SURAT

sooˈrət, soorătˈ, city (1991 pop. 1,518,950), Gujarat state, W central India, on the Gulf of Khambat. British and Dutch trading posts were established there in the early 17th cent. Surat became one of India's most populous cities and busiest ports during the 17th cent.; but in 1664 it was sacked by the Marathas and declined in importance. The city is a district administrative center, a small port, and a railroad junction. Traditional cottage industries have been revived, and the city produces noted silks, brocades, and gold and silver goods. There are textile mills, cotton gins, and engineering works. Surat is also the educational and cultural center of S Gujarat.

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World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia - Vol. 4
Includes: India (pt. 2); Bangladesh; Bhutan; Maldives; Nepal; Sri Lanka
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2007
Subjects: Bangladesh--Geography, Bhutan--Geography, India--Geography, Maldives--Geography, Nepal--Geography, Sri Lanka--Geography
Surat Surat is an industrial city, which, at the 2001 Indian national census, had...metropolitan area, while 2,434,000 people lived within the city limits. Surat is a port at the mouth olthe Tapi (or Tapti I River along the Cull 01 Khambhat...
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Arab Socialism: A Documentary Survey
Book by Sami A. Hanna, George H. Gardner; University of Utah Press, 1969
Subjects: Socialism--Arab Countries
...explained in detail by al-Siba i , pp. 35-81. 2 Surat al-Hujurat , 10. All translations of sections...Ali, Cambrdige Mass.: Murray Printing, 1946. 3 Surat al-Maidah , 3. 4 Surat Mariam , 32. 5 Surat alImran , 92. 6 Surat al...
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An Introduction to Arabic Literature
Book by Roger Allen; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Arabic Literature--History And Criticism
Quran cont. surah cont. Surat al-Nur 24, The Light 60 , 63 Surat al-Shuara 26, The Poets 53 , 60 , 68 Surat Luqman 30, Luqman 170 Surat Yasin, Surah 36 54 Surat al-Talaq 65, The Divorce 54 Surat al-Haqqah 69, The Indubitable 55 Surat...
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Nizam Ad-Din Awliya: Morals for the Heart
Book by Nizam Ad·din Awliya, Bruce B. Lawrence; Paulist Press, 1992
Subjects: Chisht?Iyah--Prayer-Books And Devotions--Early Works To 1800, Sufism--Early Works To 1800, Sufism--Prayer-Books And Devotions--Early Works To 1800
...Supererogatory prayers, 10 , 146 , 181-182, 189 -190 Supplications, 231 Supports, 364 -365 Surat al-An am , 134 Surat al-Asr , 264 -265 Surat al-Baqara , 245 Surat al-Buruj , 133 , 175 , 264 Surat al-Falak , 133 Surat al-Fatiha...
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Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India
Book by Tirthankar Roy; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Industrial Policy--India, Industries--India
...they produced far less alarm than in Surat. An indication is the noticeably poor...suggesting mutual disinterest, whereas the Surat lobby visibly dominated the proceedings...widest in spinning and gilding. By 1930 Surat and Benares had access to cheap electricity...
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Surat Al-Rum: A Study of the Exegetical Literature
Journal article by Nadia Maria El Cheikh; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Iran--History, Koran (Sacred text)--Hermeneutics
Surat al-Rum: a study of the exegetical literature...assertions.(2) The opening verses of Surat al-Rum (30:1-5) read as follows...through tradition.(5) The opening verses of Surat al-Rum concern the Byzantine-Persian...
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The Nature of Military Intervention in the Countryside of Surat. Thani, Southern Thailand
Journal article by Shane P. Tarr; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 23, 1991
Subjects: Asia, Asia--Intellectual Life, Asia--Politics And Government
...attributed to the presence of ISOC officials in Surat Thani. 20 Table 1 Size of Holdings in...hectare) Rice Field/Veg. Tree Multicrop Surat Thani 15.6 13.1 20.7 28.9 * 11...percentage refers to 1983. Business people in Surat Thaini concur that a more visible state...
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The Indian Saltpeter Trade, the Military Revolution and the Rise of Britain as a Global Superpower
Journal article by James W. Frey; The Historian, Vol. 71, 2009
Subjects: British foreign relations, British history, Explosives industry--History, Indian foreign relations, Monopolies--History, Monopolies--Political aspects, Potassium nitrate--Usage, Saltpeter--Usage, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, United Kingdom--History, United Kingdom--Political aspects
...English trade at Agra, the President of the Surat Council, Thomas Kerridge, informed London...was discovered at Ahmadabad, closer to Surat, and by the late 1620s, both the English...saltpeter trade was more profitable than the Surat trade--but not for long. Political...
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On the Qur'anic Accusation of Scriptural Falsification (Tahrif) and Christian Anti-Jewish Polemic
Journal article by Gabriel Said Reynolds; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 130, 2010
Subjects: Bible (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation, Biblical hermeneutics, Literary forgeries, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Muslim scholars--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Polemics, Scholars, Muslim--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Torah (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation
...story above seems to be away of explaining surat al-ma ida (5):41-43, a passage...Torah behind his back, thus explaining surat al Imran (3): 187: "When God made...different verbs or verb phrases: 1. and 2. Surat al-baqara (2):42: Do not cover up...
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Evolving Approaches to Jihad: from Self-defense to Revolutionary and Regime-change Political Violence
Journal article by M. Cherif Bassiouni; Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 8, 2007
Subjects: Centuries, Exegesis & hermeneutics, Freedom of religion, Ideology, Islam, Oral tradition, Violence
...is O ft- forgiving, Most Merciful.20 Surat al-Nisa: Not equal are those believers...who sit at home by a special reward.21 Surat al-Maidah: O ye who believe! Do your...encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things.23 Surat al-Anfal: Those who believed, and adopted...
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Plague Warning
Magazine article by Praful Bidwai; The Nation, Vol. 259, October 31, 1994
Subjects: India--Social policy, Plague--India
...and well-being has never been lower. Surat, in the western state of Gujarat, exemplifies...quickly disappeared into the black market. Surat, the worst-affected city, is a metaphor...percent growth rate for more than a decade. Surat has seen its population swell more than...
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Milking Profits: In a Bid to Serve the Growing Demand, Both from Ordinary Citizens and Industry, the Government of Mauritius Has Been Offering Generous Grants and Other Inducements to Encourage Cattle Herding and Milking. A Few Thousand Milking Cows, Imported from South Africa, Have Already Started to Boost Production on the Island, Writes Nasseem Ackbarally from Port Louis
Magazine article by Nasseem Ackbarally; African Business, March 2010
Subjects: Mauritius--Economic aspects, Milk production--Statistics, Milk--Supply and demand
...farmers. Two of them--Gold Cream Ltd and SKC Surat Ltd--have both started operations using South...locally to manage our farm of 250 head," says Suren Surat, managing director of SKC Surat Ltd, whose farm lies at Rose-Belle, in southern...
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Food for the Spirit
Magazine article by Imam Mohammed Ibn Hagmagid; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 39, September 2010
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, Islam, Islamic life & ethics, Koran, Spirituality
...Ibn Abbas is recorded to have said that to recite and ponder the meanings of Surat al-Zalzalah and Surat al-Qariah was more beloved by him than to hastily recite Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Ai bnran. Imam al-Ghazali adds that even someone...
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Food for the Spirit
Magazine article by Mohammed Ibn Hagmagid; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 39, March 2010
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, Islam, Koran, Series & special reports, Spirituality
...before"? This tension comes to the fore in Surat al-Fatihahs final verse, where God teaches...of God, service, and reflection. As Surat al-Fatihah teaches us, we do not have...interpret the Quran is by using the Quran. In Surat al-Nisa, God clarifies whom we should...
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Food for the Spirit
Magazine article by Imam Mohammed Ibn Hagmagid; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 37, November 2008
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, God, Koran, Prayer, Spirituality
...the Spirit by Imam Mohammed Ibn Hagmagid Surat al-Fatihah, the Qurans first chapter...What is remarkable is that when we recite Surat al-Fatihah, we are not merely talking...emotional attachment. Gods revelation of Surat al-Fatihah teaches us not only how to...
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Surat Basin Homes Says Market Heats Up
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), July 30, 2011
Subjects: Real estate industry
Surat Basin Homes Says Market Heats Up. RECENT...billion in massive new resource projects in the Surat Basin region have boosted demand for quality...rental market; by all accounts it appears the Surat Basin is going to see a property boom with...
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Surat Basin Key to State's Future Growth
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), September 17, 2011
Surat Basin Key to States Future Growth. MINISTER...Economies Tim Mulherin last week addressed the Surat Basin Conference in Roma and outlined the...Queensland Government places on the region. The Surat Basin is currently experiencing growth unlike...
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Boost in Demand for Surat Basin Housing Prompts Developments; Installation of One of Hutchinson Builders' Modular Homes
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), February 26, 2011
Subjects: Dwellings, House construction--Supply and demand, Housing, Housing developers--Supply and demand, Residential construction--Supply and demand
Boost in Demand for Surat Basin Housing Prompts Developments; Installation...of massive new mining projects in the Surat Basin region has boosted demand for housing...separate projects to be completed in the Surat Basin, and with resource and mining projects...
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Arrow Plans $1.5B Surat Expansion
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), October 16, 2009
Subjects: Gas fields, Natural gas exploration, Natural gas fields, Oil and gas exploration
Arrow Plans $1.5B Surat Expansion. ARROW Energy plans to expand its operations in Queenslands Surat Basin with a $1.5 billion coal seam gas...development and production project. The proposed Surat Gas Project is expected to meet the growing...
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Chinchilla Relishes Role as Surat Basin Hub
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), December 1, 2010
Chinchilla Relishes Role as Surat Basin Hub. IDEALLY located in the heart of the Surat Basin, Chinchilla is an area significant for its...centre of energy exploration and investment in the Surat Basin, Chinchilla investors are well placed to...
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encyclopedia articles on: Surat  - 6 results

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Surat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SURAT soo r t, soorat , city (1991 pop. 1...established there in the early 17th cent. Surat became one of Indias most populous cities...mills, cotton gins, and engineering works. Surat is also the educational and cultural center...
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Child, Sir John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1680 he was appointed the British East India Companys agent at Surat, then the companys main factory (i.e., trading station...In 1685, Sir John moved the companys seat of government from Surat to Bombay (now Mumbai), and in 1686 he was given authority...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Lucknow , Ludhiana , Madurai , Mumbai, Nagpur , Patna , Pune , Surat , Vadodara (see under Baroda ), Varanasi , and Vishakhapatnam...Company, British ), which established trading stations at Surat (1613), Bombay (now Mumbai; 1661), and Calcutta (now...
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Gujarat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...desolate Rann of Kachchh, and the districts of Vadovara, Baruch, Surat, and the Dangs. Gujarat was constituted in 1960 from the Gujarati...The population is concentrated in the cities of Ahmadabad , Surat , Baroda , Bhavnagar , Rajkot , and Jamnagar . The capital is...
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Śivaji
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...withdrew, and Sivaji returned to raiding and several times defeated the Bijapur army. In 1664 he sacked the rich Mughal port of Surat and thus provoked an organized Mughal campaign against him. Defeated in 1665, Sivaji went (1666) to Agra to negotiate with...
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