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(Encyclopedia) Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
äˈb&oomacr; ᵺäˈbē, zä–,
dä–
[key], Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom, c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), part of
the federation of seven…
(Encyclopedia) Abu Musa, island (2010 est. pop.
1,868), c. 4.6 sq mi (12 sq km), E Persian Gulf, disputed between Iran, who occupies it, and
the United Arab Emirates. Strategically…
(Encyclopedia) Abu Ghraib or Abu GhuraybAbu Ghuraybäˈb&oomacr; grĕb [key], infamous prison located in the town of Abu Ghraib, c.20 mi (32 km) W of Baghdad, Iraq. Built by British contractors in…
(Encyclopedia) Abu MuslimAbu Muslimäˈb&oomacr; m&oobreve;sˈlĭm [key], c.728–755, Persian leader of the Abbasid revolution. By political and religious agitation he raised (747) the black…
(Encyclopedia) Abu BakrAbu Bakräˈb&oomacr; bäkˈər [key], 573–634, 1st caliph, friend, father-in-law, and successor of Muhammad. He was probably Muhammad's first convert outside the Prophet's…
(Encyclopedia) Abu HanifaAbu Hanifaäb&oomacr;ˈ hänēˈfä [key], 699–767, Muslim jurist. He founded the Hanafite system of Islamic jurisprudence, which gives the judge considerable discretion when…
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