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Kaaba (Subject Entry)
Cube-shaped “House of God” located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Focal point of the hajj pilgrimage and a world spiritual center that all Muslims face ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Kaaba (Subject Entry)
The Kaaba, a shrine located near the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, is the most sacred place in the Muslim world. It ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Kabul (Subject Entry)
Capital of Afghanistan. With its excellent location on the Kabul River in a fertile plain surrounded by mountains and hills, Kabul is a natural ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Kabylia (Subject Entry)
Rugged mountainous region east of Algiers, adjacent to the Mediterranean, in Algeria. One of North Africa's most densely populated areas, it is culturally and ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Kabylia (Subject Entry)
The word “Kabyle” comes from the Arabic qabila (tribe) and refers to the inhabitants of a rugged mountainous area located to the east of ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Kabylia (Subject Entry)
The rugged mountainous area known as the Kabylia lies to the east of Algiers, adjacent to the Mediterranean littoral. Endowed with meager resources, it ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Kachh jagmag (Primary Source)
Qawwālī is the name for the light classical music used in South Asia to chant the verses of Sufi poetry, often combining lyrics in ...
Kadeer, Rabiya (Biography)
Born into poverty in Xinjiang Province in northwest China, Rabiya Kadeer, through extraordinary determination, was able to rise to a position of both economic ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
Kadivar, Mohsen (Biography)
Mohsen Kadivar ( b. 1959 ), born in Fasa, Iran, is one of the most original and prolific intellectuals of the Iranian reform movement. ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Kadıasker Mustafa İzzet (Biography)
See Mustafa izzet . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Kadjar (Subject Entry)
See Qajar . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Kafaah (Subject Entry)
Equivalence. Refers to a tradition requiring husband and wife (or wife's family) to be of equal rank in religion, lineage, social status, and means. ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Kaffarah (Subject Entry)
Reparation; expiation from wrongdoing; atonement; penance. To be preceded by remorse for having done wrong or forgotten religious requirements. Consists of self-inflicted punishments of ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Kaffārah (Subject Entry)
Widely translated as “expiation,” kaffārah literally means “covering,” from a root meaning to shield a thing from view. In the Qurʾān, related terms are ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Law
Kafir (Subject Entry)
Unbeliever. First applied to Meccans who refused submission to Islam, the term implies an active rejection of divine revelation. All unbelievers are thought to ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Kāfir (Subject Entry)
See Kufr . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Kahlawy, Abla al- (Biography)
Daughter of the famous Egyptian artist Mohamed al-Kahlawy, she was trained as an Azhari Islamic scholar and is among the most famous female ʿulamā ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
Kairouan (Image)
Kairouan, Aghlabid basins outside of the city, 9th century; photo credit: Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Kairouan (Subject Entry)
City in Tunisia. It was founded in 670 by ῾Uqba ibn Nafi῾ , the Arab conqueror of North Africa, on the site of a ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Kaisareia (Subject Entry)
See Kayseri . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
