
Rub El Hizb
'Rub El Hizb' () is represented by two overlapping squares as in the
Unicode glyph Ûž 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 customs flag
★ 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
See also
★ Ashthalakshmi, the
Star of Lakshmi
★
Hawk of Quraish