[DOC] [TLE] Minaret | Define Minaret at Dictionary.com [PAR] Minaret definition, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, 
surrounded by ... 1675-85; < French minaret, Spanish minarete, or Italian 
minaretto  Arabic ... But what lamp can shine in the face of, the sun, or what 
minaret can be ... any structure resembling this ... Many English speakers likely 
know this word... [DOC] [TLE] Minaret - Wikipedia [PAR] A minaret from Arabic:      manra, lit. "lighthouse", also known as Goldaste (
Persian:     ), is a distinctive architectural structure akin to a tower and ... 
Usually, the building would consist of a tower with large open windows that ... 
watchtowers (hence the derivation of the word from the Arabic nur, meaning "light
"). [DOC] [TLE] Al-Azhar Mosque - Wikipedia [PAR] Al-Azhar Mosque is a mosque in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of 
the Fatimid .... The word is used for large congregational mosques. While in 
classical Arabic the name for al-Azhar remains Jmi' al-Azhar, the ... The next 
Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim, would continue to renovate the mosque, providing a 
new... [DOC] [TLE] Saudi Aramco World : The Minaret: Symbol of Faith & Power [PAR] Among the most distinctive sights in any Islamic city are the minarets, tall .... (The 
word muezzin comes from the Arabic mu'adhdhin, or "one who gives the adhan.") 
... such as the doorway or roof of a mosque, an elevated neighboring structure or 
... period might have been derived from the Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria,... [DOC] [TLE] Saudi Aramco World : Towers Of Islam [PAR] Then the sonorous Arabic cadences began to fall from a variety of towers, each ... 
and from soaring towers of such magnitude and ornament that men come ... the 
desert light might well assume that the minaret is an obligatory structure ... of the 
minaret can be gained by examining the meaning and use of the word in Arabic. [DOC] [TLE] The Origin and History of the Minaret - JStor [PAR] minaret in Arabic literature are very few; and the traditions ... The word L;o can ... 
plication of the word mandratun to the tower of a mosque is ... means and the 
necessary skill had been available. ... 2 As far as we know, the Jews used the 
horn (shofiir) only o ..... as belonging to a religious edifice seems to have come 
from. [DOC] [TLE] Islamic Civilization | Middle East Institute [PAR] Jan 24, 2012 ... Because Islam originated and has developed in an Arab culture, other ... the 
means by which news, legends, and exploits would become known. ... was first 
memorized and transmitted by word of mouth and then recorded for following 
generations. ... Alexandria in the fourteenth century had 12,000 students. [DOC] [TLE] 'Allah' means 'Curse' in Hebrew Just a Coincidence? | PROPHE ... [PAR] Feb 1, 2012 ... Quite amazing  the Hebrew word curse and the Arabic word ... Oftentimes this 
provides a key to a cryptic scripture that would otherwise be baffling. .... What a 
load of rubbish, this is what comes when the Holy Spirit is not present. ..... want to 
know about the hebrew word which mean 'knowing'.genesis... [DOC] [TLE] Pharos: The Lighthouse of Alexandria [PAR] Alexandria, in fact, was to have been built on Pharos, but it was not large enough 
... had built the Pharos, thereby furnishing "the means of showing lights to ships 
by .... Writing in the first century AD, Pliny records that "the towering structure" was 
said ... Description of it falls short, the eyes fail to comprehend it, and words are... [DOC] [TLE] How Islamic Inventors Did Not Change The World - WikiIslam [PAR] Camera is a Latin word meaning a vaulted or arched space, derived from the 
Greek , ... And while the form of chess we know today was largely (though 
not ... In the West, the ancient Greek engineer, Hero of Alexandria, worked with 
air ... The first firm

Question: An Alexandrian might know the word minaret comes from an Arabic word meaning this structure
Answer: Lighthouse