Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Islam
Faith in Islam centers on faith in the fulfillment of prophecy by Muhammad, the prophet and messenger of the holy God Allah. For more, se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Islam
Faith in Islam centers on faith in the fulfillment of prophecy by Mohammed, the prophet and messenger of the holy God Allah. For more, se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Other Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Other Religions - The Qur'an On Other Faiths
The Qur'an teaches that God (Allah in Arabic), has sent prophets to other peoples, revealing the true religion of Islam. Those peoples ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia - Faith
The word faith has various uses; its central meaning is similar to "belief", "trust" or "confidence", but unlike these terms, "faith" ten...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Islam: Identity Crisis - Faith Vs Truth  
Hinduism is a faith - a way to understand the truth. Other faiths like Islam and Christianity also enable seekers to get closer to the...   » Read the article

Article - Islam Sufism: A Different View Of Islam Sufism
A Different View Of Islam & Sufism For Anne-Marie Schimmel, Islam was a lifelong passion, as deep as her own roots in the Lutheran f...   » Read the article

Article - Haj: Haj As Submission To The Almighty  
The institution of Haj in Islam is quite extraordinary. Haj is the fifth among the five pillars of Islam. The other four are Kalimah, ...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: A Voice Inviting Us To Faith
Muslim Quotes: A Voice Inviting Us to Faith   Lord! We heard a voice inviting us to faith, saying, "Believe in your Lord,&...   » Read the article

Article - Islam And Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional Poems
Islam and Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional Poems Few have heard of the mystic poems Brahma Prakash or Dasa Avatar by the medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Articles Of Faith: Encyclopedia - Articles Of Faith
Articles of faith are formal creeds, or lists of beliefs, sometimes numbered, and often beginning with "We believe...", which attempt to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Faith And World Religions: Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Faith And World Religions
The Báb · Abdu'l-Bahá Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words Administrative Order The Guardian Universal House of Justice ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Five Pillars Of Islam: Encyclopedia - Five Pillars Of Islam
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creed: Encyclopedia - Creed
A creed is a statement of belief—usually religious belief—or faith.The word derives from the Latin credo for I believe. Creed - Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia - Religion In India
India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with one of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twelvers: Encyclopedia - Twelvers
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ablution: Encyclopedia - Ablution
Ablution may refer to the practice of removing sins, diseases or earthly defilements through the use of ritual washing, or the practice o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combative Jihad: Encyclopedia - Combative Jihad
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Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions
Christianity and world religions appear to share some elements. In a look at Christianity's relationship with other world religions, this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia - Second Coming
The prophecies of a Second Coming are various and span across many religions and cultures. Most notable is the Christian belief in the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia - Syncretism
Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. It is espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia - Fasting
Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Related Faiths
The followers of these religions do not consider themselves to be Muslim, but have a strong connection to the religion of Islam. Divisio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Articles Of Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Articles Of Faith - Mormonism
The Articles of Faith of Mormonism are a creed composed by Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a 1842 letter sent to "Long" John Wentworth, edit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Articles Of Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Articles Of Faith - Mormonism
The Articles of Faith of Mormonism are a creed composed by Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a 1842 letter sent to "Long" John Wentworth, edit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Faith And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í Faith And World Religions - Bahá'í Faith And Comparative Theology
As seen, the Bahá'í Faith recognizes the divine origins of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the B�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Branches
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Main articles: Sunni Islam, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] Sunni Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Sunni Schools Of Thought
Madhhab is an Islamic term that refers to a school of thought or religious jurisprudence, or fiqh, within Sunni Islam. Each of the Ashaab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Kalam Schools
Divisions of Islam - Ash'ari. Main articles: Ash'ari, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and ... See also:Divisions o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Kharijite Sects
Divisions of Islam - Sufri. Main articles: Sufri, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{ ... See also:Divisions o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Other Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Other Religions - Later Islamic Practice
Under the Ummayads and Abbasids, the Islamic community was increasingly fragmented into various sects and kingdoms, each of which had its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Denominations
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam - the Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah. According to Sunni thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Other Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Other Religions - Contemporary Islam
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, most Islamic states fell under the sway of European colonialists. The colonialists enforced tol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In France - Islamism In France
Islamism (Islamisme in French) is a term that is rather less used than others, perhaps due to its lack of precision. The following terms ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Other Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Other Religions - Practice Of The Early Muslims
During the ten years that Muhammad led his followers against the Meccans and then against the other Arab tribes, Christian and Jewish com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In France - Statistics
Since an 1872 law, the French Republic does not take into account religion in its census. Nor does it take into account ethnic claims of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In France - Muslim Population In France
Islam in France - 1960-70s labor immigration. Muslim immigration, especially of men, primarily from Algeria and other North African col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In France - Integration Issues
French media points to the high rates of crime and poverty among certain immigrant communities, and to the influence individual Muslims h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Five Pillars Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Five Pillars Of Islam - The Five Pillars Of Islam
In summary, the practices are (In order of priority): The profession of faith in Allah (God) (Shahadah) - the declaration that there is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aniconism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aniconism - In The Bahá'í Faith
Followers of the Bahá'í faith generally prefer that photographs and depictions of certain religious figures, such as Báb and Bahá'u'l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Islam
Pilgrimage - Hajj. Pilgrimage to Mecca – the hajj – is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It should be attempted at least once in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creed: Encyclopedia Ii - Creed - Christian Creeds
Christianity, affirming that God has been begotten and manifest in the human being Jesus, has formulated a number of statements of faith ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aniconism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aniconism - In Islam
Sunni Islam generally prohibits Muslims from creating or possessing likenesses of people or animals, a position stated in many hadith. Fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Buddhism
Gautama Buddha spoke of four holy sites that followers may seek. Lumbini birth place Sarnath (formally Isipathana) where he delivered hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Christianity
Pilgrimages were first made to sites connected with the life, birth and crucifixion of Jesus. Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Bahá'í Faith
A Bahá'í pilgrimage currently consists of visiting the holy places in Haifa, Akká, and Bahjí in Northwest Israel. Bahá'ís do not ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Jainism
In Jainism, a tirtha may be Siddha kshetra: site of liberation of a Kevali (including Tirthankaras) like Ashtapad hill, Sammet Shikhar,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Judaism
See related article Three pilgrim festivals. Within Judaism, the Temple in Jerusalem was the center of the Jewish religion, until its des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aniconism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aniconism - In Judaism And Christianity
A number of verses in the Pentateuch refer to prohibitions against the creation of various forms of images, invariably linked directly wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Hinduism
The adherents of Hinduism form the largest religious community in India, numbering over 900 million. See The Following Articles for More ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With The Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith believes that there is one God who throughout time sends divine messengers to guide humanity through progressive revel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Religious Fasting
Fasting - The Bahá’í faith. In the Bahá'í Faith, fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá’í month of `Ala' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Bahá'í Faith
Followers of the Bahá'í Faith believe that the second coming of Jesus, as well as the prophecies of the 5th Buddha and many other relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ablution: Encyclopedia Ii - Ablution - Ablution In Christianity
The Christian practices of baptism and foot-washing are instances of ablution. Pilate declared himself innocent of the blood of Jesus by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Buddhism
Buddhism, known in ancient India as Buddha Dharma, originated in northern India in what is today the state of Bihar. It rapidly gained ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Christianity
Christianity, according to tradition (and now supported by recent research), arrived in India in the first century through the apostle Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Judaism
Trade contacts between the Mediterranean region and the west coast of India probably led to the presence of small Jewish settlements in I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Islam
Islam shares a number of beliefs with Christianity. They share similar views on monotheism, judgment, heaven, hell, spirits, angels, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Bahá'í Faith
Followers of the Bahá'í Faith believe that the second coming of Jesus, as well as the prophecies of the 5th Buddha and many other relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Sociological Aspects
The spread of Christianity has been international, in some cases entirely displacing the religions and altering the customs encountered a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement believes Haile Selassie is the second coming. He both embodied this when he became Emperor of Ethiopia, but is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combative Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Combative Jihad - Offensive Jihad
Offensive jihad is the waging of wars of aggression and conquest against non-Muslims in order to bring their territories under Islamic ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combative Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Combative Jihad - Offensive Jihad
Offensive jihad is the waging of wars of aggression and conquest against non-Muslims in order to bring their territories under Islamic ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interreligious Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Interreligious Marriage - Reasons For Prohibition
Most religions prohibit interreligious marriage. Such prohibitions have a number of reasons: Many religions view their rules on marriage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interreligious Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Interreligious Marriage - Views Of Religions On Interreligious Marriage
Interreligious marriage - Judaism. Orthodox Judaism strictly forbids interreligious marriage as well as any sexual intercourse with a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Judaism
Historically, the relationship between Judaism and Christianity has been strained, to say the least. In the past, Christians were often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Possible Relationship With Zoroastrianism Through Judaism
Some scholars[1] believe the eschatology of Judaism and possibly the idea of monotheism originated in Zoroastrianism, and may have been t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Mithraism
There are many parallels between Mithraism and Christianity. These include the central figures of each religion having virgin births cele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relations With Other Faiths
Christian-Hindu relations are a mixed affair. On one hand, Hinduism's natural tendency has been to recognize the divine basis of various ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Medical Fasting
People can also fast for medical reasons, and this has also been an accepted practice for many years. One reason that people fast for med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Origin Of The Word
The word Syncretism is first attested in English in 1618 and is derived from modern Latin syncretismus, drawing on Greek συγκρητι...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Ancient Greece
Syncretism was an essential feature of Greek paganism. Hellenistic culture in the age that followed Alexander the Great was itself syncre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Christianity
Nascent Christianity appears to have incorporated many European Pagan cultural elements, "baptizing" or "Christianizing" them to conform ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interreligious Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Interreligious Marriage - Interreligious Marriages In The Bible
Even though Orthodox Judaism does not allow intermarriages, the Bible mentions a number of these among the Hebrews. The marriages of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Hinduism
In Hindu belief an incarnation or manifestation of Divinity (especially Lord Vishnu) is called an 'avatar'. The doctrine of avatars first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Conversion To Islam
Status of religious freedom in Malaysia - Voluntary conversion of minors. Conversion to other faiths is allowed in Malaysia once one ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Conversion From Islam
Muslims who wish to convert from Islam face severe obstacles. For Muslims, particularly ethnic Malays, the right to leave the Islamic fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combative Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Combative Jihad - Defensive Jihad
Some Muslims consider armed struggle against foreign occupation or oppression by domestic government to be worthy of defensive jihad. Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Religious Demography
Malaysia has a population of just over 23 million. According to government census figures, in 2000 approximately 60.4 percent of the popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - Exchanges With Abrahamic Religions
Dharmic religions and Abrahamic religions were conceived over 7,000 years ago in the two opposite parts of Asia, and share a complex and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Political Fasting And Hunger Strikes
Main article: Hunger strike Political fasts (today more commonly known as the hunger strikes) have been around since the early 1900s. One...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Physical Effects Of Fasting
When food is not eaten, the body looks for other ways to find energy, such as drawing on glucose from the liver's stored glycogen and fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Syncretism In Rome
The Romans, identifying themselves as common heirs to a very similar civilization, identified Greek deities with similar figures in the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Modern Syncretic Religions
Recently developed religious systems that exhibit marked syncretism include the New World religions Candomblé, Vodun, and Santería, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syncretism: Encyclopedia Ii - Syncretism - Social And Political Roles
Overt syncretism in folk belief is a sign of cultural acceptance of an alien or previous tradition, but the "other" cult may survive or i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Status Of Religious Freedom
Government in general supports Islamic religious establishment and it is the official policy to "infuse Islamic values" into the administ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - Common Modern Practices
See also: Dharmic rituals after death Dharmic religions share a variety of theological, philosophical and ceremonial similarities. ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - What Is Dharma?
Main Article: Dharma The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philoso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Scope Of Islamic Law In Malaysia
The nation mantains two parallel justice systems in the country (see: Courts of Malaysia). One is the conventional justice system based u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Ownership Of Dogs
Generally, the Malaysian practice of Islam frowns upon dogs; the rationale being that they are unclean. However, this view is not univers...   » Read the article

Article - Meaning Of Dreams In Islam: Reflections On The Dream Traditions Of Islam
Meaning of Dreams in Islam Few Western dream researchers have any familiarity with the rich dream traditions of Islam. The Muslim faith ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Religious Faith
In religious contexts, "faith" has several different meanings. Sometimes, it means loyalty to one's religion. It is in the latter sense i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Religious Faith
In religious contexts, "faith" has several different meanings. Sometimes, it means loyalty to one's religion. It is in the latter sense i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Christianity
Faith in Christianity centers on faith in the saving grace of Christ the Son of the living God, who died for the sin of the world. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Christianity
Faith in Christianity centers on faith in the saving grace of Christ the Son of the living God, who died for the sin of the world. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Judaism
Although Judaism does recognize the positive value of Emunah (faith/belief) and the negative status of the Apikorus (heretic) the specifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article