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Our Arabic word of the week does not tiptoe. It strides, declares itself and is meant to instil awe. Its power is reflected ...
Sometimes words are created for specific purposes, but they can become part of a language if people find them useful or simply entertaining.
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The concept of patience in Islam
IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. The Arabic word for patience is “Sabr,” which comes from a root word meaning to stop, detain or refrain. Having patience means having the ability to ...
Daegal — a druid from Camelot in King Arthur whose name means “dweller by the lake.” Finn — another name for Fionn mac ...
The mayor of Dearborn said he's on a "sacred journey" to perform hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage held in Saudi Arabia.
Now three months past its conjunction with the sun in March, Saturn is currently well separated from the dawn glow. On June 1 ...
The federal lawsuit accuses the coffee shop owners of discrimination based on race and religion, but an attorney representing ...
While his stage name, translated as “Majid the Engineer,” began ... when shaped by ambition and precision. Like many words in the Arabic language, it has evolved beyond its standard definition to ...
At the same time, a few Jew-ish — emphasis on the “ish” — restaurants are on this year’s list, including Israeli-inspired ...
The man planned the attack for more than a year and specifically targeted what he described as a “Zionist group,” authorities ...
Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian ...
The FBI says the man charged in the attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left eight people injured told police he planned it for a year and specifically targeted what he described as the “Zionist group.” ...