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Arabic Script
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The Arabic script (الخط العربي, al-khaṭṭ al-ʿarabī) is a writing system used primarily for writing the Arabic language across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as for numerous other languages in the Islamic world, including Persian, Urdu, and Ottoman Turkish (before the adoption of the Latin alphabet). It belongs to the family of abjads, characterized by the primary representation of consonants, with optional use of dia…
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Bulbul
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The bulbul occupies a prominent position in the cultural imagination of the Middle East and South Asia. In Persian and Arabic poetry, the bulbul traditionally symbolizes the devoted lover, while the nightingale represents the beloved. This convention appears throughout classical texts, including the works of Omar Khayyam and in the Rubaiyat.
The bird also features prominently in Islamic ornithological symbolism, where i… -
Continent Of Asia
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Asia is home to approximately 4.7 billion people as of the early 21st century. The demographic landscape is characterized by vast internal diversity in ethnicity, language, and religious tradition. Major population centers are concentrated in river valleys and coastal plains.
Culturally, Asia is often perceived as the cradle of many major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Taoism. The continent's long, deep history has resulted in cultural transmission across vast distances, often facilitate… -
Medina
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Medina (Arabic: $\text{الْمَدِينَة}$, al-Madīnah), historically known as Yathrib, is a major city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is the second holiest city in Islam, after Mecca, and holds profound historical and religious significance as the place where the Prophet Muhammad established the first Muslim community (Ummah) following the Hijra (migration) from Mecca in 622 CE.
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Silk Road Trade Routes
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Religious Transmission
The most profound long-term impact was the spread of Buddhism from India into China, facilitated by merchant communities and traveling monastics like Faxian and Xuanzang. These travelers established monasteries in the oasis towns that functioned as rest stops and repositories of sacred texts. Similarly, Nestorian Christianity, Manichaeism, and later Islam utilized these established arteries for propagation across Asia.
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