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Omayyad

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Omayyad, Ommiad
1. a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661--750 ad) from its capital at Damascus
2. an emir (756--929 ad) or caliph (929--1031 ad) of the Omayyad dynasty in Spain


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Sheik al-Nabulsi set the basis for the rituals of religious and Quranic recitation at Omayyad Mosque in Damascus to become later a tradition in all other Syrian cities.
Religious Recitation in Damascus,C*Matchless Islamic Peculiarity by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
The President reportedly said that some of the Prophet Mohammed's disciples acted wrongly when they sided with one of the Omayyad Caliphate leaders against Imam Ali after the death of Prophet Mohammed.
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Women, veiled or otherwise, come here to buy -- and so do men," lingerie seller Samer tells AFP at his colourful stall on the way to the celebrated Omayyad Mosque.
Frill of the chase: lifting the veil on sex in the Syrian souk by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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