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Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, The Royal (Subject Entry)
The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought is an independent non-governmental institute headquartered in Amman, Jordan, whose ultimate purpose is to serve Islam ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics
Abangan, Indonesia (Subject Entry)
The term Abangan is applied to Javanese who identify as Muslims but do not strictly follow the prescribed Islamic practices. They are also called ...
Source: The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics
Abarquh (Subject Entry)
Iranian town in northern Fars province. A prosperous center in medieval times, by the 10th century it was fortified with a citadel and had ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Abarshahr (Subject Entry)
See Nishapur . ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
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
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 (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 Ṣalāt . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
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
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