Melchizedek, Melkisetek, or Malki Tzedek (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/; Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק malkī-ṣeḏeq, “king of righteousness”), was the King of Salem and priest of El Elyon (“GOD Most High”) mentioned in the 14th chapter…
Ilm (Arabic: علم “knowledge”) is the Arabic term for knowledge. However central the idea of ‘ilm to Islamic intellectual culture, it was an essentialist concept, assumed to be a fixed…
The Golden Gate, is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount and one of only two that used to offer access into the city from that side. It has…
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel (Hebrew: הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, translit.: HaKotel HaMa’aravi; Ashkenazic pronunciation: HaKosel HaMa’arovi; Arabic: حائط البراق, translit.: Ḥā’iṭ al-Burāq, translat.: the Buraq Wall, or Arabic: المبكى…
The Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ Ḥaǧǧ “pilgrimage”) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the most holy city for Muslims, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried…
Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds [“The Holy”]) is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead…
The adhan (Arabic: أَذَان) (also called in Turkish: Ezan) is the Islamic call to worship, recited by the muezzin (the person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the…
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew: מורה נבוכים, Moreh Nevukhim; Arabic: دلالة الحائرين, dalālat al-ḥā’irīn, דלאל̈ה אלחאירין) is one of the three major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, primarily…
The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת, Har HaBáyit, “Mount of the House “), known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf, “the Noble Sanctuary”, or الحرم…
Belief in Angels (Arabic: ملائكة malāʾikah; singular: ملاك or مَلَكْ malāk) is one of the six Articles of Faith in Islam. They are regarded as celestial beings who, unlike men,…
Zion (Hebrew: צִיּוֹן Tsiyyon), also transliterated Sion, or Sayon, Syon, Tzion and Tsion, is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in…
Misanthropy is the general hatred, distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature. A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. The word’s origin…
Introduction The number 7 is definitely important in the Holy Scriptures, it is the symbol of GOD and of His perfection and completeness. Since the story of the creation with…
Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Avraham ; Arabic: إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm), originally Abram, is the Patriarch of the Abramitic Religion (and first of the three Patriarchs of Judaism). His story features in the…
In Abrahamic religions, the Messiah (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, translit. Māšîaḥ), Christ (Greek: Χριστός, translit. Khristós), or Al-Masih (Arabic: المسيح, ISO 233: mahdī) is the one chosen to lead the World and thereby…
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