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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, and outlines the rights ...
Primary. A fragment of Sūrat an-Nisā' – a chapter of Islam's sacred text entitled 'Women' – featuring the Persian, Arabic, and Kufic scripts. Islam views men and women as equal before God, and the Quran underlines that man and woman were "created of a single soul" (4:1, [ 15] 39:6 [ 16] and elsewhere).
The revealed books are the records which Muslims believe were dictated by God to various Islamic prophets throughout the history of mankind, all these books promulgated the code and laws of Islam. The belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam and Muslims must believe in all the scriptures to be a Muslim. Islam speaks of ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson ( / ɑːˈjɑːn ˈhɪərsi ˈɑːli /; Dutch: [aːˈjaːn ˈɦiːrsi ˈaːli] ⓘ; Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali: Ayān Ḥirsi 'Alī ; [ 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 ...
World Muslimah, [1] [2] also known as Miss World Muslimah ( Arabic: ملكة جمال العالم مسلمه; Persian: دوشیزه جهان مسلمان), [3] is an international beauty pageant and awards event for young Muslim women who are judged to have shown dedication, reputation and concern for Islamic values and community development.
Islam. Islam ( / ˈɪzlɑːm, ˈɪzlæm / IZ-la (h)m; [ 7] Arabic: ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized : al-Islām, IPA: [alʔɪsˈlaːm], lit. 'submission [to the will of God]') is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Became atheists. Mina Ahadi, founder of the Central Council of Ex-Muslims. Javed Akhtar, noted Indian writer and lyricist. Sarah Haider, cofounder of Ex-Muslims of North America. Ismail Kadare, noted Albanian writer. Maryam Namazie, cofounder of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. Armin Navabi, founder of Atheist Republic, about leaving Islam.
The word Mosalman ( Persian: مسلمان, alternatively Mussalman) is a common equivalent for Muslim used in Central and South Asia. In English it was sometimes spelled Mussulman and has become archaic in usage; however, cognates of this word remain the standard term for "Muslim" in various other European languages.