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In Unicode: ( U+262A ☪ STAR AND CRESCENT ) Allah. Means "God" in Arabic and used by Muslims worldwide irrespective of the language spoken. The word written in Islamic calligraphy is widely used as a symbol of Islam in the Muslim world. In Unicode: ( U+FDF2 ﷲ ARABIC LIGATURE ALLAH ISOLATED FORM ) Shahadah.
In ancient Indian society, "practices that restricted women's social mobility and behavior" existed but the arrival of Islam in India "intensified these Hindu practices, and by the 19th century purdah was the customary practice of high-caste Hindu and elite communities throughout India."
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam ( Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
Al-Fatiha ( Arabic: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ, romanized : al-Fātiḥa, lit. 'the Opening') is the first chapter ( sura) of the Quran. It consists of seven verses ( ayat) which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy. [ 1] Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as salah.
In 1956, the elected parliament formally adopted the name Islamic Republic of Pakistan, declaring Islam as the official religion. National language (lingua franca) Urdu [32] Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan.
OCLC. 20121408. LC Class. BF1771 .B8 Arab. Shams al-Ma'arif or Shams al-Ma'arif wa Lata'if al-'Awarif[ a] is a 13th-century grimoire centered on Arabic magic by Ahmad al-Buni. It is claimed to be a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. The book is a patchwork of bits and pieces of Al-Buni's authentic works, and texts by other authors. [ 1]
An Islamic flag is the flag either representing an Islamic Caliphate, religious order, state, civil society, military force or other entity associated with Islam. Islamic flags have a distinct history due to the Islamic prescription on aniconism, making particular colours, inscriptions or symbols such as crescent-and-star popular choices.
See media help. " Qaumī Tarānāh " ( Urdu: قومی ترانہ, pronounced [ˈqɔːmiː təˈɾaːna]; lit. "National Anthem" ), also known by its incipit " Pāk Sarzamīn " ( پاک سرزمین, pronounced [ˈpɑːk ˈsəɾzəmiːn]; "Thy Sacred Land" ), is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of ...