AHMAD SIRHINDI. See Sirhindi, Ahmad.
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AHMAD KHAN, SAYYID
AHMAD KHAN, SAYYID (1817-1898), Indian Islamic modernist writer and political activist. The family of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan claimed lineal descent from the prophet Muhammad; […]
AHMADIYAH
A messianic movement in modern Islam, the Ahmadiyah has been one of the most active and controversial movements since its inception in British Indiain 1889. […]
AHL AL-HALL WA-AL-`AQD
Those who are qualified to act on behalf of the Muslim community in electing a caliph are known as ahl al-hall wa-al-`aqd (less frequently, ahl […]
AHL AL-BAYT
Literally “people of the household,” ahl al-bayt refers to the family of the prophet Muhammad and his descendants. Shi’i Muslims are particularly devoted to the […]
AGRICULTURE
There are thirty-four countries with both significant agricultural sectors and majority Muslim populations. They form a broad band running from west to east across the […]
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
A private, nondenominational, philanthropic institution established by the Aga Khan, the Isma’ili imam, in 1967 to translate “the Muslim ethic of care and compassion for […]