Tag: Islam

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [70.1] One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall[70.2] The unbelievers-- there is none to avert it--[70.3] From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.[70.4] To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is f...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 An Age Of Learning And Artistic Refinement The avid interest in Muslim ideas and material culture displayed byEuropean knights and merchants who journeyed to the centers of Islamiccivilization in this era cautions us against placing too great an emphasis o...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [87.1] Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,[87.2] Who creates, then makes complete,[87.3] And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),[87.4] And Who brings forth herbage,[87.5] Then makes it dried up, du...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [53.1] I swear by the star when it goes down.[53.2] Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;[53.3] Nor does he speak out of desire.[53.4] It is naught but revelation that is revealed,[53.5] The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,[53.6] ...

[Quran; 2:125] We have rendered the shrine (the Ka`aba) a focal point for the people, and a safe sanctuary. You may use Abraham's shrine as a prayer house. We commissioned Abraham and Ismail: "You shall purify My house for those who visit, those who live there, and those who bow and prostrate." The...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [74.1] O you who are clothed![74.2] Arise and warn,[74.3] And your Lord do magnify,[74.4] And your garments do purify,[74.5] And uncleanness do shun,[74.6] And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,[74.7] And for the sake of yo...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 The Spread Of Islam To Southeast Asia The spread of Islam to various parts of coastal India set the stage forits further expansion to island Southeast Asia. As we have seen, Arab tradersand sailors regularly visited the ports of Southeast Asia long before ...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Author: Stearns, Peter N.Date: 1992s Arabia Before The Prophet Islam produced one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known. While Europe wallowed in the mire of the Dark Ages, Islam produced advances in science, mathematics, literature, medicine, archit...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [32.1] Alif Lam Mim.[32.2] The revelation of the Book, there is no doubt in it, is from the Lord of the worlds.[32.3] Or do they say: He has forged it? Nay! it is the truth from your Lord that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002The Mosque As A Symbol Of Islamic Civilization From one end of the Islamic world to the other, Muslim towns and citiescould (and can today) be readily identified by the domes and minarets of themosques where the faithful were (and are) called to prayer five...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [57.1] Whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares the glory of Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.[57.2] His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death; and He has power over all things.[57.3] He is the Fi...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [4.1] O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of ano...