Encyclopedia - Houri: Encyclopedia - Houri
In Islam, the houri (ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ), Ḥour-ul-`Ein or ḥawra’ in Arabic, are described as "fair women of Paradise" awaiting devout ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Houris: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Houris
Houris (French of Persian huri, Arabic hawra` from hawira to be black-eyed)   Women with large black eyes set in large whites, de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Houris: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Houris
Houses or Mansions Receptacles, vehicles, stations; the visible planets are called the houses of the planetary regents. In astrology, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nymph: Encyclopedia - Nymph
In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ad-dukhan: Encyclopedia - Ad-dukhan
Surat Ad-Dukhan (Arabic: سورة الدخان ) (Smoke) is the 44th sura of the Qur'an with 59 ayat. In verse 54 there is a reference H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fbi Most Wanted Terrorists: Encyclopedia Ii - Fbi Most Wanted Terrorists - List Of Wanted Suspects
World Trade Center bombing, February 26, 1993. Abdul Rahman Yasin Operation Bojinka plot, foiled January 6-7, 1995. Khalid Shaikh Moha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Houen: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Houen
Houris (French of Persian huri, Arabic hawra` from hawira to be black-eyed)   Women with large black eyes set in large whites, de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paradise: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Paradise
Paradise [from Greek paradeisos from Old Persian pairidaeza from Sanskrit paradesa region beyond]   Applied in Persian and Greek ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Olympus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Olympus
Olympus (Greek) The abode of the great gods in Grecian mythology in Homer and Hesiod. Such heavenly abodes are usually associated with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation
Different cultures, time periods, and belief systems have diverse variations in their opinions on the morality of homosexuality, bisexual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - History
Suicide bombing - Background. The concept of self-sacrifice has long been a part of war. From the earliest days of honoring fallen sold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Views Of Specific Religious Groups
Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists. In societies where a majority religion is opposed to homosexualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Eschatology - Punishment For Nonbelievers
The Muslims who will not inherit heaven will be punished with a temporary stay in Jahannam (Hell), and will go to heaven later as long as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral, Morally Acceptable, Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination, Choice, And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Attacks Based On Stereotypes Linking Homosexuality To Other Behaviors
Historically, homosexuality has often been linked in the public mind to other sexual behaviors, such as pedophilia, and even to serial mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination Choice And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Overview
Military historians classify suicide bombing as a form of armed violence, belonging to the tactics of asymmetric warfare — suicide bomb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Tactics
Suicide bombing usually (but not always) targets poorly-guarded, non-military facilities and personnel. It can be either a military tacti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Range Of Opinions
World leaders, especially those of countries that experience suicide bombings, usually express resolve to continue on their previous cour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Usage And Related Terms
The usage of the term "suicide bombing" dates back to at least 1940. An August 10, 1940 New York Times article mentions the term in relat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Overview
Religious views of homosexuality have varied widely. Some religions view same-sex love and sexuality as sacred. That was true in the past...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Organized Religions
Some religions, such as the majority of schools of Buddhism, believe that homosexuality and heterosexuality have no major differences. Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Eschatology - Rewards For Believers
Islamic descriptions of Jannah (Heaven) are couched in the language of physical pleasure, sometimes interpreted literally, sometimes alle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Aspects Of The Conflict
Some religions believe that non-heterosexual behavior as well as orientation are sinful; others emphasize that it is only the bodily act ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Reactions To Homosexuality
Lesbians and gay men have been murdered, subjected to gross human rights violations, or otherwise persecuted under various jurisdictions,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Controversy Over Parallels With Other Civil Rights Movements
Many gay right advocates draw parallels between homophobia and racism and sexism, saying just as Western society concluded that racism an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral Morally Acceptable Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination Choice And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Article - Theosophy Sitemap I - H
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article