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Mohammed, W. Deen

(Encyclopedia)Mohammed, W. Deen (Warith Deen Mohammed), 1933–2008, American Muslim leader, b. Detroit as Wallace Dean Muhammad. The son of Nation of Islam (Black Muslim) leader Elijah Muhammad, he attended religi...

Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii

(Encyclopedia)Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii: see Ibn Khalikan. ...

Ibn al-Arabi, Muhyi ad-Din Muhammad bin Ali al-Hatimi at-Tai

(Encyclopedia)Ibn al-Arabi or Ibn Arabi, Muhyi ad-Din Muhammad bin Ali al-Hatimi at-Tai ĭbˌən äl äräˈbē [key], 1165–1240, a Muslim Sufi mystic b. in Murcia, Spain. As a child in Seville, Ibn al-Arabi had ...

Malcolm X

(Encyclopedia)Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. A petty crimi...

Elias

(Encyclopedia)Elias ēlīˈəs [key], Greek form of Elijah. ...

Elisha

(Encyclopedia)Elisha ēlīˈshə [key], in the Bible, prophet who functions as a model of the Mosaic prophetic office after Elijah, whose work he continued; he is believed to have lived in the 9th cent. b.c. Elisha...

Jezebel

(Encyclopedia)Jezebel jĕzˈəbĕl [key], in the First Book of Kings, Phoenician princess who was the wife of King Ahab and the mother of Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Athaliah. She encouraged worship of Baal, including th...

Lovejoy, Owen

(Encyclopedia)Lovejoy, Owen, 1811–64, American abolitionist, b. Albion, Maine, educated at Bowdoin College. He witnessed the killing of his brother Elijah P. Lovejoy, under whom he had studied for the ministry. T...

Tishbite

(Encyclopedia)Tishbite, in the Bible, epithet of Elijah, referring to Tishbe, his place of origin or his family.

Bokher, Elya

(Encyclopedia)Bokher, Elya: see Levita, Elijah. ...