days which Muslims celebrate. Al-Hijra (1 Muharram) The Islamic New Year’s Day. This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. This was the beginning of the growth of Islam into a world faith. The Muslim calendar counts dates from the Hijra‚ which is why Muslim dates have the suffix A.H. (After Hijra). There is no specific religious ritual required on this day‚ but Muslims will think about the general meaning of Hijra
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t © 2010-2012 Noorbakhshia Youth Federation(NYF) Pakistan. All Rights Reserved. Islam in Baltistan Shah-e-Hamdan whom we hold in great esteem as a great mystic of the Muslim world and messenger of peace‚ played a pivotal role in bringing a revolutionary change and transformation in Baltistan. The mystic came to Baltistan at a time when there was not a single Muslim in Baltistan. All the people of this region were the followers of buddisum. Shah-e-Hamdan is the first Islamic preacher who for the
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JUSTICE (ADL‚ INSAAF): Justice means fairness‚ equity or righteousness. To be treated equally or justly is the inborn right of all human beings. That is why Islam has given utmost importance to justice. The importance of justice can be revealed through following verses and ahadiths: VERSES OF QURAN: 1) O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice‚ as witnesses to Allah‚ even as against yourselves‚ or your parents‚ or your kin‚ and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can
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scholars during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt‚ and closely tied to Hermes Trismegistus‚ likely a combination of the Egyptian god Thoth‚ and Greek god Hermes (Budge 414-415). The transmission of alchemy to Medieval Europe is believed to have occurred in the early twelfth century‚ with Robert of Chester serving as one of the earliest translators of Arabic texts and knowledge that Spain‚ under Moorish control at the time‚ and Italy were exposed to (Holmyard‚
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inhabitants) and the Christian settlers from Luzon and Visayas. Arrival of Islam The arrival of Islam at the Moroland was in the year 1210 AC‚ that is more than three centuries before the arrival of Christianity brought by Ferdinand Magellan (a Portuguese who was then working for Spain) to the region in the year 1521 AC. Islam was introduced to the Moros by some Arab merchants and Islamic missionaries. Very soon after the arrival of Islam‚ the Islamic Sultanates were founded under the reign of the Moro Sultans
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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo SCI 230 Introduction to Life Science There are numerous Monuments all around the world. The monuments in Kosovo have been around since Medieval times and are in need of repair since being damaged from the ongoing war. We need to get the Serbian clergy to co-operate with the Kosovo government to get them to make all of the needed repair. With the help of investors and donations from the public we can make this happen. Right now there are four monuments listed
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In Medieval times‚ fashion for men and women were not the same as fashion in modern day. Fashion in the Medieval times remained generally the same‚ as in Modern day the fashion trends tend to change often. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ the characters introduced have certain clothing and colors that would have a meaning in the Medieval times‚ though compared to Modern day fashion styles‚ the clothes really have no meaning to them. Modern day societies have drastically changed their
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The bagpipe‚ though still widely used and recognized‚ is one of mankind’s oldest musical instruments. The bagpipe’s early ancestors can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt‚ Babylonia‚ as well as Mesopotamia. Those early versions were reed-sounding single-pipes or double-pipes. These pipes are also known chanters. The basic means of sound producing comes from the vibrating of a reed or double reed on the chanter under the pressure of the breath. The double-pipes are thought by some to have
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INTRODUCTION Science (Latin‚ scientia‚ from scire‚ “to know”)‚ term used in its broadest sense to denote systematized knowledge in any field‚ but usually applied to the organization of objectively verifiable sense experience. The pursuit of knowledge in this context is known as pure science‚ to distinguish it from applied science‚ which is the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge‚ and from technology‚ through which applications are realized. For additional information‚ see separate
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Huraikan kepentingan dan peranan yang dimainkan oleh institusi kewangan semasa dari perspektif Muamalat Islam. Islamic Financial Institutions play great roles to maintain economic stability‚ providing syariah compliance services and to create socio economic balance through wealth distribution. In current days‚ these cannot be achieved by a single financial institution‚ however it needs cooperation and support from all Islamic institutions which play different functions such as the banks‚ the baitulmal
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