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|'''Abu Hanifa'''
|'''Abu Hanifa'''
|أبو حنيفة
|أبو حنيفة
|Real name: Numan bin Tabith (نعمان بن ثابت). Founder of one of the famous Fiqhi schools in Islam. Born in Kufa of Iraq in 698 A.D. He has been jailed by Abbasid Caliph, Abu Jafar Mansur and tortured until his death.     
|Real name: Numan bin Tabith (نعمان بن ثابت). Founder of one of the famous Fiqhi schools in Islam, the Hanafi school. Born in Kufa of Iraq in 698 A.D. He was jailed by the Abbasid Caliph Abu Jafar Mansur and tortured until his death.     
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|'''Abu Hurayrah'''
|'''Abu Hurayrah'''
|أبو هريرة
|أبو هريرة
|A close Companion of the Prophet from the battle of Khaybar (7/629), he was reputed to have a phenomenal memory,transmitting over 3,000 Prophetic traditions.He is known as Abu Hurayrah because when he worked as a goatherd he kept a small kitten to play with.
|A close Companion of the Prophet from the battle of Khaybar (7/629), he was reputed to have a phenomenal memory, transmitting over 3,000 prophetic traditions.He is known as Abu Hurayrah because when he worked as a goatherd he kept a small kitten to play with.
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|'''[[Abu Lahab]]'''
|'''[[Abu Lahab]]'''
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|'''Adhan'''
|'''Adhan'''
|‎أَذَان
|‎أَذَان
|A call to prayer in Arabic, often made through a loudspeaker by a person known as Muadhin. Muslims hear this call five times a day, and prepare themselves for the prayer.
|A call to prayer in Arabic, often made from a minaret and/or through a loudspeaker by a person known as Muadhin. Muslims hear this call five times a day, and prepare themselves for the prayer.
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|'''Ahl al-Bait'''
|'''Ahl al-Bait'''
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|'''Ahmed bin Hanbal'''
|'''Ahmed bin Hanbal'''
|احمد بن حنبل  
|احمد بن حنبل  
|Hadith expert and theologian. He was the founder of the Hanbalı Madhhab, a prominent Fiqhi School in Islam. Ahmed bin Hanbal was persecuted by the Abbasids during their inquisition because he refused to admit the Qur'an was created.
|Hadith expert and theologian. He was the founder of the Hanbalı Madhhab, a prominent Fiqhi School in Islam. Ahmed bin Hanbal was persecuted by the Abbasids during their inquisition because he refused to admit that the Qur'an was created.
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|'''[[Aisha]]'''  
|'''[[Aisha]]'''  
|عائشة
|عائشة
|The daughter of Abu Bakr. She was Muhammad's third and favorite wife whom he married after the death of Khadıjah, his first wife. Aisha was only six years old at the time of her marriage to Muhammad.
|The daughter of Abu Bakr. She was Muhammad's third and favorite wife whom he married after the death of Khadıjah, his first wife. Aisha was only six years old at the time of her marriage to Muhammad.
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|'''[[Islamic Witch Hunts|Al-‘ayn]]'''
|'''[[Islamic Witch Hunts|Al-‘ayn]]'''
|العين
|العين
|Arabic word meaning the "evil eye". Witchcraft, and the effects of the "evil eye" are mainstream Islamic beliefs, supported by sahih hadith.
|Arabic word meaning the "evil eye". Witchcraft and the effects of the "evil eye" are mainstream Islamic beliefs, supported by sahih hadith.
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|'''Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin'''
|'''Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin'''
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