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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
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
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-Qadir (Biography)
(d. 1883 ) Algerian independence leader, Sufi mystic, and poet. Born in Algeria to a notable Moroccan family. Became involved in the Algerian independence ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abd al-Qadir (Biography)
1808 – 1883 Military leader , scholar , poet Abd al-Qadir led Algerian resistance to French colonization for nearly two decades. Born in Algeria ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (Biography)
(d. 693 ) Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and son of the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab . Prominent authority in hadith and law. ...
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
Ablution (Image)
Muslims consider ablution, ritual washing or purification before prayer, a sign of respect to God. The process begins with a declaration that the ritual ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Ablution (Subject Entry)
Ablution is the Muslim ritual of purification. Its importance to Islam dates back to the Prophet Muhammad, who stated: “Purity is half the faith.” ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Ablutions (Subject Entry)
See Wudu ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Ablutions (Subject Entry)
A practice that consists of washing, which introduces the Muslim into the state of ritual purity ( ṭuhr ) and is an essential condition ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Ablutions (Subject Entry)
The state of ritual purity ( ṭahārah ) that is an essential condition for the fulfillment of many religious practices in Islam is attained ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
Abortion (Subject Entry)
Muslim jurists uniformly hold abortion to be blameworthy but permissible under certain conditions. Ensoulment of the fetus is understood to occur 120 days after ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abortion (Subject Entry)
Legal experts define abortion as the deliberate expulsion of the fetus from the womb prematurely and artificially without the presence of any need for ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Abortion (Subject Entry)
Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy. Because it ends a developing life, abortion raises ethical and legal issues. It is a highly ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abortion (Subject Entry)
In the medical sense, abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable and is capable of survival outside the uterus. In ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
Abraham (Subject Entry)
Arabic Ibrahim . Original monotheist, purifier of God's house, builder of the Kaaba, and first Muslim. Preached against idolatry and sin. Rewarded by God ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abraham (Biography)
ca. 2000 B.C.E. Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Abraham is considered the patriarch, or founding father, of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Abrogation (Subject Entry)
See Naskh ...
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
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