Encyclopedia - Repentance In Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Repentance In Islam - God’s Mercy
Muslims view God as been infinitely merciful. At the beginning of every chapter of the Quran the verses “ In the name of Allah, the ben...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allah: Encyclopedia Ii - Allah - Islamic Concept Of God
The Islamic concept of mankind's place in the universe hinges on the notion that Allāh, or God, is the only true reality. There is nothi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repentance In Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Repentance In Islam - Repentance Only To God
Muslims do not view any human being as being infallible; they believe that infallibility belongs to God alone. Therefore the only source ...   » Read the article

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

Article - Muslim Quotes: Your God Is One God
Muslim Quotes: Your God is One God   Your God is one God. There is no god but him. He is merciful and compassionate.   - Q...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: Essence Of God Is Knowledge
Muslim Quotes: Essence of God is Knowledge   God is knowledge; he is knowing; and he is being known. Since God has knowledge of...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: God Hears Her Words
Muslim Quotes: God Hears Her Words   God hears the words of the woman who complains to Muhammad about the cruelty of her husban...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: If God Lacked
Muslim Quotes: If God Lacked   If God lacked patience and mercy, all of you would long ago have been punished. If God lacked co...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: God Blesses Acts Of Charity
Muslim Quotes: God Blesses Acts of Charity   God curses usury, and blesses acts of charity. God has no love for ungrateful sinn...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: Your Lord Is One God
Muslim Quotes: Your Lord is One God   I say that I am mortal, as you are. It has been revealed to me that the that your Lord is...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: The Merciful God Promised
Muslim Quotes: The Merciful God Promised   The Merciful God promised Mustafa,  "You will die but the Qur'an will prev...   » Read the article

Article - Science And Spirituality: An Islamic View Of Creation Life
Science and Spirituality: An Islamic View of Creation & Life According to Islamic tradition, life is God's creation - regardless of ...   » Read the article

Article - Prophet: The Prophet Of Peace Revealed Islam
The Prophet of Peace Revealed Islam Mohammed, the prophet and messenger of God who revealed Islam to the world was a descendant of Proph...   » Read the article

Article - Ramzan: Fasting, Praying And Charity  
Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, offers an extensive programme of reform and spiritual elevation to all Muslims ...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim New Year: A Poignant Plea For Truth And Justice  
The moon of Muharram has been sighted. This is the beginning of the New Year of Muslims according to the tenements of Islam and the Sh...   » Read the article

Article - Karbala: Karbala, A Symbol Of Intense Faith  
What Banaras is to a believing Hindu, Karbala was to my Shia mother. She wanted to be buried there. My mother shed more tears on the t...   » Read the article

Article - Id-ul-azha: Faith And Qurbani - Spirit Of Eid  
Id-ul-Azha is the second most important festival of Muslims across the world. Today's celebration comes almost two months after Eid-ul...   » Read the article

Article - Chishti Shrine: Pilgrimage Of Faith - Chishti's Shrine  
Pilgrims are flocking to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer on the occasion of the annual Urs. Popularly known as Khwaja ...   » Read the article

Article - Imam Husain: Husain's Sacrifice To Uphold Truth  
Today is the martyrdom day of Imam Husain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed. In 61 Hizrat (680 AD) a battle took place at Karbala, Iraq, o...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender
This entry discusses how the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam deal with God and gender. It includes both traditional r...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy
The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess: Encyclopedia - Goddess
A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam: Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and socio-political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia - Messiah
In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ "anointed one", Standard Hebrew Mašíaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Māšîªḥ Arabic المسيح;) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elohim: Encyclopedia - Elohim
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Islam: Encyclopedia - Criticism 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 - Allah: Encyclopedia Ii - Allah - Islamic Use Of Allāh
From the point of view of traditional Islamic theology, Allāh is the most precious name of God because it is not a descriptive name like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Nation Of Islam - Divergence From Mainstream Islam
NOI is viewed by some Muslims as deviant. The reason cited is that the NOI has taught that God would manifest himself in a human being (F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allah: Encyclopedia Ii - Allah - Other Beliefs
The Nation of Gods and Earths, one of the many sects created as the result of black separatist movements in the United States, holds that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allah: Encyclopedia Ii - Allah - Etymology
Allah - Usage. Although, outside the Arab world, use of the word Allāh is most often associated with Islam, it is not exclusive to tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allah: Encyclopedia Ii - Allah - Etymology
Allah - Usage. Although, outside the Arab world, use of the word Allāh is most often associated with Islam, it is not exclusive to tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - God In The Hebrew Bible
In the first book of the Hebrew Bible, Genesis 1:26, God states "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness....And God created man ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Jewish Views Of God And Gender
In regard to translating Hebrew names of God into English, most Orthodox Jews and many Conservative Jews hold that it is wrong to use Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Criticism Of Feminine Reconstructions Of Theology
Grammatically, most of the Hebrew names for God are masculine; a few are grammatically feminine; the grammatical form of words has no bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Translating The Names Of God Into English
There are a number of ways that one can translate the names of God into English from Hebrew. The Tetragrammaton is composed of the Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender - Christian Views Of God And Gender
In Christianity, one person of God, the Son, is believed to have become incarnate as a human male. Most Christians believe that the other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - Teachings
Although some apologists for the NGE claim that doctrinally, the difference between the Nation of Islam and the Nation of Gods and Earths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - Five Percent Nation Philosophies Versus Mainstream Religion
While the Nation of Gods and Earths uses many terms that are similar to those used by traditional Muslims (such as Allahu Akbar, etc) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Nation Of Gods And Earths: Encyclopedia Ii - The Nation Of Gods And Earths - History
The group was founded by Clarence 13X (Clarence Jowars Smith), who was referred to by Five Percenters as "Allah," and was also called "Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elohim: Encyclopedia Ii - Elohim - Hebrew Grammar
Elohim has plural morphological form in Hebrew, but it is used with singular verbs and adjectives in the Hebrew text when the particular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - The Supreme Deity
Judaism and Islam visualize God in strictly monotheistic terms as one being; Christianity believes likewise but for many Christians, God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - The Coming
Main article: Millennialism In the major Abrahamic religions, there exists the expectation of an individual who will herald the end of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Worship
Worship, ceremonies, and religion-related customs differ substantially between the various Abrahamic religions. Among the few similaritie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Afterlife
Most Abrahamic religions agree that a human being comprises the body, which dies, and the soul, which need not do so. The soul, capable o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Patriarchs
There are six notable figures in the Bible prior to Abraham: Adam and Eve, their two sons Cain and Abel, Enoch, and his great-grandson, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
Main articles: Isa, Mahdi, and Muhammad al-Mahdi In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Analysis
This work is written from a highly pro-Islamic viewpoint, not only mentioning Muhammad by name, but including the shahada (chapter 39). I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Seeing Allah
Islam also addresses the question of whether believers will be able to see Allah on that day. According to one or more Hadith classified ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Given To The Divine: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Given To The Divine - Names For Specific Conceptions Of God
Names given to the divine - Christianity. Yahweh, Jehovah, Jesus, Christ, the Holy Trinity, the Godhead (Christianity), Heavenly Father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Philosophical And Religious Traditions
The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Syntheses Of Eastern And Western Philosophy
There have been many modern attempts to integrate Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isa: Encyclopedia Ii - Isa - Isa To Return
Most Muslims believe Isa will descend back to earth after ad-Dajjal appears. Muslims believe Jesus is alive in heaven and will return to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - Indo-european Religion
Goddess - Hinduism. Hinduism is a complex of various belief systems that sees many gods and goddesses as being representative of and/or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Religious Themes
The Gospel of Barnabas was little known outside academic circles until recent times, when a number of Muslims have taken to publishing it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theistic Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Theistic Evolution - Criticisms Of Theistic Evolution
The major atheistic criticism of evolutionary creationism is that of all forms of creationism: the belief in a supernatural creator, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Origins
Some students of the work argue for an Italian origin, noting phrases in Barnabas which are very similar to phrases used by Dante and sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - The Mahdi And Ad-dajjal
The coming of the Mahdi (also Mehdi or Mihdi and meaning "the guided one"), which precedes the Second Coming of Jesus, triggers the redem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Textual History
A "Gospel according to Barnabas" is mentioned in two early Christian lists of apocryphal works: the Decretum Gelasianum (whose attributio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Given To The Divine: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Given To The Divine - Alternative Names Used To Address Or Refer To Deities
These are used for various reasons: tabuism, glorification, etc. Examples are G*d (tabuistic ellipsis), The Almighty, Pancrator(Pantocrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as well as "The messiah". The belief is that he was r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - New Religious Movements
Goddess - Wicca and Neopaganism. Wiccan practice generally includes veneration of the Great Goddess along with the Horned God, though D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Nation Of Islam - Actions And Programs
The NOI has a "Do for self" philosophy, which resulted in the NOI owning and operating hundreds of businesses nationwide, employing thous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Nation Of Islam - Beliefs And Theology
The official beliefs as stated by the Nation of Islam have been outlined in books, documents and articles published by the organization a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death In Mythological Portrayals
Main article: death deity Several mythologies had gods who embodied Death or aspects of Death: Ankou (Breton) Izanami (Shinto) Mictlante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death In Mythological Portrayals
Main article: death deity Several mythologies had gods who embodied Death or aspects of Death: Ankou (Breton) Izanami (Shinto) Mictlante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Non-trinitarian Christian Views
In the belief of many nontrinitarian religions — Unitarians and Jehovah's Witnesses, for instance — the Holy Spirit is God's spirit o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elohim: Encyclopedia Ii - Elohim - Etymology
The etymology of the word Elohim is prehistoric, and therefore unknown. There are many theories, however, including the following: Some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Judaism - Early Relationship
Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam (considered founder by non-Muslims) preached that the pagan Arabs should abandon polytheism, and acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death Angels In Religion
In the Bible, death is viewed under form of an angel sent from God, a being deprived of all voluntary power. On some occasions this descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - The Powers Of The Holy Spirit
Some Christians claim the ability to tap into powers from the Holy Spirit, while others claim to be expressly granted powers by the deity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death Angels In Religion
In the Bible, death is viewed under form of an angel sent from God, a being deprived of all voluntary power. On some occasions this descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death Angels In Religion
In the Bible, death is viewed under form of an angel sent from God, a being deprived of all voluntary power. On some occasions this descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Science - Quranic Passages Regarding Science
Muslim quote some verses from the Quran where God is encouraging people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, to engage in different scientific...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit In The Bible
In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit is one person of the Trinity, co-equal with the Father (God) and the Son (Jesus). Christians ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In China - Chinese Terminology For Islamic Institutions
Qīngzhēn (清真) is the Chinese term for certain Islamic institutions. Its literal meaning is "pure truth." In Chinese, halal is calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Islam - Theological Criticism
Criticism of Islam's theology is often focused as much on Muhammad the individual as it is on beliefs held by Muslims about God. In addit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Islam: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Islam
Islam (Arabic) Religion based on "submission to the will of God", way of life of the followers of the prophet Muhammad &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels In Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Angels In Islam - Attributes Of Angels
The attributes of an Angel described in Islam are very similar to the Christian version as described in the Bible. They are intangible, s...   » 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

Article - Islamic Dream Interpretation: Meaning Of Dreams In Islam - I
Islamic Dream Dictionary: Meaning of Dreams in Islam Islamic dream dictionary with dream interpretation related to Islam and the Prop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demons Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Demons
Demons/Devil   Devil   Basic Meaning - A fear of those repressed contents of the unconscious that are, when acknowledged the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Beliefs
The basis of Islamic belief is found in the shahādatān ("two testimonies", Arabic: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الل...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Beliefs
Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allāh; also in Aramaic Alaha) revealed his direct word for mankin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Etymology
In Arabic, Islām derives from the three-letter root Sīn-Lām-Mīm (س-ل-م), which means "submission; to surrender; to obey; peace". I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Organization
Islam - Religious authority. There is no official authority who decides whether a person is accepted into, or dismissed from, the commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Religions Based On Islam
The following groups consider themselves Muslims, but are not considered Islamic by the majority of Muslims or Muslim authorities: The N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Organization
Islam - Religious authority. There is no official authority who decides whether a person is accepted into, or dismissed from, the commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Schools Denominations
There are a number of Islamic religious denominations, each of which has significant theological and legal differences from each other bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - History
Modern Islamic history begins in Arabia in the 7th century with the emergence of the prophet Muhammad. Within a century of his death, an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Religions Based On Islam
The following groups consider themselves Muslims, but are not considered Islamic by the majority of Muslims or Muslim authorities: The N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - History
Islamic history begins in Arabia in the 7th century with the emergence of the prophet Muhammad. Within a century of his death, an Islamic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Islam And Other Religions
The Qur'an contains injunctions to respect other religions. It also asks the followers to fight and subdue unbelievers in times of war an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Islam And Other Religions
The Qur'an contains both injunctions to respect other religions, and to fight and subdue unbelievers. Muslims do not agree on how to inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Schools Denominations
There are a number of Islamic religious denominations, each of which has significant theological and legal differences from each other bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Etymology
In Arabic, Islām derives from the three-letter root س-ل-م, which means "to be in peaceful submission; to surrender; to obey; peace". ...   » Read the article