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Abbasid (Subject Entry)
Islamic dynasty that ruled from several capitals in Iraq between 749 and 1258 . The Abbasids traced their descent from al-῾Abbas, the uncle of ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Abbasid Caliphate (Subject Entry)
The Abbasids were descendants of al-Abbas, an uncle of Muhammad . Abbasid caliphs ruled much of the Muslim world from 750 to 1258 . ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
῾Abbāsid Caliphate (Subject Entry)
Succeeding the Umayyad Caliphate in 750 , the ῾Abbāsid dynasty ruled the caliphate until 1258 . Descendants of the Prophet's uncle al‐῾Abbās , the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Abd (Subject Entry)
Slave. Common element in Muslim names, followed by one of the divine names of God—for example, Abd al-Rahman, Abd al-Halim, Abdullah. Also an epithet ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abd Allah (Subject Entry)
Slave of God. Muslim name, often transliterated as Abdullah. It is common for Muslim personal names to consist of the word Abd followed by ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abdali Dynasty (Subject Entry)
See Durrani Dynasty ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Abdalī Dynasty (Subject Entry)
See Durrānī Dynasty . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
AbdĀlī Dynasty (Subject Entry)
See Durrānī Dynasty . ...
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
Abim (Subject Entry)
The Muslim organization Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia or the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement was officially registered on 17 August 1972 in Selangor state, after ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
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)
See Ṣalāt . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
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
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)
The expelling of the fetus from the womb before the period of gestation, abortion has ethical and legal implications in practically all societies, irrespective ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern 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
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
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