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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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Are Islamic bonds or sukuks now dead and buried | Opalesque ...: From Arabianmoneynet The enormous bad publicit.. http://bit.ly/6Bs08R
amaniMONEY (amanimoney) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:28:21 -0000
Are Islamic bonds or sukuks now dead and buried | Opalesque ...: From Arabianmoneynet The enormous bad publicit.. http://bit.ly/6Bs08R
Funny Doll says "islam is the light" - Islamic Awakening Forums: It is He who has sent his messenger with guidance ... http://bit.ly/6QMxJq
wonderofthis (david brockman) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:44 -0000
Funny Doll says "islam is the light" - Islamic Awakening Forums: It is He who has sent his messenger with guidance ... http://bit.ly/6QMxJq
RT @spedteacher So today one of my Islamic students gives Jewish me a Christmas present. Man, I love America.<-this makes me smile!
sierrawren (Barb L.) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:17:53 -0000
RT @spedteacher So today one of my Islamic students gives Jewish me a Christmas present. Man, I love America.<-this makes me smile!
Update: IFB:- Islamic insurance sector urged to pursue innovation http://bit.ly/8MeLZW #hedgesandfunds
Hedgesandfunds (Hedges) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:15:41 -0000
Update: IFB:- Islamic insurance sector urged to pursue innovation http://bit.ly/8MeLZW #hedgesandfunds
Update: IFB:- Italy's Generali eyes Islamic insurance venture http://bit.ly/92PnvH #hedgesandfunds
Hedgesandfunds (Hedges) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:15:39 -0000
Update: IFB:- Italy's Generali eyes Islamic insurance venture http://bit.ly/92PnvH #hedgesandfunds
Update: IFB:- Generali, Qatar Islamic Bank study Takaful joint venture http://bit.ly/7oBtJW #hedgesandfunds
Hedgesandfunds (Hedges) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:15:38 -0000
Update: IFB:- Generali, Qatar Islamic Bank study Takaful joint venture http://bit.ly/7oBtJW #hedgesandfunds
Andalusian Architecture - Nofal Ahmad Al-Abdulali, a Kuwaiti student at the University of Kansas, provides an illustrated history of the Islamic conquest of Spain and the monumental buildings that sprang from it.
Arabic and Islamic Architecture - Articles and a list of reviewed and rated related links from Suite 101.
Meta Description: [ This topic will cover Arab and Islamic architecture found throughout the world. I'm interested in not only historical buildings but also contemporary buildings and present trends. ]
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Architecture of Isfahan - Beautiful photography enhances this tour around the Iranian city notable for the Grand Mosque and other buildings around the Great Square, a World Heritage site. By Thomas Rochford of Anglia Polytechnic University.
Early Islamic Tiles - An on-line exhibition of 14th-17th century decorative tiles collected in 1880-86 by Lockwood de Forest. Scholarly comments by Anthony Slayter-Ralph. Biography of de Forest.
Meta Description: [ An extraordinary collection of 15/18th. century Islamic ceramic tiles purchased by Lockwood de Forest in the 1880's in Damascus to be used in the interior design projects of Louis Comfort Tiffany. ]
Islamic Architecture - Images and information on outstanding mosques and other examples of monumental Islamic architecture in Spain, the Middle East, India and North Africa, from Great Buildings Online.
Meta Description: [ Islamic Architecture in the Great Buildings Online. ]
Islamic Architecture - An introduction to Islamic architecture and illustrated descriptions and histories of notable mosques and monuments, together with links to Amazon for the purchase of related books.
Meta Description: [ Islamic architecture website contains illustrated descriptions and reviews of a large number of mosques, palaces and monuments. The site also features illustrated essays on Islamic art, covering calligraphy, carpets, geometry/floral patterns, metal work, pottery, wood work and techniques such as ... ]
Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library - Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives.
Islamic Architecture in India - Images and historical notes from Shishir Thadani, part of Image India, illustrating the development of Islamic architecture in India.
Meta Description: [ Islamic Architecture in India, Mosques, tombs, and other islamic monuments in India ]
Islamic Architecture: An Appreciation - Sakar Datoo explains the development of Islamic architecture, with references. Part of Ismaili Web.
Islamic Art Network - The Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation provides material on Islamic art and architecture including photographs of Islamic monuments in Cairo.
Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures - Overview of a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Prof. Nasser Rabbat. Illustrated outline history of Islamic architecture.
Meta Description: [ islamic architecture, MIT, Nasser Rabbat, Aga Khan Program in Islamic Architecture, AKPIA ]
Shalimar - Supplies an illustrated history of Islamic architecture from the 7th to the 17th century, with bibliography, glossary and timeline.
Wonders of Az-Zahra and other Andalusian Palaces - Essay by Dr. A. Zahoor on the extravagant pleasure palaces built in the 10th century by Islamic potentates in Spain.
Meta Description: [ Az-Zahra' was built in the tenth century. ]
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