(Encyclopedia) Persian literature, literary writings in the Persian language, nearly all of it written in the area traditionally known as Persia, now Iran.
The 15th cent. period of the second…
(Encyclopedia) temple, edifice or sometimes merely an enclosed area dedicated to the worship of a deity and the enshrinement of holy objects connected with such worship. The temple has been employed…
Sura XXXIII — The Confederates[1111] Medina — 73 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O PROPHET, fear thou God, and obey not the unbelievers and the hypocrites;— Truly…
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The megalithic passage tomb at Newgrange in Ireland covers over an acre and was constructed around 3200 B.C. Buried for centuries, the…
Sura XX[215] — Ta. Ha.Mecca — 135 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful TA. HA.[216] Not to sadden thee have we sent down this Koran to thee, But as a warning for him…
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