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Democracy and Islam
Abdelwahab El-Affendi
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Democracy and Islam Introduction Just as there are numerous versions of democracy (which is why it is called a “contested concept”), the de...
Deoband Madrasa
SherAli Tareen
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
The Deoband Madrasa Introduction The Deoband Madrasa is one of the most influential reform movements in modern Islam. It was established in the...
Disabilities, Islam and
Kristina Richardson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2015-03-10
Islam and DisabilitiesIntroductionResearchers of Islam and Islamic cultures and societies have approached the topic of the body from various theoretic...
Dome of the Rock
Suleiman A. Mourad
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Dome of the Rock Introduction The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra) is an octagonal structure on an elevated platform in the middle of the Te...
Dress and Fashion
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Dress and Fashion Introduction The subject of dress is concerned with what people do with their bodies and what they wear in order to provide in...
Druze
Hussam Timani
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
DruzeIntroductionThe emergence of the Druze faith occurred in 1017 ce when the Fatimid ruler al-Hakim bi Amrillah (r. 996–1021 ce) instructed missiona...
Education
Francis Robinson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Education Introduction Knowledge is central to Muslim societies. Through time there has been no more important activity than seeking knowle...
Ethics
Andrew March
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Ethics Introduction Broadly speaking, the concept of “ethics” refers to any normative evaluation of acts. While some make a conceptual distin...
Europe, Islam in
Ahmet Yukleyen
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Islam in Europe Introduction Since the 1950s, Muslim minorities have emerged in Europe as a result of decolonization, labor migration, and ...
European Imperialism
Michael B. Bishku
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
European Imperialism Introduction Historically, the term “imperialism” refers to a process whereby countries that were militarily more power...
Fahad al-Asker
Geoffrey Martin
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2020-03-25
Fahad al-AskerIntroductionFahad bin Saleh bin Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Ali al-Asker was born in the small town of Kuwait between 1913 and 1917. Atten...
Fairuz
Kenneth S. Habib
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2021-04-21
FairuzIntroductionThe Lebanese singer Fairuz is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed performers in the history of Arab musical arts. Born ...
Fana and Baqa
Kazuyo Murata
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Fana and BaqaIntroductionFanāʾ and baqāʾ, or “annihilation” and “subsistence,” respectively, are two technical terms in Sufism that describe two contr...
Farangī Maḥall
Francis Robinson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Farangī Maḥall Introduction Farangī Maḥall (the European Palace) was the name of a family of ulama that flourished in India from 1700 to c. 195...
Fatima
Mary Thurlkill
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Fatima Introduction Fatima was the daughter of the prophet Muhammad and his first wife, Khadija. The date of her birth is disputed, with 60...
Female Islamic Education Movements
Masooda Bano
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
Female Islamic Education MovementsIntroductionMuslim societies have largely been effective in preserving the tradition of imparting basic Islamic know...
Finance, Islamic
Clement M. Henry, Jennifer E. Lamm
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Islamic Finance Introduction The term “Islamic finance” generally refers to a corpus of theoretical economics and the practice of banking a...
Fiqh Al-Aqalliyyat
Alexandre Caeiro
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Fiqh Al-Aqalliyyat Introduction The Muslim jurisprudence of minorities (fiqh al-aqalliyyat or minority fiqh) has emerged as a distinctive field...
Five Pillars of Islam, The
Natana DeLong-Bas
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
The Five Pillars of Islam Introduction Central to faith and practice in Islam are the five pillars outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel, recor...
Gender and Sexuality
Aysha Hidayatullah
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
Gender and Sexuality Introduction The study of gender and sexuality in Islamic contexts is complicated by the modern historicity of these conc...
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