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A fifteenth-century copy of the Arabic text. The Masāʾil was probably written in the tenth century. [14] Although ʿAbdallāh was a historical Jewish convert to Islam from the time of Muḥammad, the Masāʾil is an apocryphal work, a late development of the ʿAbdallāh legend, "amplified dramatically" and not an authentic record of actual discussions. [15]
Islam and Modernism (Urdu: اسلام اور جدت پسندی) is a book originally written in Urdu by Pakistani scholar Taqi Usmani on Islam and modernity. The original title is "Islam aur Jiddat Pasandi". Two years later it was translated into English with the title Islam and Modernism. It was first published in 1990. [1]
Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Work Plan is a book published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) in 1981. The primary authors are Ismail al-Faruqi , who played a significant role in the initial edition, and Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman , who revised and expanded the work in later editions.
[9] [10] In the introduction of the Persian translation of the book, the author Seyyed Hossein Nasr states that the book is an attempt to challenge the narratives of orientalists about Islamic thought, and he and Henry Corbin are among the researchers who have been trying to challenge the monologue of Western-minded orientalism. [11] [12] [4]
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam (Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
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‘Ilm (Arabic: علم "knowledge") is the Arabic term for knowledge.In the Islamic context, 'ilm typically refers to religious knowledge. In the Quran, the term "ilm" signifies God's own knowledge, which encompasses both the manifest and hidden aspects of existence.