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Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, which adherents believe was sent by God through Muhammad. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims (Arabic: ), believe Muhammad to have been God's (Arabic: ) final prophet; most of them see the historic record of the actions and teachings of Muhammad related in the Hadith as indispensable tools for interpreting the Qur'an.
Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is considered an Abrahamic religion. With a total of approximately 1.4 billion adherents, Islam is the second-largest religion in the world.
Secular historians place Islam's beginnings during the late 7th century in Arabia. Under the leadership of Muhammad and his successors, Islam rapidly spread by religious conversion and military conquest. - "One must remember that we are talking about the Muslim expansion, not Arab conquests. The expansion of Islam was as much, or perhaps much more, a matter of religious conversion than it was of military conquest." Today followers of Islam may be found throughout the world, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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Azerbaijan to sign agreements worth $200m with Islamic Development Bank: http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=174442
AhlulBaytAgency (Mohd) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:50:05 -0000
Azerbaijan to sign agreements worth $200m with Islamic Development Bank: http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=174442
Report: Islamic terror rising as al-Qaida fades http://bit.ly/6d0HRW #tcot
samishamieh (Sami Shamieh) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:48:33 -0000
Report: Islamic terror rising as al-Qaida fades http://bit.ly/6d0HRW #tcot
Islamic Education VS Modern Education By: Imdad Ulhaq http://bit.ly/4S2hLV #education
montessoristuff (Nafisa Juzer) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:47:56 -0000
Islamic Education VS Modern Education By: Imdad Ulhaq http://bit.ly/4S2hLV #education
Gold slightly recovered yesterday, but still looking weak. Visit al bogari Islamic Gold Web for complete Report http://tinyurl.com/yfyvr7w
Ramambat (Ramkumar) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:46:53 -0000
Gold slightly recovered yesterday, but still looking weak. Visit al bogari Islamic Gold Web for complete Report http://tinyurl.com/yfyvr7w
Gold slightly recovered yesterday, but still looking weak. Visit al bogari Islamic Gold Web for complete Report http://tinyurl.com/yfyvr7w
abIslamicGold (abIslamicGold) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:46:53 -0000
Gold slightly recovered yesterday, but still looking weak. Visit al bogari Islamic Gold Web for complete Report http://tinyurl.com/yfyvr7w
Nakheel: Islamic bond funds sent through paying agent: ... of investment, referring to the payment. "The d.. http://bit.ly/5XmJxZ
amaniMONEY (amanimoney) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:46:47 -0000
Nakheel: Islamic bond funds sent through paying agent: ... of investment, referring to the payment. "The d.. http://bit.ly/5XmJxZ
Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Aims to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Islamic culture as expressed through architecture. Submission and award procedures, calendar, steering committee and master jury.
Meta Description: [ The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Home Page. ]
Amar Center for Architecture - Offers information about the organization and several restoration and renovation projects.
Arch Net - An online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world. Includes an extensive image collection.
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Bait-ul-Futuh - Western Europe's largest mosque, opened October 2003 in London. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community provides particulars, photographs and a press release.
Meta Description: [ Ahmadiyyat ]
Canadian Islamic Center Al-Jamieh - Virtual tour of the planned new building.
Delights of Muslim Architecture - BBC News reports on the seven winning projects of the Aga Khan Architecture Award - established to encourage traditional Muslim architecture.
Meta Description: [ The seven winning projects of the Aga Khan Architecture Award - established to encourage traditional Muslim architecture - have been presented with their prizes. ]
Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre - Issues from 1984 to 2000 are available in the ArchNet Digital Library.
Muqarnas - An annual publication on Islamic art and architecture. Issues 1 to 11 (1983-1997) are available in the ArchNet Digital Library.
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture - At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University promotes research and teaching in Islamic art, architecture, and urbanism.
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