MOKANNA, AL

MOKANNA, AL: "the veiled one," a name given to Hakim ben Allah, who wore a veil to hide the loss of an eye; he professed to be an incarnation of the Deity and to work miracles; found followers; founded a sect at Khorassan; seized some fortresses, but was overthrown at Kash A.D. 780, whereupon he took poison.

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Al-Muqanna — Al Muqanna‘ (Arabic: المقنع‎ The Veiled One , died 779 CE) was a Persian man who claimed to be a prophet and is viewed as a heretic by mainstream Muslims. Contents 1 Biography 2 Cultural references 3 References … Wikipedia
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HAKIM BEN ALLAH — or BEN HASHEM surnamed MOKANNA (i. e. the Veiled or the One Eyed); the founder of a religious sect in Khorassan, Persia, in the 8th century; he pretended to be God incarnate, and wore over his face a veil to shroud, as his followers… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
MACLISE, DANIEL — painter, born at Cork, of Scottish extraction; among his oil paintings are Mokanna Unveiling, All Hallow Eve, Bohemian Gipsies, and the Banquet Scene in Macbeth, his last work being a series of cartoons painted in fresco for the palace of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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