QADIRIYAH. Among the better-known names in Islamic mysticism is that of `Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani (or Jilani or Jili), who is associated with the beginnings of […]
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QADI
QADI Throughout Islamic history authority to judge cases between Muslims under the shari `ah was vested in the post of qadi, the single judge of […]
QADHDHAFI, MU`AMMAR AL
Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi(June 7, 1942 – 20 October 2011), commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He […]
PURIFICATION
PURIFICATION. A hadith states, “Purity is half of faith.” This terse statement related from the prophet Muhammad underlines the importance of purity and purification in […]
PARDAH
Pardah is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslimand Hindu communities in South Asia. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that […]
PUBLIC LAW
PUBLIC LAW. Concerned with the distribution and exercise of power by the state and the legal relations between the state and the individual, public law […]
PUBERTY RITES
PUBERTY RITES. There is no specific Islamic ritual to mark the onset of puberty; Nevertheless, Muslims celebrate certain rituals to mark the initiation of sexuality, […]
PROPERTY in ISLAM
PROPERTY Islam considers the property as a gift from God. As-Sibâ’î argue that Islam does not justify the existence of poverty, with reference to the […]