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:

• The coat of arms of Turkmenistan
• The coat of arms of Uzbekistan, adopted by law on 2 July 1992
• The Azat party flag
• on an unofficial flag in the 1990s for Kazakhstan
• The fictional flag of Hatay in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• modified on the flag of Azerbaijan
• the emblem of the Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan

[edit] See also

• Ashthalakshmi, the Star of Lakshmi
• Hawk of Quraish
• Sujud, which uses the symbol ۩ in most Korans

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