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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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Taqiyya, Islamic Unity in T&Thttp://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=39708691337&topic=11367
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I never realized how Byzantine the Filthydelfia city hall is .. Looks Islamic by today's standards #interesting
Jeremycrow4life (Jeremy Crow) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:49:43 -0000
I never realized how Byzantine the Filthydelfia city hall is .. Looks Islamic by today's standards #interesting
The UN Security Council approved an arms embargo and other sanctions against Eritrea Wednesday for supplying weapons to Islamic insurgents
thepartyking (Party King) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:48:24 -0000
The UN Security Council approved an arms embargo and other sanctions against Eritrea Wednesday for supplying weapons to Islamic insurgents
RT @TheBeowulf: Islamic Terror Grows in Latin America http://post.ly/G5oa
bluedevildavey (Jo Ellen Davey Cohen) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:46:02 -0000
RT @TheBeowulf: Islamic Terror Grows in Latin America http://post.ly/G5oa
Funny SMS Forum > Islamic SMS and Eid Mubarak SMS : Shia / Muharram SMS Collection: Author:.. http://bit.ly/4WielX
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Funny SMS Forum > Islamic SMS and Eid Mubarak SMS : Shia / Muharram SMS Collection: Author:.. http://bit.ly/4WielX
Art of the Mamluks - Illustrated outline of this book by Dr. Esin Atil on the arts on the Mamluk empire of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine from 1250 AD, hosted by Islamicity. Illuminated manuscripts and metalwork.
Detroit Institute of Arts: Islamic Art - An account of the art of the Seljuks and Mamluks, illustrated by photographs of objects from the permanent collection.
Islamic Art - Linda Komaroff, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, describes the development of Islamic art and the historical and cultural traditions from which it emerged. Includes history, periods, images, dynasties, glossary and maps.
Meta Description: [ Gateway to the collection of Islamic art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA. ]
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Nour Foundation - Describes the huge Khalili Collection of Islamic Art: more than 20,000 objects coving some 1400 years. Exhibitions and publications.
Meta Description: [ The Khalili Collections of Islamic, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish Textile Art ]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art - An illustrated overview of the museum's collection of nearly 12,000 objects, including calligraphy, ceramics, textiles, glass, and metalwork for both sacred and secular realms.
Meta Description: [ The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection contains more than two million works of art ranging from medieval armor and european paintings to the world renowned Costume Institute. ]
University of Alabama: Mosques Around the World - Painted representations of mosques by Chinese artist Sean Wang, with attention on details of Islamic architechture.
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