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Aa Gym (Biography)
Abdullah Gymnastiar ( b. 1962 ) is an Indonesianpreacher popularly known as Aa (elder brother) Gym. Despite minimal orthodox religious education, Gymnastiar attained national ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Abdul Rahman, Tunku (Biography)
First prime minister of independent Malaysia and leader of United Malays National Organization. Was committed to a secularist vision of the Malaysian nation and ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abdurrahman Wahid (Biography)
Elected as Indonesia's fourth president in 1999 , Abdurrahman Wahid ( b. 1940 ) is an influential Muslim intellectual leader, as well as a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
ABIM (Subject Entry)
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia or Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement. Founded in 1972 . Major objectives include establishment and propagation of Islamic tenets and principles ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
ABIM (Subject Entry)
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement, ABIM) was officially registered on August 17, 1972, in Selangor state, after operating as a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Abu Sayyaf (Subject Entry)
An extremist separatist movement in southern Philippines. Known for cruelty, violence, kidnapping, extortion, and ransom demands. Has targeted foreign tourists in particular. Since spring ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abu Sayyaf Group (Subject Entry)
The Abu Sayyaf Group (Bearer of the Sword or ASG) is a small, violent Islamic separatist group based in the Philippines. It was founded ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Aceh (Subject Entry)
Province of Indonesia in northern Sumatra. Some historians believe that Islam first came to Indonesia through Aceh in approximately the ninth century and that ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Adat (Subject Entry)
One of the most important elements of Islamic society in Southeast Asia is adat (Ar., ʿādāt ), which denotes refined culture and more specifically ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
AFIC (Subject Entry)
See Australian Federation of Islamic Councils ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Agriculture (Subject Entry)
There are thirty-four countries with both significant agricultural sectors and majority Muslim populations. They form a broad band running from west to east across ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Aisyiyah (Biography)
Auxiliary of the Indonesian Muhammadiyyah movement, named after the Prophet Muhammad 's wife Aishah and concerned with women's affairs. Founded in 1914 and originally ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
All-Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (Subject Entry)
See ICMI ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
All-Malaysia Muslim Welfare Association (Subject Entry)
See PERKIM ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Amrullah, Hajji Abdul Malik Karim (Biography)
See Hamka ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Subject Entry)
See ABIM ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Anwar Ibrahim (Biography)
Anwar Ibrahim ( b. 1947 ), MalaysianMuslim activist, thinker, and politician, was born at Cerok Tok Kun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang; both his parents were ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Architecture (Subject Entry)
[ This entry contains two subentries: Traditional Forms Contemporary Forms ] Traditional Forms Traditional forms provide images of the past: they enable a group ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Are Muslims involved in interfaith dialogue? (Chaptered Work)
Today, Muslims and major Muslim organizations are a major presence in interreligious and intercivilizational dialogue nationally and internationally. ...
Source: What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam; from chapter Islam and Other Religions
Asian Dawn (Primary Source)
Hadji Agus Salim (Sumatra-Java, 1884–1954) was a Muslim political activist, journalist, and intellectual. He was born in a state functionary's family, attended Dutch colonial ...
By: Hadji Agus Salim
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