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Document Of Lists Register Of The Musaqefat "Taxes" Of Sultan Mohamed Khan ( 1327 – 1337 A.H L 1909 – 1918 A.D ) "Study & Publish", Prof . Hosain Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Hosain Shafie Jul 2020

Document Of Lists Register Of The Musaqefat "Taxes" Of Sultan Mohamed Khan ( 1327 – 1337 A.H L 1909 – 1918 A.D ) "Study & Publish", Prof . Hosain Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Hosain Shafie

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

(En) The instruments of endowments and documents are considered one of the most important undoubted historical resources due to the important historical facts they carry, such as the names the administrators of the endowment as well as the era of the endowment. Reading those documents is not an easy task due to their patterns that varied between Naskh and alraqea, in addition to the analysis of each piece of information appearing on the document. This endowment represents a great importance in Mecca entails as it significantly impacted the study of the important role of the workers in the Grand mosque …


The Concept And Utilization Of Swastika ‘Hooked Cross’ On Islamic Artefacts, Dr.Boussy Zidan Jul 2020

The Concept And Utilization Of Swastika ‘Hooked Cross’ On Islamic Artefacts, Dr.Boussy Zidan

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

(En) Swastika’ is an equilateral hooked cross, it is one of the symbols that became popular to several nations of different cultures since prehistoric times. This symbol was associated, or rather, became symbol for some religious beliefs and spiritual concepts in some ancient civilizations. It has been extensively transmitted among several nations. Such prevalence proves the popularity that hooked cross ‘Swastika’ had attained, however, this caused the difficulty in determining its place of origin. Some historical studies suggested India as ‘Swastika’s’ homeland by the end of the Bronze Age, since it was predominantly a religious symbol of Hindus, Jains, and …