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- noun Alternative form of
vizier .
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Examples
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A soldier named Dargham had risen up and deposed him, and the deposition of the wazir was the deposition of the real ruler, for the Fatimite caliphs themselves were now merely the puppets which the Merovingian kings had been in the days of Charles Martel and
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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He added he had not come to the SP to be a "wazir" (minister) like Raj Babbar,
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He added he had not come to the SP to be a "wazir" (minister) like Raj Babbar,
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He also said once that he was descended from the "grand wazir of Islam," until skeptics pointed out that it was a nonsensical term, akin to calling someone the "governor of Christianity."
Skeptics challenge life stories offered by high-profile Muslim converts to Christianity 2010
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He also once claimed on the site that he was descended from the "grand wazir of Islam," until skeptics pointed out that it was a nonsensical term, akin to calling someone the "governor of Christianity."
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The two tusks depicted on 1000 year old (and older) Islamic chess pieces of the "vizier," "farzin" or "wazir" evolved into the Bishop's mitre (in Western chess) as the Arabic version of chess spread into Europe and was adopted by the European royal courts.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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The two tusks depicted on 1000 year old (and older) Islamic chess pieces of the "vizier," "farzin" or "wazir" evolved into the Bishop's mitre (in Western chess) as the Arabic version of chess spread into Europe and was adopted by the European royal courts.
Goddess Kamkhaya Jan 2008
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Iimplemented and went ahead of wazir commission report when i announced four new districts for Jammu region.
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“The grand wazir of Islam is a nonsensical term,” Mr. Howard said. thanks Laleh
Friday, February 29, 2008 As'ad 2008
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The process of transfer of habits is so beautifully depicted in a tradition of the Holy Prophet (s), who says that an offspring is a master (sayyid) for the first seven years, and then a slave ('abd) for another seven years, and finally a minister (wazir) for the third seven years.
THE MECHANICS OF TRANSFER OF TRAITS mkhalfan@gmail.com 2007
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