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The flight of Mohammed from Mecca September 13 a d 622 subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era hence any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed...
Kaaba
The small and nearly cubical stone building in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca toward which all Mohammedans must pray It contains a sacred black stone believed by Mohammedans to be one of the precious stones of paradise and to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the Kaaba by the Angel Gabriel The Kaaba itself predates Mohammed having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols which were destroyed by Mohammed...
Mohammedan
Of or pertaining to Mohammed or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed in the latter sense synonymous with Islamic the term preferred by Moslems...
Mohammedanism
The religion or doctrines and precepts of Mohammed contained in the Koran Islamism Islam The term Islam is preferred by most Moslems and some find the term Mohammedanism to be offensive as they worship Allah not Mohammed...
Shiite
A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the Persians belong They reject the first three caliphs and consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor of Mohammed They do not acknowledge the Sunna or body of traditions respecting Mohammed as any part of the law and on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites or orthodox Mohammedans...
Banking company
Banking company, shall have same meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of s. 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) [Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 47 (vi-aa) Exp. (i).]--'Banking company' means a banking company as defined in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. S. 5(c) of the Act of 1949 defines a banking company to mean any company which transacts the business of banking in India (subject to the provision contained in the Explanation to the section). Thus, in order that a bank may be a banking company, it is in the first place necessary that it must be a 'company', State Bank of Travancore v. Mohammed Mohammed Khan, AIR 1981 SC 1744: (1982) 1 SCR 338: (1981) 4 SCC 82 (88).does not include a foreign company within the meaning of s. 591 of the Companies Act, 1956. [Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980), s. 2 (a)]means any company which transacts the business of banking in India. [The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)...
Reasonable requirement
Reasonable requirement, belongs to the knowledge of the law and means reasonable not in the mindof the person requiring the accommodation but reasonable according to the actual facts, Damodar Sharma v. Nandram Deviram, AIR 1960 MP 345 (FB).Connotes something more than desire but less than absolute necessity, Petro-leum Worker's Union v. Mohammed & Co., AIR 1967 Mad 33: 1965 MP LJ 979: (1966) 17 STC 1: 1965 Jab LJ 1065.The words 'reasonable requirement' postulate that there must be an element of need as opposed to a mere desire or wish. The connotation of the term 'need' or 'requirement; should not be artificially extended nor its language so unduly stretched or strained so as to make it impossible or extremely difficult for the landlord to get a decree for eviction, Bega Begum v. Abdul Ahad Khan, AIR 1979 SC 272 (276). [J&K Houses and Shops Rent Control Act (34 of 1966), s. 11(1)(h)]What is reasonable requirement is a question of fact and it depends upon the circumstances of each case....
Tamlik
Tamlik, does not indicate transfer of the proprietary rights of the property in suit. It is very often popularly used in the sense of a settlement in the case of trust properties, Mohammed Wazir Khan v. Mohammed Husain, AIR 1926 Oudh 65....
Caliph
Successor or vicar the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers used formerly by the sultans of Turkey...
Emir
An Arabian military commander independent chieftain or ruler of a province also an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed in the line of his daughter Fatima among the Turks likewise a title of dignity given to certain high officials...
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