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Fatima (605/15-632 CE) was daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and wife to his cousin Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia Imam. [ 1] Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. [ 2][ 3] Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women [ 4][ 5] and the dearest person to him. [ 6]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013. They are also being issued as Forever Stamps.
Women in the Quran are important characters and subjects of discussion included in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from men in some respects; for example, the Quran describes women who converted to ...
Maryam[ 1] ( Arabic: مريم, Maryam; Arabic synonym of ' Mary ') is the 19th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an with 98 verses ( āyāt ). The 114 chapters in the Quran are roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of Jesus ( ʿIsa, عیسی ), and the Virgin Mary in Christian belief.
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy. [ 2][ 3] It is known in Arabic as khatt Arabi ( خط عربي ), which translates into Arabic line, design, or construction. [ 4]
[8] [6] She is often viewed as an ultimate archetype for Muslim women and an example of compassion, generosity, and enduring suffering. [4] It is through Fatima that Muhammad's family line has survived to this date. [9] [7] Her name and her epithets remain popular choices for Muslim girls. [10] [11]
Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.
Topkapi manuscript. The Topkapi manuscript or Topkapi Quran is an early manuscript of the Quran dated to the early 2nd century AH (early to mid 8th century AD). [citation needed] This manuscript is kept in the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. It is traditionally attributed to Uthman ibn Affan (d. 656).