The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1731 page)
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N
r Mu
ammad
r Muammad(Pers. abbr. of Arab., ‘light of Mu
ammad’). The essential nature of
Mu
ammad
which was created before the creation of the world, and is thus something akin to ‘the pre-existent prophet’. For the Shi‘ites, the belief lent itself to the continuing inspiration of the
Im
ms
, who share in the nature of the Prophet through the dispensation of his illumination.
ammad’). The essential nature ofMu
ammadwhich was created before the creation of the world, and is thus something akin to ‘the pre-existent prophet’. For the Shi‘ites, the belief lent itself to the continuing inspiration of the
Im
ms, who share in the nature of the Prophet through the dispensation of his illumination.
Nusa
or nosa
or nosa(Heb., ‘arrangement’). Musical term in Jewish
liturgy
. The term is used both in the sense of ‘traditional tunes’, and as signifying a particular musical mode.
liturgy
. The term is used both in the sense of ‘traditional tunes’, and as signifying a particular musical mode.
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