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

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

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

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

Encyclopedia - Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid: Encyclopedia - Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Sawada bint Zama Aisha Hafsa bint Umar Zaynab bint Khuzayma Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya Zaynab bint Jahsh Juw...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Wallace Fard Muhammad: Encyclopedia - Wallace Fard Muhammad
Wallace Fard Muhammad (1877-93? – after 1934) was a preacher and founder of the black nationalist movement the Nation of Islam (NOI), e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Ira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdullah Yusuf Azzam: Encyclopedia - Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989) (Arabic عبدالله عزام) also known as Shaikh Azzam was a central figure in the global dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creation Theology: Encyclopedia - Creation Theology
Creation is a doctrinal position in many religions which maintains that one or a group of gods or deities is responsible for creating the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Farrakhan: Encyclopedia - Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933 in Bronx, New York), is the leader of the largely black Nation of Islam. Walcott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia - Monotheism
Monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in a single, universal, all-encompassing deity. Zoroastrianism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Eschatology
Eschatology (from the Greek έσχατος meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology concerned with the final events in the history o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia - Yazidi
The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish: Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. They are primarily ethnic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia - Atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of god(s). That is, all who do not have such a belief - whether ...   » 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 - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion
All the Abrahamic religions are derived to some extent from Judaism as practiced in ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah prior to the Bab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Dalrymple: Encyclopedia - William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple is a writer of popular travel works which are based on historical fact. His interests include Asia, India, the Middle E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aqidah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aqidah - Sunni Beliefs And Practices
The Five Pillars of Islam is the term given to the five most fundamental aspects of Sunni Islam. All Islamic beliefs, such as the Five Pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aqidah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aqidah - Shi'a Beliefs And Practices
Aqidah - Roots of Religion Usūl al-Dīn. Tawhīd (Oneness): The Oneness of God Adalah (Justice): The Justice of God Nubuwwah (Prophet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hamas: Encyclopedia Ii - Hamas - Beliefs
The Hamas Covenant, written in 1988, states that the organization's goal is to "raise the banner of God over every inch of Palestine," i....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Practices
Sufism - Muraqaba. Main article: Muraqaba Muraqaba is the word used by many Sufis when referring to the practice of meditation. The A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Practices
Sufism - Muraqaba. Main article: Muraqaba Muraqaba is the word used by many Sufis when referring to the practice of meditation. The A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Movements Within Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Movements Within Islam - Reform Not Schism
These are movements within Islam, rather than an attempt at schism. As such, they believe in the basic tenets of Islam, such as the Six E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Movements Within Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Movements Within Islam - Criticism Of Liberal Islam
Conservative Muslims are often critical of liberals for, what they see as, producing a watered-down, inauthentic form of Islam as a compr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Movements Within Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Movements Within Islam - Contemporary And Controversial Issues
Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, in accordance with their increasingly modern societies and outlooks, liberal Muslims have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkmenistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkmenistan - History And Structure
Islam came to the Turkmen primarily through the activities of Sufi shaykhs rather than through the mosque and the "high" written traditio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Status Of Religious Freedom
Iran restricts freedom of religion. The Constitution declares that the "official religion of Iran is Islam and the doctrine followed is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunni Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunni Islam - Sunni View Of Hadith
The Qur'an as we have it today was written down in approximately 650 A.D., and is accepted by all Muslim denominations. However, there we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tablighi Jamaat: Encyclopedia Ii - Tablighi Jamaat - Aims Of The Movement
Professedly apolitical, this movement asks the Muslims at-large to spend his/her time and money in spiritual journeys to seek religious k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunni Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunni Islam - Sunni View Of Hadith
The Qur'an as we have it today was written down in approximately 650 A.D., and is accepted by all Muslim denominations. However, there we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Egypt - Islam In Egyptian Society
As of 1990, Egyptian Islam was a complex and diverse religion. Although Muslims agreed on the faith's basic tenets, the country's various...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Islam's History In Turkey
By the end of the seventh century, conversion to Islam had begun among the Turkish-speaking tribes, who were migrating westward from Cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahmoud Mohamed Taha: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahmoud Mohamed Taha - A Movement That Sought To Liberate Women
For most of the remaining years of his life, Taha confined himself to guiding the activities of the organization by then known as the "Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitution Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitution Of Afghanistan - Religion
The Constitution describes Islam as its sacred and state religion. A system of civil law is described, but no law may contradict the beli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Army In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Army In Iraq - Ideology
It's difficult to exactly determine the ideological background of these kinds of groups. It's generally believed that its members are com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Turkey - Status Of Religious Freedom
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Theology - Differences Between Various Muslim Groups
Muslim theology - General overview. In the history of Muslim theology, there have been theological schools among Muslims such as the Sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Islamic Views
The belief in angels is central to the religion of Islam, beginning with the belief that the Qur'an was dictated to the Prophet Muhammad ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Acknowledgements Of The Bases For Its Holiness To Other Religions
Temple Mount - Jewish. Jews do not believe in the Quran, and therefore do not believe that Muhammed is a prophet or that he experienced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Acknowledgements Of The Bases For Its Holiness To Other Religions
Temple Mount - Jewish. Jews do not believe in the Qur'an, and therefore do not believe that Muhammed is a prophet or that he experience...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Israel - Islam In Israel
Israel is home to Islam's third holiest site or shrine after those in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia: The Haram al Sharif (Temple Mount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan - Physical Punishments
The Government officially exempts the 10 southern states, in which the population is mostly non-Muslim, from parts of the law, which perm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - Religion And Atheism
Atheism - Spiritual and religious atheism. Although atheistic beliefs are often accompanied by a total lack of supernatural beliefs, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael S. Heiser: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael S. Heiser - Religious Beliefs
Michael S. Heiser attends a reformed church and is solidly evangelical. He likes Old Earth Creationist, but says that the Old Testament c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - The Rise Of Aristotelian Thought
Judah ha-Levi could not bar the progress of Aristotelianism among the Arabic-writing Jews. As among the Arabs, Ibn Sina and Ibn Roshd lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Origins
The origins of Yazidism are ultimately shrouded in the mist of the ancient Middle East. Although the Yazidis speak Kurdish, their religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Tunisia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Tunisia - Under Islam
In 788, when Imam Idris proclaimed Mauritania's independence of the caliphate of Baghdad, the Tunisian Jews joined his army under the lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yazidi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yazidi - Origins
The origins of Yazidism are ultimately shrouded in the mist of the ancient Middle East. Although the Yazidis speak Kurdish, their religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gap Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gap Creationism - Rationale
Gap Creationists believe that science has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the Earth is in fact far older than can be accounted for by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hamas: Encyclopedia Ii - Hamas - Beliefs
Hamas regards the territory of the present-day State of Israel — as well as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — as an inalienable Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Imam: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Imam - Sects
Within Shi'ism, there are various sects that differ over the number of Imams, or path of succession. The issue of who is the rightful Ima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack Chick: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack Chick - Comics
Between the 1970s and 1980s, he published 24 comics [1]. The first 17 comics are known as the Crusader Comics and star a white man named ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pseudohistory: Encyclopedia Ii - Pseudohistory - Description
Mainstream historians and archeologists work according to established standards of academic research. They publish peer reviewed journals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahmoud Mohamed Taha: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahmoud Mohamed Taha - Early Life And The Beginning Of Taha's Political Career
Taha was born in 1909 in Rufa'a, a small town on the east bank of the Blue Nile in central Sudan. When his mother, Fatima bit Mahmoud, di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - Criticisms Of Atheism
Atheists and atheism have received much criticism and opposition throughout human history, chiefly from theistic sources who consider lac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Egypt - Status Of Religious Freedom
The Constitution provides for freedom of belief and the practice of religion; however, the Government places restrictions on this right. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secularism: Encyclopedia Ii - Secularism - Definition
As secularism is often used in different contexts, its precise definition can vary from place to place. In philosophy, secularism is the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Intermediate State
Belief in life after death of the body, according to Christian eschatology, also usually includes belief in an intermediate state. Most t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Saudi Arabia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Saudi Arabia - Oil Hub
With the largest proven oil reserves in the world, structurally high oil prices due to increasing demand from the emerging Industrial gia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Human Beings: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Human Beings - Religion
Scientists and naturalist philosophers largely agree that humans consist of a body alone (roughly the physicalist or reductionist view); ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Principal Beliefs
Ahura Mazda is the beginning and the end, the creator of everything which can and cannot be seen, the Eternal, the Pure and the only Trut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muhammad Ahmad: Encyclopedia Ii - Muhammad Ahmad - The Mahdiyah
With Sudan now in Sudanese hands, the Mahdi formed a government. The Mahdiyah (Mahdist regime) imposed traditional Islamic laws. Sharia c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanem-bornu Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanem-bornu Empire - From Kanem To Bornu
By the end of the 14th century, internal struggles and external attacks had torn Kanem apart. Between 1376 and 1400, six mais reigned, bu...   » 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 - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - Reasons For Atheism
Although not all atheists claim to have a rational justification for their stance, a majority of explicit atheists do assert that their s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - Worship Centers
Pathis and Nizhal Thangals were centers of worship and religious learning established in different parts of the country by devout followe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - Worship Centers
Pathis and Nizhal Thangals were centers of worship and religious learning established in different parts of the country by devout followe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Calendar - History Of Calendar In Persia
The first calendars based on Zoroastrian cosmology appeared during the later Achaemenian period and though they have evolved and changed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Jews - Nazism
Persecution of the Jews reached its peak under the Third Reich (1933-1945). As encapsulated in Hitler's book Mein Kampf (1925) Nazism had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day-age Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - Day-age Creationism - Day-age Creation Theory
The differences between the Young-Earth interpretation of Genesis and modern scientific theories are nontrivial: the Young-Earth interpre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Other Religions
Angels are also a part of Zoroastrianism (called Amesha Spentas, of whom six are extremely important) and New Age beliefs. Also, angel-li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Some have argued th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - Types And Typologies Of Atheism
Many people have disagreed on how best to characterize atheism, and much of the literature on the subject is erroneous or confusing. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Polytheistic Gods
Although the pantheistic system allowed only a subordinate rank to the old polytheistic gods, and the actual religious belief of the peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
At the time of the Buddha, he apparently predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult Suicide - Questionable Cult Suicides
Cult suicide - The Family International. A less widespread suspicion indicates that The Family International, previously called The Chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Territories - Claims
Bi-national claims to the same lands have been made, based on exacerbated political and ethnic distinctions. While a neutral observer may...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Territories - Claims
Bi-national claims to the same lands have been made, based on exacerbated political and ethnic distinctions. While a neutral observer ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine - Membership Profile
The current PFLP draws its support from bourgeoise, urban, usually university educated Palestinians of varying ages who lead a more secul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gap Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gap Creationism - Varieties
Many Gap Creationists postulate that this gap occurs between the seventh day, the one of rest, and the account of the Fall of Adam and Ev...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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 - 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 - 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

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - I . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article