Nasif al-Yaziji — (March 25, 1800 – February 8, 1871) was a Lebanese author and father of Ibrahim al Yaziji. He was one of the leading figures in the Nahda movement.[1] Like several of the principle players of the Arab Awakening (Nahda), Nasif al Yaziji migrated… … Wikipedia
Arabic literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Arabic language. The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula. At certain points in the development of… … Universalium
Nassif — (also spelled Nasif or Nasiff, Arabic: ناصيف) is a masculine Arabic given name originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, primarily from Lebanon and Syria, derived from the Arabic word nasif meaning just or fair minded.[1][2] Contents 1 Given… … Wikipedia
Cornelius Van Allen Van Dyck — Part of a series on Protestant missions to the Middle East Background Christianity Protestantism Missions timeline People Samuel Marinus Zwemer Anthony Norris Groves … Wikipedia
List of Bible translators — This a list of Bible translators by language. =Fox Aleut= *Ivan Evseyevich Popov Veniaminov (Saint Innocent of Alaska) Russian Orthodox, into Fox Aleut =Algonquin= *John Eliot into AlgonquinAmharic*Johann Ludwig Krapf German, parts into Oromo,… … Wikipedia
Bible translations (Arabic) — Bible translations into Arabic are known from at least 1,000 years ago, firstly of the Jewish Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), then later also of the Christian New Testament.Medieval JewishIn the 10th century AD Saadia Gaon wrote a Tafsir , an… … Wikipedia
Khalil Mutran — (July 1 1872 June 1 1949) also known by the sobriquet Sha’ir al Qutrayn (the poet of the two countries) was a noted Arabic poet and journalist.He was born in Baalbek in Lebanon to a Palestinian father. He attended the Greek Catholic School in… … Wikipedia
Jalil Mutran — (Baalbek, Líbano, 1 de julio de 1872 El Cairo, Egipto 30 de junio de 1949), (en árabe: خليل مطران , transliterado en otros idiomas como Khalil Mutran o Khalil Motran), apodado El Poeta de los dos países (Sha’ir al Qutrayn شاعر القطرين), fue un… … Wikipedia Español
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism