India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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게 1 The manara or the minar entered the Islamic architectural lexicon a few decades after the demise of the Prophet Muhammad . During his lifetime , his Abyssinian slave Bilal used to climb the highest roof and broadcast the call to ...
게 1 The manara or the minar entered the Islamic architectural lexicon a few decades after the demise of the Prophet Muhammad . During his lifetime , his Abyssinian slave Bilal used to climb the highest roof and broadcast the call to ...
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month of fasting , Ramadan , a lantern attached to the top of the minar indicated the time for commencement and conclusion of day's fast . The first Islamic century witnessed the role of a Minar as a bare essential , the second century ...
month of fasting , Ramadan , a lantern attached to the top of the minar indicated the time for commencement and conclusion of day's fast . The first Islamic century witnessed the role of a Minar as a bare essential , the second century ...
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Chota Pandua - an early 14th century minaret in West Bengal . minar is named after its builder Saifuddin Firoz ( 1487-90 ) , the Abyssinian slave who set an unfortunate precedent that he who kills a king's murderer acquired the right to ...
Chota Pandua - an early 14th century minaret in West Bengal . minar is named after its builder Saifuddin Firoz ( 1487-90 ) , the Abyssinian slave who set an unfortunate precedent that he who kills a king's murderer acquired the right to ...
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