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Chishti, Muin ad-Din Hasan
(Encyclopedia) Chishti, Muin ad-Din HasanChishti, Muin ad-Din Hasanm&oomacr;ēnˈ äd-dĭn häsänˈ chĭshˈtē [key], 1142–1236, Indian Muslim saint, b. Sistan, Persia. He founded a Sufi mystic order…Farid ad-Din Attar
(Encyclopedia) Farid ad-Din AttarFarid ad-Din Attarfärēdˈ äd-dēn ät-tärˈ [key], 1142?–1220?, b. Nishapur, Persia, one of the greatest Sufi mystic poets of Islam. His masterpiece is the Mantiq ut-Tair…Persian literature
(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…Amalric I
(Encyclopedia) Amalric IAmalric Iəmălˈrĭk, ăˈməlrĭk [key] or Amaury IAmaury Iəmôˈrē, Fr. ämōrēˈ [key], c.1137–1174, Latin king of Jerusalem (1162–74); brother and successor of Baldwin III. He spent…Rumi, Jalal ad-Din
(Encyclopedia) Rumi, Jalal ad-DinRumi, Jalal ad-Dinjälälˈ ĕd-dēnˈ r&oomacr;ˈmē [key], 1207–73, great Islamic Persian sage and poet mystic, b. in Balkh. His father, a scholar, was invited by the…Ahmadiyya
(Encyclopedia) AhmadiyyaAhmadiyyaäh mə dēˈ yə [key], a contemporary messianic movement founded (1899) by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1839–1908), b. Qadiyan, the Punjab. His Barahin-i Ahmadiyya, which he…Khayr ad-Din
(Encyclopedia) Khayr ad-Din: see Barbarossa.Khair ad-Din
(Encyclopedia) Khair ad-Din: see Barbarossa.Konya
(Encyclopedia) KonyaKonyakōnˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 509,208), capital of Konya prov., S central Turkey. It is the trade center of a rich agricultural and livestock-raising region. Manufactures…Jami
(Encyclopedia) JamiJamijäˈmē [key], 1414–92, Persian poet, b. Jam, near Herat. His full name was Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami. His poetic influence was widespread. Nearly 100 works are attributed to…Trending
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