The traditional Islamic (or Hijrah) calendar consists of twelve lunar months, each of which lasts from one first sighting of the crescent moon to […]
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Islam in the Americas
Persons of Islamic background were among the explorers, traders, and settlers who visited the New World from the time of Columbus. A considerable number of […]
Islam in Europe
The historical antagonism between the western and eastem parts of Europe is reflected, to this very day, in their diverging social, political, and religious traditions. […]
Islam in South Asia
Islam in South Asia The experience of Islam in South Asia is at once vast and varied. It encompasses nearly 300 million residents of the […]
Islam in China
Islam in China Islam in China has been propagated over the past thirteen hundred years primarily among the people now known as “Hui,” but many […]
Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Islam came to Central Asia and the Caucasus not long after its birth in the seventh century. The […]
Islam in the Middle East and North Africa
Islam in the Middle East and North Africa Revelation in the Middle East comes in a variety of versions. Islam is one of them and, […]
ISLAM
ISLAM. [This entry consists of an overview of the origins and development of the classical Islamic tradition and eight historical surveys that trace the spread […]
ISLAH
ISLAH. The Arabic term for “reform,” islah has come to denote the reform movement in the Islamic world in the last three centuries. In a […]
ISHAKI, AYAZ
ISHAKI, AYAZ (1878-1954), Tatar political activist and writer. Born on 23 February 1878 into the family of Giylajetdin, the mullah of Yaushirma village in Kazan […]