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The following groups consider themselves Muslims, but are not considered Islamic by the majority of Muslims or Muslim authorities: The Nation of Islam (based in the United States) The Zikris The Ahmadiyya Movement (Also called Qadiani) The following consider themselves Muslims but acceptance by the larger Muslim community varies: The Druze The Alawites (Alnusairiya) The following religions are said by some to have evolved or borrowed from Islam, in almost all ca ...

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The basis of Islamic belief is found in the shahādatān ("two testimonies", Arabic: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ): lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadur-rasūlu-llāhi—"There is no god but The God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and believe in these statements under witness. One who wishes to convert must be truly willing, and must have given thought to the meaning of the shahāda before reciting ...

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Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allāh; also in Aramaic Alaha) revealed his direct word for mankind to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last or the seal of the prophets. Thus, his preachings for humankind will last until qiyamah (The Day of the Resurrection). Muslims assert that the main written record of revelation to humankind is the Qur'an (see below), which they believe to be ...

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Islamic philosophy (الفلسفة الإسلامية)is a part of the Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between faith, reason or philosophy, and the religious teachings of Islam. A Muslim engaged in this field is called a Muslim philosopher. Islamic philosophy - Definition. The attempt to fuse religion and philosophy is difficult because there are no clear preconditions. On the other hand, classical religious believers have a set of religious principles t ...

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Islam has its own rules of regulations regarding adoption, quite distinct from the western practice of adoption Adoption in Islam is not allowed. It was disallowed to name a adopted son with the name of the adopting father. Islam also rejects the notion of a adopted son becoming a biological part of the family, hence, the adopted son is counted as a non-Mahram. This can be sidesteped by having the child suckling the adoptive mother in the first half years of life. Relevant issues include the marriage bettwe ...

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This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this notice to be more specific. Islam is the second-largest religion in India, where Muslims number around 137 million people (Census 2001). India has the third-largest population of Muslims in the world. Since its introduction to India, Islam has made valuable religious, philosophy, culture, social and political contributions to Indian history, ...

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This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this notice to be more specific. Forced conversion is not part of Islamic teachings. This is based on the Koranic verse "There is no compulsion in religion" (Chapter 2, verse 256). Attempts to force people to convert is considered a grevious sin in Islam. That is why during Muslim rule in Spain, many Jews and Christians were able to practice their faiths. Moses Maimon ...

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ISLAM, ISLAMISM: The monotheistic religious doctrine as revealed by the Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah. There are many sects of Islam and believers are called Muslims.

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Islamic medicine - Prophetic Medicine. Prophetic Medicine (al-tibb) was a genre of medical writing intended as an alternative to the Greek-based medical system (See:Galen). Its authors were usually clerics, rather than physicians. They were known to have advocated the traditional medical practices of Muhammad's time (those mentioned in the Qur'an). Al-tibb therapy did no ...

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Islam, Islam (Arabic) (from salama to be free, devoted)

Signifies submission and obedience to Allah, being the name of the religion of Mohammed -- the name having been designated by Mohammed himself.

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Under the revolutionary government, the role of orthodox Islam in Libyan life has become progressively more important. Qadhafi is a highly devout Muslim who has repeatedly expressed a desire to exalt Islam and to restore it to its proper--i.e., central--place in the life of the people. He believes that the purity of Islam has been sullied through time, particularly by the influence of Europeans during and after the colonial period, and that its purity must be restored--by such actions as the restoration of sharia to its proper place as the b ...

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Islamic studies incorporates elements of : Islamic studies - Islamization of knowledge. Islamization of knowledge is a term which describes a variety of attempts and approaches to synthesize the ethics of Islam with various fields of modern thought. Islamic studies - History. The field of Islamic history includes the early development of Islam, as well as its continuation into the different rulers and denominations, and confluence of its philosophy and history where these affected each oth ...

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Islamic studies incorporates elements of : Islamic studies - Islamization of knowledge. Main article: Islamization of knowledge Islamization of knowledge is a term which describes a variety of attempts and approaches to synthesize the ethics of Islam with various fields of modern thought. Islamic studies - History. ...

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Islamic art throughout history has been mainly abstract and decorative, portraying geometric, floral, Arabesque, and calligraphic designs. Unlike the strong tradition of portraying the human figure in Christian art, Islamic art does not include depictions of human beings. The lack of portraiture is due to the fact that early Islam forbade the painting of human beings, including the Prophet, as Muslims believe this tempts followers of the Prophet to idolatry. This prohibition against human beings or icons is called aniconism. Over the past tw ...

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Since much of the anarchist movement occurred in countries under the influence of the Christian church, most of the criticism of religion was anti-organized Christianity. However, this criticism is universally applicable, since all organized religion is an attempt to structure and regulate religion. The Western world often sees Islam as a political religion, dictating all aspects of society and daily conduct, and going against anarchist principles. Anti-Islamic anarchist criticism centers around the status of Women in Islam and the re ...

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Islamic art throughout history has been mainly abstract and decorative, portraying geometric, floral, Arabesque, and calligraphic designs. Unlike the strong tradition of portraying the human figure in Christian art, Islamic art does not include depictions of human beings. The lack of portraiture is due to the fact that early Islam forbade the painting of human beings, including the Prophet, as Muslims believe this tempts followers of the Prophet to idolatry. This prohibition against human beings or icons is called aniconism. Over the past tw ...

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Two features of Islam are essential to understanding its place in Nigerian society. They are the degree to which Islam permeates other institutions in the society, and its contribution to Nigerian pluralism. As an institution in emirate society, Islam includes daily and annual ritual obligations; the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca; sharia, or religious law; and an establishment view of politics, family life, communal order, and appropriate modes of personal conduct in most situations. Thus, even in 1990, Islam pervaded daily life ...

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