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Ta-Ha. Ṭā Hā [1] ( / ˈtɑːˈhɑː /; Arabic: طه) is the 20th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an with 135 verses ( āyāt ). It is named "Ṭā Hā" because the chapter starts with the Arabic ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿāt (disjoined letters): طه (Ṭāhā) which is considered to be one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Regarding ...
help. " Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi " ( Chamorro pronunciation: [gi tæloʔ gi hɑlum tɑsi]; English: "In the Middle of the Sea" ), also known as " Satil matawal Pacifico " ( Carolinian pronunciation: [sætil mɐtɐwɐl pɐsifiku] ), is the regional anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States.
This Is the Home of the Brave" (Pashto: دا د باتورانو کور, romanized: Dā də bātorāno kor) is a Pashto-language nasheed and the national anthem of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It is an a cappella song, meaning that it does not contain musical instruments, as instruments are considered haram (religiously prohibited or ...
Takadimi is a system devised by Richard Hoffman, William Pelto, and John W. White in 1996 in order to teach rhythm skills. Takadimi, while utilizing rhythmic symbols borrowed from classical South Indian carnatic music , differentiates itself from this method by focusing the syllables on meter and western tonal rhythm.
The Dialogue between a Man and His God is the earliest known text to address the answer to the question of why a god permits evil, or theodicy, a reflection on human suffering. It is a piece of Wisdom Literature extant on a single clay cuneiform tablet written in Akkadian and attributed to Kalbanum, on the last line, an individual otherwise ...
The 108 Heroes are the main characters of the Ming dynasty classic Chinese novel the Water Margin, which was written in the 14th century and usually attributed to Shi Nai'an. The heroes are divided into the 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends, groups that are based on a belief in Daoism that Ursa Major has 36 Heavenly stars and 72 Earthly ...
Tiandihui. The Tiandihui, the Heaven and Earth Society, also called Hongmen (the Vast Family), is a Chinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization. [2] As the Tiandihui spread through different counties and provinces, it ...
Five Shaolin Masters a.k.a. 5 Masters Of Death (Chinese: 少林五祖) is a 1974 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing. The film focuses on Shaolin 's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty .