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((ABBAS LOVES SafiyaSomUCh al-Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib (566–652) was an uncle of Muhammad. ... Muhammad is a common Muslim male name. ... Abbas I (1813-1854), pasha of Egypt, was a son of Tusun Pasha and grandson of Mehmet Ali, founder of the reigning dynasty. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Shah Abbas I of Safavid at a banquet Detail from a celing fresco; Chehel Sotoun palace; Isfahan Shah Abbas King of the Persians Copper engraving by Dominicus Custos, from his Atrium heroicum Caesarum pub. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Abbas Hilmi Pasha or Abbas II (July 14, 1874 – 1944) was the last khedive of Egypt (January 8, 1892 – 1914). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abbas Mirza (عباس میرزا in Persian) ‎(August 26, 1789 - October 25, 1833), was a crown prince of Persia, known because of his wars with Russia and the Ottoman empire, and his death before his father, the shah. ... The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Muhammad Zaidan (also known as Abu Abbas and Muhammad Abbas) (December 10, 1948 – March 8, 2004) was a Palestinian terrorist. ... The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) was founded to create a Palestinian state; it was headquartered first in Lebanon, and later in Tunisia. ... Look up terrorist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known as Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President (Raees) of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005 and took office on January 15, 2005. ... ... Abbas (born 1944) is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam in the 1970s, and for his photos of Christian and Islamic subjects in later years. ... Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi, that is, the Magian, was a famous Persian physician. ... Abbas ibn Ali was a son of Imam Ali, from his 2nd wife Umm Baneen which means mother of many sons. ... Ali ibn Abu Talib (Arabic: ) (c. ...


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abba (155 words)
Abba is the Aramaic word for "father." The word occurs three times in the New Testament (Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6).
In each case it has its Greek translation subjoined to it, reading abba ho pater in the Greek text; abba, pater in the Latin Vulgate, and "Abba, Father" in the English version.
Paul made use of the double expression in imitation of the early Christians, who, in their turn, used it in imitation of the prayer of Christ.
ABBA | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV (583 words)
The most commercially successful pop group of the 1970s, the origins of the Swedish superstars ABBA dated back to 1966, when keyboardist and vocalist Benny Andersson, a onetime member of the popular beat outfit the Hep Stars, first teamed with guitarist and vocalist Bjorn Ulvaeus, the leader of the folk-rock unit the Hootenanny Singers.
The next year, rechristened ABBA (a suggestion from Stig Anderson and an acronym of the members' first names), the quartet submitted the single "Waterloo," and became the first Swedish act to win the Eurovision competition.
In 1975, however, ABBA issued "S.O.S.," a smash not only in America and Britain but also in non-English speaking countries such as Spain, Germany and the Benelux nations, where the group's success was fairly unprecedented.
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