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Nur ad-Din (n  r äd-dēn), 1118–74, ruler of Syria. He was the son of the conqueror Zangi, and he succeeded to power in 1145. He defeated the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor and fought with Baldwin III of Jerusalem. His lieutenant Shirkuh barely forestalled the forces of Baldwin's successor, Amalric I, in occupying Egypt. Nur ad-Din built hospitals, mosques, and schools and was notable for his rule of temperance and justice. Aroused by the independent actions of Saladin Saladin (săl`ədĭn), Arabic Salah ad-Din,..... Click the link for more information. , Shirkuh's successor, Nur ad-Din was preparing to invade Egypt at the time of his death. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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31; A Commentary on the Hujjat al-Siddiq of Nur al-Din al-Raniri (Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Culture, 1986), 210-213; Osman Bakar, "The Atomistic Conception of Nature in Ash'arite Theology" in History and Philosophy of Islamic Science (Cambridge: Islamic Texts Society, 2000), 77-101; Wan Mohd Nor, Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC, 1998), 322, 322 n. According to this distinction between the monostrophic verse and the free verse - a distinction noted as well by the Tunisian critic Nur al-Din Sammud in his "The Poem 'Cholera' is not free verse" (4:376-388) - poetry qualifies for free verse only when it does not follow a consistent scheme. During this time he was drawn to the metaphysics of the Sufis, especially works of Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad al-Jami (1414-92), commonly called the last great classical poet of Persia, the celebrated saint and mystic whose works include Salaman and Absal and Lawa'ih al-Durrah al-Fakhirah. |
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