There are thirty-four countries with both significant agricultural sectors and majority Muslim populations. They form a broad band running from west to east across the […]
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AFTERLIFE
The reality of the afterlife is integral to an understanding of the Islamic views of both the individual life cycle and the flow of human […]
AFSHARID DYNASTY
A Turcoman line ruling in Iran from 1736 to 1796 was known as the Afsharid dynasty. The empire established by the dynasty’s founder, Nadir Shah […]
AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
[This entry articulates the themes and values in the languages and literatures of Muslims in sub-SaharanAfrica. Reflecting major linguistic divisions, it comprises two articles: East […]
`ABD AL-RAHMAN, A’ISHAH
`ABD AL-RAHMAN, A’ISHAH (b. 1913), Egyptian writer and professor of Arabic language and literature and Qur’anic studies. Under the pseudonym Bint al-Shati’ `Abd al-Rahman was […]
`ABD AL-QADIR
`ABD AL-QADIR (18o8-1883), Algerian independence leader, Sufi mystic, and poet. Born Muhy-i al-Din al-Hasani at Wadi al-Hammam, some 2o kilometers west of Mascara in Algeria, […]