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Parent topics
- Religion [r]: Belief in, and systems of, worshipful dedication to a superhuman power or belief in the ultimate nature of existence. [e]
Subtopics
- Allah [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Al-Azhar University [r]: Located in Cairo,Egypt, while associated with conservative Sunni, generally considered the world's premier educational institution in Islamic studies [e]
- Dar al-Hab [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dar al-Islam [r]: That part of the world where Islam is dominant and government is in accordance with Sharia law [e]
- Fatwa [r]: A decree, usually ordering or forbidding action, on a point of Sharia; it is assumed to have been issued by a qualified scholar, but there is a more general acceptance that it must be accepted by a community of scholars to be valid; there is dispute if other than the issuer can revoke it [e]
- Hadith [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ijtihad [r]: In Islam, interpretation of other than infallible Qur'anic revelation; some sects believe that interpretation ended circa the 13th century while others allow interpretation by qualified jurists (alim (singular), ulema} [e]
- Jahiliyya [r]: At the most basic, the state of ignorance of Islam; according to Sayyid Qutb, the failure to accept Allah as the ultimate authority by accepting secular government [e]
- Jihad [r]: Literally meaning "struggle", a Muslim concept that can refer to an inward-directed personal process to submit to God's will, or to an external combat with the enemies of Islam [e]
- Kafir [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lailaha illalah [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Muhammad [r]: An Arab prophet and the founder of Islam (570-632 CE). [e]
- Qur'an [r]: The sacred book of Islam, consisting of revelations to Muhammad. [e]
- Salafism [r]: A strict branch of Sunni Islam, dedicated to the restoration of the Caliphate, often by means of armed jihad [e]
- Sayyid [r]: A title or name for a Muslim who can trace his ancestry to the family of the Prophet Muhammad; there are multiple variations of language and transliteration [e]
- Sharia [r]: The Muslim system of law and rule of conduct inspired by the Qur'an, the Sunna, traditional law systems, and the Hadiths. [e]
- Shirk [r]: An Arabic word literally meaning polytheism, but interpreted by some Salafist clerics, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, to include allegiance to any government, even ostensibly Islamist, which does not follow strict Sharia law. [e]
- Shi'a [r]: A Muslim who believes that the line of religious authority derives from the Household of the Prophet Muhammad (Ahl ul-bayt), through the line of his son-in-law, Imam Ali [e]
- Sufism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sunna [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sunni [r]: The main branch of Islam, which treats authority as following in the line of the first four "righteously guided" caliphs, as opposed to the Shi'ite dynastic line from the son-in-law of the Prophet [e]
- Takfir [r]: A Muslim, primarily Salafist practice of excommunication or shunning of non-observant Muslims; it may extend to killing them [e]
- Tawhid [r]: Basic Islamic belief about the oneness of God; an interpretation, Tawhid al-Hakimiyah, is important in radical Islamism [e]
- Ummah [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wahhabism [r]: A socially conservative branch of Sunni Islam, strongest in the House of Saud, which rules Saudi Arabia [e]
- Afghanistan [r]: A Islamic republic in Central Asia, with an unstable but elected government; borders China, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan [e]
- Indonesia [r]: A country in Southeast Asia. [e]
- Iran [r]: Country in the Middle East. [e]
- Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East, currently transitioning from rule by the US. [e]
- Saudi Arabia [r]: A country in the Middle East, governed by a monarchy under Islamic law, which includes the most revered sites in Islam, and also dominates the world's oil economy. [e]
