Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi

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Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi
Born	980 Baghdad
Died	1037
Nationality	Iraq
Fields	Mathematician
Doctoral students	–

Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Tamimi al-Shaffi al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو منصور عبدالقاهر ابن طاهر بن محمد بن عبدالله التميمي الشافعي البغدادي‎) was an Arabian mathematician (c. 980–1037) from Baghdad who is best known for his treatise al-Takmila fi’l-Hisab. It contains results in number theory, and comments on works by al-Khwarizmi which are now lost.

[edit]See also

• List of Arab scientists and scholars.

[edit]References

• O’Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., “Abu Mansur ibn Tahir Al-Baghdadi”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
• Biography of Imam Al Baghdadi by at-tawhid.net

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie

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Diocese of Sipingjie Dioecesis Sepimchiaevensis 四平街
Location
Country	China
Metropolitan	Shenyang 瀋陽
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie/Siping/Szepíngkai (Latin: Sepimchiaeven(sis), Chinese: 四平街, 四平) is a diocese located in the city of Sipingjie in the Ecclesiastical province of Shenyang 瀋陽 in China.

[edit]History

• August 2, 1929: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Szepingkai 四平街 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 and the Apostolic Vicariate of Rehe 熱河
• June 1, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Szepingkai 四平街
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Sipingjie 四平街

[edit]Leadership

• Bishops of Sipingjie 四平街 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luigi Lapierre, P.M.E. (April 11, 1946 – December 1, 1952)
• Vicars Apostolic of Szepingkai 四平街 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Luigi Lapierre, P.M.E. (May 24, 1932 – April 11, 1946)
• Prefects Apostolic of Szepingkai 四平街 (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Luigi Lapierre, P.M.E. (later Bishop) (February 19, 1930 – May 24, 1932)

[edit]References

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Al Fattah

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Al Fattah is one of the Names of Allah. It is part of the 99 Names by which Muslims regard God, and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur’ān and Sunnah, amongst other places.

[edit]Linguistic meaning

The word for “Fattah” comes from the root word fataha (فتح). Fataha means to open, grant, explain, disclose, to make victorious or let out. The name of first surah of the Quran, al-Fatiha, is based on this same root, and is generally translated as The Opener, or The Opening. The Arabic word miftâhî, translated as key, means that which opens or unlocks, is also based on this same root.

[edit]Deeper meaning

In his book, “Al-Maqsad Al-Asna fi Sharah Asma’ Allahu al-Husna” (aka The best means in explaining Allah’s Beautiful Names), Imam Al Ghazali translates Al Fattah as “He Who Opens all things”. He goes on to explain that “He is the One by Whose Concern everything that is closed is opened, and (The One) by Whose guidance everything that is obscure is made manifest. At times He causes kingdoms to be opened (i.e, conquered) for His prophets, and He takes them out of the hands of His enemies…” Imam Al Ghazzali then quotes a few verses from the Quran to elaborate on this meaning. For example, he uses verse 48:1, “Lo! We have given thee, (O Muhammad), a signal victory (literally, opening)…” It is interesting to note that Imam Al Ghazzali chose to say that Allah causes kingdoms to be opened (i.e., conquered) for His prophets. The first ayat of Surah An-Nasr states: “When there comes the Help of Allah and the ‘fat-ha'”, which some have translated into victory. This Surah was revealed referring to the Conquest of Mecca when the pagans of Mecca surrendered to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, which proved to be a great victory for Islam.

[edit]Occurrence in the Quran

Allah regards Himself as “Al Fattah” in verse 34:26 of the Quran. He paired this attribute with “Al Alim”, The All Knowing.

The verb of fataha is also used in various places in the Quran. One example, cited by Imam Al Ghazzali, is in verse 35:2 which states: “That which Allah Openeth unto mankind of Mercy none can withhold it.” Imam Al Ghazzali says: “At times He lifts the screen from the hearts of His friends and He opens to them the gates to the kingdom of His heaven and the Beauty of His Grandeur.”

K M Baharul Islam

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Dr K M Baharul Islam

Dr K M Baharul Islam ডঃ কে এম বাহারুল ইসলাম has been working in the area of Educational Institutional Development, teaching & Research, ICT Policies and e-Government in Asia and Africa for more than a decade. He is the Hony. Executive Director of the [PFI Foundation], India. He has recently taken over as the Chairman and CEO of the South Asia Development Gateway– the South Asia regional chapter of the Development Gateway. He has studied for his first BA and MA at the Aligarh Muslim University (India). He completed his 2nd and 3rd post-graduate Bachelor degrees in Education (B.Ed) and Law (LLB) from Assam University. He did his PhD on New Technologies for Education from Tezpur University, India, LLM (IT & Telecom Law) at the Strathclyde University (UK) and finished his post-doctoral studies on Internet-based instructions at Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok, Thailand).

Starting career as a university faculty in computational linguistics, he has taken keen interest in broadening the ICT implications for mass access and developmental use. As an institution builder, he initiated and headed the Center for Educational Technology at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India where he taught for eight years. He was part of the faculty during the initial years of development of Kigali Institute of Science, Technology & Management (KIST), Rwanda in 2000-2001. In 2002-2003, Dr Islam was seconded to the Addis Ababa Universityas an Associate Professor. He received a Certificate of Recognition from The World Bank Development Marketplace Competition in 2003 and in 2007 for his project proposals on the Education of Disabled Children in Ethiopia and Mobile Eye Care Clinic in Northeast India respectively.^[1]

Dr Islam has worked earlier with as an ICT Policy & eGovernment Consultant at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [1], Bangkok. He has been involved in various UN projects in Asia and Africa in countries like Cambodia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania and Sierra Leone. His latest publications includes e -Government Strategy for the Gambia (Published by UNECA)^[2] and a National ICT Policy called NICI Policy and Plans for The Gambia commissioned by UNECA.^[3] He has written a chapter in the Digital Encyclopaedia on ICT & Economic Development.^[4] Before taking up his present, Dr Islam was working as a Reader in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India. Dr Islam is also a licensed Lawyer by the Bar Council of India at the High Court in Guwahati (India). A brief resume is available online at Global Development Network.[2]

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Bahá'í Faith in Morocco

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Bahá’í Faith
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Bahá’u’lláh The Báb `Abdu’l-Bahá
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words The Seven Valleys
Institutions
Administrative Order The Guardianship Universal House of Justice Spiritual Assemblies
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Timeline Bábís Shaykh Ahmad Persecution
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Shoghi Effendi Martha Root Táhirih Badí‘ Apostles Hands of the Cause
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The Bahá’í Faith in Morocco began about 1946.^[1][2] In 1953 the Bahá’ís initiated a Ten Year Crusade during which a number of Bahá’ís pioneered to various parts of Morocco—many of whom came from Egypt and a few from the United States including Helen Elsie Austin.^[3][4] By April 1955 the first Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assembly ofCeuta was elected.^[5] By January 1958 the first Bahá’í summer school was held in Rabat.^[6] By spring 1958 the Bahá’í population may have been 100 and there were six assemblies and a regional committee coordinated activities promulgating the religion.^[2] In 1960 the first all-Moroccan local assembly was elected in Zaouiat Cheikh and most of its members were Berbers.^[7] On December 7, 1961 an article in Al Alam laments the decline of Islam and attacks the Bahá’ís.^[4] During the year Bahá’í homes are entered by police and literature of the religion is taken. On April 12 four Bahá’ís are arrested in Nador.^[4] A regional National Spiritual Assembly of North West Africa was organized which included Morocco in 1962.^[8] In 1963 a survey of the community counted 10 Assemblies, 12 organized groups (between 1 and 9 adults) of Bahá’ís.^[9] In 1963 the arrests in Morocco had gotten attention from Hassan II of Morocco, US Senator Kenneth B. Keating^[10] and Roger Nash Baldwin, then Chairman of the International League for the Rights of Man^[4] and would echo in analyses of politics of Morocco for years to come.^[11][12] All Bahá’í meetings were prohibited in 1983 followed by arrests.^[4] This time the response emphasized the non-partisan and obedience to government principles of the religion.^[13] 1992 estimates by the US Department of State counted some 150-200 Bahá’ís.^[14] while 2001 through 2009 estimates mention the Bahá’í community at 350 to 400 persons.^[15][16] HoweverAssociation of Religion Data Archives and Wolfram Alpha estimated 33,000 Bahá’ís in 2005 and 2010, the third largest religion in the country.^[17][18]

Contents [hide] 1 Early phase 2 Growth 2.1 Persecution 2.2 Development of the community 3 Modern community 3.1 Demographics 4 See also 5 References

Muhammad Mohsin Bekas

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Muhammad Mohsin Bekas
درگاه بيدل بيڪس
Born	January 31, 1859 A.D. ( 26 Jumada II 1275 A.H.) Rohri, SindhPakistan
Died	August 1, 1881 A.D. (5 Ramadan 1298 A.H.) Rohri
Honored in	Islam, Hinduism
Influences	Qadir Bux Bedil
Tradition/Genre	Poetry

Muhammad Mohsin (1859–1882) was a Sindhi poet,^[1][2] famous under his nom-de-plume Bekas. He was son of Faqeer Bedil and first follower of his school of thought in poetry and is also buried at the same place so the shrine is commonly known as shrine of Bedil and Bekas.

[edit]References

1. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R. A.P.H. Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-81-7648-234-9.
2. ^ Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram. Sahitya Akademi. p. 2775. OCLC 16957285.

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Crystal Mosque

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Crystal Mosque Masjid Kristal
Basic information
Location	Wan Man, Terengganu  Malaysia
Geographic coordinates	5°19′22″N 103°6′58″ECoordinates: 5°19′22″N 103°6′58″E
Affiliation	Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Groundbreaking	2006
Completed	20