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Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ (born 950s, died after 1009), nicknamed al-Wāḍiḥ ('the Exposer' or 'Clarifier'), was a Coptic Christian monk, priest and apologist under the Fāṭimid Caliphate.[1]

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  1. 33 relations: Al-Aziz Billah, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Aleppo, Apostasy in Islam, Arabic, Bedouin, Cairo, Coptic Encyclopedia, Coptic language, Coptic Orthodox Church, Copto-Arabic literature, El Mahalla El Kubra, Faqīh, Fatimid Caliphate, Hagiography, Hajj, History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria, Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Ibn al-Rāhib, Ibn Kabar, Islamic calendar, Kitab al-wadih bi-l-haqq, Latin, Nile Delta, Old Cairo, Philotheos (Coptic patriarch of Alexandria), Quran, Severus ibn al-Muqaffa, Sharia, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Tafsir, Wadi El Natrun.

  2. 10th-century Christian clergy
  3. 10th-century Christian monks
  4. 10th-century Christian theologians
  5. 10th-century Egyptian people
  6. 10th-century people from the Fatimid Caliphate
  7. 11th-century Arabic-language writers
  8. Converts to Oriental Orthodoxy from Islam
  9. Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt
  10. Coptic Orthodox priests
  11. Copto-Arabic literature
  12. Copts from the Fatimid Caliphate
  13. Prisoners and detainees of the Fatimid Caliphate
  14. Scholars from the Fatimid Caliphate

Al-Aziz Billah

Abu Mansur Nizar (Abū Manṣūr Nizār; 10 May 955 – 14 October 996), known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah (the Mighty One through God), was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996.

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Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah

Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (Glorifier of the Religion of God; 26 September 932 – 19 December 975) was the fourth Fatimid caliph and the 14th Ismaili imam, reigning from 953 to 975.

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Aleppo

Aleppo (ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria.

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Apostasy in Islam

Apostasy in Islam (translit or label) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or through deed.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Bedouin

The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (singular) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq).

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Cairo

Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

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Coptic Encyclopedia

The Coptic Encyclopedia is an eight-volume work covering the history, theology, language, art, architecture, archeology and hagiography of Coptic Egypt.

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Coptic language

Coptic (Bohairic Coptic) is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third century AD in Roman Egypt.

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Coptic Orthodox Church

The Coptic Orthodox Church (lit), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.

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Copto-Arabic literature

Copto-Arabic literature is the literature of the Copts written in Arabic.

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El Mahalla El Kubra

El Mahalla El Kubra (المحلة الكبرى) – commonly shortened to – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 535,278 as of 2012. It is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta Branch tributary.

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Faqīh

A faqīh (fuqahā, فقيه;: ‏فقهاء&lrm) is an Islamic jurist, an expert in fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic Law.

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Fatimid Caliphate

The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.

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Hagiography

A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions.

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Hajj

Hajj (translit; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.

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History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria

The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria is a major historical work of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

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Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the highest Orthodox authority in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

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Ibn al-Rāhib

Abū Shākir ibn al-Rāhib (c. 1205 – c. 1295) was a Coptic polymath and encyclopaedist from the golden age of Christian literature in Arabic.

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Ibn Kabar

Ibn Kabar (Shams al-Riʾāsa Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, d. 1324) was a Coptic Christian author of an ecclesiastical encyclopedia known as Mișbâḥ al-ẓulma. Bulus ibn Raja' and ibn Kabar are Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt and Coptic Orthodox priests.

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Islamic calendar

The Hijri calendar (translit), or Arabic calendar also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

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Kitab al-wadih bi-l-haqq

The Kitāb al-wāḍiḥ bi-l-ḥaqq, known in Latin as the Liber denudationis, is a Copto-Arabic apologetic treatise against Islam. Bulus ibn Raja' and Kitab al-wadih bi-l-haqq are Copto-Arabic literature.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Nile Delta

The Nile Delta (دلتا النيل, or simply الدلتا) is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Old Cairo

Old Cairo (Egyptian pronunciation: Maṣr El-ʾAdīma) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman-era fortress, the Christian settlement of Coptic Cairo, and the Muslim-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in 969 AD.

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Philotheos (Coptic patriarch of Alexandria)

Pope Philotheos of Alexandria, was the 63rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

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Quran

The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).

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Severus ibn al-Muqaffa

Severus ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (ساويرس بن المقفع, romanized: Sawirus ibn al-Muqaffa) or Severus of El Ashmunein (ساويرس الأشمونين) (died 987) was a Coptic Orthodox Bishop, author and historian. Bulus ibn Raja' and Severus ibn al-Muqaffa are 10th-century Christian monks, Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt, Coptic Orthodox saints and Copts from the Fatimid Caliphate.

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Sharia

Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.

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Shia Islam

Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.

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Tafsir

Tafsir (tafsīr; Explanation) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran.

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Wadi El Natrun

Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: وادي النطرون "Valley of Natron"; Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ, "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level.

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See also

10th-century Christian clergy

10th-century Christian monks

10th-century Christian theologians

10th-century Egyptian people

10th-century people from the Fatimid Caliphate

11th-century Arabic-language writers

Converts to Oriental Orthodoxy from Islam

Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt

Coptic Orthodox priests

Copto-Arabic literature

Copts from the Fatimid Caliphate

Prisoners and detainees of the Fatimid Caliphate

Scholars from the Fatimid Caliphate

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulus_ibn_Raja'

Also known as Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ.