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Islamic studies. v. t. e. In Islam, nikah ( Arabic: نِكَاح, romanized :nikāḥ) is a contract exclusively between a man and woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. A formal, binding contract – verbal or on paper [1] – is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage ...
Globalization and Muslim women returning from diasporas has influenced Pakistani women's purdah practice in areas outside of religious significance. One major influence is the desire to be modern and keep up with the latest fashions, or refusal to do so as a source of autonomy and power. [17]
Turban. Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan wearing a turban in 1911. A turban (from Persian دوربند, durband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. [1] Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found ...
Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized :Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham ...
Common Islamic burial rituals. Burial rituals should normally take place as soon as possible and include: [5] Collective bathing of the dead body, [6] except in extraordinary circumstances, as in the battle of Uhud. [7] Enshrouding the dead body in a white cotton or linen cloth. [8] Funeral prayer ( صلاة الجنازة ).
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...
v. t. e. Ibn Taymiyya [a] ( Arabic: ٱبْن تَيْمِيَّة; 22 January 1263 – 26 September 1328) [11] was a Sunni Muslim scholar, [12] [13] [14] jurist, [15] [16] traditionist, ascetic, and proto-Salafi [b] and iconoclastic theologian. [17] [14] He is known for his diplomatic involvement with the Ilkhanid ruler Ghazan Khan at the ...
The Mahdi(Arabic: ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: al-Mahdī, lit. 'the Guided') is a figure in Islamic eschatologywho is believed to appear at the End of Timesto rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad, who will appear shortly before Jesus. The Mahdi is mentioned in several canonical compilations of ...