818 - Events. Bishop Theodulf of Orléans is deposed and imprisoned after getting involved in a conspiracy of Bernard, king of Italy, against Louis the Pious 818 - Births. Avis Kirakosyan March 28, 1990 Avis Kirakosyan 818 - Deaths. May 26 - Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) Category: 818 ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam P ...

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• Shi'a Islam - Etymology
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• Shi'a Islam - Additional doctrines
• Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a denominations
• Shi'a Islam - Status of a Shi'a Imam
• Shi'a Islam - The role of religious scholars
• Shi'a Islam - Shi'a and Sunni traditions
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• Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Hadith
• Shi'a Islam - Religious calendar
• Shi'a Islam - History of the Shi'a
• Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations
• Shi'a Islam - Major centers of Shi'a scholarship
• Shi'a Islam - Shi'a texts

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Kūkai (空海) or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師) , 774–835 CE: Japanese monk, scholar, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Kūkai is famous as a calligrapher (see Shodo), engineer and is said to have invented kana, the syllabary in which, in combination with Chinese characters (Kanji) the Japanese language is written. His religious writing, some 50 works, expound the esoteric Shingon doctrine, of which the major ones have been translated into English by Hakeda (see b ...

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• Kukai - The Toji Period
• Kukai - Final years
• Kukai - Kukai's significance to Japanese culture
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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Political Islam • Jihad Liberal Islam Vocabular ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence • Theology Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam P ...

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Abu Jafar al-Ma'mun ibn Harun (786 - October 10, 833) (المأمون) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his brother al-Amin. Al-Ma'mun - Caliphate. Al-Ma'mun came to power by defeating his brother in battle. The father of the two brothers was Harun al-Rashid who had ordered that al-Amin be his successor and al-Ma'mun be the governor of Khurasan. His mother was Persian. Al-Ma'mun was to succeed al-Amin upon the latter's death. However, al-Amin would igno ...

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Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Cologne's most famous landmark for centuries. The cathedral is under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne. From 1880, when its spires were completed, until 1884 it was the world's tallest structure, losing its title on the completion of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. Cologne Cathedral remains the tallest Gothic structure in th ...

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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that Janu ...

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It is led by the Archbishop of Milan who serves as metropolitan to the dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia and Vigevano. The Church in Milan was first established in the 1st century as a small diocese. It was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese in the 4th century. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan - Bishops and Archbishops. St. Barnabas (ca.50-5 ...

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201: New Jersey (Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Hackensack, and northeast New Jersey, overlays with 551) 202: District of Columbia (all) 203: Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and southwestern Connecticut, overlays with 475) 204: Manitoba (all) 205: Alabama (Originally the code for the entire state, it still covers the largest city, Birmingha ...

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List of North American area codes, List of North American area codes - 200, List of North American area codes - 300, List of North American area codes - 400, List of North American area codes - 500, List of North American area codes - 600, List of North American area codes - 700, List of North American area codes - 800, List of North American area codes - 900

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See List of barbarian kings of Italy After the deposition of Romulus Augustus in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed dux Italiae (ruler of Italy) by emperor Zeno. Later, he entitled himself rex Italiae (king of Italy), though he always presented himself as an officer of the eastern government. In 483, Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great defeated Odoacer, and started a new dynasty of kings of Italy. Ostrogothic rule ended with the death of Teias (552), wh ...

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Imam - Shia Imams. In the Shia context, Imam has a meaning more central to belief. The Shia believe that The Imam is someone that is able to lead mankind in all aspects of life. In addition they believe that an Imam is a perfect example in everything. According to Shia, an Imam is a leader that must be followed since he is appointed by Allah (GOD). The Shia interpretation is that the Quran clearly says that only God can appoint an Imam and no one else has the power to designate one. The incident of Ghadeer-e-Khum is referenced as when Muhammad declared Ali as ...

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Imam, Imam - Prayer Leader, Imam - Clerical Imams, Imam - Shia Imams, Imam - Sunni Imams, Imam - Theocratical Imams

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Los Angeles California - Demographics. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,694,820 people, 1,275,412 households, and 798,407 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,041.3/km² (7,876.8/mi²). There were 1,337,706 housing units at an average density of 1,101.1/km² (2,851.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.93% White, 11.24% African American, 0.80% Native American, 15.89% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 25.70% from other races, and 5.18% from two or more races. 46.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino ...

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Los Angeles California, Los Angeles California - History, Los Angeles California - Geography and Climate, Los Angeles California - Geography, Los Angeles California - Neighborhoods and districts, Los Angeles California - Climate, Los Angeles California - Pollution, Los Angeles California - Seismic activity, Los Angeles California - People and Culture, Los Angeles California - Demographics, Los Angeles California - Crime, Los Angeles California - Arts and Entertainment, Los Angeles California - Food Nightlife Shopping, Los Angeles California - Media, Los Angeles California - Religion, Los Angeles California - Sports, Los Angeles California - Economy, Los Angeles California - Infrastructure, Los Angeles California - Government, Los Angeles California - Legal System, Los Angeles California - Schools, Los Angeles California - Transportation, Los Angeles California - Trivia, Los Angeles California - Telephone Area Codes, Los Angeles California - Reference, Los Angeles California - Sister Cities

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Ali al-Rida was born in Medina to the seventh Shia imam, Musa al Kazim and Ummul Baneen Najma. He was born one month after the death of his grandfather, Jafar al-Sadiq. Like his father and grandfather, his education came at the hands of his father. His father died in 799, when Ali was 35, and he was given the responsibility of the Imamate. Ali was not looked upon favorably by Harun Rashid, and the people of Medina were disallowed from visiting Ali and learning from him. Harun attempted to kill Ali, however he was unsuccessful. After t ...

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According to the list of 'canonical' and 'apocryphal' books drawn up by Nicephorus (Patriarch of Constantinople, 806-818), (the Stichometry of Nicephorus), the Gospel of the Hebrews contained 2200 lines, only 300 fewer than Matthew. Thus, though the content is lost, its extent is known. Unlike other Jewish-Christian or Ebionite gospels, surviving fragments of the Gospel of the Hebrews show no dependence upon the Gospel of Matthew. The story of the first resurrection appearance to James the Just suggests that the J ...

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Gospel according to the Hebrews, Gospel according to the Hebrews - Reputation of the Gospel of the Hebrews, Gospel according to the Hebrews - Gospel according to the Hebrews: text and manuscripts, Gospel according to the Hebrews - External link

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Southern California - Major cities. All population information is from the 2005 estimate of the State of California. Anaheim - 345,317 Burbank - 106,739 (Airport: Bob Hope Airport) Chula Vista - 217,543 Glendale - 207,007 Irvine - 180,803 Long Beach - 491,564 (Airport: Long Beach Municipal Airport) Los Angeles - 3,957,875 (Major airport: Los Angeles International Airport) Oceanside - 175,085 (Airport: Palomar Regional Airport) On ...

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Southern California, Southern California - Regions, Southern California - Major cities, Southern California - Principal cities over 100000 inhabitants, Southern California - Counties, Southern California - Geographical regions, Southern California - Transportation, Southern California - Southern California freeway system, Southern California - Metrolink commuter lines, Southern California - Communication, Southern California - Telephone area codes

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The Los Angeles coastal area was occupied by the Tongva (or Gabrielinos), Chumash, and even earlier Native American peoples for thousands of years. The Spanish arrived in 1542, when Juan Cabrillo visited the area. In 1769, the Spanish returned to California to stay. Father Juan Crespi described a "beautiful river", which the explorers named in Spanish "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula", English: "The Village of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River or The City of Ang ...

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Los Angeles California, Los Angeles California - History, Los Angeles California - Geography and climate, Los Angeles California - Geography, Los Angeles California - Climate, Los Angeles California - Government, Los Angeles California - Legal System, Los Angeles California - Economy, Los Angeles California - Demographics, Los Angeles California - Census 2000, Los Angeles California - National origins, Los Angeles California - Crime, Los Angeles California - People and culture, Los Angeles California - Religion, Los Angeles California - Arts and entertainment, Los Angeles California - Districts and communities, Los Angeles California - Transportation, Los Angeles California - Education, Los Angeles California - Professional sports, Los Angeles California - Media, Los Angeles California - Telephone area codes, Los Angeles California - Sister cities, Los Angeles California - Trivia

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Religious significance of Jerusalem - Jerusalem in Torah and Tanakh. Jerusalem has long been embedded into the religious consciousness of the Jewish people. Jews have always studied and personalized the struggle by King David to capture Jerusalem and his desire to build the Jewish temple there, as described in the Book of Samuel and the Book of Psalms. Many of King David's yearnings about Jerusalem have been adapted into popular prayers and songs. Religio ...

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Kingdom of Aquitaine (843–860). (containing regions of: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Gascony, Septimania (844–860)) Kingdom of the Central Franks (843–855). Containing: Kingdom of Burgundy Kingdom of Italy regions of: Alsace, Burgundy, Friuli, Frisia, Lombardy, Lorraine, Papal States, Provence, Romania, Spoleto, Tuscany Kingdom of Burgundy (855–863). (containing regions of: Burgundy, Provence) < ...

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List of Lands of the Carolingian Empire, List of Lands of the Carolingian Empire - Prior to the formation of the Empire 751–800, List of Lands of the Carolingian Empire - From the formation of the Empire until the Treaty of Verdun 800–843, List of Lands of the Carolingian Empire - From the Treaty of Verdun until the death of Charles the Fat 843–888, List of Lands of the Carolingian Empire - After the death of Charles the Fat in 888

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Gascony - Origins. In pre-Roman times, the inhabitants of Gascony were the Aquitanians (Latin: Aquitani), who spoke a language related to the old Basque language. The Aquitanians inhabited a territory limited to the north and east by the Garonne River, to the south by the Pyrenees mountain range, and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Romans called this territory Aquitania, either from the Latin word aqua (meaning "water"), in reference to the many rivers flowing from the Pyrenees through the area, or ...

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Gascony, Gascony - History, Gascony - Origins, Gascony - Dukes and counts of Gascony, Gascony - The Vikings in Gascony 840-982, Gascony - Geography, Gascony - Economy, Gascony - External link

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