Nazar
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Nazar may refer to:
- Nazar (amulet)Nazar (amulet)A nazar is an eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye . In Central Asia, during the ages of Tengrism, people held similar superstitions like horseshoes, garlic, wolf's tooth, dried thorn, lead, stones; but the crystal blue eye has always been the most popular one.It is common in...
, or evil eye stone, is an amulet of stone or glass which is believed to protect against evil eye, widely used in Turkey - Nazar (given name)Nazar (given name)-Christian use:As used by Christians, it means "from Nazareth," the town where Jesus Christ was said to have lived. The etymology of Nazareth from as early as Eusebius up until the 20th century has been said to derive from the Hebrew word נצר netser, meaning a "shoot" or "sprout", while the...
, a masculine given name. - Nazar, NavarreNazar, NavarreNazar is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.This town is close to the Codés mountain range, part of which falls within its municipal term.-External links:*...
, a municipality in the province of Navarre, Spain. - Nazar ill'al-murdNazar ill'al-murdThe meditation known in Arabic as Naẓar ila'l-murd , "contemplation of the beardless", and in Persian Shahed-bāzī, , "witness play", is a Sufi practice of spiritual realization recorded since the earliest years of Islam. It is seen as an act of worship, held to realise the absolute beauty that is...
, meaning "gazing upon the beardless," is a practice of some SufisSufismSufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
: contemplating beautiful boys. - Nazar (Universal Sufism), a prayer written by Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Fiction & entertainment
- Nazar (actor), a Tamil actor
- Nazar (band), a Turkish band that entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1978Eurovision Song Contest 1978The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their...
- Nazar (film)Nazar (film)Nazar is a film directed by Soni Razdan starring Meera and Ashmit Patel. It has been the first Indo-Pak joint movie venture in 50 years. The film introduces Pakistani actress Meera to Bollywood and it also featured a kissing scene which was center of attention for the Pakistani government...
, a Bollywood film starring Meera and Ashmit Patel - Nazar (rapper)Nazar (rapper)Afshar Ardalan , better known by his stage name Nazar, is an Austrian rapper Iranian descent from Vienna. -Biography:...
, an Austrian rapper - Nazar the Brave, a fairy tale by Armenian writer Hovhannes TumanyanHovhannes TumanyanHovhannes Tumanyan , is considered to be one of the greatest Armenian poets and writers. His work was mostly written in tragic form, often centering on the harsh lives of villagers in the Lori region.-Biography:...
- Nazar, subterranean fictional planet in Ludvig Holberg's 1741 novel Niels Klim's Underground TravelsNiels Klim's Underground TravelsNiels Klim's Underground Travels, originally published in Latin as Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum , is a satirical science-fiction/fantasy novel written by the Norwegian-Danish author Ludvig Holberg...