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unusual facts about Kitab al-Umm


Kitab al-Umm

The Kitāb al-Umm (Arabic: كـتـاب الأم) is a book of law that is used as an authoritative guide by the Shafi'i school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) within the Sunni branch of Islam.


Battle of Abu-Ageila

Battles of the Sinai (1948), including a battle for Umm Katef – Abu Ageila, in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Book of Songs

Kitab al-Aghani, a collection of poems and songs by ninth-century Arab scholar Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

Diana Kirkbride

She also finished work compiling the results from Beidha and Umm Dabaghiyah and started planning a new excavation of a Nabataean temple at Wadi Rum which was not completed before her death in August 1997 at Aarhus, Denmark.

Donny George Youkhanna

He conducted excavations in the Bekhme Dam area, Nineveh, and Tell Umm al-Aqarib as well as working on many restoration projects in Babylon, Nimrud, Nineveh, Ur and Baghdad.

History of Jordan

During the Greco-Roman period of influence, a number of semi-independent city-states also developed in Jordan, grouped as a Decapolis including: Gerasa (Jerash), Philadelphia (Amman), Raphana (Abila), Dion (Capitolias), Gadara (Umm Qays), and Pella (Irbid).

Holland Festival

Outreach initiatives to new audiences include successful non-western concerts such as an Umm Kalsoum tribute by Egyptian star Amal Maher in 2010.

Ibn Duraid

Niftawayh, a contemporary of Ibn Duraid's, alleged that the latter's dictionary was merely a plagiarized version of al-Farahidi's dictionary Kitab al-'Ayn.

Judah ben David Hayyuj

Besides the two treatises on verbs Hayyuj wrote Kitab al-Tanqit (The Book of Punctuation).

Ken Crandall

With 21 wins, Crandall is one of the “winningest” head coaches at UMM exceeded only by former head Cougar football coaches Al Molde (51–19–1) and Mike Simpson (29–13–1).

Khalaj people

Ibn Khordadbeh mentioned Khalajes lived beyond Syr Darya of the Talas region in his book Kitāb al-Masālik w’al- Mamālik with Karluks.

Nathan ben Eliezer ha-Me'ati

Many anonymous translations are attributed to Me'ati, among them: (1) Razi's treatise on bleeding, "Ma'amar be-Haḳḳazah"; (2) Zahrawi's Kitab al-Taṣrif (Hebrew title, "Ẓeruf"); (3) Ibn Zuhr's "Kitab al-Aghdhiyah" (Hebrew title, "Sefer ha-Ṃezonot"); (4) an anonymous work on the causes of eclipses entitled "Ma'amar 'al Sibbot Liḳḳut ha-Me'orot."

Prince Ismail Imaduddeen

Prince Ismail Imaduddeen was born on October 11, 1915 in Cairo, Egypt to Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI and Queen Umm Kulthum Didi.

Steak-umm

In 2012, Federal District Judge Lawrence F. Stengel ruled in favor of the owners of Steak'em up, ruling that the two establishments aren't direct competitors and there is no significant evidence that consumers are confused by the names.

Umm Qasr

During a debate in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in late March 2003, British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon somewhat inadvisedly compared Umm Qasr to the southern English city of Southampton.

Umm Ramool

Umm Ramool is located in Deira in eastern Dubai and is bordered to the north by Dubai International Airport, to the east by Nad Shamma, to the west by Al Garhoud and to the south by Ras Al Khor.

Umm Salal SC

In 2004, the club's name, Al Tadamun Club, was changed to what it is presently known as, Umm Salal, by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.

Umm Shareek

Umm Shareek, a lady who accepted Islam, was made to stand under the hot sun for three days and was not allowed to drink water.

Umm Suqeim

Emirates International School and Suqeim Public Park are located in Umm Suqeim 2, while Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Burj Al Arab and Wild Wadi Water Park are located in Umm Suqeim 3, along the sub-community's Jumeirah Beach coast.

Umm Waraqa

Umm Waraqah was a contemporary of Islamic prophet Muhammad.


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