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Ahl Al-Fatra

Posted on 11/09/2012 by Cody with 0 subwikis

Ahl Al-Fatra أهل الفترة Literally meaning, “People of the Interval”, ahl al-fatra is a term used to describe people who existed between the time of the two prophets, Muhammad and Jesus. People who lived in during this time, were living in the time of jāhiliyya, also known as the “age of ignorance.” The fate of people who lived during [...]

Jāhiliyya

Posted on 11/09/2012 by Cody with 0 subwikis

Jāhiliyya Commonly known as the “age of ignorance”, jāhiliyya refers to the centuries before Muhammad arrived as a prophet. The ignorance exists in the fact that the people of this time had not yet discovered the divine truth. Originally, the term was used to describe those who had still denied Muhammad’s teachings and thus were still subscribing to the [...]

Dictionary of Islam

Posted on 03/07/2012 by Juan with 1940 subwikis

This is Thomas Hughes’ Dictionary Islam as originally published in 1895.

E. H. Whinfield, “The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam,” (London: Trubner & Co., 1883)

Posted on 03/03/2012 by Juan with 1 subwikis

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