(), also spelled , , , , or , plural: (), is an Arabic word meaning "letter", "epistle", "treatise", or "message".
It may refer to:
Literary genre
*, a summary of religious prescriptions in Islamic jurisprudence
*, treatise composed during the month of Ramadan by the Da'i al-Mutlaq (spiritual leader) in Tayyibi Isma'ilism
Writings
* or ''Treatise of Rights'', a work attributed to the Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ()
* or ''The Golden Treatise'', a work on medicine attributed to the Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (765–818)
*
(al-Shafiʽi book), a seminal work on (Islamic jurisprudence) by Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 820)
*, a travelogue by
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi () or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir to the king ...
(10th century)
*
(Ibn Abi Zayd), a book on Maliki by Ibn Abi Zayd (10th century)
* or the ''
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
The ''Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity'' (, Rasā'il Ikhwān al-ṣafā') also variously known as the ''Epistles of the Brethren of Sincerity'', ''Epistles of the Brethren of Purity'' and ''Epistles of the Brethren of Purity and Loyal Frien ...
'', an encyclopedic collection of philosophical treatises (10th century)
* or ''The Epistle of Forgiveness'', a satirical work of Arabic poetry written by Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri around 1033
*, a Sufi text by al-Qushayri (11th century)
* or the ''
Epistles of Wisdom
The ''Epistles of Wisdom'' () is a corpus of sacred texts and pastoral letters by teachers of the Druze faith native to the Levant, which has currently close to a million practitioners. The text revolves around the acknowledgement and worship of ...
'', a corpus of sacred texts and pastoral letters in Druze tradition (11th century)
* ("The Treatise of Fādil ibn Nātiq"), better known as ''
Theologus Autodidactus
''Theologus Autodidactus'' (English: "The Self-taught Theologian") is an Arabic novel written by Ibn al-Nafis, originally titled ''The Treatise of Kāmil on the Prophet's Biography'' (), and also known as ''Risālat Fādil ibn Nātiq'' ("The Book ...
'', a theological novel written by Ibn al-Nafis between 1268 and 1277
* ("Treatise on Revealing the Truth"), an 1823 Persian-language work by Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek, part of wider 19th-century eastern missionary activity
*, a (exegesis of the Quran) by Said Nursî written between the 1910s and the 1950s
Media
*, Arabic weekly cultural magazine for literature, science, and art, published in Cairo from 1933 to 1953
*
Al-Resalah Satellite TV
Al-Resalah (; ''The Message'') is an Arabic language satellite television channel "to present true Islam".
It is funded by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, recorded in all over the United Arab Emirates to Morocco and Kuwait, and broad ...
, an Arabic Islamic television channel
*, the original-language title of the Arabic film
''The Message'' (1976 film)
*''
Al-Risala'', a defunct
Hamas
The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acronym from ), is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist political organisation with a military wing, the Qassam Brigades. It has Gaza Strip under Hama ...
publication
*
(newspaper), a conservative daily newspaper in Iran
*''
Risala Weekly
The Sunni Students Federation (SSF) is an Islamic students' organisation in India. Originated in Kerala in 1973 under the patronage of Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar. It is affiliated to Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (AP Sunnis) an ...
'', a weekly Islamic magazine published since 1983 in Kozhikode, India
Places
*Ar-Risala, a populated place in
Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate ( ''Muḥāfaẓat Baġdād''), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governorate is one of two small province ...
, Iraq
*Resālat, another name for
Qaleh Khan, North Khorasan
Qaleh Khan (, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Khān; also known as Qal‘eh Now and Resālat) is a village in Ghazi Rural District, Samalqan District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Re ...
, a village in Iran
*
Resalat (district)
Resalat is a neighborhood located in eastern part of Tehran, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to th ...
, a neighborhood located in the eastern part of Tehran, Iran
*Resalat Expressway, the former name of
Qasem Soleimani Expressway
Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani Expressway, formerly called Resalat Expressway, is an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran.
It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including Resalat District, to Seyed Khandan in north-centr ...
, an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran
*
Risala Bazar
Risala Bazaar is a suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Transport
It has good connectivity of buses by TGSRTC (Telangana State Road Transport Corporation). The local train is connected through MMTS.Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
...
or
Risala Road
Risala Road is one of the most famous commercial area of Hyderabad.
Overview
It starts from ending point of Tilak incline and ends on Hyderabad Railway Junction and it is also connected with few other areas of Hyderabad. It is said to be very ...
, commercial area in Hyderabad, India
Organizations
*
Al-Resalah Party
The Resalah Party () is a Jordanian political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, ...
, a Jordanian political party
*
Resala Charity Organization
Resala, also known as Resala Association, is a non-profit organization based in Egypt.
History and profile
Resala was established in 1999 as a youth movement at Cairo University; Sherif Abd Al Azim, an engineering professor, supervised the move ...
, a non-profit organization based in Egypt
See also
*The "message" of Allah to mankind revealed via "messengers"; see
*Risala, Mughal-era term for a cavalry unit commanded by a
Risaldar
Risaldar, meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse, regardless if troop or regiment) in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian and Pakistan Army. In other arms, such as the infantry, ...
in the Indian and Pakistan armies
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