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    Islamic Golden Age

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     Muslim scholars Ibn Rushd and Ibn Sina were primarily responsible for saving the works of Aristotle‚ whose ideas would later dominate both the Christian and Muslim worlds.[4]  Inventions that emerged from the Islamic world include the discovery of citric acid (Jābir ibn Hayyān)‚ arabesque architecture‚ the minaret‚ the bridge mill‚ the vertical-axle windmill‚ teaching hospitals‚ marching bands

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    ISLAMIC GLOSSARY Alphabet Word Meaning A Al-asharatu mubashshirun The ten people that were given the glad tiddings of assurance of entering paradise. They were Abu Bakr‚ Umar‚ Ali‚ Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf‚ Abu Ubaydah ibn Al-Jarrah‚ Talhah ibn Ubaydullah‚ Az-Aubayr ibn al-Awwam‚ Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas‚ Sa’id ibn Zayd Al-asma al-husna Literally meaning the ‘most excellent names’ used of God‚ express his greatness and paramountey‚ holiness‚ and the perfection and absoluteness of all His attributes Al-hamdu

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    gradually cited and replace the secondary source citations. [pic] "There is nothing prohibited except that which God prohibits ... To declare something permitted prohibited is like declaring something prohibited permitted." Ibn Qayyim[1] [pic] I. Introduction The Qur ’an categorically prohibits riba. However‚ since there is no unanimity about the definition or scope of this prohibition‚ we will use the original term riba throughout this essay. In the

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    1100 years‚ as various peoples began controlling different parts of the Arabian Peninsula‚ a drifting away from the teachings of Islam was apparent. Then‚ in the mid 1700s‚ Saudi ruler Muhammad ibn Saud‚ from the Saud dynasty‚ forged an alliance with a religious reformer named Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Ibn Abd al-Wahhab was discontent with the growing disregard for Islamic teachings in Arabia. He taught that the people should return to strict observance and

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    this branch of science be used in determining the beginning and end of the month of Ramadan. As for astrology‚ this is haram (unlawful) and nothing but lies. The Unseen is known only by Almighty Allah. Responding to the question‚ Dr. Husam al-Din Ibn Musa `Afana‚ a Professor of the Principles of Fiqh at Al-Quds University‚ Palestine‚ states the following: “First of all‚ it is worth noting that the Arabs knew astronomy a long time ago. They would predict time through observing the movements of stars

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    The Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali‚ is an Iranian bronze; cast‚ engraved‚ chased‚ pierced Overall. H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm) L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm) W. 9 in‚ currently present in the Islamic Art section‚ in the Iranian area on a two foot high platform‚ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The item was made for a Prince Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi‚ it is both decorative and functional as an incense

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    women. They wrote that mothers and household women had a part of the shura (an Arabic word for consultation) that helped shape politics and made easier decisions on military issues for the king. The Amazigh (Berber) commander Yusuf Ibn Tashufin‚ who brought Abdullah Ibn Buluggin ’s forces to its end‚ relied on his wife Zaynab’s strategic advices (“City of Lights”: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain). It is worth mentioning that women ’s opinions were important and taken

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    1.0. Introduction Madhhab is Muslim schools of thought that are focusing on the law or fiqh (religious jurisprudence). In the first 150 years of Islam‚ there were many such "schools". In fact‚ several of the companion of the prophet Muhammad SAW‚ are credited with founding their own. But these schools were gradually consolidated or discarded so that there are currently four recognized schools. The differences between these schools of thought manifest in some practical and philosophical differences

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    A philospher named Ibn Khaldun of Tunis illistrates the process of urbanization and how the rough and savergery of the Arabs fade away after generations and become soft. Ibn starts with how urban life begins. He says the age of the state rarely exceeds three generations‚...that is forty years or the time of full growth and development. I dont think

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    Introduction to Philosophy David Hume was aiming at understanding reasonableness and meaningfulness of religion in his work “Dialogues concerning natural religion”. In order to be certain about represented beliefs in religion‚ Hume illustrated his thoughts through series of dialogues between three main characters. Each character symbolize three different ideologies: Demea shows tolerance to religious beliefs and claims that our understanding is limited to know anything about God; on the other hand

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