PROPERTY Islam considers the property as a gift from God. As-Sibâ’î argue that Islam does not justify the existence of…
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Salah ” prayer” called namāz is one of the Five Pillars in the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious…
Read More »Early Islamic pottery followed the forms of the regions which the Muslims conquered. Eventually, however, there was cross-fertilization between the…
Read More »POPULATION GROWTH. See Family Planning. High population growth rates over the past forty years coupled with worries about economic…
Read More »Popular Religion in Europe and the Americas Local Muslim belief and practice in non-Muslim countries reflect the historical experience of…
Read More »Popular Religion in Southeast Asia Nearly all Muslims in Southeast Asia form part of the Malay cultural region. This Muslim…
Read More »Popular Religion in South Asia A system of beliefs, rituals, practices, and attitudes among Muslims that deviates to some extent…
Read More »Popular Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa During the nineteenth century, and to an even greater extent under colonial domination in the…
Read More »Popular Religion in the Middle East and North Africa “Popular” Islam is the term used to describe the variations in…
Read More »POPULAR RELIGION. [To consider local beliefs and practices as they differ from mainstream Islamic traditions, this entry comprises six articles:…
Read More »POLYGYNY. The practice of one man simultaneously having several wives is a controversial issue in modern Islamic societies. Before the…
Read More »POETRY. See Devotional Poetry; and articles on specific languages and literature.
Read More »PIR. A word of Persian origin meaning “old man,” the term pir (Ar., pir) has been taken up into Sufi…
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