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Nahdlatul Ulama (Indonesian pronunciation: [nahˈdatʊl ʊˈlama], lit. 'Revival of the Ulama ', NU) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership numbered over 95 million in 2021, [2] making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. [3] NU is also a charitable body funding schools and hospitals as well as organizing ...
Sarekat Islam or Syarikat Islam (lit. 'Islamic Association' [1] or 'Islamic Union'; [2] SI) was an Indonesian socio-political organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century during the Dutch colonial era. Initially, SI served as a cooperative of Muslim Javanese batik traders to compete with the Chinese-Indonesian big traders.
— Malala Yousafzai, 24 January 2009 BBC blog entry In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so. On 7 February, Yousafzai and her brother returned to their hometown of Mingora, where the streets were deserted, and there was an "eerie silence". She wrote in her blog: "We ...
On the Indian subcontinent, Islam first appeared in the southwestern tip of the peninsula, in today's Kerala state. Arabs traded with Malabar even before the birth of Muhammad. Native legends say that a group of Sahaba, under Malik Ibn Deenar, arrived on the Malabar Coast and preached Islam.
The experiences of Muslim women (Arabic: مسلمات Muslimāt, singular مسلمة Muslimah) vary widely between and within different societies. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] At the same time, their adherence to Islam is a shared factor that affects their lives to a varying degree and gives them a common identity that may serve to bridge the wide cultural ...
A manuscript of Ibn Hanbal's Islamic legal writings (Sharia), produced October 879. Hadith[b] (Arabic: حديث, romanized: ḥadīth) or athar (Arabic: أثر, ʾAṯar, lit. 'remnant' or 'effect') [4] is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson[a] (born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somali -born Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. [2][3][4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. [5 ...
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence. [2][3] Islam was introduced to Malaysia by traders arriving from Persia, Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It became firmly established in the 15th century. In the Constitution of Malaysia, Islam is granted the status of "religion of the Federation" to ...