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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 […]

PRAYER

Salah ” prayer” called namāz is one of the Five Pillars in the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim. It […]

POTTERY

Early Islamic pottery followed the forms of the regions which the Muslims conquered. Eventually, however, there was cross-fertilization between the regions. This was most notable […]

POPULATION GROWTH

POPULATION GROWTH. See Family Planning.   High population growth rates over the past forty years coupled with worries about economic and social development have spurred […]