mohammedan faith
11Moslem — Mos lem (m[o^]z l[e^]m), n.; pl. {Moslems} (m[o^]z l[e^]mz), or collectively {Moslem}. [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit to God, to resign one s self to the divine will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.] An… …
12Moslems — Moslem Mos lem (m[o^]z l[e^]m), n.; pl. {Moslems} (m[o^]z l[e^]mz), or collectively {Moslem}. [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit to God, to resign one s self to the divine will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.] An …
13muslim — Moslem Mos lem (m[o^]z l[e^]m), n.; pl. {Moslems} (m[o^]z l[e^]mz), or collectively {Moslem}. [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit to God, to resign one s self to the divine will. Cf. {Islam}, {Mussulman}.] An …
14Kirdi — The Kirdi are an ethnic group of people living mostly in the Mandara Mountains in northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. The Kirdi, who are also known as mountain peoples , are made up of different people speaking the Chadic and Adamawa… …
15Somaliland — • A triangular shaped territory in the north eastern extremity of Africa, projecting into the ocean towards the island of Socotra; its apex is at Cape Guarafui Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Somaliland Somaliland …
16League of Militant Atheists — The League of Militant Atheists[1] (or The Union of Belligerent Atheists; Russian: Союз воинствующих безбожников); other names include Общество безбожников (Society of the Godless) and Союз безбожников (The Union of the Godless), was a mass… …
17AF`GHANS, THE — a fine and noble but hot tempered race of the Mohammedan faith inhabiting Afghanistan. The Afghans proper are called, PATHANS in India, and call themselves Beni Israel (sons of Israel), tracing their descent from King Saul …
18BAMBAR`RA — (2,000), a Soudan state on the banks of the Upper Niger, opened up to trade; the soil fertile; yields grain, dates, cotton, and palm oil; the natives are negroes of the Mohammedan faith, and are good husbandmen …
19DERVISHES — a name given to members of certain mendicant orders connected with the Mohammedan faith in the East. Of these there are various classes, under different regulations, and wearing distinctive costumes, with their special observances of devotion …
20GIAOUR — the Turkish name for an unbeliever in the Mohammedan faith, and especially for a Christian in that regard …
