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Great Pyramid of Giza is better known as the Pyramid of Cheops. One of the largest monuments in Egypt is…

In this sermon, he recalls the creation of the earth and sky and the birth of Adam: Praise is due…

Abstract The main route of transmission of SARS CoV infection is presumed to be respiratory droplets. However the virus is…

n 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and…

THAILAND. About 90 percent of the Thai population of approximately 54 million adheres to the Theravada Buddhist faith. The second-largest…

TEXTILES. The achievements of the weavers, dyers, embroiderers, and pattern designers in the lands of Islam have been acclaimed for…

TERRORISM is the deliberate, unjustifiable, and random use of violence for political ends against protected persons. Obviously, there is no…

TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCES. Between 100 and 1300 CE, the “golden age of science,” the Arab and greater Islamic world…

TA’ZIYAH. The Shi`i passion play called ta’ziyah is the only serious drama ever developed in the Islamic world, except for…

Tazir  refers to punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge (Qadi) or ruler of the state. It is…

TAXATION. Islam makes specific provision for taxation, the payment of which is viewed as a religious duty. The most important…

TAWHID. An Arabic term meaning literally “making one” or “unifying,” is considered by many twentieth century Islamic activists to be…

TAQWA. A crucial Islamic concept, taqwa essentially signifies “god-consciousness” and “godfearing” and, by extension, “piety,” with which it seems to…

TAQLID. Discussions of reform movements in modern Islam frequently depict these movements as aimed primarily at the eradication of a…

TAQIYAH is the precautionary dissimulation of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution. All Muslims recognize the personal…