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The Muslim World League (MWL; Arabic: رابطة العالم الاسلامي, romanized: Rabitat al-Alam al-Islami [ra:bitˤat al ʕa:lami al isla:mij]) is an international Islamic [1] NGO based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia that promotes what it calls the true message of Islam by advancing moderate values that promote peace, tolerance and love.
Throughout the Muslim world, there are sorcerers, fortune tellers and traditional healers; many are in violation of interpretations of the Shari’ah (Islamic law). This leads the magicians or healers that use magic or witchcraft into the realm of major Shirk which refers to the association of a partner with Allah, the summoning other than God ...
Astrolabe with angular scale : The astrolabe, originally invented some time between 200 and 150 BC, was further developed in the medieval Islamic world, where Muslim astronomers introduced angular scales to the design, [10] adding circles indicating azimuths on the horizon.
Moslema in style fashion show in Kuala Lumpur. Today the Islamic Fashion market is still in its early development stage; however, according to the numbers provided by the Global Islamic Economy Indicator [5] the dynamics will rapidly change: Muslim consumers spent an estimated $266bn on clothing in 2014, a number that is projected to grow up to $484bn by 2019.
Learned Muslim captives played a very important role in the spread of Arabic science and philosophy over the Christian world. [21] The liberation of Muslim slaves was a state affair and elevated the popular esteem of the sovereign government. Muslim slaves were either freed or exchanged through special legislation and international treaties. [22]
Some Muslim female athletes also see their athletic success as an opportunity to challenge the way non-Muslim communities view Muslim women. For example, mountain climber Leila Bahrami called her successful ascent of Mount Everest a way to "show the world" that Muslim women are capable rather than "limited". [39]
According to the Charter of the International Economic Summit “Russia-Islamic World: KazanSummit”, the aim of the Summit is a strengthening trade, economic, scientific, technical, social and cultural ties of the Republic of Tatarstan and members countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, as well as to promote the development of Islamic financial system institutions in the ...
First year of Islamic calendar. 623: January— Constitution of Medina. Establishment of the first Islamic state. 624: Battle of Badr. Expulsion of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Medina. The direction of prayer is converted from Jerusalem to Mecca. 624: Death of Ruqayyah daughter of Muhammad and wife of Uthman. 625: Battle of Uhud.