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Hamsa (other)
Hamsa is a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet. Hamsa or may also refer to: * Hamsa (bird) or Hansa, bird mentioned in ancient Indian literature, the swan * Hamsa (literature) or Khamsa, set of Persian poems by Nizami Ganjavi * Hamsa (musical group) (חמסה), an Israeli musical quintet * Ali Hamsa (1955-2022), Malaysian politician * M. Hamsa (born 1955), Indian politician * A subsidiary Purana in Hinduism * A mantra, see See also *Hamza (other) (Arabic-language diacritical marking) *Hansa (other) *Hamza (other) *Khamsa (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsa
The ''hamsa'' (, referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'),Zenner, 1988p. 284World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning (Belmont, Estados Unidos), 1991p. 219Drazin, 2009p. 268 also known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.Bernasek et al., 2008p. 12Sonbol, 2005pp. 355–359 Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the ''hamsa'' has been traditionally believed to provide defense against the evil eye. History Origin Early use of the ''hamsa'' can be traced to ancient Mesopotamian artifacts in the amulets of the goddess Inanna or Ishtar. The image of the open right hand is also seen in Carthage (modern-day Tunisia) and ancient North Africa and in Phoenician colonies in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). An 8th-century BCE Israelite tomb containing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsa (bird)
The (Sanskrit: हंस ' or ''hansa'') is an aquatic bird, aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, or even the flamingo. Its image is used in Indian culture, Indian and Culture of Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian culture as a spiritual symbol and a decorative element. It is also used in a metaphorical sense with the bird attributed with the mythical ability to extract milk from a mixture of milk and water or good from evil. In Hindu iconography, ''hamsa'' is the vahana (or ''vehicle'') of Brahma, Gayatri, Saraswati, and Vishvakarma. Identification Asian language professor Monier Williams translates the term from Sanskrit as "a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage [migratory bird] ...)." The word is also used for a mythical or poetical bird with knowledge. In the Rig Veda, it is the bird which is able to separate Soma (drink), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsa (literature)
The ''Khamsa'' (, 'Quintet' or 'Quinary', from Arabic) or ''Panj Ganj'' (, 'Five Treasures') is the main and best known work of Nizami Ganjavi. Description The ''Khamsa'' is in five long narrative poems: * '' Makhzan-ol-Asrâr'' (, 'The Treasury or Storehouse of Mysteries'CHARLES-HENRI DE FOUCHÉCOUR, "IRAN:Classical Persian Literature" in ''Encyclopædia Iranica''), 1163 (some date it 1176) * ''Khosrow o Shirin'' (, 'Khosrow and Shirin'), 1177–1180 * ''Leyli o Majnun'' (, ' Layla and Majnun'), 1192 * '' Eskandar-Nâmeh'' (, 'The Book of Alexander'), 1194 or 1196–1202 * '' Haft Peykar'' (, 'The Seven Beauties'), 1197 The first of these poems, '' Makhzan-ol-Asrâr'', was influenced by Sanai's (d. 1131) monumental ''Garden of Truth''. The four other poems are medieval romances. Khosrow and Shirin, Bahram-e Gur, and Alexander the Great, who all have episodes devoted to them in Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh'', appear again here at the center of three of four of Nezami's narrative poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsa (musical Group)
Hamsa () was an Israeli musical quintet. The group was formed in 2001 by music producers Eyal Buchbut and Dror Margalit Dror may refer to: * Dror (name), a surname or given name * Dror-Israel, an educational movement * Dror light machine gun, an Israeli weapon * Habonim Dror, a Jewish Labour Zionist youth movement * Dror, Israel Dror () is a planned community .... The group got a breakthrough in the spring of 2003 with the single ''Chayav lamoot alai'', followed by their debut album ''Hamsa'', and shortly after disbanded, during 2004. They reunited in 2024 to compete in the eleventh season of . Members *Naama Atal *Esther Castro *Pazit Hermon *Carmi Shimron *Yasmin Suissa References Israeli pop music groups Israeli girl groups {{Israel-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Hamsa
Ali bin Hamsa (29 August 1955 – 21 April 2022) was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 24 June 2012 to 28 August 2018. Education Ali graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Malaya before furthering his studies at Oklahoma State University, US, where he obtained a master's degree in Economics in 1986, followed by a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Economics in 1997. Career Ali joined the Administrative and Diplomatic Service (PTD) as an Assistant Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry on 5 January 1981. In 1986, he was made Senior Project Manager, Economy and Public Policy Management at the National Institute of Public Administration, where he co-authored two books, namely ''Dasar-dasar Utama Kerajaan'' (1997) and ''Malaysia Kita'' (1998). After a short stint at the Ministry of Transport in 1992, Ali furthered his studies and obtained his PhD in 1997. Upon returning fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purana
Puranas (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature (1995 Edition), Article on "Puranas", , page 915) are a vast genre of Indian literature that include a wide range of topics, especially legends and other traditional lore. The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories. Composed originally in Sanskrit and in Languages of India, other Indian languages,John Cort (1993), "An Overview of the Jaina Puranas" in ''Purana Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts,'' (Editor: Wendy Doniger), State University of New York Press, , pages 185-204 several of these texts are named after major Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, and Mahadevi, Devi. The Puranic genre of literat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza (other)
Hamza (, ') is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop. Hamza () and Ḥamza () may also refer to: People :''Refer to Hamza (name) or , for given names and surnames'' ;See also * Hamza Al-Fariss, Moroccan-Belgium rapper goes by the name Hamza professionaly * Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad * Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, a founding leader of the Druze sect * Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb, Syrian child who died of torture and organ destruction while in Esad regime custody Places * Hamza, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Hamza, Iraq, (Al-Hamzah) a village in Qadisiyah Province, Iraq * Hamza Stone, black colored antic rock at the Giresun Adası * Tala Hamza, town in northern Algeria * Hamza River, a very large aquifer, that roughly follows the course of the Amazon River, in Brazil * Hamza (district), a city district of Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan * Hamza station, former name of Novza station on the Chilonz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansa (other)
Hansa may refer to: Places *Hansa (shopping centre), in Turku, Finland *Hansa-Park, a German attraction park * 480 Hansa, a main-belt asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun Transportation Ships * ''Hansa'', a schooner, the research ship of the Second German North Polar Expedition * , a container ship, the recovery of whose lost cargo of uniquely numbered Nike shoes provided research into North Pacific Ocean currents * , a German auxiliary cruiser used in World War II * , a German Imperial navy ship name ** , a German armored corvette ** , a German protected cruiser * , several steamships of the name ** , a German transatlantic passenger liner renamed ''Hansa'' in 1935 because Ballin had been Jewish ** , a Swedish passenger liner, sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1944 Others * Hansa (airship), or Zeppelin LZ13, a German airship * Hansa (car), a German car brand of the Borgward group *HFB 320 Hansa Jet, a German business jet *Hansa Bai, 15th century Queen of Mewar Organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
