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unusual facts about Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid


Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid

While the establishment of the madina ("city") of Anjar ("Ayn al-Jarr") in the Beqaa Valley is normally attributed to al-Walid I, other sources, including the Byzantine Greek chronicler Theophanes the Confessor and contemporary historian Jere L. Bacharach, credit Abbas for the city's founding in the fall of 714.


Abu al-Walid

His forces engaged and surrounded an entire company of the VDV 76th Guards Air Assault Division from Pskov.

Al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun

Despite his acceptance of his uncle's succession, Abbas became the focus of the factions opposed to Mu'tasim, and in particular his increasing reliance on and favour shown to his Turkish slave-soldiers (ghilman).

After the Arab army crossed the Cilician Gates and took Heraclea Cybistra in early July, it divided in three corps, headed by the Caliph, Mu'tasim and Abbas, and proceeded to raid across Cappadocia.

Al-Khalid tank

However, no order for the tank was placed despite the symbolic naming of the tank after Khalid ibn al-Walid.

Anjar, Lebanon

However, historian Jere L. Bacharach claims it was al-Walid's son, Al-Abbas, who was responsible for Anjar's founding circa 714 CE.

Battle of River

Muslims invaded the Sassanid Persian Empire in April 633 and defeated the Sassanid army in the Battle of Chains, where the Marzbān (provincial governor) Hormuz was killed by Khalid ibn al-Walid in a duel.

Damascus Spring

The other eight activists, Riad al-Turk, Aref Dalila, Walid al-Bunni, Kamal al-Labwani, Habib Salih, Hasan Sa`dun, Habib `Isa, and Fawwaz Tello were referred to the Supreme State Security Court which issued prison sentences between two to 10 years.

Deir al-Bukht

Ali was accused of killing his adopted brother Salit in Deir al-Bukht, but Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik and Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad interjected on Ali's behalf, persuading al-Walid to spare his life.

Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America

In this book Walid Phares presents his analysis of the Jihadist movement and the strategies it employs in its war against America and Western governments.

Khalid Abdul Muhammad

In 1983, Minister Farrakhan named him Khalid after the Islamic general Khalid ibn al-Walid, a follower of the prophet Muhammad, calling him the Sword of Allah.

Mahfouz Ould al-Walid

In 1998, Germany began monitoring Mohamedou Ould Slahi's accounts, and it was noticed that al-Walid had asked him to spare some money twice, resulting in a DM8,000 transfer in December and one other situation in which he sent him money.

New Wave Productions

Walid Al Massih would go on to use his nightlife connections to produce music for some of the most well known artists in the region, such as Adam, Nawal el Zoghbi, Ayman Zbib, Ziad Borji, Maya Nehme and Myriam Atallah from Star Academy.

Omar Harfouch

Declaring that "the world of fashion needed a revolution," he founded with his brother Walid, a company based in Geneva and in Ukraine in charge of organizing beauty contests in which the jury is composed of user s can vote directly on the Internet.

Semper I

At Langley, Carrie delivers a briefing where she explains that nine hours after Lynne's death, Latif Bin Walid was seen at a laundromat which is also a known front for a Hawala location.


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