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Abu Ibrahim Ibn Barun Rabbi Yitzhaq ben Barun ben Yosef ibn Benveniste (Hebrew: יצחק בן ברון בן יוסף בנבנשת), also known by his Arabic name Abū Ibrahīm Iṣḥāq ibn Barūn (d. 1128 in Málaga) was an 11th-century Spanish grammarian of Arabic and Hebrew, mainly known for his influential book entitled The Book of Comparison between the Hebrew and the Arabic Languages, in which he traces parallels between hundreds of Arabic and Hebrew words.
Abu Isa Abu Isa (also known as Ovadiah, Ishaq ibn Ya'qub al-Isfahani, Issac ibn Jacob al-Isfahani) was a self-proclaimed Jewish prophet sometime in the 8th century AD in Persia. He is known as the originator of the first Jewish sect since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the leader of a revolt, and one of a line of Jewish pseudo-messiahs in 8th-century Persia.
Abu Izzadeen Abu Izzadeen, formerly known as Trevor Brooks, was born in Hackney, East London, in 1976 to a family originally from Jamaica. He is, or was, a spokesman of the banned islamist group Al Ghurabaa (the strangers) BBC News, Terror treason charge considered, is a fluent Arabic speaker and a communication engineer by training.
Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi Imam Abu Ja`far Al-Tahawi (August 24, 853- October 29, 933) known as Tahawi after his birthplace in Egypt, was a classical Islamic scholar and was considered an authority on hadith and fiqh. He is said to represent the creed of both Ashari and Maturidis, especially the latter, as he also followed the Hanafi school of Islamic Law.
Abu Jihad Khalil Al-Wazir (October 10, 1935–April 16, 1988), better known by the kunya "Abu Jihad" (Arabic: father of Jihad) and "Al-Wazir" (the top minister), was a founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (which later formed the dominant part of the PLO), and later a top aide to Yassir Arafat and a guerrilla leader. Al-Wazir played an important role in the 1970-71 Black September clashes in Jordan, and was the mastermind behind several high-profile militant operations against Israel during the 1970s.
Abu Kamal Abu Kamal (Arabic: أبو كمال) is a city in eastern Syria in the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq. It is part of Al-Jazira - the Arabic name for the region of northeastern modern-day Syria and northwestern modern-day Iraq.
Abu Mansur Al Maturidi Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud Abu Mansur al-Samarqandi al-Maturidi al-Hanafi (Arabic: محمد بن محمد بن محمود أبو منصور الماتريدي السمرقندي الحنفي) (d. 333 AH / 944 CE) was a Muslim theologian.
Abu Mansur Mauhub al-Jawaliqi Abu Mansur Mauhub al-Jawaliqi (1073-1145), Arab grammarian, was born at Baghdad, where he studied philology under Tibrizi and became famous for his handwriting. In his later years he acted as imam to the caliph Moqtafi.
Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and narrator of hadith, quoted in Sahih Bukhari, the most prominent source of Hadith among Sunni Muslims. He was also one of the Ansar.
Abu Mu'az al-Jeddawi Abu Mu'az al-Jeddawi (Arabic: ), possibly a Saudi Arabian, became wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad (331-411 AH) aka Waliyud Deen aka Naasihud Deen was a Sufi saint of Chishti Order. He was a student and successor of Abu Ahmad Abdal and master of Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan who was also his sister's son.
Abu Muslim Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Khurasani (, , ca. 700 - 755), an Abbasid general of Persian (Tajik) origins, born in Balkh (back then in Khorasan, now in Afghanistan) who lead the first liberal movement against the Umayyad dynasty.
Abu Muthana Abu Muthana is a spokesman for the Army of Islam. He was frequently quoted by the press following the July 26, 2006 "Operation Scattered Illusions" during which the Army of Islam joined with the Al Qassam Brigades of Hamas in a raid on an Israeli military outpost in Gaza.
Abu Nasir (Sringar commander) Abu Nasir is a Sringar commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba in Pakistani occupied Kashmir. Lashkar jihadis for Indian citizenship: Training camps for ultras in PoK are re-activated , Daily Excelsior, January 31 2006
Abu Nasr al-Tunisi Abu Nasr al-Tunisi (Arabic: ), possibly a Tunisian, became wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Abu Nayaf al-Afghani Abu Nayaf al-Afghani, also known as Abu Dujana Al-Afghan, is an Islamic terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda that operates in Spain, advocating an end to Spanish support and involvement in the War on Terror.Abu Nayaf al-Afghani MIPT Terror Knowledge Base
Abu Nur Abu Nur is the name of a district (neighborhood) in Damascus. Originally named after an officer under the command of Saladin, it is also the birthplace of renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro, who was buried there in 2004.
Abu Omar al-Saif Abu Omar Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Saif, also called: Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Saif al-Jaber (1968/1969 – November, 2005), was a Saudi Wahhabist Islamist militant operating first in Afghanistan (1986-1988) and later in the North Caucasus (1996-2005) as the mufti of Arab fighters in Chechnya, allegedly with close ties to Osama bin Laden.
Abu Omar al-Seif Sheikh Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah at-Tamimi, also known as Abu 'Umar as-Seif (Arabic: الشيخ أبو عمر السيف), a native of Qatar, is alleged by Russian authorities to be the envoy in Chechnya for al-Qaeda, as well as the manager of funds to Chechen rebels from sources abroad. Al-Seif reportedly assumed command of Arab forces in Chechnya following the death of Amir Abu al-Walid in April 2004, and helped finance the Chechen rebel attack in which more than 1,000 children were taken hostage in a school in Beslan, North Ossetia (see the Beslan school siege).
Abu Qir Abū Qīr (Arabic أبو قير) (also Abukir or Aboukir) is a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14.5 miles) northeast of Alexandria by rail, containing a castle used as a state prison by Muhammad Ali of Egypt.
Abu Qir Bay The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (Arabic: خليج أبو قير; transliterated: Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, lying between Abu Qir and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile. It contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s.
Abu Rawash Abu Rawash (also known as Abu Roach), 8 km to the North of Giza (coordinates ), is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid — the mostly ruined Pyramid of Djedefre, the son and successor of Khufu. Originally it was thought that this pyramid had never been completed, but the current archaelogicical consensus is that not only was it completed, but that it was originally about the same size as the Pyramid of Menkaure – the third largest of the Giza pyramids.
Abu sadj Divdad ben Yusuf ben Abu Said Abu sadj Divdad ben Yusuf ben Abu Said (ruled 865-871) was an Abbasid king of a Persian origin originally referred to as "Abu Sadr". He ruled the province of Atrpatakan commonly referred to as "Bakudaristan".
Abu Salama The Abu Salama Society is a non-profit organization based near the Red Sea in the Middle East. It aims to protect the marine mammals including and not limited to the Spinner Dolphin families at the south coast of the Egyptian Red Sea.
Abu Salama Society The Abu Salama Society is a not-for-profit organization based in the Red Sea region. The Society aims to protect the marine mammals including and not limited to the Spinner Dolphin families at the South coast of the Egyptian Red Sea.
Abu Salem Abu Salem (born 1968) is an underworld don originally from Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, India. He has been accused in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case and killing of India's music baron Gulshan Kumar 1997.
Abu Samhadana Jamal Abu Samhadana (February 8, 1963 – June 8, 2006), from Rafah in the Gaza Strip, was the founder of the Popular Resistance Committees (which have been held responsible for firing missiles into Israel),Hamas defies 'security force' ban, BBC News Online, 21 April, 2006. a former Fatah and Tanzim member, and number two on Israel's list of wanted terrorists.
Abu Sayyaf The Abu Sayyaf Group (Arabic: جماعة أبو سياف; Abū Sayyāf; ASG), also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several militant Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern islands of the Philippines, in Bangsamoro (Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao) where for almost 30 years various groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an Islamic state, independent of the predominantly Christian Philippines. The name of the group is derived from the Arabic ابو, abu ("father of") and sayyaf ("Swordsmith").
Abu Simbel Abu Simbel (Arabic أبو سنبل or أبو سمبل) is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments" which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae] (near Aswan).
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb Sarkh ibn al-Harb, more commonly known as Abu Sufyan, was a leading man of the Quraish of Mecca and a staunch opponent of Muhammad but later later adopted Islam and became one of Muhammad's companions. He was also the father of the Caliph Muawiyah I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty.
Abu Taha al-Sudan Abu Taha Al-Sudan (also Abu Talha al-Sudani or Tariq Abdullah) is a suspected member of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization, reported to be an explosives expert close to Osama bin Laden. He is a Sudanese national married to a Somali woman, who has lived in Somalia since 1993.
Abu Taher Colonel (retired) Abu Taher (Bangla: আবু তাহের) (1938-1976) was a famous Bangladeshi freedom fighter, a sector commander in Bangladesh Liberation War, and a left-leaning radical activist. For his gallantry in Bangladesh Liberation War, he was awarded the Bir Uttom award.
Abu Tarek Abu Tarek is the brother of Osbat al-Ansar leader Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi (Abu Mohjen). It is widely assumed that Tarek has been in control of Osbat al-Ansar after his brother went into hiding following a death sentence from the Lebanese government.
Abu Turab Abu Turab or One of Soil, is a title attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph. According to narrations the title was given to Ali by the Prophet Muhammad, when he found Ali sleeping while covered with soil.
Abu Turab Al-Urduni Abu Turab al-Urduni is a Jordanian who has been described by the United States government as one of five individuals who were completely aware of the operational details of the september 11th attacks. The other four being Osama bin Laden, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Ramzi Binalshibh, and Mohammed Atef.
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah Abū 'Ubaidah Āmir ibn 'Abdullāh ibn al-Jarrāḥ (Arabic: ابو عبيده عامر بن عبدالله بن الجراح), more commonly known as Abū 'Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrāḥ, was one of the ten companions of Muhammad popularly known to have been promised Paradise by the Prophet himself. He remained commander of a large section of Muslim armies during the time of Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and was on the list of 'Umar’s appointed successors to the Caliphate.
Abu Yahya Abu Yahya, whose real name is Abdul Rahman Saleem, is a British Islamic activist, born around 1975. He is a former Al Muhajiroun spokesman"Transplanted Jihadi" Newsweek 19 August 2005"Five British volunteers killed in attack on Mazar, says Islamist group" The Guardian 17 November 2001, a former member of the Saved Sect, and was a prominent member of al-Maddad, an organization that claims to have sent dozens of British Muslims to fight in Chechnya and elsewhere.
Abu Yazid Abû Yazîd Mukhallad ibn Kayrâd (أبو يزيد مخلد بن كيراد), nicknamed Sâhib al-Himâr or "Owner of the Donkey", was a Kharijite Berber who led a rebellion against the Fatimids in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) starting in 944. He conquered Kairouan for a time, but was eventually driven back and defeated by the Fatimid caliph al-Mansur.
Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan Abu Yusuf Bin Samaan Al-Husaini aka Nasiruddin was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his maternal uncle and master Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad, eleventh link in the Sufi Silsilah of Chishti Order, and the father and Master of Maudood Chishti.
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari al-Kufi (731–798) was a famous Muslim jurist and one of the founders of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence. He served as a chief religious judge (qadi) under the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Abu Zaid Ahmad Nasser Eid Abdullah Al-Fajri Al-Azimi, also Abu Zaid Al-Kuwaiti, Abu Omar Al-Kuwaiti and Abu Dzeit ( – February 16, 2005) was a Kuwaiti Salafist Jihad fighter and suspected al-Qaeda agent operating first in Afghanistan and later in Chechnya and the wider Caucasus area.
Abu Zayd al-Hilali Abu Zayd Ibn Rizq Al-Hilali (, ) was the 10th century leader and hero of the Taghlibi tribe of Banu Hilal. On the orders of the Ismaili Fatimid caliph, Abu Zayd moved his tribe to Tunisia via Egypt to punish the Zirids for abandoning Shiism.
Abu Zayd al-Hilali (film) Abu Zayd al-Hilali (, ) is a 1947 Egyptian film that portrays the life of the 10th century Islamic leader and hero, Abu Zayd al-Hilali. It was directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar and written by Zulficar and Abu Butheina.
Abu'l Hasan ibn Ali al Qalasadi Abu'l Hasan ibn Ali al Qalasadi (1412-1486) was an Arab mathematician known for being one of the most influential voice in algebraic notation since antiquity. He wrotes numerous books on arithmetic and algebra, including al-Tabsira fi'lm al-hisab (Clarification of the science of arithmetic).
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (Persian:ابو الفضل) also known as Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami: the vizier of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign. He came to Akbar's court in 1575 and was influential in Akbar's religious views becoming more liberal into the 1580s and 1590s.
Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-Suli Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-Suli (circa 880 - 946) was an Arab shatranj (an ancestor of chess) player who came to prominence sometime in between 902 and 908 when he beat al-Mawardi, the court shatranj champion of al-Muktafi, the Caliph of Baghdad. Al-Mawardi was so thoroughly beaten he fell from favour, and was replaced by as-Suli.
Abu-l-'Atahiya Abū l-ˤAtāhiyya (أبو العتاهية, full name Abu Isħaq Ismā'īl ibn Qāsim al-ˤAnazī إسماعيل بن القاسم العنزي، بن سويد العيني) (748–828) was an Arab poet born at 'Aynu t-Tamar in the Hijaz near Medina. His ancestors were of the tribe of ˤAnaza.
Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili Shaykh Abu’l-Hassan ash-Shadhili was born in the north of Morocco in 1175 into a family of peasant labourers. For his education he went to the Qarawiyyin University in Fes, where he met some scholars who introduced him to the sciences of Islamic Law.
Abu-Lu'lu'ah Abu-Lu'lu'ah was a Persian Zoroastrian slave who assassinated the Muslim ruler, or caliph, Umar al-Khattab in CE. His original name was Pīrūz (Arabicized: Firuz)The Origins and Early Development of Shi`a Islam p.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-January 15, 1966) was the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria. Born a commoner in the north of colonial Nigeria, he trained as a teacher, continuing his education at London University from 1944 to 1946.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), is a federal university located in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
Abubakar Tariq Nadama Abubakar Tariq Nadama (2000-2005) was an autistic boy residing in Batheaston, England who died of cardiac arrest while undergoing chelation therapy with EDTA at the Advanced Integrative Therapy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Abubakari II Abubakari II was a prince of the Mali Empire, the successor of his brother Mohammed ibn Gao and predecessor of Kankan Musa I. Abubakari II appears to have abdicated his throne in order to explore "the limits of the ocean"; however, his expedition never returned.
Abubus Abubus, also spelt Abobus or Abobi, was the father of Ptolemee. He is mentionned only in the first book of the Maccabees, 16:11 and 16:15, wherein Ptolemee invites Simon and his two sons, Mathathias and Judas, to a banquet, subsequently killing them.
Abud Sarhan Abud Sarhan is an Iraqi shepherd, who is suing US Army General Franks and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld after 17 family members were killed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq — two missiles hit his camp near Al-Altash (also killing 200 sheep) on April 4, 2003.
Abuelita Abuelita, the Spanish word for "grandma" (literally translated as "little grandmother"), is the name of a famous brand of chocolate tablets made by Nestlé and used to make Mexican-style hot chocolate. The chocolate usually comes in hexagonal tablets that can broken down into equal wedges, and then melted into milk.
Abugida An abugida, alphasyllabary, or syllabics is a writing system in which consonant signs (graphemes) are inherently associated with a following vowel. Thus, the absence of such a vowel, or other following vowels, are usually indicated explicitly.
Abuja Accord (Liberia) The Abuja Agreement was a peace treaty signed on 19 August, 1995 in an attempt to secure peace from National Patriotic Front of Liberia leader, Charles Taylor in the Liberian Civil War. The agreement was another in a list of treaties attempting to bring peace to Liberia, being preceded by the Cotonou Accord on 25 July, 1993, the Akosombo Agreement on 12 August, 1994, and its Accra Clarification.
Abuja Gateway Consortium Abuja Gateway Consortium (AGC) is a consortium made up by Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited (49.5%), Net Technologies Limited (20%), Airline Services Limited, British Airways, South African Airways, Lufthansa German Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch, Air France and Virgin Nigeria, A.
Abuja Stock Exchange Abuja Stock Exchange (ASE) was set up in 2000 and went live in 2001. It was the first exchange in Nigeria to provide electronic trading, clearing and Settlement for both the primary market as well as secondary markets.
Abukuma class destroyer escort The Abukuma class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is the successor of the earlier Yubari class. The main mission for these ships are ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare operations.
Abul Fateh AFM Abul Fateh (born May 16, 1924) is the Bangladesh diplomat and statesman who became that country's first Foreign Secretary when it gained its independence in 1971 and its highest ranked / most senior foreign service officer.
Abul Khair Khan Abul Khair Khan (1693 - 1748) was leader of the Kazakh "Little Horde" in present-day western Kazakhstan. During this period the Little Horde participated in the 1723 - 1730 war against the Dzungars, following their "Great Disaster" invasion of Kazakh territories.
Abul-Hassan Kharaqani Abul-Hassan Ali ibn Ahmad (or ibn Ja’far) ibn Salmān al-Kharaqāni or Shaikh Abul-Hassan Kharaqāni [also written Kherqāni] (Persian شیخ ابوالحسن خرقانی ) is one of the great Sufi Masters of Islam. He was born in 963 CE (352 Hijri) in Khorasan in a village called Kharaqan (today located in Semnan province of Iran) and died in the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) in 425 Hijri (1033 CE).
Abulurd Harkonnen Two characters are named Abulurd Harkonnen in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. The first is the grandson of Xavier Harkonnen; the second is the younger half-brother to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and the father of Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha.
Abundance (chemistry) In a chemical reaction, a reactant is considered to be in abundance if the quantity of that substance is high and virtually unchanged by the reaction. Abundance differs from excess in that a reactant in excess is simply any reactant other than the limiting reagent; the amount by which a reactant is in excess is often specified, such as with terms like "twofold excess", indicating that there is twice the amount of reactant necessary for the limiting reagent to be completely reacted.
Abundance of the chemical elements The abundance of a chemical element measures how relatively common the element is, or how much of the element there is by comparison to all other elements. Abundance may be variously measured by mass-fraction (the same as weight fraction), or mole-fraction (fraction of atoms), or by volume fraction.
Abundance Paradox "If people aren't pressured to see a movie in a specific time frame, he said, viewers tend to put it lower on their priority list. 'When you have every choice in front of you, you have less urgency about any particular choice.
Abundance theory In psychology, psychotherapy and management theory, abundance theory postulates a benign universe in which any individual with the correct attitude, training, or spiritual alignment can acquire personal abundance which should lead to material abundance: wealth regardless of economic or social circumstances (reality).
Abune Paulos Abune Paulos (born Gebre Igziabiher Wolde Yohannes 1935) is Abuna and Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1992 - ). His full title is "His Holiness Abune Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos (re-ese Liqane Papasat) of Ethiopia, Echege of the See of St.
Abune Takla Haymanot Abune Takla Haymanot was the Third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. He was enthroned following the forcible removal from the Patriarchal throne of the previous Patriarch, Abune Tewophilos by the Marxist Derg regime in 1977.
Abura-akago Abura-akago (油赤子, "oil baby") is a spirit from Japanese folklore. It appears as a fireball which floats into a house, takes the form of an infant long enough to lick the oil out of an andon lamp, and flies away again.
Abura-sumashi Abura-sumashi (油すまし) is a creature in from the folklore of Amakusa in Kumamoto prefecture. Abura (油) means "oil" in Japanese, while "sumashi" is from Amakusa slang for "press", "wring" or "squeeze".
Abus (locks) Abus is an acronym for the German lock manufacturer August Bremicker und Söhne KG, founded in 1924. Abus specializes in home security locks for doors and windows, padlocks for multiple uses, and locks for security of bicycles, Motor scooters, motorcycles, ATVs, and boats.
Abusaeid Abolkheir Abusaeid Abolkheyr (Persian: ابوسعید ابوالخیر) (December 7,967 - January 12 , 1049 / Muharram ul Haram,1 ,357 - Sha'aban,4 ,440 AH), also known as Sheikh Abusaeid or Abu Sa'eed, was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition.
Abuse Abuse is a general term for the use or treatment of something (person, thing, idea, etc.) that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person or thing, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) or is unlawful or wrongful.
Abuse of notation In mathematics, abuse of notation occurs when an author uses a mathematical notation in a way that is not formally correct but that seems likely to simplify the exposition (while being unlikely to introduce errors or cause confusion). Abusing notation should be contrasted with "misusing" notation which should be avoided.
Abuse prevention program An abuse prevention program is a social program designed to help parents and teachers recognize the signs of violence in an abused child and teaches how to explain abuse protection to them. These programs also help children in establishing self-esteem.
Abuses of Indulgences In 1517 the practise of the Roman Catholic Church in granting indulgences provoked Martin Luther into a watershed event in the history of the Protestant Reformation. Luther's actions were based on what he saw as the abuse of Indulgences.
Abushiri ibn Salim al-Harthi Abushiri ibn Salim al-Harthi () (died 1889) was a wealthy merchant of Arab-Ethiopian parentage who is known for the Abushiri Revolt against the German East Africa Company in present-day Tanzania. He is credited with uniting local Arab traders and African tribes against German colonialism.
Abushiri Revolt The Abushiri Revolt was an insurrection in 1888-9 by the Arab population of the areas of the East African coast which were granted to Germany by the Sultan of Zanzibar in 1888. It was eventually suppressed by an Anglo-German blockade of the coast.
Abusir Abusir or Abu Sir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality - specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions - in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo. The name is also that of a neighbouring village in the Nile Valley, from whence the site takes its name.
Abut Head Abut Head is a forested headland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located north of the village of Whataroa and west of Harihari, and is southwest of the Westland District's main centre, Hokitika.
Abutilon Abutilon is a large genus of about 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). The genus includes annuals, perennials, shrubs, and small trees from 1-10 m tall, and is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all continents.
Abutilon menziesii Abutilon menziesii ("Ko'oloa'ula" in Hawaiian) is an endangered Hawaiian endemic shrub that grows in dry forests on the islands of Lanai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii. Currently, only about 500 plants remain in fewer than ten naturally-occurring populations throughout the islands.
Abutilon theophrasti Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf, China Jute, Buttonweed, Butterprint or Indian Mallow) is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Asia. It grows to 1 m tall, and has velvet-like heart-shaped leaves 15-25 cm broad.
Abutre's Abutre's 1% is a Brazilian motorcycle club. Formed in SĂŁo Paulo in 1989 by Pateta, LuizĂŁo, MiltĂŁo, China and Reginaldo, the club has approximately 60 charters all over Brazilian states, Argentina, Spain, Japan, U.
AbuUbaida ibn al-Jarrah Abu 'Ubayda Amir ibn Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah (Amir, the father of Ubayda, the son of Abdullah who was the son of Jarrah) (died 639 CE), called the "soldier of Islam and guardian of the ummah (Islamic community)", was the conqueror of Syria in the first expansion of Islam, one of the Ten Believers who were promised paradise by the prophet Muhammad for their steadfastness. He was a follower of Muhammad, who fought for him in the battle of Uhad.
Abwehr The Abwehr was a German intelligence organization from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr (German for defence) was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany's post-World War I intelligence activities be for "defensive" purposes only.
Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 The Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 was a German flamethrower land mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a large rounded eight gallon capacity cylinder containing fuel, with a smaller cylinder attached to the top containing a slow burning propellent charge.
Abwerflammenwerfer 42 The Abwerflammenwerfer 42 was a German static defensive flamethrower or flame mine used during the Second World War. The were usually buried at intervals of 12 to 30 yards / 10 to 27 meters covering road blocks, landing beaches, harbor walls and other obstacles.
Aby Aby is located in Lincolnshire, England, just south of Louth in a triangle of land bordered by the A16, the A1104, and the A157. Before the railway line was closed the village had the distinction of the shortest station name on the UK network.
Abydenus Abydenus, a Greek historian, was the author of a History of the Chaldeans and Assyrians, of which some fragments are preserved by Eusebius in his Praeparatio Evangelica, and by Cyril in his work against Julian. He is to be distinguished from Palaephatus Abydenus, who lived in the time of Alexander the Great, and, according to Suidas, wrote concerning Cyprus, Delos, Attica, and Arabia; for this Abydenus mentions Berosus, who lived at a later period.
Abydos (band) Abydos was a German progressive rock musical project, formed by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas' lead singer Andy Kuntz. The origin of the name is in the ancient Egyptian city Abydos; where the God of perpetual reincarnation Osiris was worshipped, and where theatres were invented.
Abydos (Stargate) Abydos (Stargate address: ) is the fictional world on which the film Stargate is set. Between the events of the film and television series Stargate SG-1, it was believed to be the only other planet the Stargate could dial to as the planet was closest to Earth in the Stargate network.
Abydos King List The Abydos King List, also called the Abydos Table is a list of the names of 76 kings of Ancient Egypt, found on the walls of the Osireion. Besides providing the order of the Old Kingdom kings (albeit often obviously incorrectly), it is the sole source of the names of many of the kings of the Seventh and Eighth Dynasties.
Abydos, Egypt Abydos (Arabic: أبيدوس, Greek Αβυδος), one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, is about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian name was Abdju (technically, 3bdw, hieroglyphs shown to the right), "the hill of the symbol or reliquary," in which the sacred head of Osiris was preserved.
Abydos, Hellespont Abydos, an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nara Burnu or Nagara Point on the Hellespont. Across Abydos lies Sestus on the European side marking the shortest point in the Dardanelles, scarcely a mile broad.
Abyss (comics) Abyss (Nils Styger) is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in X-Men Alpha, and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in Cable vol.
Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons) In Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully, the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic evil-aligned plane of existence. It exists as one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) cosmology, used in the Planescape and Greyhawk campaign settings.

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