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" Henna - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Schönig, Hanne
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AL
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English
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1061889
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ALei2286
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Schönig, Hanne
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Henna - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Schönig, Hanne
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(957 words)
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Henna (ḥinnāʾ) denotes the shrub Lawsonia inermis L. (Lythraceae) and the reddish dye obtained from it that is mentioned in the Prophetic ḥadīth as a dye for the body and hair, and as a remedy. It is widely cultivated and used from Morocco to Indonesia for aesthetic, ritual, magical, and medicinal reasons. The plant is widespread in Arabia, Africa, and Asia (map in Aubaile-Sallenave, Voyages, 130), and has also been introduced to the New World tropics. The Arabic word ḥinnāʾ has entered Persian (ḥinā) , Turkish (kına) , and Turkic languages,
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Islam.
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ALei2286.pdf
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