A system of law founded on interpretation of Islamic texts and practice and applied in the courts of colonial British India, Anglo-Muhammadan law was often […]
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ANGELS
Angels are mentioned in the Qur’an both as individuals and as a group and appear to have been known to Muhammad’s listeners. They are described […]
ANAVATAN PARTISI
Turkey was governed from 1983 to 1991 by the Anavatan Partisi (Motherland Party), better known by the Turkish acronym Anap. It was formed in April […]
AMIR AL-MU’MININ
A title created early in Islamic history and adopted by a series of Muslim polities to the present day, amir al-mu’minin means “Commander of the […]
AMIR
From the Arabic root amara (“to command”) amir is traditionally defined as military commander, leader, governor, or prince. Although the word amir is not found […]
AMEER ALI, SYED
Amir ‘Ali, Sayyid; 1849-1928), Indian jurist and author of Islamic modernist apologia. Syed Ameer Ali was born in Chinsura,Bengal into a Shi’i family with a […]
AMAL
A populist movement of Lebanese Shi’i Muslims that first emerged in 1975, Amal has become an important political force in Lebanon. Political Mobilization of the […]