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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.
e. Islamic holy books are certain religious scriptures that are viewed by Muslims as having valid divine significance, in that they were authored by God ( Allah) through a variety of prophets and messengers, including those who predate the Quran. Among the group of religious texts considered to be valid revelations, the three that are mentioned ...
The name "Constitution of Medina" is misleading as the text did not establish a state. [9] The name was coined by modern historians, whereas source texts just describe it as a document (kitāb, ṣaḥīfah). [10] The text was recorded by Ibn Ishaq and Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam, [1] though how they encountered the text is unclear.
Salawat ( Arabic: صَلَوَات, romanized : ṣalawāt; sg. صَلَاة, ṣalāh) or durood ( Urdu: دُرُوْد) is an Islamic complimentary Arabic phrase which contains veneration for Muhammad. This phrase is usually expressed by Muslims as part of their five daily prayers (usually during the tashahhud) and also when Muhammad's name ...
Jizya ( Arabic: جِزْيَة, romanized :jizya ), or jizyah, [ 1 ] is a type of discriminative taxation historically levied on non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Islamic law. [ 2 ] The Quran and hadiths mention jizya without specifying its rate or amount, [ 3 ] and the application of jizya varied in the course of Islamic history.
The Ashtiname of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or Testament ( Testamentum) of Muhammad, is a charter or writ granting protection and other privileges to the followers of Jesus, given to the Christian monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula. It is sealed with an imprint representing Muhammad's hand.
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.
Sayyid [a] (UK: / s aɪ ɪ d, ˈ s eɪ j ɪ d /, US: / ˈ s ɑː j ɪ d /; [6] [7] [8] Arabic: سيد; Persian:; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; [9] Arabic plural: سادة sādah; feminine: سيدة sayyidah; Persian:) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet's companion, Ali through his sons, Hasan and Husayn.