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  2. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Veil as a part of woman's wardrobe was the trait of all cities where trade was developing. The anti-veil movement was initially started in 1908 in Baku by liberal bourgeoisie well before the Soviet Hujum in 1927. However, the anti-veil protests were suppressed by Islamic clergy, causing a major setback.

  3. Types of hijab - Wikipedia

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    The Arabic word hijāb can be translated as "cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, partition", among other meanings. [1] In the Quran it refers to notions of separation, protection and covering in both literal and metaphorical senses. [2] Subsequently, the word has evolved in meaning and now usually denotes a Muslim woman's veil. [2]

  4. Symbols of Islam - Wikipedia

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    The number 4 is a very important number in Islam with many significations: Eid-al-Adha lasts for four days from the 10th to the 14th of Dhul Hijja; there were four Caliphs; there were four Archangels; there are four months in which war is not permitted in Islam; when a woman's husband dies she is to wait for four months and ten days; the Rub el ...

  5. Mary in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The Quran states: "O Mary! Bow down in prayer with those men, who bow down." The command was repeated by angels only to Mary, according to the Muslim view. Ruku' in Muslim prayer during prayer has been derived from Mary's practice. Tāhirah: She who was purified. [49] Mustafiahا: She who was chosen. The Quran states: "O Mary, indeed Allāh has ...

  6. Shahada - Wikipedia

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    Recitation of the Shahadah is the most common statement of faith for Muslims. Sunnis, [ 15 ] Shia Twelvers , as well as Isma'ilis [ 24 ] consider it as one of the Five Pillars of Islam . It is whispered by the father into the ear of a newborn child, [ 15 ] and it is whispered into the ear of a dying person. [ 25 ]

  7. Misbaha - Wikipedia

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    In the early Muslim era, prayers were counted on fingers or with pebbles. According to the 17th-century Shia cleric ʻAllāmah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, after the 625CE Battle of Uḥud, Fāṭimah (the daughter of Muhammad) would visit the Martyrs' graveyard every two or three days, and then made a misbaḥah of Ḥamzah ibn ʻAbd al-Muṭṭalib's grave-soil.

  8. Glossary of Islam - Wikipedia

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    Arabic term for the holy book called The Gospel said to have been given to Jesus, who is known as Isa in Arabic; Muslims believe the holy book has been corrupted and modified, and the New Testament gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are not the word of Allah, only Christian stories about Jesus. ʾIn shāʾa -llāh (إن شاء الله)

  9. Veil - Wikipedia

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    A veil called flammeum was the most prominent feature of the costume worn by the bride at Roman weddings. [10] The veil was a deep yellow color reminiscent of a candle flame. The flammeum also evoked the veil of the Flaminica Dialis , the Roman priestess who could not divorce her husband, the high priest of Jupiter , and thus was seen as a good ...