'i Ibn Al-'arabi, also called …
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HUSAYN IBN 'ALI — born c. 1854, Constantinople, Turkey, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] died 1931, Amman, Transjordan [now Jordan] emir of Mecca from …
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HUDAYBIYAH, PACT OF AL- — (628), compromise that was reached between Muhammad and Meccan leaders, in which Mecca gave political and religious recognition to the …
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DITCH, BATTLE OF THE — ( (ad 627), ) Arabic Al-khandaq (The Ditch), an early Muslim victory that ultimately forced the Meccans to recognize the …
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BADR, BATTLE OF — (624), first military victory of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It seriously damaged Meccan prestige, while strengthening the political position of …
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ABU HANIFAH — in full Abu Hanifah An-nu'man Ibn Thabit born 699, Kufah, Iraq died 767, Baghdad Muslim jurist and theologian whose systematization …
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'UTHMAN IBN 'AFFAN — died June 17, 656, Medina, Arabian Peninsula third caliph to rule after the death of the Prophet. He centralized the …
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'UMAR IBN ABI RABI'AH — full name 'umar Ibn 'abd Allah Ibn Abi Rabi'ah Al-makhzumi born November 644, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died …
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'UMAR I — born c. AD 586, , Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died Nov. 3, 644, Medina, Arabia in full 'umar …
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MUHAMMAD — n. or Mohammed born 0441; 570, Mecca, Arabia died June 8, 632, Medina Arab prophet who established the religion of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAT, AL- — Northern Arabian goddess of pre-Islamic times. A stone cube near Mecca was held sacred as part of her cult. Two …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IBN AL-ARABI — born July 28, 1165, Murcia, Valencia died Nov. 16, 1240, Damascus Islamic mystic and theologian. Born in Spain, he traveled …
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