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  Aslan
Aslan the "Great Lion" is the main character in The Chronicles of Narnia a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C.
The word aslan is both Turkish and Persian/Farsi for "lion" and is used as a title for Ottoman/Seljukid and Persian Empire rulers.
The figure of Aslan may have been suggested by a mysterious lion which suddenly appears and disappears at key moments in the novel The Place of the Lion, by Lewis' close friend Charles Williams.
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 aslan - Information at Halfvalue.com
Aslan, the "Greatest Lion," is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C.
Aslan is a mostly hidden influence on the life of Prince Cor of Archenland, helping him evade capture by his enemies, and giving him the resolve to persevere and help save Archenland and Narnia from an invading Calormene army.
The theory that the figure of Aslan may have been inspired by a mysterious lion which appears and disappears suddenly at key moments in the novel The Place of the Lion, written by Lewis' close friend Charles Williams, was specifically denied by Lewis in a paper published later in his life.
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  Aslan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In reality however he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, 'What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all.
In the course of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan is put to death in the place of a traitor, is subsequently resurrected, and makes appearances in the remaining books in the series.
The books also make reference to an Emperor-Over-Sea, whose son Aslan is said to be, further highlighting his Christ-like status.
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 Science Fair Projects - Aslan
Aslan (Turkish: lion) is a speaking character in C.
In the course of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Aslan is put to death in the place of a traitor, is subsequently resurrected, and makes occasional appearances in the remaining books of the series.
The books also make reference to an "Emperor-Over-Sea", whose son Aslan is said to be, further highlighting the Christ-like status of Aslan as the Son of God in a near-Christian universe.
all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Aslan   (359 words)

  
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We get into the service and there it is again on the big screen: Aslan the lion and several kids with swords forming a border around the screen while our church posted instructions in the center of the screen for people to please have a seat.
No we had to have a skit with a young girl running down the aisle, up the stairs and onto the stage where a giant makeshift wardrobe stood and she opened it and walked inside.
Up on the big screen was Aslan the lion and the kids with swords again and in the center of the screen was the message to please help ourselves to communion as it was passed down the aisle.
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 Aslan (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aslan (rock band) is an Irish rock band;
Aslan (pin up) is a French pin up artist;
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Uthman - The Encyclopedia
For other uses of the name, see Uthman (disambiguation).
Some accounts say that he was chosen because he promised to continue the policies of Abu Bakr and Umar, whereas Ali would make no such promise (Aslan, No God But God, 2005).
He reigned for twelve years, and during his rule, all of Iran, most of North Africa, the Caucasus and Cyprus were added to the Islamic empire.
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 Balafon
Aslan is Christ, just manifested in a different world.” The books are clearly propaganda, but they are explicitly not allegorical.
Aslan is Christ, and as Lewis would have it a true Christ, but not a plaster saint; he’s a merry, vigorous, disruptive, exciting presence.
If were conspiracy-minded, I would suspect that William Webster was an agent of aristocracy, infecting the newly free and egalitarian republic with the virus of hierarchy based on that “hob-goblin of little minds”.
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 Encyclopedia: Qur'an
The Qur'an often, although by no means always, uses loose rhyme between successive verses; for instance, at the beginning of surat al-Fajr: A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry.
Various liberal movements within Islam implicitly or explicitly question the doctrine of the uncreated Qur'an when they address questions related to the application of Islamic law; some contemporary Muslim thinkers, such as Reza Aslan, have argued that such laws were created by God to meet the particular needs and circumstances of Muhammad's community.
Among the many reasons the dissenting voices have offered for their critique of the doctrine of an eternal Qur'an has been its implications to the doctrine of tawhid, or unity of God.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Qur%27an   (9413 words)

  
 I am a Christian Too » 2005 » July   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Before the movie, they had a preview of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the new movie version of the second book of C. Lewis’ Narnia series, in which he presents an allegory for the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Whenever Aslan appears in the books, he is loving, kind, wise, gentle, strong, and always just.
As far as Jesus being just — of course Jesus is just, which is why he told us we are to feed the hungry, care for the sick, comfort the grieving.
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