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A'ishah (Biography)
614 – 678 Third wife of Muhammad A'ishah was the third and youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, she was the ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abbasid Dynasty, Role in Law (Subject Entry)
The Abbasids (750–1258 c.e .) seized power after a “revolution” that broke out in Khorāsān (Eastern Iran) in 747, under the leadership of Abū ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Law
Abd al-Jabbar, Qadi (Biography)
(d. 1024 ) Prominent Mutazili theologian. An adherent of the Shafii school of law, he was appointed chief justice (qadi) under the Buwayhids. His ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abduh, Muhammad (Biography)
1849 – 1905 Egyptian scholar , reformer Many scholars consider Muhammad Abduh the architect of Islamic modernism. His early years included a traditional education ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abduh, Muhammad (Biography)
(d. 1905 ) Egyptian scholar, journalist, theologian, jurist, grand mufti, and reformer, regarded as an architect of Islamic modernism. Educated at al-Azhar University. Adherent ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abdus Salam (Biography)
An unsophisticated home environment notwithstanding, he rapidly outpaced his teachers, who recognized and respected the young boy’s talent for physics and mathematics. Winning a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Biography)
(d. 652 ) Companion of the Prophet and subject of modern ideological debate. Shiis emphasize his criticism of the Umayyads and his early liaison ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abu Hanifah (Biography)
699 – 767 Scholar and jurist Legal scholar Abu Hanifah is celebrated as the founder of the Hanafi, considered by many to be the ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abu Hanifah, al-Numan ibn Thabit ibn Zuta (Biography)
(d. 767 ) Founder of Hanafi school of Islamic law. Native of Kufa, Iraq, although of Persian descent. Studied jurisprudence under a student of ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (Subject Entry)
( c. 1085 –c. 1165 ) was an influential philosopher, physician, and a convert from Judaism to Islam. He is the author of al-Kitāb ...
Source: Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Abu Yusuf (Biography)
(d. 798 ) Nickname for Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari . Student of legist Abu Hanifah . Spread influence of Hanafi school through his writings ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abū Zahrah, Muḥammad (Biography)
Muḥammad Abū Zahrah ( 1898 – 1974 ) was an Egyptian scholar of the Shariah and a biographer of the imams of juristic schools ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Law
Abu Zayd, Nasir Hamid (Biography)
Nasir Hamid Abu Zayd ( b. 1943 ) is an Egyptianscholar whose views on the Qurʿān provoked controversy in the 1990s. He was born ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
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
Adl wa'l-Hasan, al- (Biography)
See Yasin, Abd al-Salam ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Advice (Primary Source)
Shaykh al-Amin bin ‘Ali Mazrui (Kenya, 1890–1947) was the scion of a long line of religious scholars from the large Mazrui clan, which had ...
By: Shaykh al-Amin bin ‘Ali al-Mazrui
Advocate (Subject Entry)
Early modern European observers of Ottoman court procedures often marveled at the efficiency of Ottoman courts, especially in matters of criminal law. They claimed ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Law
Aesthetic Theory (Subject Entry)
There was a well-developed discussion of aesthetics in classical Islam, especially with respect to literature. Indeed, one of the most popular proofs for the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam
Aesthetics (Subject Entry)
Arabic ilm al-jamal. Until modern times there has been no systematic Islamic theory of aesthetics or of fine arts, although historically poetry, music, and ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Aesthetics (Subject Entry)
Branch of philosophy concerned primarily with the arts, with concepts of natural beauty and the appreciation of nature. Whereas an important body of literature ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
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