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21HOURI — a beautiful maiden who, according to the Mohammedan faith, awaits the advent of a pious Moslem in Paradise …
22PERSIA — (7,000), occupies the tableland 5000 ft. high between the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on the S., the Caspian Sea and Turkestan on the N., Armenia on the W., and Afghanistan and Beluchistan on the E., and is a country three times as large as… …
23SELJUKS — a Turkish people who in the 10th century, headed by a chief named Seljuk (whence their name), broke away from their allegiance to the khan of Kirghiz, adopted the Mohammedan faith, and subsequently conquered Bokhara, but were driven across the …
24SOMALILAND — a broad plateau of East Africa, bounded by the Gulf of Aden on the N. and the Indian Ocean on the SE.; inhabited by the Somalis, a pastoral people, who rear camels, sheep, and oxen, and are of the Mohammedan faith; are under chiefs, and… …
25Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia Persia …
26Mohammed and Mohammedanism — Mohammed and Mohammedanism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism I. THE FOUNDER Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20… …
27Islam — Mohammed and Mohammedanism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism I. THE FOUNDER Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20… …
28Mohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam) — Mohammed and Mohammedanism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism I. THE FOUNDER Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecc …
29Arabia — • The cradle of Islam and, in all probability, the primitive home of the Semitic race Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arabia Arabia …
30Christianity in China — The Lord s Prayer in Classical Chinese …
