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In RP blogs the word ‘mun’ means the person behind the blog. So, for an example, if a person named Sally decides to roleplay as the character Batwoman then Sally would be considered the mun of Batwoman. In the example you might also refer to Batwoman as the muse of Sally. Did that make sense?

I know what it means, think it’s obvious from the context of every RP post that has ever mentioned it. I meant, where did the name come from? Like it seem clear (?) that the term ‘muse’ is from the earlier non-RP usage of the word ‘muse’, but what’s mun from? is mun short for some other word? Is it a word in a language I dont know? Thats what I was confused about.

eastiseverywhere:

Islam Week!

The angel Jibreel from book ‘The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence’
Egypt/Syria (c.1375-1425)
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Seated Angel
Iran (1575–1600)
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Angels standing and bowing to perform salat
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The Angel Gabriel cleansing Mohammed’s heart of impurities in preparation for his ascent to heaven, while the other angels watch. From The Progress of the Prophet
Turkey (1500s)
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Mohammed presented to the monk Abd al Muttalib and the inhabitants of Mecca
Turkey (1700s)
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Shah Quli
An angel, flying, with cup and wine flask
Turkey (1307-1922)
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Let’s talk about angels in Islam!

Angels (Arabic: ملائكة‎ malāʾikah; singular: ملاك or مَلَكْ malāk) are heavenly beings mentioned many times in the Quran and hadith. Unlike humans or jinn, they have no free will and therefore can do only what God orders them to do. An example of a task they carry out is testing individuals by granting them abundant wealth and curing their illness. Believing in angels is one of the six Articles of Faith in Islam. Just as humans are made of clay, and jinn are made of smokeless fire, angels are made of light.

There are several angels with names, just like in Judaism and Christianity. I’ve already blogged about Raphael/Israfil, but the far more famous angel is Gabriel/Jibreel/جبريل/Jibrail/جبرائيل, the Angel of Revelation:

According to the Quran, God sent the Quran to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through His angel Gabriel (Jibra’il)  and sent a message to most prophets, if not all, revealing their obligations. Gabriel is named numerous times in the Quran (2:97 and 66:4 for example). In 2:97, the Quran expressly narrates:

Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who hath revealed (this scripture) to thy heart by God’s leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers.

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The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) receiving the revelations of the Koran from the Angel Gabriel.
Turkey?
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Yep, he revealed the Quran to the Prophet, as I mentioned in an earlier post. Moving on:

Gabriel makes a famous appearance in the Hadith of Gabriel, where he questions Muhammad on the core tenets of Islam.

In Muslim tradition, Gabriel is considered one of the primary archangels. Exegesis narrates that Muhammad saw Gabriel in his full angelic splendor only twice, the first being when he received his first revelation. Muslims also revere Gabriel for a number of historical events predating the first revelation. Muslims believe that Gabriel was the angel who informed Zachariah of John’s birth as well as Mary of the future birth of Jesus and that Gabriel was one of three angels who had earlier informed Abraham of the birth of Isaac.

But Jibreel can be a bad-ass, too:

According to Islamic Tradition. The Angel Gabriel (Jibrayil in Arabic) was involved in many military campaigns of Muhammad helping, protecting and guiding him. The first was the Invasion of Dhi Amr. According to the Muslim scholar Sami Strauch, it is reported in Sahih Bukhari that it was raining, and Muhammad took his garments off and hung it on a tree to dry, while the enemy was watching, Ghwarath ibn al-Harith went to attack Muhammad. He threatened Muhammad with his sword and said “who will protect you from me on this day”. Then according to Muslim Scholars the Angel Gabriel came and thumped Ghawrath in the chest and forced him to drop his sword. Muhammad then picked up the sword and said “who will protect you from me”.

One really interesting thing is that Jibreel’s name is also used to refer to the Holy Spirit/al-Ruh al-Quddus. But there is emphatically no Trinity going on… it’s just another the the aspects of God…

On a final note, MOAR ANGELS.

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Mohammed (far right) and the Archangel Gabriel standing in front of a giant angel.
From the Miraj-name, Tabriz
Iran (c. 1360-70)
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Because they are awesome, in both senses of the word. Someday I’ll do entries on all the other named angels in the heavens. 🙂

brasilian-bs:

I’m translating this so any foreigners who have been to the national museum can help as well. Please reblog regardless of where you’re from.

“After tonight’s tragedy, museology students from UNIRIO(University of Rio de Janeiro) are trying to help preserve the memory of the brazilian national museum.
We ask that those who have videos or pictures(and even selfies), of the collection share them through the e-mail thg.museo@gmail.com”

pancakeke:

yall would live much happier lives if you would stop to think “is this about me?” before starting pointless shit.

you don’t need to accuse a post about safe sex of being aphobic. someone talking about the struggles of being bi doesn’t need you saying they should be a lesbian instead. if someone talks about a nice thing their dad did they don’t need you replying about shitty men are

so many people around here are so rude and bitter that it almost seems like they’re trolling but they’re not! they’re just horribly self centered