The Arcs of Descent and Ascent (Arabic: قوس النزول وقوس الصعود), an ontological circle, are described in Neoplatonism, as well as in Islamic and Sufi cosmology...

One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic...

Patai, Raphael (Winter, 1965). The structure of endogamous unilineal descent groups, Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 21, No. 4, pages 325-350...

also Arcs of Descent and Ascent and araf (Islam)) before finally being reunited with the dmuta, the soul's heavenly counterpart. The Scroll of Abatur...

toll-stations or purgatories; see also Aerial toll house, Arcs of Descent and Ascent, and Araf) before finally being reunited with the dmuta, the soul's...

Middle Eastern dance that originated in Egypt, which features movements of the hips and torso. A Western-coined exonym, it is also referred to as Middle Eastern...

of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East. The roc appears in Arab geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors'...

the covers of Rooh-e-Qudsi, Rooh-e-Sultani, Rooh-e-Noorani and Rooh-e-Hewani. Arcs of Descent and Ascent Cosmology in medieval Islam Meaning of life Suhrawardi...

the Bible Biblical hermeneutics Historical-grammatical method Arcs of Descent and Ascent Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "anagogical interpretation"...

of Arab polytheism, which was based on the veneration of various deities and spirits, such as the god Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, al-‘Uzzā, and Manāt...

subdivision of the Arab people and the largest ethnic group among Muslims globally, followed by Bengalis and Punjabis. Likewise, they comprise the majority of the...

Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited...

building and institution associated with Sufis in the Islamic world. It can serve a variety of functions such a place of worship, school, monastery and/or mausoleum...

themes) Diwan (poetry) Layla and Majnun Arcs of Descent and Ascent Conference of the Birds "A collection of Baha'u'llah's mystical writings published". Bahá’í...

known as the Arabic Kama Sutra, is a fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nefzawi, also known simply...

maqam (Arabic: مقام, romanized: maqām, literally "ascent"; pl. مقامات maqāmāt) is the system of melodic modes, which is mainly melodic. The word maqam...

culture is the culture of the Arabs, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, in a region of the Middle East and North Africa known...

non-Arabic-speaking groups claim descent from Arab forebears. The two most important Arabic-speaking groups to emerge in Nubia were the Ja'alin and the Juhaynah. In the...

to the rise and intrusion of European colonial rule in North Africa, the region was home to many major cities which had long been centres of culture, commerce...

Eastern Orthodox Christian theology Araf (Islam) Arcs of Descent and Ascent in Neoplatonism Body of light Bardo in Buddhism Barzakh in Islam Chinvat Bridge...

an archetypal form of Islamic architecture, integral to the vernacular of Islamic buildings, and typically featured in domes and vaults, as well as iwans...

style of men's long suit with tight sleeves. It may be made of wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with a sash. Popular during the time of the...

wedding or a social ascent and sometimes during religious festivals. Dabke (Arabic: دبكة), is a Levantine folk dance event forming part of the shared sociocultural...

type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was...

romanized: riyāḍ) is a type of garden courtyard historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb and al-Andalus. Its classic form...

including desert, nomad, merchant, and comprehensible with all of these having varying degrees of relevance to the emergence of the name. It is also possible...

classical Arabic poet, and the foremost representative of the modern (muhdath) poetry that developed during the first years of the Abbasid Caliphate....

is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic...

(see ontological Arcs of Descent and Ascent in Sufism). The attainment of each level is associated with the activation/realization of a corresponding spiritual...

as artificial creations and calls for full Arab unity. Paternal descent has traditionally been considered the main source of affiliation in the Arab world...