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Word for a person who is not Muslim, but especially for a Christian. Adapted from the Turkish gâvur. In the Ottoman Empire, it was usually applied to Orthodox Christians. [124] [125] Heathen A person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jewish, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do. [126] Infidel
He was a leader of the enemies of Islam during the Ridda wars. [6] He is considered by Muslims to be a false prophet (Arabic: نبي كاذب). [7] He is commonly called Musaylima al-Kadhāb (Musaylima the Arch-Liar) by Muslims. [8] Musaylima was said to have composed in saj', a type of rhymed prose that was common in pre-Islamic artistic ...
Kasbah of Sfax in Tunisia. A kasbah (/ ˈ k æ z b ɑː /, also US: / ˈ k ɑː z-/; Arabic: قصبة, romanized: qaṣaba, lit. 'fortress', Arabic pronunciation:, Maghrebi Arabic:), also spelled qasbah, qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city.
"Other reminders were the yellow "H"s the Pakistanis had painted on the homes of Hindus, particular targets of the Muslim army" (by "Muslim army", meaning the Pakistan Army, which had targeted Bengali Muslims as well), (Newsday, 29 April 1994). Hindus constitute approximately 0.5% of the total population of the United States.
Kasab, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran; Qassab, a Muslim community of India and Pakistan; Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani militant who was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks; he was later executed by the Indian government Kasab: The Face of 26/11, a 2010 non-fiction book about him by Indian journalist Rommel Rodrigues
Historically, in Islamic culture and traditional Islamic law, Muslim women have been forbidden from marrying Christian or Jewish men, whereas Muslim men have been permitted to marry Christian or Jewish women [105] [106] (see: Interfaith marriage in Islam). Christians under Islamic rule had the right to convert to Islam or any other religion ...
The word mubahala (مُبَاهَلَة) is derived from the root verb bahala, which means 'to curse', while the noun al-bahl can mean either 'the curse' or a scarcity of water. [1] The word mubahala can also mean 'withdrawing mercy from one who lies or engages in falsehood'. [2] The act of mubahala (lit.
The group, the Islamic State of Iraq, vowed further attacks against Christians until two Coptic women, who they allege converted to Islam and were being held against their will, were freed. [3] On 29 April, some 2,000 Muslims protested outside the Coptic Church's headquarters in Cairo, demanding the release of the two alleged imprisoned ...