Hawk of Quraish
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hawk-of-quraish-206-4322526
title:
Hawk of Quraish
text:
The Hawk of Quraish is a symbol which is found on a number of emblems, coats of arms and flags of several states of the Arab world. The traditions and recorded history about the Quraysh and Prophet Muhammad claim a falcon had been used as clan symbol. Therefore, several variants of the Quraishi hawk were and are seen in the flags, coat of arms, seals and emblems of several Arab states until today. In that meaning, the Hawk of Quraish is a rival to the Eagle of Saladin. Abd ar-Rahman I, the first
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Heraldic bird used in the Arab world
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk_of_Quraish
date created:
2013-07-22T20:30:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T15:00:05Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16