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Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
Depending on their schedules, Muslims usulally don't need to perform all five prayers whilst at work...
Answered on 15 Jun 2018 (1 Answer)
Dictionaries are typically aimed at the layperson - I've yet to see a serious academic rely on them ...
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The term "infidel" originates in the 15th century from the Latin "infidelis" or the French "infidele...
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Any observant Muslim would consider him or herself to be Shari'a-adherent. It is impossible to find ...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
The Gulistan, by Persian poet Sa'di is excellent.Apart from Sa'adi, the names of Rumi and Hafiz spri...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
Yes anyone can become a Muslim theologically speaking (accepted as a believer on the day of judgemen...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
I will have a go at translating this one from Abu Tammam d 845 AD: A sword is more truthful than b...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
In the Qur'an, two of God's ninety-nine names include "the Judge" and "the Just." Muslims believe th...
Answered on 21 Jun 2018 (1 Answer)
I think the answer lies in the dogmatic and historical view that has formed namely the "freedom to i...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
No exact figures exist on the total number of Muslims in the U.S. in general since the U.S. Census c...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
Adam built the original Ka'bah and that Prophets Abraham and his son Ismail re-built it. The ceiling...
Answered on 19 Jun 2018 (1 Answer)
Robert Kaplan (American) and Margaret MacMillan (Canadian) are pretty objective. Stratfor's analysis...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (2 Answers)
Dr Shadee al-Masry observes: "I'm suspicious about co-opting or entering into the secular activist f...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building covered with a black cloth in Mecca that Muslims believe was bui...
Answered on 23 Dec 2018 (1 Answer)
This is because the Muslim ritual prayer is very physical in nature, involving standing, bowing and ...
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