Al-Chansa

2006-12-19T04:55:14Z

DomBot: Category Muslim women deleted per Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 December 9 using AWB

:''For the al-Qaeda publication, see [[Al-Khansaa (magazine)]]''

'''Tumadir bint Amru al-Harith bint al-Sharid''', usually simply referred to as '''Al-Khansa''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] translated as either "[[gazelle]]" or "short-nosed") was a [[7th century in poetry|7th century]] female [[poet]]. She was a contemporary of [[Muhammed]], and eventually converted to [[Islam]].

In her time, the role of a female poet was to write [[elegy|elegies]] for the dead and perform them for the tribe in public oral competitions. Al-Khansa won respect and fame in these competitions with her elegies for her brothers, Sakhr and Muawiya, who had died in battle.

==Life==
Al-Khansa was born to rich family.

In 612 AD, her brother Mo'awiya was killed by members of another tribe. Al-Khansa insisted that her brother Sakhr avenge Mo'awiya's death, which he did. Sakhr was wounded in the process and died of his wounds a year later. Al-Khansa mourned his death in poetry and gained fame for her elegiac compositions.

She met [[Muhammad]] (the Prophet) in [[629]] and converted to [[Islam]]. Muhammad is said to have been very impressed by her poetry.

She had four sons: Yazeed, Mo'awiya, Amro, and Amrh, all of whom converted to Islam. She urged her sons to fight [[jihad]], which they did. All four were killed in the [[Battle of Qadisiyah]].

When she received the news, she allegedly did not grieve, but said, "Praise be to Allah who honored me with their martyrdom. I pray for Allah to let me join them in heaven."

==External links==

*[http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00005428&channel=leafyglade%20inn "A Great Arab Poetess of Elegy", an essay about al-Khansa]
*[http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980527/1998052703.html "Al-Khansaa: A poetess of courage and pride", from Arabicnews.com]
*[http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/khansa.html Other Women's Voices collection, contains links, secondary sources, and excerpts]

[[Category:Women in Medieval warfare]]
[[Category:Phoenicia]]
[[Category:Arabic poets]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam]]
[[Category:Muslim poets]]
[[Category:Women writers]]
[[Category:Medieval writers]]

[[pt:Al-Khansa]]

{{Islam-bio-stub}}

Kugellabyrinth

2006-12-10T19:19:05Z

DomBot: Rename Physical-skill games as Games of Physical skills per Nov 19 Log using AWB

[[Image:Superplexus-for-Wiki1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Superplexus]]

'''Superplexus''' is a [[dimension|3-D]] [[labyrinth]] game made by [[Tiger Electronics]], a division of [[Hasbro]]. The game is enclosed in a plastic see-through sphere, and players try to maneuver a steel ball through an intricate maze—on a narrow, plastic track—by twisting and turning the sphere.

Superplexus is composed of 100 numbered steps. Each step may be as simple as traversing a length of track or as complicated as jumping from one piece of track to another. Additionally, some of the steps involve dropping the ball into a cup or through a small tunnel to take advantage of its 3-dimensional nature. The game is divided into 3 segments identified by a small sensor, each with its own soundtrack. It maintains a record of the best times for individual segments and for the entire course.

Superplexus was not a retail success. Retailers eventually cleared their stocks by selling them at around $5 each. More recently, they have been known to sell on [[Ebay]] anywhere between $5 and $50.

[[Category:Games of physical skills]]

[[nl:Superplexus]]

{{toy-stub}}

Wikipedia - Benutzerbeiträge [de]

Al-Chansa

Kugellabyrinth