Rub El Hizb
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Rub El Hizb is represented by two overlapping squares as in the Unicode glyph ۞ at U+06DE. In Arabic, Rub means Lord, Sustainer, Provider, Supporter, Nourisher, Sovereign, Ruler, Master or Protector, while Hizb means a Group, Party or Sect.
Rub El Hizb is an eighth of a juz'. The symbol is used as a marker for the end of a chapter in Arabic calligraphy.
Rub El Hizb is an Islamic sign which is found on a number of emblems and flags. These include:
- The coat of arms of Turkmenistan
- The coat of arms of Uzbekistan, adopted by law on 2 July 1992
- The customs flag[citation needed]
- The Azat party flag
- on an unofficial flag in the 1990s for Kazakhstan
- The fictional flag of Hatay in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- modified on the flag of Azerbaijan
- the emblem of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan
[edit] See also
- Ashthalakshmi, the Star of Lakshmi
