Crossword-Solution: ASHRAF
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| Moslem elite | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERAET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with ASHRAF (5)
Ashraf Khan, the Afghan poet, sings, Since I, the parted one, have come the secrets of the world to ken, Women in hosts therein I find, but few (and very few) of men.
But as the Prophet had claimed a royal descent, and as a Sacred Example was sprung from David's line, Mohammed Ahmed asserted that he was of the 'Ashraf,'(descendants of the Prophet) and the assertion, since it cannot be disproved, may be accepted.
Availing himself of the grief and terror that had followed Mohammed Ahmed's death, he had extorted the oath of allegiance from the two other Khalifas and from the 'Ashraf' or relations of the Prophet.
The numerous persons who claimed to be of the 'Ashraf' found the saintly honour a burden upon earth; for, in order to keep them out of mischief, the Khalifa enjoined them to attend five times every day at the prayers in the mosque.
Something doubtless occurred which rendered a removal advisable: the sons of the Moslem hero fled to Ahmed bin El Ashraf, Prince of Senaa, offering their allegiance if he would build fortifications for them and aid them against the Christians of Abyssinia.
Quotes with ASHRAF (1)
When President Ashraf Ghani gave his 2014 inaugural speech at the presidential palace, he choked up thanking his wife for her support and announced that she would take on a public role. That a male leader in Afghanistan would thank his spouse - let alone go on to promote her work and appear with her publicly - made news around the world.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1972).