HISTORY: The Alhambra in Granada‚ Spain‚ is distinct among medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning‚ complex decorative programs‚ and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. The Alhambra‚ an abbreviation of the Arabic: Qal’at al-Hamra‚ or red fort‚ was built by the Nasrid Dynasty (1232-1492)- the last Muslims to rule in Spain. The Palacio del Partal (Partal Palace) was built in the early 14th century and is also known as the Portico (Portico Palace) because of the portico formed by
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Ghosh‚ A. “ Taxila.” Ancient India 4 (1947–1948). New Delhi: Archeological Department‚ Government Press. Ghurye‚ G. S. Indian Costume. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan‚ 1951. INDIA Goswamy‚ B. N. Indian Costume. Ahmedabad: Calico Textile Museum‚ 1993. Ibn Battuta ‚ Mohammad-ibn’Abd Allah. Travels in Asia and Africa 1325–1354. Translated by H.A.R. Gibb. New York: McBride‚ 1929. Kramrisch‚ Stella. Indian Sculpture. Reprint‚ Delhi: Motilal Banarsi Das‚ 1981. (Originally published in 1933.) Thapar‚ Romila. History
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Bibliography: Al-BayhaqÊ‚ AbË Bakr AÍmad ibn al-×usayn. (1410 AH). Vol. 2‚ Shu‘ab al-ÔmÉn [Branches of Faith]. BayrËt: DÉr al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah. BihÉrÊ‚ MuÍib AllÉh. ×Éshiyat Musallam al-ThubËt [Marginalia on the Flawless Evidence]. MS. Or. 350. University of Leipzig Library‚ downloaded from
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skip to main | skip to sidebar Al-Gurabah Blog Archive 2009 (8) August (8) Amazing facts in the QURAN The Sign of God Fresh Water in Ocean Depth The Fly and Bee in the QURAN Ants in Quran Al-Quran and Astronomy Scientific miracle of Al-Qur’an Planet Earth Monday‚ 24 August 2009 Amazing facts in the QURAN Top of Form Bottom of Form Miracle of Islam and Miracle of Quran Miracle of Islam Content 1. Miracle of Islam : Informs people about articles of God‚ name of Allah
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[Tirmidhi] 5. Providing food for breaking the fast. “Whoever provides food for breaking of the fast for a fasting person receives the reward of the fasting person‚ without the reward of the fasting person being reduced in any way.” [Tirmidhi & Ibn Majah] 6. Standing in prayer on Laylatul Qadr. “Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months.” [Quran 97:3] So it is‚ superior to approx 83 years of worship! Subhaanallah most do not even live for that long! 7. Millions of Good deeds
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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF POLYGAMY IN ISLAM‚ AND MUHAMMAD REGARDING THE SAME. ARGUMENTS POSED IN DEFENSE OF ISLAM: Polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse. Polygamy can be of two types. One is polygyny where a man marries more than one woman‚ and the other is polyandry‚ where a woman marries more than one man. In Islam‚ limited polygyny (up till four wives) is permitted; whereas polyandry is completely prohibited. RESPONSE: I agree with your definitions
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Status of Women in Other civilizations And in Islam Outline i) Introduction ii) Status women in other civilizations A. Status of women in Hinduism 1. Misanthropic practices in Hinduism a. Sati b. Polyandry B. Status of women in the Athenian civilization C. Status of women in the Roman civilization D. Status of women in Judaism E. Status of women in Christianity iii) Status of women in Islam A. The spiritual aspect of Islam a. Equality B. The social aspect of women in Islam a.
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the Seljuk Turks who were Sunni Muslims run very high. The Arab historian Ali Ibn Tahir Al-Sulami believed that the loss of Jerusalem was attributed to the “enmity and hatred that grew among them (Muslims) and their enemies felt a new desire to drive them from their lands and thus assuage their own greed.” In addition to the division of the Muslim empire‚ conflict within each Caliphate was a very common occurrence. Ibn Al-Athir credits those internal classes as the reason for Kergobah’s loss. “The
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places where Muslims had to go to make religious pilgrimages. Ibn Jubayr‚ a Spanish Muslim traveler and geographer‚ said that Damascus was an important religious city because Allah gave Jesus and his mother refuge in Damascus which brought the city great honor (Doc 1). Al-Ya’qubi‚ Arab historian and geographer‚ explained the importance of the pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims‚ which citizens of Syria were forbidden to make because Abdullah ibn Zubayr tended to seize the caliph’s citizens while on their
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The Dome of the Rock known as Qubbat As-Sakhrah‚ found in Jerusalem‚ was built by the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik between AD 687 and 691. Engineers‚ Raja ibn Haywah‚ a muslim theologian from Beit She’an‚ and Yazid Ibn Salam‚ a non-Arab and a Jerusalem native‚ were tasked to build the Dome of the Rock. Historically‚ it is one of the most iconic monumental buildings in the early Islamic history and is an excellent artistic creation of mankind. It became the symbol of unity of the three monotheistic
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