• Look up bab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bab or BAB can refer to: Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate" Set (mythology)...
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    the Twelfth Imam. Bábism, a term originating from Orientalists rather than the followers of the religion, comes from the Arabic noun bāb "gate" (Arabic:...
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    The Báb (born ʿAlí Muḥammad; /ˈæli moʊˈhæməd/; Persian: علی محمد; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism, and...
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  • inspired, this disciple was the "gate" (bāb) to the Imam and the esoteric knowledge he possessed. The first such bāb is held to have been Salman the Persian...
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  • Bab Tuma (Arabic: بَابُ تُومَا, romanized: Bāb Tūmā, meaning: "Gate of Thomas") is a neighborhood located in the Old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one...
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  • Babs or BABS may refer to: Nickname of Barbara Windsor (1937-2020), British actress Babs McMillan, Australian actress Babs Olusanmokun, American actor...
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    northern Syria. Al-Bāb in Arabic means the door. According to Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in 1226, the name is a shortening of Bāb Bizāʻah (the gate...
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    Bāb Ḥuṭṭa (Arabic: باب حطة or باب الحطه Bāb (al-)Huṭṭa, Bāb (al-)Hiṭṭa) is a neighborhood in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem to the north...
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    Bab al-Saghir (Arabic: باب الصغير, romanized: Bāb al-Ṣaghīr, lit. 'Small Gate') may refer to one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, and street...
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  • Ibn Nusayr (redirect from Bab Nusayr)
    representative (Bab) of al‐Askari and of the twelfth Twelver Imam, Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi during the Minor Occultation. A rival of his in claiming to be the bāb (door)...
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    underground area of the Temple Mount known as Solomon's Stables. Bāb al-Janā’iz (باب الجنائز), or Bāb al-Burāq (باب البراق) (Gate of the Funerals/of the Burāq)...
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    Jerusalem. It was known early Islamic period Bāb Daud, which means David's Gate. It was also known as Bāb al-Maḥkama (باب المحكمة), Gate of the Law Court...
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    Bab Zuweila or Bab Zuwayla (Arabic: باب زويلة) is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat...
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    Bab Sharqi (Arabic: بَابٌ شَرْقِيٌّ, romanized: Bāb Šarqī; "The Eastern Gate"), also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates...
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  • and less complicated. The Báb encourages believers to be proactive in order to learn the sciences. In such a context, the Bāb recommended that teachers...
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  • Bab al Hakam (Persian: باب الحكم, also Romanized as Bāb al Ḩakam, Bāb ol Ḩakam, and Bāb ol Ḩokm; also known as Bāba Lu Hakim and Bāb ol Ḩakīm) is a village...
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  • Bab-e Shamil (Persian: باب شميل, also Romanized as Bāb-e Shamīl, Bāb-i-Shamīl, and Bāb Shamīl; also known as Bāb-i-Shamī) is a village in Golzar Rural...
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    Bab Al Bahrain (Arabic: باب البحرين, translitered Bāb al-Baḥrayn meaning Gateway of Bahrain) is a historical building located in the Customs Square in...
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  • The ṣāḥib al-bāb (Arabic: صاحب الباب, lit. 'master of the gate'), also known as the wazīr al-ṣaghīr (Arabic: وزير الصغير, lit. 'the lesser vizier'), was...
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    Bab al-Azizia (Arabic: باب العزيزية, romanized: Bāb al ‘Azīzīyah, Libyan pronunciation: [bæːb əl ʕæziːˈzijjæ], lit. 'The Splendid Gate') was a military...
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    Babs Olusanmokun is a Nigerian-American actor best known for playing Dr. Joseph M'Benga in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present) and Jamis in Dune...
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    Bab al-Saghir Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة الباب الصغير, romanized: Maqbarat al-Bāb al-Ṣaghīr) is an Islamic cemetery in Damascus, Syria. It is about 200 meters...
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  • Bab Maran (Persian: بابماران, also Romanized as Bāb Mārān and Bāb-e Mārān) is a village in Gevar Rural District, Sarduiyeh District, Jiroft County, Kerman...
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    Bab Doukkala (Arabic: باب دكالة, lit. 'gate of the Doukkala') is the main northwestern gate of the medina (historic walled city) of Marrakesh, Morocco...
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  • Bab Galuiyeh (Persian: بابگلوييه, also Romanized as Bāb Galū’īyeh) is a village in Siyah Banuiyeh Rural District, in the Central District of Rabor County...
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    Bab al-Salam (Arabic: بَابُ السَّلَامِ, romanized: Bāb as-Salām) (The Gate of Peace) is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. During...
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  • "Bab." may be an abbreviation for: Charles Babington, an English botanist The Babylonian Talmud Bab (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    The Cotton Merchants' Gate (Arabic: باب القطانين Bāb al-Qaṭṭānīn) is one of the gates of the al-Aqsa Compound (al-Ḥaram ash-Sharīf). It is by the western...
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  • Bab Tangal (Persian: باب تنگل, also Romanized as Bāb Tangal; also known as Bāb-e Tangal Qadamgāh, Bāb Tangal-e ‘Olyā, Bāb Tangal-e Qadamgāh, Bab Tankal...
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    al-Bab District (Arabic: منطقة الباب, romanized: manṭiqat al-Bāb) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is...
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