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ABU
ABU is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings: Airman Battle Uniform, a utility uniform for the U.S. Airforce.Asia-Pacific Broadcasting UnionAtlantic Baptist University, a Christian university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canadal'Association des Bibliophiles Universels, a digital l..
Abu
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abu may refer to: Abu (Arabic term) means "father of" in Arabic.Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshu in Japan.Mount Abu is the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.Abu, Yamaguchi is a town in Japan.Abu was a..
Abu'l-Fadl
Abu'l-Fadl, Abu al-Fadl, or Abu'l-Fazl may refer to different people or places: Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl (1844-1914), an eminent Bahá'í scholar.Abu al-Fadl `Abd ar-Rahman, Sultan of Morocco (1822-1859)Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, the 16th century vizier of the great Mughal emperor Akbar.Abu'l-Fadl, a vizier..
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, an account of Akbar's reign. He also led the Mughal imperial army in its wars in the Deccan. He was assassinated..
Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi
Abu'l Hasan Ahmad ibn Ibrahim Al-Uqlidisi was an Arab mathematician, possibly from Damascus. He wrote the earliest surviving book on the positional use of the Hindu-Arabic numerals, around 952. It is especially notable for its treatment of decimal fractions, and that it showed how to carry out calcu..
Abu'l-Qasim Faizi
Abu'l-Qasim Faizi (1906-1980) was a Persian Bahá'í. He studied at the American University in Beirut. He married Gloria `Alá'í in 1939. Together they pioneered to Iraq and Bahrain. Shoghi Effendi called him the 'sprititual conqueror' of Arabia, and appointed him Hand of the Cause of God in 19..
Abu, Yamaguchi
Abu (阿武町; -cho) is a town located in Abu District, Yamaguchi, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,216 and a density of 36.32 persons per km². The total area is 116.07 km². External links [Abu official website] (in Japanese) ..
Abu-Ageila
Abu-Ageila is a strategically important road junction and dam in the north of the Sinai peninsula, approximately 45 km southeast of El Arish. It was the site of a major battlefield in the 1967 Six-Day War. ..
Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi
Abd-al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Muhammad (508-597H) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد) also known as Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi was a scholar whose family traces their lineage back to that of Abu Bakr, the famous companion of the prophet Muhammad. He was of the Hanbali school of juri..
Abu-al-faraj Runi
Abul Faraj Runi was an 11th century poet of Persia. Born in Lahore, his family came from Nishapur in Khorasan. He was a court poet and wrote a Mathnavi. He died at the turn of the 11th-12th century. References used E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-..
Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar
Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar (died in 1087) (Arabic: أبو بكر بن عمر) was a Moroccan Almoravid ruler. He was appointed General of the Moroccan Murabit sect by its leader Abd Allah ibn Yasin on the death of his brother Yahya ibn Ibrahim in 1056. He captured Sousse and Aghmat in southern Morocco in ..
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 ..
Abu-Hudhayfah ibn Utbah
Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah full name Abu Hudhaifah bin `Utbah bin Rabi`ah bin `Abd Shams bin `Abd Manaf) (died 633) was a sahaba of Muhammad. He was the father of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, one of the Leaders of Quraish. His sister was Hind bint Utbah, the wife of Abu Sufyan. He was from the Quraish and one of..
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. He traveled to many countries. In Iraq he met a..
Abu-Lu'lu'ah
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Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari
Abu-Musa Abd-Allah ibn Qays al-Ash`ari, better known as Abu Musa al-Ashari (Arabic: ابوموسی) (d.ca. 662 or 672) was a Companion (Sahaba) of the Prophet Muhammad and important figure in early Islamic history. He was at various times governor of Basra and Kufa and was involved in the early Musl..
Abu-Sa'id al-Khudri
Abu-Sa'id al-Khudri is one of the narrators of hadith most frequently quoted by Sunni muslims. Shi'a muslims have a cautious approach to him. They do not automatically dismiss his narrations, as is the case with Abu Huraira, but compare what he narrates with other sources. Some of his narrations t..
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. Malian scholar Gaoussou Diawara has..
Abubakari Yahuza
Ababkuri Yahuza (born August 8, 1983) is a Ghanaian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for King Faisal F.C.. He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. Today Ababkuri Yauza play for Hapoel Kfar Sava in ..
Abubakar Hamza
Abubakar Hamza (b. 1985) is a Nigerian cross-dresser who spent 7 years dressed as a woman and selling aphrodisiacs. Hamza used a name Fatima Kajawi and lived as a woman with the Adamu family in Kano, northern Nigeria. In his own village he had a wife but in a city he dressed as a woman and sold aph..
Abubakar Siddique
Abubakar Siddique, (1936) is a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Novels3 Awards4 External Links Life Works Novels Jalarakshas (The Water Demon, 1985)Kharadaha (Flame of Drought, 1987)Barudpora Prohor (Gun-Powder Time, 196..
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. Upon returning to Nigeria, he entered politics, and w..
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. The motto of the university is DOCTRINA MATTER ARTIUM, which literally mean..
Abubakr Esfarayeni
Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad Asfara'ni, also written Esfarayeni, known as Abu Bakr was a Persian physician from Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran. Little is known of this scientist. His treatise entitled Zubdat al-bayan fi ‘ilm al-abdah ("The Best Explanation in the Science of Bodies") is pr..
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bauchi, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Wikki Tourists. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. ..
Abubhai Jasdenwala
Abubhai Adamji Jasdenwala (born 1899-06-24 in Bombay - died 1982-09-15 in Bombay) was a businessman and cricket administrator. Jasdenwala was educated at the Bharda New High School and St. Xavier's College in Bombay. He was part of the committee that mooted the idea of the BCCI. He was the Vice Pre..
Abucay, Bataan
Abucay is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,801 people in 6,593 households. Barangays Abucay is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. BangkalCalaylayan (Pob.)CapitanganGabonLaon (Pob.)MabatangOmboySalianWaw..
Abudadein
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Abudadein is a legendary professional wrestling mana..
Abudefduf
Abudefduf is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. The name is from Arabic abu meaning "father", def meaning "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. So the name means "father with prominent sides". Species Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)Abudefduf barffi Curtiss, 1938A..
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. The first hearing was held on..
Abuelita
Abuelita, the Spanish word for "grandma", 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. After cooling, the drink can..
Abugida
This page contains Indic text. Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts. [Enabling complex text support for Indic scriptsMore...] An abugida, alphasyllabary, or syllabics is a writing system composed of signs (graphemes) denoting co..
Abuja
Contents 1 Abuja City2 Weather and Climate3 Vegetation4 Abuja Districts4.1 Central District4.2 Garki District4.3 Wuse District4.4 Maitama District5 External links Abuja City Abuja, estimated population 2,5 Mil., is the capital city of Nigeria. When ..
Abujafar Shamsuddin
Abujafar Shamsuddin , (1911-1989) was a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Novels3 Award4 External Links Life Works Novels Parityakto Swami (The Forsaken Husband, 1947)Mukti (Freedom, 1948)Bhaowal Gorer Upakhyan (The St..
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 Coton..
Abuja Agreement
As the capital of the largest nation in West Africa, Abuja, Nigeria has been the site of various treaties, accords and agreements known informally as the Abuja Agreement or Abuja Accord. These have included: Abuja Accord (Liberia) - peace treaty signed 19 August, 1995 in an attempt to end the Liber..
Abuja bus crash riots
The Abuja bus crash riots were an outbreak of violent riots following a massive multi-bus pile up at Abuja central bus station in Nigeria. The Bus Station Disaster The crash occurred on the 28 August 2000 at the central bus station in the city. A gravel truck transporting building supplies to a c..
Abuja Stadium
[link][link][link] Abuja Stadium, built in 2003, is an all-seater national sports stadium located in Abuja, Nigeria. It has a capacity of 60,000. The stadium is the Nigeria national football team stadium, and was built for the 2003 All-Africa games. It is used by the N..
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. It was set up to trade in equities, unlisted stocks and plain vanilla bonds. Soo..
Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is an international agreement signed on June 3rd 1991 in Abuja, Nigeria. The treaty created the African Economic Community Signaturies to the treaty were: AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicThe ComorosCongoCote d'lvoireDjiboutiEgy..
Abuk
Abuk is the first woman in the mythos of the Dinka. Added to this she is the patron goddess of women as well as gardens. Her emblem is a small snake. She is the mother of the god of rain and fertility (Danka). External links [Pantheon.org][Dinka mythology] ..
Abukuma River
Abukuma River (阿武隈川, Abukuma gawa or Abukumagawa) is the second largest river in the Tōhoku region of Japan. 239 km length, 5,390 km² area watershed. Lower course of the Abukuma River (at Kakuda, April 2005) The source is at the Mount Asahi (旭岳, Asahi dake). It runs eastward in..
Abul-Abbas
This article is about the historic elephant. For the Qur'anic figure of the same name, see Al-Khidr. A picture of a white war elephant from 11th century Spain The first historically recorded elephant in northern Europe was Abul-Abbas, an Asian elephant given to Emperor Charlemagne by the cali..
Abul-Samsari Range
Abul-Samsari Range is a volcanic range in southern Georgia, 120km (75 miles) to the southwest of Tbilisi. It is a part of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains and rises above the Javakheti and Tsalka Plateaus. The Range itself is 40km (25 miles) long and runs north to south from the Ktsia to the Paravani R..
Abulafia
Abulafia (the Anglicized version of the Arabic name Abu al-Afiyya, can refer to Name of a widely scattered Jewish family of Spanish origin, one of whose branches, for the sake of clearer designation, bore the surname of ha-Levi. Members of this family were found in various cities of the Orient and..
AbulÉdu
AbulÉdu is a french Linux distribution designed for classrooms. It is based on Debian and, like Edubuntu, it includes the Linux Terminal Server Project and a large number of educational applications. External Links [Official site] (in French) ..
Abulfeda (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Abulkhair Khan
Abulkhair Khan (1428–1468) was the leader of the Uzbek confederation from which the Kazakh khanate separated in rebellion under Janybek Khan and Kerei Khan beginning in 1466. ..
Abullah Avci
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Abulug, Cagayan
Abulug is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,683 people in 5,297 households. Barangays Abulug is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. AlinunuBaguBanguianCalog NorteCalog SurCanayunCentro (Pob.)Dana-IliG..
Abulum
Abulum is the solo debut album by former Toad the Wet Sprocket singer/songwriter Glen Phillips. Track listing CarelessMen Just LeaveBack On My FeetFred MeyersMy Own TownIt Takes TimeDrive ByDarkest HourProfessional VictimTrain WreckMayaSleep of the Blessed ..
Abulurd Harkonnen
In the fictional Dune universe, Abulurd Harkonnen is the younger half brother to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, son of Dimitri Harkonnen, through his second wife. He married Emmi Rabban, and fathered Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha Rabban. He is a peace-loving man, and the polar opposite of his older bro..
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 1971and its highest ranked / most senior foreign service officer. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early years and education1.2&n..
Abul Fazal (Writer)
Abul Fazal (Bengali: ), (1903-1983) is a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Novels3 Awards4 External Links Life Works Novels Chouchir (Splintered 1934)Prodip O Patongo (Torch and Insects, 1940)Ranga Probhat (The Crimson Da..
Abul Hasan al-Tabari
''For other use, see al-Tabari Abu-l-Hasan Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-Tabari, was a 10th century Persian physician from Tabaristan. He was physician to the Buwayhid Amir Rukn al-dowleh. He was author of a compendium of medicine, called Hippocratic treatments, in ten books. It is extant only in Arab..
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the seventh and last ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1672 to 1687. He was known as Tana Shah, meaning "benevolent ruler". He is remembered as a popular statesman who did n..
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 Kharaq..
Abul Kamal Tumin
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Abul Kamal Tumin, a Zenata(?) rebel, conquered the Moroccan town of Fez in 1032, killing 6,000 Jews. After 926 ..
Abul Mansur Ahmed
Abul Mansur Ahmed (Bengali: )(1898-1979) was a Bangladeshi litterateur. Was also a politician and journalist. He was born in Mymensingh. Contents 1 Student Life2 Lawer, Journalist3 As a Politician4 A Writer4.1 Novels4.2 Satires4.3 Reminiscence5 Awards for L..
Abul Wáfa
--> Abul Wafa Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Ismail Buzjani (940 – 997 or 998) was a Persian mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Buzhgan, Nishapur in Iran. He devised a wall quadrant for the accurate astronomy measurement of the declination of stars. He also introduced the tan..
Abul Wáfa (crater)
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Abuna
Abuna (Ge'ez: አቡነ ’abuna, 'our father'; Amh., Tgn.’abune) is the title of the metropolitan bishop or head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Historically the Abuna was selected by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, who was the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church and also..
Abunaii Sounds - Tataku On Your Atama
Abunaii Sounds - Tataku On Your Atama is a mix album by slipknot's DJ, Sid Wilson. The CD includes 14 tracks by the N2O records label, and some of the sounds are taken from "Eyeless" and slipknot's lives sets. "Abunaii Sounds" translates to English as "Dangerous Sounds." Track listing Noize Chec..
Abuna River
The Abuna River (Spanish Río Abuná, Portuguese Rio Abunã) is a river in South America. As a part of the Amazon Basin, it forms part of the border between northern Bolivia and north-western Brazil. The river has a total length of 375 km (234 mi). It is rising in several streams east of the Cordi..
Abundance
Abundance may refer the abundance of the chemical elements, i.e. their relative quantity in the universe, or the natural abundance of their isotopes.a property of abundant numbers, in mathematics.an economy of abundance, where resources are nearly infinite and available to all.economic abundance a..
Abundances of the elements (data page)
1.40×10−3 1.520×10−3 2 He helium 8×10−9 3 Li lithium 2.0×10−5 2.0×10−5 1.8×10−5 1.3×10−5 1.37×10−5 2.0×10−5 2.2×10−5 4 Be beryllium 2.8×10−6 2.0×10−6 2×10−6 1...
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 (economics)
Abundance economics deals with situations where there are more than enough resources for everyone (ie: an abundance). Such a situation (largely hypothetical at present) is termed a post scarcity economy. Classical economics cannot properly deal with abundance since it only deals with distributing s..
Abundance of the chemical elements
The abundance of a chemical element measures how common the element is, or how much of the element there is. Contents 1 Abundance of elements in the Universe2 Abundance of elements on Earth2.1 Abundance of elements in Earth's crust2.1.1 \"Rare earth\" element abundances2.2..
Abundance programming language
Abundance is a Forth-inspired programming language for DOS, created by Roedy Green. Contents 1 History2 Jaunting3 Trivia4 External links History Roedy Green implemented Abundance in 1981 as a platform for data entry and management, as part of the volunteer work he was doing ..
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 circum..
Abundantia
Abundantia (ah-boon-DAN-shee-ah) The Roman goddess of good fortune, abundance and prosperity. Within Roman Mythology, the figure of Abundantia (also known as Annona) was considered to be only a minor deity: the personification of luck, abundance and prosperity, and was also the guardian of the..
Abundant Life Church
The Abundant Life Church is a large church based in Bradford, England. It is led by Senior Pastor Paul Scanlon, who has written a number of books on the Christian lifestyle. Services each Sunday regularly draw 2,500 attendees. The church has also opened a second location in Belfast, under the title..
Abundant Life Ministries
Abundant Life Ministries (ALM) is the record label of the Abundant Life Church in Bradford, England. Contents 1 Worship leaders2 Albums2.1 Live praise and worship2.2 Studio-recorded2.3 Youth3 See also4 External link Worship leaders The Abundant Life worship te..
Abundant number
In mathematics, an abundant number or excessive number is a number n for which σ(n) > 2n. Here σ(n) is the divisor function: the sum of all positive divisors of n, including n itself. The value σ(n) − 2n is called the abundance of n. An equivalent definition is tha..
Abundia
Abundia was a witch goddess in Medieval Europe. See Nicevenn. ..
Abundius
Abundius was an Italian bishop, born at Thessalonica early in the fifth century; d. 469. He was the fourth Bishop of Como, in Italy, was present at the Council of Constantinople in 450, and took an active part against the Eutychian heresy at Chalcedon (451), where he was the representative of Pope L..
Abune Merkorios
Abune Merkorios was the fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, succeeding Abune Tekle Haimanot in 1988. Contents 1 Accession and Removal2 Synod in Exile3 Notes4 See also Accession and Removal After four years as the Patriarch, Abune Merkorios was dethron..
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. Takla Haymanot and Arc..
Abune Takla Haymanot
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. His Holiness Abune Takla Haymanot was the Third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. He was ent..
Abune Tewophilos
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Abune Tewophilos (1909 - 1977) was the second Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church, succeeding A..
Abune Yosef
Abune Yosef is a town in central northern Ethiopia about 320 kilometres north of Addis Ababa. ..
Abura-Dunkwa
Abura-Dunkwa is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district. ..
Abura-sumashi
Abura-zumashi (油ずまし) is a creature in Japanese mythology. Abura (油) means "oil" in Japanese. Also wrongly known as Abura-sumashi(油すまし). These creatures are thought to live in on a certain mountain pass in the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. They appear anytime when someone talks ..
Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District
Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District Region Central District type ordinary District Chief Executive Job Acquah Markin Capital Abura-Dunkwa Area 324 km² Population (2002) 90,093 ISO 3166 GH-CP-AB The Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District is a district of Ghana in the Central Region. ..
Aburaakago
Aburaakago are a type of yokai in Japanese mythology who appear in the form of a child. They tend to gravitate around lamps to claim the oil. They will often appear accompanied by one or more balls of fire. ..
Aburadako
Aburadako (あぶらだこ) is a Japanese popular music group. A notable oddity is that none of Aburadako's albums have titles and are only distinguished by their packages. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Singles1.2 Albums2 External link Discography Singles 'Aburadako / Yokujitsu'..
Aburage
Aburage (properly called abura-age = 油揚げ) is a Japanese food product made from soybeans. It is produced by cutting tofu into thin slices and deep frying it. Aburage is often used to wrap inarizushi (稲荷寿司), and is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes which are call..
Aburakawa Station
Aburakawa Station (油川駅 -eki) is a station on the Tsugaru Line in Aomori, Aomori. There is a station employee in the daytime, but becomes an unmanned station by night early in the morning. Contents 1 Lines2 Route bus3 Surrounding area4 History5 Adjacent stations L..
Aburame Shino
Aburame Shino (油女シノ) Aburame Shino (ordered Shino Aburame in the English anime) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. Contents 1 Part I1.1 Background1.2 Chūnin Exam arc1.3 Sasuke Retrieval arc2 Anime filler2.1 Bikōchū Arc2.2..
Aburatsubo
Aburatsubo (Jp:油壺, lit. "Oil vase") is an inlet on the west side of the Miura Peninsula, about one hour and a half by train from Tokyo. It exits into neighbouring Moroiso inlet. History During historic times, the Aburatsubo inlet was selected by the feudal Miura family to build a series of..
Abura kiri
Abura kiri (Japanese: 油きり) is a shallow tray used to place food after deep frying in the Japanese kitchen. The shallow tray or pan has a rack and an absorbent paper towel to remove excess oil from the food after frying, as for example in tempura. The Abura kiri is usually used in combinatio..
Aburi
Aburi Botanical Gardens Aburi is a town north east of Accra, the capital city of Ghana. It is famous for the Aburi Botanical Gardens. Hills overlooking Aburi External links [Aburi website] ..
Aburukuwa
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Abus
Abus may refer to: Abuş, RomaniaAbus, a former name for the Humber River, EnglandA maker of locks and padlocks: see http://www.abus.comOr did you mean abuse?This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page,..
Abuş
Abuş (Hungarian: Abosfalva, German: Abtsdorf) is a Romanian village that belongs to Mica commune in Mureş County. Location It is situated 9 kilometers from Târnăveni on the county road DJ 142, and on the railway from Blaj-Târnăveni-Praid History Abuş was first attested in a document in 1361..
Abusaeid Abolkheir
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Abusaria
Abusaria is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India. They originated from village Abusar situated in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. ..
Abuse
This article is about the ethics-related issue of abuse. For the computer game, see Abuse (computer game). For a similar word (e.g. a make of padlocks), see Abus. Articles related to Abuse By means Abstract concepts Violence / Coercion Abuse of power / Persecution Physical abuse Torture Ch..
Abuses of skepticism
Abuses of skepticism is a term describing when skepticism either has ulterior motives or is taken to a counterproductive extreme. It has differences from pathological skepticism in motivation and intent. Also the term is more criticism of an individual's thinking rather than their psychology. Also t..
Abuse (computer game)
Abuse is a run and gun computer game developed by Crack dot Com, and published by Origin Systems/Electronic Arts. It was released in 1996, and runs on DOS and Linux operating systems. An improved port of the game was released for Mac OS by Bungie Studios and for the Acorn Archimedes by R-Comp Inte..
Abuse defense
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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 w..
Abuse of process
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Abuse prevention programs
Abuse prevention programs help parents and teachers to 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. An alternate definition of Abuse prevention programmes describes those pr..
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. It was led by Abushiri ibn Salim al-Harthi, who gai..
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 t..
Abusive Aussie Husband/Battered Southern Wife
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Abusive Aussie Husband/Battered Southern Wife stereotype
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Abusive Aussie Husband/Battered Southern Wife Stereotype
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Abusive relationship
An abusive relationship is an interpersonal relationship characterized by the use or threat of physical or psychological abuse (see battered woman syndrome). Abusive relationships are often characterized by jealousy, emotional withholding, lack of intimacy, infidelity, sexual coercion, verbal abuse..
Abut
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In property law, when two parcels abut it means they are adjacent to each other and up against each others' borders. This often leads to disputes among neighbors. ..
Abuta
Abuta is a genus in the family Menispermaceae, of about 32 species, native to tropical South America. It consists in climbers or rarely erect trees (Abuta concolor) with simple leaves. Flowers in composed panicles. Male flowers: sepals 6, in 2 whorls, petals absent, stamens 6, ± connate or free,..
Abuta, Hokkaido
Abuta (虻田町; -chou) is a town located in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 7,811 and a density of 116.84 persons per km². The total area is 66.85 km². External link [Official website] in Japanese ..
Abuta District, Hokkaido
Abuta (虻田郡; -gun) is a district located in Iburi Subprefecture and Shiribeshi Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 31,526 and a density of 28.30 persons per km². The total area is 1,113.84 km². Towns and villages I..
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. The leaves are alternate, unlobed or pa..
Abutilon darwinii
Abutilon darwinii is a shrub typically growing 2 m tall, native to Brazil (South America). The flowers are pink. Uses It is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate. References LORENZI, H.; SOUZA, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeir..
Abutilon megapotamicum
Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon; syn. A. vexillarium) is a species of Abutilon native to Brazil. It is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall, with leaves 5-8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long. It is a popular..
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. The rarity of this pla..
Abutilon pictum
Abutilon pictum (Redvein Abutilon; syn. A. striatum) is a species of Abutilon native to Brazil. It is a shrub growing to 5 m tall, with leaves 5-15 cm long, three- to five- (rarely seven-) lobed. The flowers are yellow to red, prominently veined darker red, with five petals 2-4 cm long. It is a p..
Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf Abutilon, 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. The flowers are yellow, 4 cm diameter, maturing into button-shaped..
Abutilon x hybridum
Abutilon x hybridum is a hybrid shrub in the genus Abutilon, of unknown parentage. The common name Chinese Lantern is often used, though the same name is also commonly applied to Physalis alkekengi. It is a popular group of hybrids that are semi-tropical, frost-tender shrubs typically growing 2-3 ..
Abutilothamnus
Abutilothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Venezuela. Species Abutilothamnus grewiifolius Ulbr. syn. of Bastardiopsis grewiifolia (Ulbr.) Fuertes & FryxellAbutilothamnus yaracuyensis Fryxell. Venezuela ..
Abutment
An abutment is an end support of a bridge superstructure. Abutment of the NBS bridge over the Itz river valley near Coburg, Germany Abutments are used for the following purposes: to transmit the reaction of superstructure to the foundationsto retain the earth fillingto connect the superstruc..
AbuUbaida ibn al-Jarrah
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Abuyahia Yarmorasen
Abuyahia Yaghmorasen (Abu Yahia Ghamarasan) (?-1282). Ziyanid-Moorish ruler. Born in western Algeria he was the chief of the Zenata tribe (which claimed descent from Ali, son in law of Muhammad). He campaigned against the Almohads from 1236-1248 and captured the city of Tlemcen in 1248, founding the..
Abuyog, Leyte
Abuyog is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It is the largest coastal town on the eastern coast of the island of Leyte facing Leyte Gulf out into the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on one end by a large river and inland by long mountain ranges covered with dense forests..
Abu 'Abdullah Al-Husayn Al-Shi'i
Abu 'Abdullah Al-Husayn Al-Shi'i (d.28 February 911) was an Ismaili missionary in the Maghreb whose teachings influenced the rise of the Fatimid dynasty. Abu 'Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Zakariyya Al-Shi'i was born in Kufa in Iraq (or Sanaa, according to some accounts) and was active in the ad..
Abu 'Afak
Abu 'Afak (c. 7th century) was a Jewish poet who lived in the Hijaz region (today Saudi Arabia). Abu 'Afak did not convert to Islam and was vocal about his opposition to Muhammad. He became a significant political enemy of Muhammad and was assassinated. Poetry was the usual medium of political dis..
Abu 'Ubaida
Abu 'Ubaida or Ubayda (Ma'mar ibn ul-Muthanna) (728-825) was an Arab scholar. He was born a slave of Jewish Persian parents in Basra, and in his youth was a pupil of Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala. In 803 he was called to Baghdad by Harun al-Rashid. He died in Basra. He was one of the most learned and autho..
Abû 'Umar ibn Sa'îd
Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd, (Arabic: أبو عمر بن سعيد), (died c.1287) son of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi and last ra’îs[#endnote_1] of Manûrqa (1282-1287). In his first year in government, King Peter III of Aragon and his fleet stopped by Manurqa on their way ..
Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi
Abû ‘Uthman Sa’îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi (30 December 1204- 9 January 1282) was the first Ra’îs[#endnote_1] of Manûrqa (modern Minorca) (1234-1287). Contents 1 Early life2 Almoxerif of Manûrqa3 Rise to power4 External links5 Sources6 References7&nb..
Abu (Arabic term)
Abu is an Arabic term meaning "father of". It should be followed by another word to form a complete name, for example Abu Nidal, Abu Sayyaf. "Ibn" means son of. Arabic names commonly use these two terms. For example, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. Other applications of Abu A man is sometimes known as the f..
Abu Abaida training camp
The Abu Abaida training camp is a military training camp described in the allegations against some Guantanamo Bay detainees.[documents (.pdf)], from Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullab Sarem Jarabh's Combatant Status Review Tribunal References ` ..
Abu Abbas
Muhammad Zaidan (December 10, 1948 – March 8, 2004) also known as Abū ‘Abbās (Arabic: ابو عباس‎ ​) or Muhammad ‘Abbās was the founder and leader of paramilitary group the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF). Contents 1 Political background2 Achille Lauro hij..
Abu Abdallah
Abu Abdallah can refer to: Abu Abdallah al-BattaniAbu Abdallah Ash-ShiiIbn Battuta Abu Abdallah MohammedOsama bin Laden (he uses this name as an alias)Ayman al-Zawahiri (he uses this name as an alias)Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Ismail Al Bukhari (or Bokhari) (810-70) author ..
Abu Abdallah Ash-Shii
Abu Abdallah Ash-Shiʿi (Arabic ابو عبد الله الشعي, Abū ʿAbd Allāh ash-Shiʿī) was a Daʿi for the Ismaʿilis in Yemen and North Africa, mainly among the Kutama Berbers. Abu ʿAbdallah became a daʿi in southern Iraq and went to the Yaman to work along with Ibn Hawshab. During a ..
Abu Abdissalam
Abu Abdissalam was born in Coventry, UK and was raised in London. He graduated from City University, London in Computer Science and went on to study the Islamic Sciences in Dar Al-Hadith in Mecca. He has studied under many scholars in various countries. He holds ijazahs in the six books of hadith..
Abu Abdullah al-Bakri
Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (1014–1094) (Arabic: أبو عبد الله البكري) was a Spanish-Arab geographer and historian. He was born in Huelva, the son of the governor of the province. Al-Bakri spent his entire life in Spain, living in Cordova, and never travelled to the locations of which..
Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi
Sheikh Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi a.k.a. Abu Hamza al-Baghdadi Al-Qaeda names mystery man to succeed Zarqawi. Agence France Presse. 13 June 2006. is the emir (leader) of the Mujahideen Shura Council (a.k.a. the "Council of Freedom Fighters" Burns, John F. and Dexter Filkins. A Jihadist Web S..
Abu Abraham
Abu Abraham (b. June 11, 1924 __ d. Dec. 1, 2002) Renowned cartoonist, journalist, and author. In a long career spanning 40 years, Abu Abraham lend his service to a broad spectrum of national and international newspaper dailies including The Bombay Chronicle, Shankar’s Weekly, Blitz, The Tribune,..
Abu Ahmad Abdal
Abu Ahmad Abdal is considered by followers of a sunni islamic path sufism to be the spiritual successor of the founder of the Chishti Order , Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti . Abu Ahmad Abdal is often referred as Sheikh Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti. Quotation One of his(Abu Ahmad Abdal) sayings is: Fire..
Abu Aiah Koroma
Abu Aiah Koroma (26 November 1928 - 6 March 2005) was a lawyer and politician in Sierra Leone. Koroma began his political career as Attorney General in 1967 and 1968. He returned to government in 1976 when he became Managing Director of the National Diamond Mining Company until 1987. In 1991 and 199..
Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabiah
Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabiah was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad belonging to the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish. His maternal aunt was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of Muhammad. He married Zaynab bint Muhammad, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad prior to accepting Islam. He participated..
Abu al-Ala al-Maari
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Ma'ari, Abul Ala'a al (أبو علاء المعري in Arabic) - (973-1057): An arab poet born in the Syrian two..
Abu al-Bayan ibn al-Mudawwar
Abu al-Bayan ibn al-Mudawwar (sometimes referred to simply as ibn al-Mudawwar or, erroneously, as Mudawwar) (1101-1184) was a Karaite Jew living in Cairo during the twelfth century. He served as court physician to the last Egyptian Fatimid caliphs and later to Saladin, who pensioned him when he was ..
Abu al-Dardaa
Abu al-Dardaa was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. External links [biography] from USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts. ..
Abu al-Faraj
Illustration from Kitab al-aghani (Book fof Songs), 1216-20, by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a collection of songs by famous musicans and Arab poets. Abul-Faraj (1226-1286) was also a learned Armenian Jew, who became bishop of Aleppo, and wrote a history of the world from Adam onwards. Abu al-Fa..
Abu al-Fida
Abu al-Fida (fully Abu Al-fida' Isma'il Ibn 'ali Al-malik Al-mu'ayyad 'imad Ad-din, also transliterated Abulfeda, Abu Alfida, and other ways) (November 1273 – October 27, 1331) was an Arab historian, geographer, and local sultan. Abulfeda crater, on the Moon, is named after him. Life Abulf..
Abu al-Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi
Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi belongs to the Ayyub family. He was a Kurd prince, warrior, geographer and famous historian. His best know work is his Taqwim Al Buldan and Mukhtasir Tarik Al Bashar. He was a descendant of Ayub, father of the great Saladin. He was born at Damascus. In 1310 he was a..
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (August 24, 1603; Urgench, Khanate of Khiva – 1663; Khiva) was a khan of Khiva and a historian of Chagatai Turkish literature. The son of ruler 'Arab Muhammad Khan, he fled to the Safavid court in Isfahan after a power struggle arose among him and his brothers. He lived the..
Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani
Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani was a prominent philosopher and scholar from the Muslim al-Andalus. A student of Maslamah Ibn Ahmad al-Majriti, he was a neoplatonic advocate, and seen as an influence on Ibn 'Arabi, but he also wrote extensively on Geometry and Logic. His exact date of death is not known a..
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali
Abu Al-Hasan 'Ali ibn 'Othman (c. 1297 - May 24, 1351) (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن عثمان) was a sultan in Morocco and Spain (resigned 1331 - 1351) and greatest ruler of the Marinid Dynasty. He succeeded his father Abu Sa'id Uthman II. He von a great naval victory in Spain at Gibralt..
Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari
Abu al-Hasan bin Isma'el al-Ash'ari (Arabic ابو الحسن بن إسماعيل اﻷشعري) (ca. 873-ca. 935), was a Muslim Arab theologian and the founder of the Ash'ari school of early Muslim philosophy. Contents 1 Life Overview2 Contributions3 Notes4 Reference Life Ov..
Abu al-Misk Kafur
Abu al-Misk Kafur (? - 968) was a former Ethiopian slave who ruled Egypt from 946 to 968. Muhammad bin Tughj, the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty of Egypt, bought Abu al-Misk Kafur as a slave in 923. He is recorded as having a dark complexion and being a eunuch. Recognizing the slave's intelligen..
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi (1097 – 1168) was an Iranian Sufi. He studied Islamic law in Baghdad, then set up a retreat by the river Tigris, where he gathered disciples, which eventually came to be the Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya. His paternal nephew Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi expanded the order..
Abu al-Qasim
Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936 - 1013), (Arabic: أبو القاسم بن خلف بن العباس الزهراوي) also known in the West as Abulcasis, was an Andalusian-Arab physician, and scientist. He is considered as Islam's greatest medieval surgeon, whose comprehensive m..
Abu Al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn 'Umar Az-Zamakhshari
Abu Al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn 'Umar Az-Zamakhshari (1075-1144), also called Jar Allah (Arabic for "God's neighbour") was an Mu'tazilite theologian. He was born in Khwarezm, Persia. He is best known for Al-Kashshaf 'an Haqa'iq at-Tanzil ("The Discoverer of Revealed Truths”), a seminal commentary on the..
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad or Abbad I, (died in 1042), was the founder and eponym of the Abbadid dynasty; first independent Muslim ruler of Seville in Spain (resigned 1023-1042). He was an administrator notable for declaring Seville independent of the Spanish province of Córdoba in 1023. ..
Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq
Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaibar oasis. He was assassinated before the Battle of Khybar at Muhammad's orders. Notes ..
Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh
Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh was a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and a commander of the group's military wing, the Al-Quds brigades. He was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 1 March 2006 as he drove past the Palestinian finance ministry. ..
Abu Ali al-Harithi
--> Abu Ali al-Harithi (Arabic: أبو علي الحاريثي ) was a citizen of Yemen and a suspected al-Qaida operative who is believed to have been the mastermind behind the October 2000 USS Cole bombing. He was killed by the U.S. CIA during a covert mission in Yemen on November 3, 2002. The ..
Abu Ali Mustafa
Abu Ali Mustafa (Arabic:ابو علي مصطفى), (b. 1938 - d.August 27, 2001), the kunya-style nom de guerre of Mustafa Zibri, was a Palestinian leader and the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) from July 2000 until he was assassinated by Israeli forces ..
Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades
The Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades (Arabic, katā'ib abu ‘ali mustafā) is the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem). The Brigades are named after Abu Ali Mustafa, the PFLP's leader who wa..
Abu Amr Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr al-Awzai
Abu Amr Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr al-Awzai (707 - 774) was the chief representative and eponym of the Awzai school of Islamic law, which descended from the ancient Iraqi school. Apparently, born in Damascus, Syria in 707, very little of al-Awzai's writings survive, but his style of Islamic jurisprudence..
Abu Anas al-Shami
Abu Anas al-Shami (Arabic: أبو أنس الشامي) was known as Omar Yusef Juma'a (Arabic: عمر يوسف جمعة) prior to joining Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad group in Iraq. Originally from the Palestinian West Bank town of Tulkarm, Abu Anas moved with his family to Jo..
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (587 - 668) - born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb in Yathrib - hailed from the tribe of Banu Najjar and was a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, sahaba) of the Prophet Muhammed. Abu Ayyub was one among the Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, meaning aiders, helpers or patrons) of ea..
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri (possibly aka Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, aka Abu Hamza al-Mujaher) whose name means “the Egyptian” in Arabic, is an Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant and member of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was a senior aide to former leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike on J..
Abu Azzam
Shaikh Abdullah Abu Azzam (d. September 2005) was an iraqi man who the US and allies claim was a member of al-Qaeda and the Iraqi insurgency. According to them, he was an aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was also known as the emir of Anbar. There was a reward of $50,000 offered for information le..
Abu Bakar
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Abu Bakar Bashir
Abu Bakar Bashir Abu Bakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir) alias Abdus Somad (born August 1938) is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI). Intelligence agencies claim he is the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and has links with Al-Qaeda, but B..
Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal
Admiral Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal was the tenth Chief and the first four-star Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). He was born in 1946 in Johor, Malaysia and received his early education at the Royal Military College in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. Admiral Abu Bakar joined t..
Abu Baker
Abu Baker was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty (1389) and the younger son of Firuz Shah Tughluq. After Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq II (who had succeeded Firuz Shah Tughluq) was murdered, Abu Baker became ruler of the Tughlaq empire. However, his brother, Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III, also desired t..
Abu Bakir Jamaludinovich
Abu Bakir Jamaludinovich is a citizen of Uzbekistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Department of Defense, April 20 2006 His detainee ID number is 452. Combatant Status Review Tribunal Initially the ..
Abu Bakker Qassim
Abu Bakker Qassim is a Uyghur from China's western frontier, Xinjiang (also known as East Turkistan) who was held in "Camp Iguana" the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after being classified as "no longer enemy combatant" (NLEC) by the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT). He has been trans..
Abu Bakr
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Abu Bakr (mansa)
Abu Bakr was the fifth mansa (king) of the Mali Empire, reigning from roughly 1275 to 1285. The grandson of legendary founder Sundiata Keita through his mother, Abu Bakr succeeded his unsuccessful uncles Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita. The freed slave and former general Sakura seized control of the..
Abu Bakr Effendi
Sheikh Abu Bakr Effendi (1835–1880) was a qadi who was sent to the Cape of Good Hope to teach the muslim community of the Cape Malays. He was born in Kurdistan, and came from an aristocratic Quraishi family from Mecca. At the request of the British government, the sultan of the Ottoman empir..
Abu Bakr Ibn Al-Qutia
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Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad (reigned 1525 - 1526) was a sultan of Adal. Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of Harar,1 which he made his military headquarters in 1520. Abu Bakr collected a band of Somali brigands, attacked then Sultan al-Jarad Abun ibn Adash of Adal and killed him, making h..
Abu Chowdhury
Abu Chowdhury is a Liberal Democrat politician in the City of Manchester. He is a councillor in the Rusholme ward. He is the first Bangladeshi councillor for Manchester to be elected. ..
Abu Da'ud
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Abu Dahdah
A Syrian-born Spaniard, Abu Dahdah, (aka Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas) (Arabic: أبو الدحداح) was implicated in the September 11, 2001 attacks, and thought to have been a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda in Madrid, Spain. Some reports said his phone number was found in a Hamburg apartment rent..
Abu Daoud
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Abu Dhabi
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Abu Dhabi Aviation
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Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
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Abu Dhabi International Airport
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Abu el Banat
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Abu Ghraib prison
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Abu Omar
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Abu Qir
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Abu sadj Divdad ben Yusuf ben Abu Said
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Abu Samhadana
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Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
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Abu Sayyaf
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Abu Shakur Balkhi
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Abu Tahir Marwazi
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Abu Tammam
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Abu Taur of Huesca
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Abu Theeb
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Abu Yazid
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Abu Yusuf
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Abu Zar Ghaffari
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Abu Zikry
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Abu Zubaydah
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Ab Urbe condita (book)
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A Bucket of Blood (1995 film)
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A Buck or Two
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A Bug's Life (video game)
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A Bull Run District
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A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat
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A Bunch of Ice Holes
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A Bundle of Letters
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A Burden's Burden (Strangers with Candy)
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A Burnt-Out Case
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A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol
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A Burn or a Shiver
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A Bushel and a Peck
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A Busy Day
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A Buyer's Market
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