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The Sunnah: The second source of legislation

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The Sunnah (the actions, sayings and confirmations of Prophet Muhammad, salallaahu alayhi wa sallam is the second source of Islamic legislation and must be in complete agreement with the first source (i. e. the Quran). The term Sunnah comes from … Continue reading

THE ‘ABBASIDS: 6-18

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In the Middle East, during these centuries, the ‘Abbasids, after their victory over the Umayyads, had transformed the Umayyads’ Arab empire into a multinational Muslim empire. They moved the capital of the empire from Syria to Iraq, where they built … Continue reading

The islamic history : ISLAM IN SPAIN 5-18

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By the time ‘Abd al-Rahman reached Spain, the Arabs from North Africa were already entrenched on the Iberian Peninsula and had begun to write one of the most glorious chapters in Islamic history. After their forays into France were blunted … Continue reading

The islamic history : the umayyads 4-18

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The shift in power to Damascus, the Umayyad capital city, was to have profound effects on the development of Islamic history. For one thing, it was a tacit recognition of the end of an era. The first four caliphs had … Continue reading

Eid Reflection

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The word Eid in Arabic means: ‘a gathering of a group at any day.’ It is also related to the meaning: ‘to return’ which indicates that this day returns again every year. From an Islamic perspective, Eid is the day … Continue reading