37. The Impact Of Global English On The Arabic Language: The Loss Of The Allah Lexicon

The Impact of Global English on the Arabic Language: The Loss of the Allah Lexicon1

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36. A Cultural History Of Reading: The Pre And Early Islamic Period

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248 B.C.E.–224 C.E. Parthian Empire

224 C.E.–651 C.E. Sassanid Empire

570 Birth of the Prophet Muhammad

610 The Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation

622 The Hijrah (migration) from Mecca to Medina

624 Battle of Badr

625 Battle of Uhud

627 Battle of the Trench

628 Treaty of Hudaybiyyah; Battle of Khaybar

630 Conquest of Mecca

632 Death of the Prophet Muhammad

632–61 The rule of the four rightly guided caliphs

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35. Miswak (Salvadora Spp.): The Wisdom Of Islamic Herbalism 2

The Islamic religion places a great deal of stress on cleanliness. The importance of hygiene in the Muslim faith is summarized in a famous tradition in which the Prophet Muhammad said: “Purification is half of faith” (Muslim, Ahmad, Tirmidhi).

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34. Olive (Olea Europaea):The Wisdom Of Islamic Herbalism 1

The olive has been cultivated since prehistoric times. While its culinary uses are well-known, its medicinal applications, which involve the leaves and the oil, are less familiar, particularly outside of the Islamic and Mediterranean world. The Muslim world, however, has always revered the olive as a source of food, oil, and medicine. The full appreciation of the olive was the direct result of both Qur’anic and Prophetic guidance.

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33. The Orientalism Of Comte De Gobineau

Anglophone scholars of Islam, who do not have reading comprehension of French, will be familiar with Joseph Arthur de Gobineau (1816-1882) through his infamous Inequality of Human Races, and through his reputation as “the father of racist ideology.” They may also have come across The World of the Persians and Selected Political Writings, as well as some of his novels.

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32. Malcolm X: The Power Of Speech

Malcolm X: The Power of Speech1

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31. Jihad In Islam

Jihad in Islam

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30. The Perfect Human: The Universal Synthesis Of The Divine Names

The Perfect Human: The Universal Synthesis of the Divine Names1

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29. The Origin Of The Name Allah

The Origin of the Name Allah1

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28. The Image Of The Road In Islam

The Image of the Road in Islam1

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