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- the future, before Yawm al-Qiyamah (The Day of Resurrection, Judgment Day). is a common Arabic word, used in the sense of "false prophet," ...8 KB (1,233 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- and P.M. Holt (eds.), The Cambridge History of Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge ... and P.M. Holt (eds.). The Cambridge History of Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge ...12 KB (1,870 words) - 15:58, 28 November 2024
- , is the name given to the primary devil in Islam. He is also referred in the ... Iblis was a Jinni, a creature made of "smokeless fire" by ...10 KB (1,658 words) - 14:53, 28 November 2024
- theologian. He is considered the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh ... Ibn Hanbal is considered a defender of orthodoxy, or pure Islam, and ...7 KB (1,052 words) - 06:52, 16 June 2023
- , also Mehdi; "Guided One") is the prophesied redeemer of ... :Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already ...8 KB (1,327 words) - 07:47, 27 March 2025
- quot;) is a building located inside Islam's holiest mosque (al ... == Physical attributes and location of the Ka'bah == ...10 KB (1,560 words) - 15:49, 28 February 2025
- founder Saman Khuda who converted to Sunni Islam despite being from Zoroastrian ... Samanids enabled this alternative expression of Islam to survive. Choosing ...13 KB (1,965 words) - 14:35, 22 October 2025
- The Five Pillars of Islam refers to "the five duties incumbent ... Sometimes exceptions are made to some of these duties in exceptional ...17 KB (2,568 words) - 20:40, 9 April 2023
- chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern ... between the Niger River and Lake Chad, of which the Emirate of Kano was ...14 KB (1,963 words) - 16:58, 17 May 2025
- ), was one of the four khanates within the Mongol Empire. It was centered ... had occupied Anatolia, and the Sultanate of Rum became a vassal of what ...11 KB (1,536 words) - 16:11, 12 February 2024
- early Christian writings, and is known in Islam as Jahannam. The powerful ... (×’×™× ×‘×Ÿ ×”×™× ×•×) meaning the Valley of Hinnom's son. The valley ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- al-mu`tazilah) is a theological school of thought within Islam originating ... The Mu'tazili school of thought had a wide influence on early ...9 KB (1,426 words) - 11:22, 2 June 2025
- 1494 – September 5-6,1566) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Caliph ... of the Ottomans.†In The Cambridge History of Islam, edited by P.M. Holt ...10 KB (1,667 words) - 19:26, 22 October 2022
- The Battle of Karbala was a military engagement that took place on ... The Battle of Karbala is particularly central to Shi'a Muslim ...12 KB (2,050 words) - 10:03, 22 September 2023
- known as Abu Sufyan, was a leading man of the Quraish of Mecca and arch ... Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. The lateness of his conversion has always attracted ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 06:56, 14 June 2023
- The Qutb complex refers to an array of monuments and buildings at ... in the complex, including the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, the Ala-I-Darwaza ...14 KB (2,079 words) - 17:40, 30 April 2026
- the first Shi'a dynasty in Islamic history. It represents one of the ... * Esposito, John L (ed.). The Oxford History of Islam. NY: Oxford ...10 KB (1,519 words) - 19:45, 10 September 2025
- June 23, 1989) was the ideological founder of Ba’athism, a form of secular ... same year, the Ba'thists gained control of Iraq and ran the country on ...9 KB (1,421 words) - 08:09, 31 May 2025
- نمÛ), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque ... meters), flanking the domes. Three flights of steps, from east, north, and ...9 KB (1,337 words) - 00:09, 18 December 2024
- 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He ... period in India, where he spent much of his life. He successfully led ...12 KB (1,912 words) - 16:47, 1 March 2025
