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The Hijri year ( Arabic: سَنة هِجْريّة) or era ( التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar. It begins its count from the Islamic New Year in which Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Yathrib (now Medina) in 622 CE. This event, known as the Hijrah, is commemorated in ...
The Isma'ili ( / ˌɪzmɑːˈɪliː /) [ 10] get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor ( imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelver Shia, who accept Musa al-Kadhim, the younger brother of Isma'il, as the true Imām.
Minhaj ul Muslimeen is an Islamic encyclopedia for all matters in the life of a Muslim. The book was initially compiled by Masood Ahmad. The book draws on the Quran and Sunnah. It was published in Urdu with Arabic citations. The book can be downloaded in pdf format from the internet. References. Download/View Minhaj-ul-Muslimeen
Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff) – former Southern Baptist preacher who converted to Islam while attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity. [ 5] Hamza Ali Abbasi – former Pakistani actor, converted to Islam from atheism. [ 6] Abd Al Malik (born Régis Fayette-Mikano) – French rapper and poet. [ 7]
Different sources give different lists of the 99 names. The following list is based on the one found in the Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (9th century), which is the most commonly known. [citation needed] Other hadiths, such as those of al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi or Ibn ʿAsākir, have variant lists.
Ahad ( Persian: احد) ( Hebrew: אחד) ( Arabic: احد) ( Urdu: احد) is a Middle Eastern given forename primarily used by Muslims [1] and Jews. It is also used as a family name (surname) (e.g. Oli Ahad ). Ahad is usually used in the Middle East, and it means "Unique".
The ism ( اسم) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatima". Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character. For example, Muhammad means 'Praiseworthy' and Ali means 'Exalted' or 'High'.
I learned it much later, when I began to read literary and religious Urdu texts. ... The relevant word that I learned growing up was purdah. And I learned the word and its many meanings in the observed practice of the various female members of my middle-class family in Bara Banki, a small town in north India.