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Umayyads, The
Abdulhadi Alajmi
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
The Umayyads Introduction The study of Umayyad history (661–750 ce/41–132 ah) is one of the most important subjects of Islamic history and over...
Wahhabism
Natana DeLong-Bas
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Wahhabism Introduction Wahhabism properly refers to the 18th-century revival and reform movement begun in the region of Najd, in what is to...
Women in Islam
Marcia Hermansen, Barbara von Schlegell
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-27
Women in Islam Introduction The study of women in Islam has expanded rapidly in recent decades. Reviewing normative Islamic injunctions abo...
Yemen, Islam in
Daniel Martin Varisco
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Islam in YemenIntroductionYemen plays a prominent role in the early history of Islam. The Christian Yemeni king Abraha is said to have attacked Mecca ...
Zaydiyya
Daniel Peterson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Zaydiyya Introduction The Zaydiyya are a branch of Shi’i Islam, often termed “moderate” or even “the practical group of the Shi’a,” that diverg...
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