Category: Encyclopedia

INDONESIA

INDONESIA. Approximately 85 to 90 percent of Indonesia’s more than 180 million people are followers of Islam, the largest population of Muslims of any country […]

INDIA.

INDIA. The Muslim population of the Republic of India, which came into existence in 1947 as a successor state, along with Pakistan, to British India, […]

IMAMZADAH

IMAMZADAH. Literally “offspring or descendent of an imam,” imdmzddah, in Iran, is most commonly applied to a shrine-tomb of a descendent of the Shi`i imams. […]

IMAMAH

IMAMAH. The meaning of imamah (“religious-political leadership”) of the Muslim community was the most practical question dominating Muslim minds following the Prophet’s death in 632. […]

IMAM

IMAM. A title indicating leadership, governance, or rule, imam (Ar., imam) is used in a wide variety of contexts by both Sunni and Shi’i Muslims. […]

`ILM

`ILM. The Arabic word `ilm is commonly translated as both “learning” and “knowledge,” for it refers both to the process of attaining knowledge and to […]

IJTIHAD

IJTIHAD. In general usage, the Arabic word ijtihad denotes the utmost effort, physical or mental, expended in a particular activity. In its technical legal connotation, […]

IIFSO

IIFSO. See International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations.