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Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari
Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari was a Sufi mystic and saint Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari, also known as the guardian pir (wise man) of Herat. He died in 1098. ..
Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
The Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine is a funerary compound (hazira) that houses the tomb of the Sufi mystic and saint Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari, also known as the guardian pir (wise man) of Herat. After his death in 1098, his tomb became a major Sunni pilgrimage center. The shrine enclosing the tomb ..
Khwaja Abdul Hamied
Dr. K.A. Hamied was a Science Graduate from the Allahabad University and a M.A., Ph.D. from the Berlin University; he was a former founder professor along with Dr. Zakir Husain of the Jamia Milia Islamia in Aligarh, which is now based in Delhi. Dr. Hamied was an honorary professor and a member of th..
Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa
Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa (d. 1460) was a spiritual leader of the Naqshbandi order of Sufism, and a theological lecturer in Herat, Afghanistan. His tomb is believed to be located in his shrine in Balkh. ..
Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa shrine
The shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa is located in Balkh, Afghanistan. Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa was a spiritual leader of the Naqshbandi order and a theological lecturer in Herat. Although there is no epigraphical evidence identifying the shrine as the site of his tomb, art historians Golombek and Wilbe..
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (June 7 1914 – June 1 1987) was an Indian film director, scenarist and journalist. He was born in Panipat, Punjab, British India (now Haryana, India). Abbas graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in 1933. Originally, Abbas was a journalist, writing for a New Delhi newspape..
Khwaja Amran
The Amran Range or Khawaja Amran is an offshoot of the Toba Kakar Range of mountains. It is crossed by a raisroad between Quetta, Pakistan and Kandahar, Afghanistan that passes through the Khojak railway tunnel. See also Toba Kakar RangeList of mountains in Pakistan External link [Location of..
Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Khwaja Bande Nawaz was a famous Sufi Saint from India who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups. Khwaja Bande Nawaz was born in Delhi during the year 1321. At the age of 4, he shifted his base to Daulatabad in Maharashtra. In 1397, he went to Gulbarga, Karnat..
Khwaja Farid
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Khwaja Mir Dard
For the Swiss police special unit, see DARD. Khwaja Mir Dard (1721–1785) is one of the three major poets of the Delhi School—the other two being Mir Taqi Mir and Mirza Sauda—who could be called the pillars of the classical Urdu ghazal. Contents 1 Philosophy2 Educati..
Khwaju Kermani
Khwaju Kermani (1280-1352) was a famous poet and Sufi mystic from Persia. His expertise was in the ghazal. He is buried in Shiraz, Iran, and his tomb is a popular tourist attraction today. References used E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years ..
Khwarazmi tenga
The tenga was a currency of Khwarazm issued until 1873 and between 1918 and 1924. It was subdivided into 10 falus. The tenga was replaced in 1873 by the Russian ruble and in 1924 by the Soviet ruble at a rate of 1 Soviet ruble = 5 tenga. ..
Khwarezm
Khwarezmid Empire (1190-1220) Khwarezm (Uzbek: Xorazm, Russian: Хорезм Khorezm, Persian: خوارزم Khwārazm, Arabic: خوارزم Khwārizm, Chinese: 花刺子模 Huacizimo) was a state centred on the Amu Darya river delta of the former Aral Sea, in modern Uzbekistan, extending acros..
Khwarezmian language
Chorasmian, also known as Khwarezmian or Khwarazmian, is the name of an extinct northeastern Iranian language closely related to Sogdian. The language was spoken in the area of Chorasmia/Khwarazm on the northern banks of the river Jaxartes in Transoxiana (part of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan). ..
Khwarezmid Empire
The Khwarezmid Empire also known as the Khwarezmian Empire (in Persian: Khwarezmshahian) was a Muslim Iranian state in the 11th century in Khwarezmia that lasted until the Mongol invasion in 1220. The ethnic background of the dynasty is uncertain. Many historians consider them members of Turkic tr..
Khwarizmi International Award
The Khwarizmi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology. ..
Khwarshed Yasht
'Kwarshed Yasht "hymn to the Sun is the 6th Yasht of the Avesta. Kwarshed (Modern Persian Khorshid) "Sun" is from Avestan hvarə-xsšaēta "radiant sun". The Avestan word for "Sun", xšaēta, is cognate to Sanskrit Surya, Greek Helios and Latin Sol (see also Jamshid for etymology). External links h..
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