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4 days ago · The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.Most historians believe that Islam originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses ...
- Historiography of Early Islam
The historiography of early Islam is the secular scholarly...
- Age of The Islamic Gunpowders
Map of Gunpowder empires Mughal Army artillerymen during the...
- Criticism
Criticism of Islam, including of Islamic beliefs, practices,...
- Historiography of Early Islam
1 day ago · Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized : Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam ...
3 days ago · muezzin, in Islam, the official who proclaims the call to prayer ( adhān) on Friday for the public worship and the call to the daily prayer ( ṣalāt) five times a day, at dawn, noon, midafternoon, sunset, and nightfall. To summon worshippers, the Jews use a trumpet and the Christians use a bell, but the Muslims use the human voice.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Shi’i, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shi’ah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis and characterized especially by the belief that the spiritual and political leadership of the Muslim community was designated to pass through the lineage of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
- Andrew J. Newman
4 days ago · Islamophobia, fear, hatred, and discrimination against practitioners of Islam or the Islamic religion as a whole. The term appeared as “Islamophobie” in French literature in the early 20th century as a designation for anti-Muslim sentiments and policies and was popularized in English in the late 1990s. Islamophobia is a type of xenophobia ...
4 days ago · Skreslet, Paula Youngman. The literature of Islam : a guide to the primary sources in English translation . Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, Inc. : American Theological Library Association, 2006. Perkins/Bostock Library International & Area Studies Reading Room Z7835.M6 S585 2006 Check availability @ Duke.
