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5 days ago · Islam, major world religion that emphasizes monotheism, the unity of God (‘Allah’ in Arabic), and Muhammad as his final messenger in a series of revelations. As the literal word of God, the Qur’an makes known the will of God, to which humans must surrender (lending the name Islam, meaning ‘surrender’).
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Islam, major world religion that emphasizes monotheism, the...
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Islam - Beliefs, Practices, History: Islamic theology...
- Monotheism
monotheism, belief in the existence of one god, or in the...
- Jihad
Throughout Islamic history, wars against non-Muslims, even...
- Shariah
The second major distinction between the sharia and Western...
- Islamic World
Islamic world, the complex of societies and cultures in...
- Muhammad
The Qurʾān yields little concrete biographical information...
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Islam, Major world religion founded by Muhammad in Arabia in...
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Islam Question: How many chapters are there in the Qurʾān?...
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Mecca is situated at an elevation of 909 feet (277 metres)...
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3 days ago · Islamic philosophy, imbued as it is with Islamic theology, distinguishes more clearly than Aristotelianism the difference between essence and existence. Whereas existence is the domain of the contingent and the accidental, essence endures within a being beyond the accidental.
May 5, 2024 · According to conventional Islamic belief, the Qurʾān was revealed by the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad in the West Arabian towns Mecca and Medina beginning in 610 and ending with Muhammad’s death in 632 ce.
Apr 21, 2024 · 2021-08-10 Luis Xavier López-Farjeat This thematic introduction to classical Islamic philosophy focuses on the most prevalent philosophical debates of the medieval Islamic world and their importance within the history of philosophy.
3 days ago · Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and schools of Islamic theology, or ʿaqīdah (creed).
3 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.
3 days ago · Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God ( Allah) [1] and that Muhammad is His last Messenger. [2] [3] The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Islam.
