ʿAzīz Miṣr - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿAzīz Miṣr - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Tottoli, Roberto

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063165
Doc. NO	:	ALei3562
Main Entry	:	Tottoli, Roberto
Title & Author	:	ʿAzīz Miṣr - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Tottoli, Roberto
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(486 words)
Abstract	:	ʿAzīz Miṣr (lit., “the mighty one of Egypt”) is the most common Arabic name for the Biblical Potiphar. The name is based on the title al-ʿazīz (“the mighty one”) given in the Qurʾān to the person who bought the prophet Joseph (Q 12:30, 51). He is mentioned in the Qurʾān (12:21) as the one “that bought him, being from Egypt” and entrusted him to his wife, telling her to “treat him hospitably” (Q 12:21). Joseph rose to a high-ranking position. His brothers came to Egypt
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3562.pdf