Dhū l-Faqār - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Dhū l-Faqār - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Bellino, Francesca

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061413
Doc. NO	:	ALei1810
Main Entry	:	Bellino, Francesca
Title & Author	:	Dhū l-Faqār - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Bellino, Francesca
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,491 words)
Abstract	:	Dhū l-Faqār (lit., provided with notches or grooves, and so resembling the vertebrae of a spine) was one of the swords of the Prophet. Dhū l-Faqār is not mentioned in the Qurʾān but was, according to Muslim tradition, used by the Prophet in battle. It was considered one of the objects called the “legacy of the Prophet”( mīrāth rasūl Allāh ). Later, it was associated with ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib and became a sign of the mahdī and a symbol of the Last Days. The name “Dhū l-Faqār” (
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1810.pdf