Ashab
Americanplural noun
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Several of those were claimed by a new group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
An Islamist group with possible links to Iran - Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya - claimed responsibility for the attack.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The social media video appeared to have been posted by Iran-linked Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Iran-aligned group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya - The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand - made an unsubstantiated claim of responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Relations between the Badawi tribes of Al-Hijaz are of a threefold character: they are either Ashab, Kiman, or Akhwan.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A series of alleged desecrations of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 sparked widespread protests across Punjab.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He then launched Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam directed by his trusted screenwriter Abrar Alvi.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Clutching a box of sweets and a shiny blue-and-white toy airplane, Mr. Singh and his teenage daughter, Navpreet Kaur, bowed outside the place of worship, Talhan Sahib in the North Indian state of Punjab.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Their temples have the appearance and feel of a Sikh gurdwara, with the sacred text, the Guru Granth Sahib, installed as the focal point in the main prayer hall.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
“Amir,” Baba said, motioning me over, “this is General Sahib, Mr. Iqbal Taheri. He was a decorated general in Kabul. He worked for the Ministry of Defense.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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