The Banu Awf lang ar , transl ar Banu Awf was one of the Jew ish tribes of Arabia during Muhammad s era ref www.mpacuk.org http www.mpacuk.org content view 211 MPACUK Bot generated title ref . The Banu Awf were an Arab tribe who wished to settle in the Jewish ruled Tayma . The population there insisted that in order to settle the Banu Awf must adopt Judaism . After having done so, they moved on to Yathrib . ref Moshe Gil, The Origins of the Jews of Yathrib, J.S.A.I. 4 1984 210f ref . They were included in Point 30 of the Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as one nation , but retaining their Judaism Jewish religion ref Constitution of Medina s Constitution of Medina ref ref http www.balagh.net english ahl bayt the message 27.htm www.balagh.net ref . Notable members Notable members of the tribe include Expand section date June 2008 References Reflist Arabian Peninsula Jewish tribes Jews and Judaism DEFAULTSORT Awf Category Jewish tribes of Arabia Category Muhammad and the Jews Saudi stub Jewish hist stub tr Beni Avf ... more details
Contradiction date April 2011 Infobox military person name SSGT George Alexander United States Army birth date birth date 1971 08 05 death date death date and age 2005 10 22 1971 08 01 birth place Alexandria, Virginia Clarify date April 2011 death place San Antonio, Texas placeofburial Agee Memorial Garden, Clanton, Alabama placeofburial label Place of burial image File Alexander1111.jpg 250px caption On Duty in Iraq nickname allegiance flagicon United States United States United States of America branch army USA serviceyears 1991 2005 rank File US Army E 6.svg 25px Staff Sergeant United States Staff Sergeant commands unit 3rd Infantry Division United States 3rd Infantry Division battles War in Iraq awards File Purple Heart BAR.svg 30px Purple Heart laterwork Staff Sergeant United States Staff Sergeant George T. Alexander Jr. August 5, 1971 October 22, 2005 was the 2,000th United States American soldier killed in combat in Iraq since the beginning of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq , according to the Associated Press . Alexander, an African American , died October 22, 2005 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas after being treated for injuries sustained five days earlier, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2 Bradley in the city of Samarra . A 1989 graduate of Chilton County High School , Alexander spent two years working as a construction labourer before joining the military as Desert Storm began. At the time of his death, he was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment United States 15th Infantry Regiment , 3rd Brigade, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Division , of Fort Benning , Georgia U.S. state Georgia . He is survived by his wife Fina, and two children Jsai and Alexandria. His body was laid to rest at the Agee Memorial Garden in Clanton, Alabama . Media Attention The Media of the United States United States media noted this death above many others, as it was the 2,000t ... more details
Pre Islamic and Early Islamic Period Though written sources regarding alcoholic drinks before the early 7th century are scarce, literature concerning the early Muslims reveals a great deal of information about alcohol at the time of Muhammad. The Hadith collected by Muhammad ibn Ismail al Bukhari al Bukhari , records a number of fermented drinks available in the Arabian Peninsula at that time. According to Umar Umar ibn al Kha b , wine is prepared from five things raisins, dates, wheat, barley, or honey, while Anas ibn Malik mentions wines made from at least four different kinds of dates. ref cite last al Bukhari first Muhammad title Sa i al Bukhari editor trans. Muhammad Muhsin Khan place Medina year 1974 page 341 345 ref In addition to declaring wine to be haraam haram , the prophet Muhammad himself considered other cooked or fermented drinks such as til and naqir as inebriating and thus forbade the pressing of grapes and the drinking of pressed grape juice. ref cite last Wensinck first A.J. title Khamr series Encyclopaedia of Islam publisher Brill ref As the early Muslim armies conquered more territory, though, increasing populations of non Muslims were brought under Muslim rule, necessitating the development of a body of law regulating the interaction between Muslims and non Muslim dhimmi s. A document used for guiding Muslim pacts with dhimmi communities known as the Shuru Umar forbids dhimmis from selling forbidden products pork, wine, carrion to Muslims. ref cite last Cohen first Mark R. title What was the Pact of Umar? A Literary Historical Study series JSAI volume 23 year 1999 page 100 157,107 ref Wine in Jewish Communities The History of the Jews in Egypt Egyptian Jewish communities of the medieval period used wine sacramentally in feasts, prayers, and at holy events, and also prescribed its use in Talmud ic medicine. As the wine had to be prepared according to Jewish doctrine, only Jews could undertake its preparation, so a ramified wine trade was a ... more details
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