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‘A’isha bt. Abi Bakr

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Nancy Khalek

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One of the wives of *Muhammad and the daughter of the first *caliph, *Abu Bakr (r. 622–4). She died in 678. She married Muhammad at the age of 9, and was his close confidante. She was also ... More
‘A’isha bt. Talha

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Nancy Khalek

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Daughter of *Muhammad’s *Companion *Talha b. ‘Ubayd Allah. She was also the niece of *‘A’isha bt. Abi Bakr...

Aachen ambo ivories

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John Hanson

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The *ambo at the cathedral in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) is embellished with six *ivories probably of the early 8th century from Late Antique ...

Ab Actis

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Alexander Skinner

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A senior member of the *officium of a *Praefectus Praetorio, *Praefectus Urbi, *Vicarius, or provincial *...

Aba I, Mar

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J. F. Coakley

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Author and *catholicus of the *Church of the East. He was a former Persian official converted from *...

Abasgia

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Manana Odisheli

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Abasgia occupied the north-east shore of the Black Sea. It was part of Colchis where the *cities of Gyenos (Ochamchire), ...

‘Abbasids

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Konstantin Klein and Andrew Marsham

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Caliphal dynasty (750–1258) who seized the *caliphate from the *Umayyads in the so-called ‘Abbasid Revolution of 747–50. The ‘Abbasids took their eponym from their ancestor al-‘Abbas (d. ... More
Abbayei

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Isaiah Gafni

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Head of the Babylonian rabbinic academy of *Pumbedita. Following the early deaths of his parents, Abbayei was raised by his uncle Rabbah bar Nahmani, who may have applied the nickname ... More
Abbo

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Hans Hummer

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Rector of Maurienne and Susa (726) and probably *Patricius of *Provence (739–c.751). He founded the *...

‘Abd al-Hamid b. Yahya al-Katib

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Adrian de Gifis

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Secretary for the Umayyad caliphs *Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan (r. 724–43) and *Marwan II (r. 744–50). His early education probably covered the ...

‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwān

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Nicola Clarke

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*Umayyad *caliph (r. 685 or 692–705), builder of the *Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount, *...

‘Abd al-Rahman b. al-Ash‘ath

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Nicola Clarke

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Arab military commander and rebel. ‘Abd al-Rahman sided with *‘Abd al-Malik during the Second *Arab Civil War (...

‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar

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Nancy Khalek

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A son of the *caliph *‘Umar b. al-Khattab, famous for his character and scrupulousness in the transmission of ...

‘Abd Allah b. al-‘Abbas

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Rasheed Hosein and Andrew Marsham

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was a son of one of the Prophet *Muhammad’s uncles. In the period after Muhammad’s death, Ibn ‘Abbas was instrumental in opening up scholarship on the ...

‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr

‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr (624–91/2)   Reference library

Nicola Clarke

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*Caliph (r. c.684–91/2) during the Second *Arab Civil War (*Fitna). Grandson of the first ...

‘Abd Allah b. Mu‘awiya

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Adrian de Gifis

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Great-grandson of Ja‘far b. Abi Talib (brother of *‘Ali) and contender for the imamate (744–8). With Zaydi support, he briefly controlled ...

‘Abd Allah b. Shihab al-Zuhri

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Rasheed Hosein

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One of the most important figures in the formation, development, and interpretation of the Islamic tradition, al-Zuhri is viewed positively for his contributions, and negatively for his ... More
Abdishoʿ

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Hubert Kaufhold and István Perczel

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Abdishoʿ bar Brika, *Metropolitan of *Nisibis, is the last important east *Syriac writer. His Nomocanon (1290) and ...

Abgar legend

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Alain Desreumaux

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Widely credited set of stories based on the apocryphal correspondence between Jesus and King Abgar of *Edessa. *Eusebius...

Abila

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Marlena Whiting

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City of the Decapolis in *Palaestina Secunda, located c.80 km (50 miles) north-east of *Amman (Jordan). Occupation dates from the Early Bronze Age, with significant expansion in the Roman ... More

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