Rub el Hizb
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Rub El Hizb (Arabic: رب الحزب) 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 symbol which is found on a number of emblems and flags. These include:
- current coat of arms of Turkmenistan
- current coat of arms of Uzbekistan
- Azat party flag [1]
- unofficial flag for Kazakhstan in the 1990s, the basis of the modern state flag, light blue with a hollow yellow rub el hizb
- fictional flag of Hatay in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- modified on the flag of Azerbaijan
- emblem of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan
- previous emblem of the Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Council
 coat of arms of Turkmenistan, in use since 2003 |
 coat of arms of Uzbekistan, adopted by law on July 2, 1992 |
 flag of Azerbaijan, adopted on February 5, 1991 |
 emblem of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan |
 previous emblem of the Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Council |
 Azat party flag |
 Kazakhstan Customs flag |
 fictional flag of Hatay |
 unofficial flag for Kazakhstan in the 1990s |
[edit] See also
- Ashthalakshmi, the Star of Lakshmi
- Hawk of Quraish
- Sujud, which uses the symbol ۩ in most Korans
