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Dā῾iyah (Subject Entry)
See Tablīgh . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Da'wah (Subject Entry)
See Missionaries . ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Da῾wah (Subject Entry)
To explore the dimensions of religious outreach or mission activity in the modern Islamic world, this entry comprises three articles: Qur'ānic Concepts Institutionalization Modern ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Dacca (Subject Entry)
See Dhaka . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Daftar (Subject Entry)
See Defter ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Dagestan (Subject Entry)
Dagestan is a secular republic within the Russian Federation. Its population of 2.7 million ( 2007 ) is extremely heterogenous and includes over a ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Dahlab, Saad (Biography)
( 1918 – 2000 ), rebel leader and politician , was born 18 April 1918 in the town of Ksar Chellala, Algeria . He ...
Source: Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Dahlan, Kiyai Hadji Ahmad (Biography)
(d. 1923 ) Founder of Indonesian Muhammadiyyah movement. Born Mohammad Darwisi . Trained by Muhammad Abduh in Cairo. Supported modern scientific education combined with ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Dai (Subject Entry)
One who invites people to the faith, to the prayer, or to Islamic life. The invitation or “call” to Islam is known as dawah. ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Dajjal, al- (Subject Entry)
See Antichrist ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Dajjāl, Al- (Subject Entry)
Al-Dajjāl or the Antichrist or False Messiah does not appear in the Qurʿān, but is a popular figure in Islamic eschatology. He will appear ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Dakwah (Subject Entry)
See Daʿwah ; Malaysia . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Dakwah (Subject Entry)
See Da῾wah ; Malaysia . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Dakwah (Malaysia) (Subject Entry)
General Malaysian term for missionary work, proselytization, and Islamization. Specifically refers to the political Islamist movement that emerged in the 1970s through the activities ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Dalālah (Subject Entry)
In its logical definition in various Islamic sciences, the verbal noun dalālah means the indication, signalling, or denotation of speech ( dalīl being a ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Law
Dalgıç Ahmet Ağa (Biography)
See Ahmed dalgıç . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Dalil (Subject Entry)
Term that generally means “proof” but is not limited to logical deduction. Also includes reasoning based on analogy, called “proof by example.” For example, ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Damascus (Image)
2. Damascus, hospital of Nur al-Din, portal, 1154-5; photo credit: Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom; see Damascus, §I ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Damascus (Image)
Damascus, Great Mosque, 706–15, plan: (a) inner perimeter walls of Roman temple; (b) corner towers of Roman temple; (c) propylaeum of Roman temple (Bab ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Damascus (Subject Entry)
Capital of the Arab Republic of Syria. Cosmopolitan metropolis of very ancient origins; has been a major center of Islamic culture ever since its ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam