Ar-Rum __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text AR-RUM الروم The Arabic form of the Latin Roma, or Romanus. The ancient Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire. Still used in Eastern countries as a name for the Turkish Empire. The title of the xxxth Surah of the Qur'an, which opens with the word. "The Greeks are overcome in the highest parts of the land; but after being overcome they shall overcome in a few years." [GREEKS.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
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