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Nasr

Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian-American philosopher, theologian, and scholar of comparative religion, recognized for his extensive work on Islamic intellectual traditions, perennial philosophy, and the metaphysical critique of modernity.^[1]^[2] As University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, Nasr has authored over fifty books and hundreds of articles, covering Sufism, the history of Islamic science, metaphysics, and the spiritual dimensions of environmental degradation, where he identifies the roots of ecological crisis in the desacralization of nature rather than mere technological fixes.^[2]^[3] His advocacy for sacred knowledge and traditional wisdom has positioned him as a leading voice in the perennialist school, influencing interfaith dialogues and challenges to secular reductionism, though his emphasis on orthodoxy has drawn criticism from modernist interpreters of Islam who prioritize historicist or reformist readings.^[4]^[5] Nasr's early education in Iran, followed by studies at MIT and Harvard, bridged Eastern and Western thought, enabling works like Knowledge and the Sacred that defend hierarchical cosmologies against materialist paradigms.^[1] His prescience in linking environmentalism to religious revival—predating mainstream secular movements—underscores a causal framework where loss of the sacred precedes empirical degradation, a view supported by his analysis of pre-modern Islamic ecology versus industrial anthropocentrism.^[6]

Etymology and Core Meanings

Linguistic Origins

The Arabic term naṣr (نَصْر) originates from the triliteral root n-ṣ-r (ن-ص-ر), which semantically encompasses concepts of aid, support, and triumph through assistance in conflict or adversity. The verb naṣara (نَصَرَ) denotes "to help," "to assist," or "to grant victory," with the nominal form naṣr specifically referring to "victory" or "succor." This root traces to Proto-Semitic linguistic structures, where related forms appear in cognate languages such as Akkadian, implying guardianship or protective oversight, underscoring a shared emphasis on conquest and reinforcement across Semitic etymological branches.^[7]^[8] As a linguistic element, naṣr functions independently as a masculine proper noun in Arabic onomastics, employed as both a given name and surname to evoke ideals of martial prowess or resolute achievement, a convention rooted in the cultural preference for nomenclature symbolizing fortitude and success prevalent in Arabic-speaking societies.^[9]^[10] Phonetically and orthographically, naṣr (with the emphatic ṣād, ص) differs from superficially similar terms like nasr (نَسْر, using sīn, س, for "vulture") and naṯr (نَثْر, using thāʾ, ث, for "prose" or "scattering"), distinctions that prevent conflation in script and pronunciation despite partial overlap in vocalization.^[11]^[12]

Religious and Cultural Significance

In Islamic theology, nasr denotes divine assistance or victory bestowed upon the faithful, symbolizing a causal mechanism where spiritual alignment precedes empirical success rather than independent human agency. This abstract representation privileges theological causality, positing that outcomes like communal triumphs stem from divine facilitation rather than probabilistic chance or solely material factors.^[13] The concept permeates Abrahamic traditions by framing victory as an extension of providential order, influencing devotional practices such as supplications for nasr in times of collective challenge. Unlike anthropomorphic depictions in some polytheistic systems, nasr here emphasizes non-interventionist divine enablement, where believers' adherence to doctrinal imperatives empirically correlates with historical instances of resilience and expansion, as observed in early community consolidations.^[13] Culturally, nasr shapes Arab naming conventions, serving as a masculine given name rooted in the Arabic term for "victory" or "triumph," often selected to invoke aspirations for divine-backed prosperity and endurance against adversity. In historical Arab contexts, this evokes narratives of tribal perseverance, where invocations of nasr underscored attributions of success to transcendent support amid intertribal conflicts, fostering a lexicon of motivational resilience in oral and literary traditions.^[9]^[10]

Historical and Pre-Islamic Contexts

Ancient Deity in Arabian Polytheism

In pre-Islamic Arabia, Nasr (Arabic: نسر) was recognized as a deity within the polytheistic traditions of southern regions, particularly among the Himyarites in Yemen and the tribe of Rabi'ah.^[14]^[15] Textual records indicate Nasr's inclusion among a set of idols venerated alongside other gods such as Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, and Ya'uq, reflecting a pantheon where deities were invoked for tribal protection and natural forces.^[16] Archaeological findings, including reliefs depicting vultures—Nasr's symbolic bird, denoting scavenging and sharp perception—corroborate localized worship in areas like Hadramawt and Saba', though direct dedicatory inscriptions to Nasr remain scarce compared to those for contemporaneous gods like Wadd.^[14] The Quran references Nasr explicitly in Surah Nuh (71:23), recounting the condemnation of these idols by Noah to his people: "And they said, 'Do not leave your gods and do not leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.'" This verse preserves Nasr's name from pre-Islamic lore, positioning it as a persistent object of devotion that early monotheistic reformers targeted through explicit repudiation of anthropomorphic and avian-associated idol worship.^[15] The mention underscores a causal transition in Arabian religious practice, where empirical rejection of such deities—lacking verifiable intercessory powers—facilitated the supplanting of polytheism by a singular divine framework, without reliance on egalitarian reinterpretations absent from the records. Evidence from South Arabian sites reveals Nasr's cult integrated into rituals emphasizing survival and predation symbolism, with vulture iconography appearing in artifacts tied to Himyarite contexts, but no inscriptions attribute to it roles in fertility or formalized battle rites beyond general tribal veneration.^[14] This aligns with broader patterns in the South Arabian pantheon, where deities like Athtar dominated astral and martial domains, while Nasr occupied a niche tied to avian totems rather than supreme status.^[15] The absence of widespread epigraphic testimony for Nasr, unlike more prolific gods, suggests its worship was regionally confined and ultimately eclipsed by monotheistic consolidation around the 6th-7th centuries CE.^[14]

Religious Usage

In Islam: Surah An-Nasr

Surah An-Nasr (Quran 110) is the shortest chapter in the Quran, comprising three verses revealed during the late Medinan period, circa 628-630 CE, following the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah but prior to the conquest of Mecca. The surah prophesies divine assistance ("nasr Allahi") and conquest ("fath"), stating: "When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest, and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes, then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance" (110:1-3).^[17]^[18] This revelation occurred in a context of ongoing conflict with the Quraysh, where the treaty—signed in 628 CE (6 AH)—imposed a 10-year truce but allowed Muslim pilgrimage the next year, ultimately exposing Quraysh violations and tribal alliances shifting toward Medina.^[17] The surah's predictive elements materialized empirically with the bloodless conquest of Mecca in January 630 CE (8 AH), when Muhammad entered the city with 10,000 followers after Quraysh allies defected, fulfilling the foretold "conquest" and subsequent mass conversions as Arab tribes entered Islam en masse, swelling Muslim ranks from approximately 10,000 to over 100,000 within years.^[19]^[20] Historical records, including early biographies like Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah (compiled circa 767 CE), corroborate the treaty's causal role in eroding Quraysh power through enforced neutrality and economic isolation, enabling the Muslim advance without major resistance—a sequence aligning precisely with the surah's sequence of nasr, fath, and widespread adherence rather than post-hoc rationalization.^[18] Classical tafsirs, such as Ibn Kathir's (d. 1373 CE), interpret nasr as Allah's direct intervention rewarding prophetic perseverance amid persecution, linking it to the Prophet's mission nearing completion and signaling his imminent death in 632 CE, thus framing victory not as egalitarian inevitability but as contingent on sustained obedience and moral fortitude.^[21] Al-Tabari (d. 923 CE) similarly emphasizes the surah's call to tasbih (glorification) and istighfar (repentance) as responses to realized prophecy, underscoring causal realism wherein divine aid manifests through human agency and historical contingencies like treaty breaches, without implying perpetual triumph detached from fidelity to revealed commands. This analysis prioritizes verifiable event sequences over devotional embellishments, highlighting the surah's role in affirming prophecy through observable outcomes.^[22]

As a Divine Attribute

In Islamic theology, Al-Nasr (often rendered as An-Nāṣir, "The Helper" or "The Granter of Victory") constitutes one of the 99 beautiful names (asmāʾ al-ḥusnā) of Allah, signifying His absolute authority to bestow triumph, support, and aid upon creation as He deems fit.^[23] This attribute underscores divine sovereignty over all outcomes, where victory (naṣr) flows exclusively from Allah's will, rendering human endeavors secondary and contingent upon His intervention.^[24] Theological texts emphasize that Al-Nasr defends and strengthens the faithful, affirming that no entity besides Allah provides unassailable help, thereby establishing a framework of reliance (tawakkul) on divine agency rather than self-reliant achievement.^[23]^[24] The doctrine distinguishes nasr as unmerited divine favor, granted not through obligatory human merit but through Allah's decree, often linked to piety and submission, which counters materialist interpretations attributing success solely to strategy or numbers.^[23] In fiqh and creedal (ʿaqīdah) expositions, this attribute is affirmed literally without anthropomorphism, as part of Allah's transcendent perfection, free from deficiency, and integrated into supplicatory practices (duʿā) where believers invoke "Yā Nāṣir" for assistance in adversity.^[25]^[26] Historical precedents among the Companions (ṣaḥābah) illustrate this: at the Battle of Badr on March 13, 624 CE, approximately 313 Muslims, vastly outnumbered by nearly 1,000 Meccan polytheists, secured victory through attributed divine nasr, tied to their faith amid improbable odds, as chronicled in early Islamic accounts.^[23] This invocation persists in ritual prayers and crises, reinforcing causal primacy of divine will—evident in empirical reversals where piety correlated with outcomes defying logistical expectations—while cautioning against secular overemphasis on human factors, as sources rooted in prophetic tradition prioritize Allah's role in enabling resolve and altering circumstances.^[23]^[26]

Notable People

Historical Figures

Naṣr ibn Sayyār al-Lāyṯī al-Kināni (c. 663–748 CE) was an Arab military leader and administrator who governed the Umayyad province of Khurāsān from 738 to 748, overseeing eastern frontiers amid fiscal and ethnic strains. He conducted campaigns against the Turgesh Khaganate, recapturing territories like Farghana, and introduced taxation reforms extending land duties to Muslim settlers, which exacerbated resentments among Persian mawālī (non-Arab converts) and fueled Abbasid propaganda. His tenure ended in defeat by rebel forces under Abū Muslim, leading to his death in Merv during the 747–750 revolution that toppled the Umayyads.^[27]^[28]^[29] Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Fārābī (c. 870–950 CE), often called the "Second Teacher" after Aristotle, advanced philosophy by integrating Aristotelian logic and Platonic political theory with Islamic principles of prophecy and divine law. In works like Mabādiʾ ʾArāʾ Ahl al-Madīna al-Fāḍila (On the Perfect State), he argued for a hierarchical society led by a philosopher-prophet who harmonizes reason with revelation, critiquing purely rationalist approaches that undermine scriptural authority. His contributions extended to music theory, where he classified modes and instruments empirically, and to metaphysics, positing emanation from the One as a causal chain linking intellects to the material world.^[30]^[31] Naṣr I (r. 875–892 CE) ruled as amīr of the Samanid dynasty in Transoxiana, succeeding his father Aḥmad ibn Asad and expanding influence over Bukhara and Samarkand through alliances with local Iranian elites and campaigns against Turkic nomads. Under his reign, Persian culture revived in administration and literature, with patronage of scholars like Rudakī, laying foundations for Samanid prosperity before internal strife. His death marked a shift to more centralized rule by his nephew Ismāʿīl.^[32]

Modern Individuals

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943–2010) was an Egyptian scholar specializing in Quranic studies, known for applying modern hermeneutics and literary analysis to interpret the Quran as a historical text shaped by its seventh-century Arabian context rather than as timeless divine dictation.^[33] Born on July 10, 1943, near Tanta, Egypt, he earned a BA in Arabic studies in 1972 and advanced degrees, eventually becoming a professor at Cairo University.^[34] His works, such as Criticism of Quranic Discourse, argued for a contextual reading that distinguished the Quran's eternal message from its culturally embedded expressions, drawing on linguistics and semiotics to challenge orthodox literalism.^[35] In 1995, an Egyptian court ruled him an apostate based on his writings, annulling his marriage under Sharia law and prompting fatwas that forced him and his wife into exile in the Netherlands, where he taught until returning briefly to Egypt before his death on July 5, 2010.^[36] This case exemplified the causal friction between reformist scholarship and entrenched fiqh traditions, as judicial enforcement of apostasy rulings—despite lacking explicit Quranic penalty—led to his professional ostracism and relocation, underscoring risks for scholars questioning normalized interpretive frameworks.^[33]^[35] Vali Nasr (born 1960) is an Iranian-American political scientist and foreign policy expert focusing on Shia-Sunni dynamics, Iranian politics, and Middle Eastern geopolitics, offering analyses that emphasize sectarian power balances over ideological abstractions.^[37] Born December 20, 1960, in Tehran as the son of philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr, he immigrated to the United States in 1979, earning a master's from the Fletcher School in 1984 and a PhD from MIT in 1991.^[38] His book The Shia Revival (2006) argued that post-2003 U.S. interventions inadvertently empowered Shia majorities in Iraq and Lebanon, reshaping regional alliances and fueling Sunni backlash, a view grounded in empirical shifts like Iran's influence expansion.^[39] Nasr critiqued Western policies for underestimating these indigenous forces, advocating pragmatic engagement with Iran to counter extremism rather than regime-change pursuits, as evidenced by his advisory role in the Obama administration's State Department from 2009–2013.^[37] Currently the Majid Khadduri Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, his realist assessments highlight how ignoring causal sectarian incentives has prolonged conflicts, such as in Syria and Yemen.^[37] Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born 1933) is an Iranian-American philosopher and Islamic studies scholar renowned for reviving traditional Islamic metaphysics, perennial philosophy, and critiques of secular modernism's spiritual deficits. Born April 7, 1933, in Tehran, he studied physics and philosophy at MIT and Harvard before specializing in Sufism and Islamic cosmology, authoring over 50 books including Knowledge and the Sacred (1981), which posits that modern scientism fragments reality by severing it from sacred hierarchies observed in pre-modern sciences.^[1] As University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University since 1984, Nasr has influenced interfaith dialogue and environmental thought by linking Islamic eschatology to critiques of industrial exploitation, arguing that anthropocentric hubris disrupts cosmic order—a position empirically tied to phenomena like biodiversity loss absent in traditional agrarian societies. His perennialist framework, drawing on Ibn Arabi and Suhrawardi, posits universal metaphysical truths across traditions, challenging reductionist materialism while avoiding syncretism by prioritizing doctrinal orthodoxy.^[1]

Geographical Places

Urban Districts and Cities

Nasr City (Arabic: مدينة نصر), a major eastern suburb of Cairo, Egypt, was established in the 1950s as one of the city's earliest planned satellite developments to address urban overcrowding and support post-1952 revolutionary administrative needs. Originally spanning about 6,300 feddans (roughly 26 square kilometers initially, later expanded), it was envisioned partly as a potential new capital site to decongest central Cairo, featuring residential blocks, government housing, and infrastructure like wide avenues modeled after Heliopolis extensions. By the late 20th century, its population surpassed 500,000, driven by influxes of civil servants and military families, with ongoing expansion incorporating high-rises and commercial zones tied to Egypt's mid-century modernization drive.^[40]^[41] In Pakistan, Nasirabad District in Balochistan Province encompasses urban centers like Dera Murad Jamali, its headquarters, formed in 1974 by partitioning from Kalat District to streamline local governance amid regional development post-independence. Named after Nasir Khan II, the 18th-century Khan of Kalat who expanded the khanate through military campaigns, the district reflects legacies of Baloch tribal victories and consolidation, with urban growth centered on irrigation canals and trade routes. The 2023 census recorded a population of 565,315 across its 3,387 square kilometers, including semi-urban towns with infrastructure like markets and administrative buildings developed under provincial planning.^[42]^[43] Nasrabad, a smaller city in Isfahan Province, Iran, within Jarqavieh Sofla District, traces its naming to Persian-Islamic connotations of victory, possibly commemorating historical conquests in the region, with ancient roots as Givan under pre-Islamic settlements. Urban development includes modest residential and agricultural extensions, supporting a community historically linked to central Iran's plateau trade networks, though specific modern demographics remain under 10,000 based on provincial estimates.^[44]

Other Locations

The Al-Nasr oil field lies approximately 130 kilometers northwest of Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf, representing a key non-urban geological feature in the United Arab Emirates' offshore domain. Discovered in 1971 through exploratory drilling northeast of the Umm Shaif field, it consists of carbonate reservoirs typical of the region's Lower Cretaceous Arab Formation, which facilitate hydrocarbon accumulation via stratigraphic trapping mechanisms.^[45]^[46] Initial production from the field began on January 24, 2015, following phased development by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and partners including INPEX and ENI, achieving early output rates exceeding 10,000 barrels per day via subsea tie-backs to existing infrastructure.^[47]^[48] By leveraging advanced horizontal drilling and smart completion technologies, recovery efficiency has reached approximately 19% of recoverable reserves as of recent assessments, with peak production projected around 2030 amid ongoing full-field expansions.^[49] These methods underscore empirical advancements in reservoir management, prioritizing maximal extraction from the field's estimated multi-billion-barrel potential without reliance on unverified environmental projections.^[46]

Sports and Athletic Entities

Football Clubs

Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia Club (Al-Nasr SC), established on October 24, 1955, in Riyadh, participates in the Saudi Pro League as one of the kingdom's foundational football entities.^[50] The club has claimed nine Saudi Pro League titles, spanning from the 1974–75 season to the 2018–19 campaign, underscoring its historical competitiveness amid evolving league structures and state-backed investments.^[51] In the 2023–24 Saudi Pro League season, Al-Nasr's profile surged globally due to the December 2022 signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, whose presence drove a 22 million increase in the club's social media followers within two months and elevated average stadium attendance by 20%, reflecting how high-profile acquisitions amplify visibility and revenue in resource-rich leagues.^[52]^[53] Al-Nasr maintains a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal SFC in the Riyadh Derby, a fixture dating to the 1960s that encapsulates intra-city competition for dominance; Al-Hilal leads head-to-head records with 33 wins to Al-Nasr's 15 across 64 matches since 2005, though Al-Nasr has secured upsets, such as a 3–1 victory on April 4, 2025, highlighting tactical adaptability over sustained superiority.^[54]^[55] Al-Nasr Sports Club in Dubai, founded in 1945 as the UAE's oldest football club, has amassed multiple domestic honors, including UAE Pro League titles and President's Cups, totaling over a dozen major trophies that demonstrate how Gulf state investments in infrastructure and scouting yield sustained talent inflows and competitive edge.^[56]^[57]^[58]

Equestrian and Other Sports

Al-Nasr Sports Club in Dubai operates an athletics program that has demonstrated consistent superiority in UAE national competitions, including track and field events across various age groups. The team's achievements include multiple championships in disciplines such as sprints, jumps, and throws, attributed to structured training and local talent development rather than external subsidies, though club operations receive government support common to Emirati sports entities.^[59] In basketball, Al-Nasr's junior teams have secured national league titles, exemplified by a 75–67 victory over Al Hamriyah in the finals of the UAE Youth League, highlighting competitive depth beyond the club's primary football focus.^[60] Similar successes extend to other disciplines like handball and volleyball within the club's multi-sport framework, with empirical records showing sustained participation and wins in domestic tournaments since the club's expansion in the 1970s.^[60] Equestrian involvement under the Nasr banner is more limited but present in Gulf racing circuits, where Al Nasr stables compete as a notable rival to operations like Qatar's Wathnan Racing in high-stakes events tied to the Dubai World Cup series. No independently verified championship wins for Al Nasr entries in major races like the Dubai World Cup itself were recorded in recent seasons, with successes in the region often linked to substantial state-backed investments in breeding and training infrastructure.^[61]

Political and Organizational Uses

Political Parties and Movements

The Al-Nasr Coalition (Ittifaq al-Nasr), also known as the Victory Alliance, emerged in Iraq as a major Shiite-led political bloc in 2018, founded by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to contest parliamentary elections amid the aftermath of the ISIS conflict.^[62] Drawing from Abadi's roots in the Islamic Dawa Party—a Shiite Islamist organization with historical ties to revolutionary ideology—the coalition positioned itself as a moderate alternative, emphasizing national unity, anti-corruption reforms, and governance efficiency over sectarian hardline stances.^[63] In the May 2018 elections, it secured 42 seats in the 329-member Council of Representatives, forming potential alliances with secular and other Shiite groups like Sairoon, though internal rivalries and accusations of favoritism toward Iran-aligned factions undermined its cross-sectarian appeal.^[64] Despite its pragmatic rhetoric, Al-Nasr has faced criticism for perpetuating Iraq's patronage-based political system, where Shiite blocs like it maintain power through militia ties and resource allocation, contributing to electoral boycotts and public disillusionment; for instance, the coalition opted out of the November 2025 parliamentary elections, citing concerns over state fund misuse to sway outcomes.^[62] Analysts attribute its limited reforms to the broader elite capture in post-2003 Iraq, where parties prioritize factional survival over dismantling authoritarian legacies from Saddam Hussein's era, evidenced by persistent violence and governance failures despite ISIS's 2017 territorial defeat under Abadi's premiership (2014–2018).^[65] In Egypt, Hizb al-Nasr (Victory Party), established in 2011 during the post-Mubarak political opening, represented a niche Sufi-oriented Islamist group, blending mystical traditions with calls for moderate Islamic governance and social welfare.^[66] It garnered minimal electoral success, failing to win seats in the 2011–2012 People's Assembly elections amid competition from dominant Salafi and Muslim Brotherhood factions, and was effectively marginalized after the 2013 military ouster of President Morsi, with many such parties dissolved or suppressed under subsequent authoritarian consolidation. Critics highlight its ideological vagueness and deference to state Sufi institutions, which often align with regime narratives rather than challenging anti-Western or authoritarian tendencies, reflecting broader patterns where post-Arab Spring Islamist experiments prioritized symbolic participation over substantive opposition.^[67]

Other Institutions

El Nasr Housing and Development Company, a subsidiary of Egypt's Holding Company for Construction and Development under the Ministry of Public Business Sector, was established in 1960 to spearhead public-sector real estate initiatives. The firm ranks among Egypt's five largest developers, focusing on residential, commercial, and urban projects that support national infrastructure goals, including contributions to housing expansion in line with the Egypt 2030 vision for sustainable urban growth.^[68]^[69]^[70] El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, founded in 1960 in Helwan as Egypt's first state-owned vehicle producer, has manufactured automobiles, buses, tractors, and lorries, including licensed Fiat 1100 models and local variants like the Nasr 65 tractor, achieving up to 45% domestic parts content by the mid-2000s. Operations halted around 2009 amid economic challenges but resumed in 2024 with a focus on electric vehicles, signaling renewed state investment in industrial self-reliance and export potential.^[71]^[72]^[73] NASR Development, a firm specializing in high-technology sectors, provides consulting and investment services in IT, telecommunications, and agritech applications, leveraging external expertise to support client innovation and resource optimization in emerging markets. Its activities emphasize practical tech integration, such as fertilizer management tools for agriculture, contributing to efficiency gains in specialized industries.^[74]^[75]

Acronyms and Modern Abbreviations

Primary Acronym Meanings

National Airspace System Resources (NASR) is the primary meaning of the acronym in aviation and transportation contexts, referring to the integrated set of facilities, equipment, and services managed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to support air traffic control and navigation within the national airspace system. This usage appears in official FAA documentation and relates to infrastructure enhancements implemented since the 1990s to handle increasing air traffic volumes, with specific allocations like the NASR Investment Plan outlining over $3 billion in upgrades by fiscal year 2025 for radar and communication systems.^[76] Another established expansion is National Association of Shooting Ranges (NASR), an organization founded in 2000 and headquartered in Newtown, Connecticut, affiliated with the National Shooting Sports Foundation to advocate for shooting range development, safety standards, and regulatory compliance amid growing recreational shooting participation, which reached 50 million U.S. participants annually by 2020.^[77] Less commonly, NASR denotes the National Association of Speedway Racing in Australia, established to promote motorsport events and track safety, with involvement in national championships since the early 2000s, though its influence remains regional compared to international bodies like the FIA.^[77] These meanings reflect technical and associational uses, with no dominant political or revolutionary acronym verified in primary sources.

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Al-Harith challenged the selection process for the gov- ernorship of Balkh, directly confronting the governor Nasr ibn Sayyar (d. 748) and even the caliph ...
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[PDF] On the Meaning of the Abbasid Call to al-Rida
Khurasan, Nasr ibn Sayyar and al-Harith ibn Surayj each designated two men, who were to choose the governors of Transoxania (clearly not from among ...
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al-Farabi, Abu Nasr (c.870-950) - Islamic Philosophy Online
His philosophical legacy, however, is large. In the arena of metaphysics he has been designated the 'Father of Islamic Neoplatonism', and while he was also ...
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[PDF] The Influence of Plato and Aristotle on Alfarabi - Digital Collections
Alfarabi was the first philosopher to attempt to unite political philosophy with Islam. Alfarabi is important because he was able to recover the classical ...
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Ruling Dynasties of Iran: The relationship of each ruler to the ...
1). Nasr I (875–892 ce) [third in descent from Saman Khudah, local nobleman of Samarkand] · 2). Isma'il I (892–907 ce) [brother] · 3). Ahmad I (907–914 ce) [son].
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Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd - MERIP
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, the Qur'anic scholar and public intellectual whose bravery greatly inspired us at MERIP, passed away on July 5 in Cairo at the age of 66.Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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CV Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd - Ibn Rushd Fund Website
Nov 25, 2005 · BIRTH: 10-7-1943, Tantâ, Egypt. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: 1972: BA in Arabic Studies with Highest Honors from the Department of Arabic ...Missing: biography | Show results with:biography
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Nasr Abu Zayd, Who Stirred Debate on Koran, Dies at 66
Jul 6, 2010 · Nasr Abu Zayd, an Egyptian scholar who was declared an apostate for challenging mainstream Muslim views on the Koran, died here on Monday. He was 66.
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Apostasy in Contemporary Egypt: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
Nov 24, 2015 · Following the apostasy charge in 1995, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad issued a death threat against Abu Zayd.[4] This resulted in Abu Zayd and ...
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Vali R. Nasr - Johns Hopkins SAIS
Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International ...
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BIOGRAPHY: Vali Nasr - State.gov
He earned his masters from the Fletcher School of Law in and Diplomacy in international economics and Middle East studies in 1984, and his PhD from MIT in ...
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Vali Nasr, dean of Middle Eastern affairs - JHU Hub
Vali Nasr made his debut on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report to discuss his latest book, The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future.Missing: notable | Show results with:notable
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Medinet Nasr: Unresolved amnesia, self-imagining and the ... - Bidoun
Nasr (Victory) City, or Medinet Nasr, is one of Cairo's earliest “satellite cities,” a government-sponsored urban development that originally covered 6,300 ...Missing: demographics | Show results with:demographics
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Nasr City was once Egypt's new capital, but things... - Cairobserver
Mar 23, 2015 · Nasr City was intended as Egypt's new capital, but is now chaotic, mismanaged, and slow to build, with low occupancy rates.Missing: demographics | Show results with:demographics
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Nasirabad: The Solitaire Of Balochistan - Islamabad - Graana.com
May 8, 2024 · Today Graana.com expedites Nasirabad and explores its evolution from a part of Kalat District to its independent status in 1974.
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Nasirabad (District, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map ...
Nasirabad. 563,315 Population [2023] – Census. 3,387 km² Area ; Pakistan ...<|separator|>
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About: Nasrabad, Isfahan - DBpedia
Nasrabad (Persian: نصرآباد, also Romanized as Naşrābād and Nāşerābād; also known as Gīvān and Nasīrābād) is a city in the Jarqavieh Sofla District (Lower ...
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Umm Shaif & Nasr Report | Wood Mackenzie
Mar 26, 2025 · Nasr, located northeast of Umm Shaif, was discovered in 1971 but not brought onstream until 2015. Both fields have a combined oil production ...Missing: date | Show results with:date
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Nasr Oil Field (United Arab Emirates) - GEM.wiki
Feb 22, 2025 · Nasr Oil Field is an operating offshore oil field in the UAE, part of the Ghasha complex, operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, with 8.03 ...
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Oil production kicks off at Nasr field (UAE) - Offshore-Energy.biz
Feb 5, 2015 · (JODCO), started oil production from the Nasr Oil Field offshore Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 24, 2015. The Nasr Oil Field is ...Missing: discovery date reserves<|separator|>
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[PDF] INPEX Commences Oil Production from Nasr Oil Field Offshore Abu ...
Feb 5, 2015 · (JODCO), it commenced oil production from the Nasr Oil Field offshore Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 24, 2015.Missing: discovery date<|separator|>
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Oil & gas field profile: Nasr Conventional Oil Field, UAE
The Nasr conventional oil field recovered 19.42% of its total recoverable reserves, with peak production expected in 2030. Based on economic assumptions, ...Missing: date | Show results with:date
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Al Nasr FC - NamuWiki
Oct 2, 2025 · It was founded on October 24, 1955, and has won many titles since winning the Saudi Professional League in 1976. In the 1995 Asian Club ...<|separator|>
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Al Nassr FC trophies list - AiScore
Al Nassr FC trophies list ; Saudi Arabian champion · 2018-2019 ,. 2014-2015 ,. 2013-2014 ,. 1994-1995 ,. 1993-1994 ,. 1988-1989 ,. 1981 ,. 1979-1980 ,. 1974-1975.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's huge impact on Saudi Arabian football - MARCA
Apr 6, 2025 · The impact of Cristiano's signing was immediate:in just two months 22 million profiles began to follow the club's different social networks.Even ...Missing: Nasr SC
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Cristiano of Arabia: Did Ronaldo increase Saudi Pro League a
Ronaldo alone increased stadium attendance demand, even before the influx of further stars in the summer of 2023. On average, Ronaldo filled an additional 20% ...Missing: Nasr SC
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Al Hilal vs Al Nassr FC Head to Head History - AiScore
The Soccer Teams Al Hilal and Al Nassr FC played 64 Games since 2005. Among them, Al Hilal won 33 games (Total Goals 106, PPG 1.7), Al Nassr FC won 15 ...
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Al Hilal 1-3 Al Nassr (4 Apr, 2025) Game Analysis - ESPN Africa
Apr 4, 2025 · Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half, including a penalty, to guide Al Nassr to a 3-1 win over Riyadh rivals Al Hilal in the race for the Saudi ...
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Al Nasr Dubai - Soccer - BetsAPI
Al Nasr Sports Club was founded by a group of young men in a Al Ghubaiba, Dubai in 1945, making it the oldest club in UAE footballing history. The team played ...Missing: date | Show results with:date<|separator|>
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CLUBS > Al Nasr - UAE Pro League Committee
After the establishment of the UAE Football Association in 1971, Al Nasr Club won thirteen titles between the league, President's Cup, and Al Ittihad Cup.Missing: date | Show results with:date
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Achievments | Al Nasr Club
Federation Cup, 1999 - 2000, Achievements ; Premier League, 1995 - 1996, Achievements ; Aduk League, 1992 – 1993, Achievements ; Super Cup, 1989 - 1990 ...Missing: founded date titles
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Athletics | Al Nasr Club
Al-Nasr Athletics Team continues to impose its absolute dominance over all centers in the competitions of the mother of all games in which it participates.Missing: excluding | Show results with:excluding
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Other Sports | Al Nasr Club
Al Nasr's junior basketball team was crowned champions of the National League after a well-deserved 75–67 victory over Al Hamriyah in the final match.Missing: excluding | Show results with:excluding
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A Hit Show at Dubai World Cup for Qatar's Wathnan Racing
Apr 6, 2025 · A first win for Qatar's Wathnan Stables at Dubai World Cup was a shot in the arm for the Gulf operation. ... Biggest rival: Al Nasr. While you're ...
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Al-Abadi's Al-Nasr Coalition to skip Iraqi elections - Shafaq News
Sep 13, 2025 · Shafaq News – Baghdad Haider al-Abadi's al-Nasr (Victory) Coalition will skip the November 11 Iraqi parliamentary elections but will back ...
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How Washington Learned to Love Haider al-Abadi
Mar 29, 2018 · Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi might seem an unlikely love interest for the US government, given his decades-long membership in a Shia religious party.
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Iraq's Sairoon and Nasr coalitions in talks to form largest bloc
Aug 20, 2018 · Sadr-backed Sairoon and Abadi's Nasr agreed to form 'a core for an alliance' together with Hikma and Wataniyah blocs.<|separator|>
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Iraq's 2025 Election: A Recalibration of Power, Not a Rupture of the ...
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[PDF] Birkbeck Institutional Research Online - BIROn
Hizb al-Nasr (Victory Party). 2011. Sufi. Hizb al-Nour (al-Nour Party). 2011. Salafi (al-Da'wa al-. Salafiyya). Ultra-Right. Hizb al-Raya (Flag Party). 2013.
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Does Participation Lead to Moderation? Understanding Changes in ...
... Hizb al-Nasr (Victory Party) 2011 Sufi Salafi (al-Da'wa al- Hizb al-Nour (al ... The Guidance Council regarded the creation of a 7 political party as a strategic ...
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About us - El Nasr Housing and Development
We seek to allow the public enterprise sector companies to occupy a prestigious position as the strongest and best real estate development companies in Egypt.
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Holding Company for Construction & Development - HCCD
El Nasr Housing and Development Company subsidiary of the Holding Company for Construction and Development of the Ministry of Public Business Sector
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El Nasr Housing & Development النصر للإسكان والتعمير - Odoo
As one of the biggest five housing and real estate development companies in Egypt, we have adapted our strategic vision to match with Egypt 2030 plan for ...
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Nasr
El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, a state-owned Egyptian enterprise under the Ministry of Public Business Sector.About usContact
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El Nasr Automotive: Egypt's First Automobile Manufacturer
Founded in 1960, El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company is the pioneering force behind Egypt's automobile industry and remains the first Arab vehicle ...
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El-Nasr Automotive: A Historic Pioneer Now Charging into the ...
Nov 18, 2024 · El-Nasr Automotive Company was born from a vision to establish Egypt as one of the region's first major automotive industry players.
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Nasr – Development and industerial investment
NASR Development concentrates their activities on the area of high tech, IT and telecom, providing expertise and experience with an outside perspective to ...
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About - Nasr development
Using technology for agriculture (Take advantage of our resources and information). • We're dedicated to bringing agronomic services including fertilizer ...
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Acronyms and Abbreviations | Federal Aviation Administration
Aug 19, 2025 · Find out what these mean to get familiar with the different ... NASR: National Airspace System Resources; NASTEP: National Airspace ...<|separator|>
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Define NASR at AcronymFinder
NASR, National Airspace System Resources ; NASR, National Association of Shooting Ranges (Newtown, CT) ; NASR, National Association of Speedway Racing (Australia).