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<P>This comprehensive encyclopedia (4 volumes) provides an overall introduction to Islam. It focuses on the role Islam has played in world history and discusses the subject from historical, geographical, conceptual, and personal perspectives. The set is targeted at students and general readers interested in Islam.</P>

Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia

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ISLAM: A WORLDWIDE ENCYCLOPEDIA 4V

Duration

Duration Unit Of Measure

Transaction Type

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Alphabetical List of Entries.
Guide to Related Topics.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chronology.
1: Aaron (Harun).
2: Abbasids.
3: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim (ca. 497&#x2013;578).
4: Abd al-Samad, Abd al-Basit Muhammad (1927&#x2013;1988).
5: Abduh, Muhammad (1849&#x2013;1905).
6: Abdullah b. Salam (550&#x2013;ca. 663&#x2013;664).
7: Abjad.
8: Ablution (Wudu).
9: Abortion/Feticide.
10: Abraham (Ibrahim).
11: Abrogation.
12: Abu Bakr (573&#x2013;634).
13: Abu Hanifa (699&#x2013;767).
14: Abu Hurayra (d. 681).
15: Abu Jahil (554&#x2013;624).
16: Abu Lahab (d. 624).
17: Abu Talib (549&#x2013;619).
18: Abu Youssef (731&#x2013;798).
19: Adam.
20: Adoption.
21: Adoration.
22: Adultery.
23: Afghani, Jamal al-din al- (1838/1839&#x2013;1897).
24: Afghanistan.
25: Africa.
26: Afterlife.
27: Agnosticism.
28: Ahad Report.
29: Ahl al-Bayt.
30: Ahl al-Hadith.
31: Ahl al-Kitab.
32: Ahl al-Ra&#x0027;y.
33: Ahl al-Sunna.
34: Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780&#x2013;855).
35: Ahmadiyya.
36: Aisha bint Abi Bakr (613/614&#x2013;678).
37: Ajir (Reward).
38: Akhism.
39: Al-Andalus.
40: Alaq.
41: Al-Asma al-Husna (Allah&#x0027;s Most Beautiful Names).
42: Al-Azhar Mosque and University.
43: Al-Husayn b. Ali (626&#x2013;680).
44: Ali b. Abi Talib (600&#x2013;661).
45: Al-Ism al-Aadham (The Greatest Name of Allah).
46: Al-Jahiz (776&#x2013;ca. 869 CE).
47: Allah.
48: Alms (Zakat).
49: al-Nasa&#x0027;i.
50: Al-Qaeda.
51: Al-Rabb.
52: al-Rahim.
53: al-Rahman.
54: al-Shafi&#x0027;i (767&#x2013;820).
55: Amir al-Mu&#x0027;minin.
56: Amulet.
57: Ana al-Haq.
58: Angel of Death (Azrael).
59: Angels (Mala&#x0027;ika).
60: Annotator/Interpreter of the Quran.
61: Ansar (Helpers).
62: Apostasy.
63: Apostate.
64: Apostle/Disciple (Hawari).
65: Apprehension (Waswasa).
66: Aqabah Homages.
67: Arabia.
68: Arabic Language.
69: Arafah.
70: Armed Conflict and Islamic Law.
71: Army of the Elephants/Year of the Elephant (570 CE).
72: Arrogance.
73: Asabiyyah.
74: Asad, Muhammed (1900&#x2013;1992).
75: Asbab al-Nuzul.
76: Ashab as-Suffa.
77: Asharah al-Mubashsharah.
78: Ashariyya.
79: Asr as-Sa&#x0027;ada (Century of Happiness).
80: Assassins.
81: Assyrians.
82: Atheism.
83: Avicenna (980&#x2013;1037).
84: Ayatollah.
85: Ayyat al-Kursi (Throne Verse).
86: Ayyubids.
87: Azan.
88: Babaism.
89: Badr War.
90: Baghdad.
91: Baha&#x0027;i Faith.
92: Bahira.
93: Banu Qurayza.
94: Barat (Night of Forgiveness).
95: Barzakh (Intermediate State).
96: Basmala.
97: Basri, Hassan al- (642&#x2013;728 CE).
98: Bassorah, Battle of (665 CE).
99: Bayt al-Haram.
100: Bayt al-Mal.
101: Bayt al-Maqdis (Bayt al-Muqaddas).
102: Bedouin.
103: Bektashiyyah.
104: Bid&#x0027;a (Innovation).
105: Bigotry.
106: Bilal Ibn Rabah (580&#x2013;652).
107: Black Stone (Al-Hagar al-Aswad).
108: Bribery.
109: Bukhari, Muhammad b. Ismail al- (810&#x2013;870).
110: Burqa.
111: Cain and Abel.
112: Caliphate.
113: Cave of Thawr (Ghar al-Thawr).
114: Charity in Islam.
115: Chastity (Iffat).
116: Children&#x0027;s Rights in Islam.
117: Christianity.
118: Church.
119: Circumambulation.
120: Circumcision.
121: Civilization.
122: Collective (Communal) Prayers.
123: Commons.
124: Community (Umma).
125: Companions.
126: Compulsion (Ikrah).
127: Concubine.
128: Conquest (Fatah).
129: Consensus (Ijma).
130: Constitution.
131: Constitution of Medina.
132: Contract.
133: Conversion (Ihtida).
134: Creation (Khalq).
135: Creed.
136: Crescent.
137: Cross.
138: Crusades.
139: Curse.
140: Dajjal.
141: Damascus.
142: Dar al-Arqam.
143: Dar al-Nadwa (House of Council).
144: Darfur.
145: David (Dawood).
146: Da&#x0027;wah.
147: Death (Mawt).
148: Death, Appointed Day of (Ajal).
149: Decency.
150: Declaration of Faith/Word of Tawhid.
151: Depravity.
152: Derwish.
153: Dhikr (Ritual Utterance).
154: Dhimmi.
155: Dhul-kifl.
156: Divorce.
157: Donation.
158: Dreams.
159: Druze.
160: Ebru Art.
161: Egypt.
162: Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
163: Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast).
164: Elias.
165: Emancipation.
166: Emigration.
167: Esoteric Interpretation in Islam.
168: Eternity.
169: Ethics.
170: Ethiopia.
171: Etiquette/Code (Adab al-Muashara).
172: Eve.
173: Evil Eye.
174: Exegesis (Tafsir).
175: Expiation (Kaffarah).
176: Extravagance.
177: Extremism in Islam.
Other Backmatter.

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