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Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians.
There the Islamic position of Ayatollah al-Fayadh concerning the position of women in Islamic society was discussed, citing his book 'Jāyegāh Zan dar Nizām Siyāsīyeh Islām' (English title: 'The position of women in the Islamic political system') on that subject. "In response to some jurisprudential questions concerning the role of women ...
Almost all Muslims belong to one of two major denominations, the Sunni (87-90%) and Shi'a (10-13%). Islam is the predominant religion in much of Africa, the Middle East and major parts of Asia. Large communities are also found in China, Russia and the Caribbean. Converts and immigrant communities are found in almost every part of the world.
A Muslim (مُسْلِم), the word for a follower of Islam, [16] is the active participle of the same verb form, and means "submitter (to God)" or "one who surrenders (to God)". In the Hadith of Gabriel , Islam is presented as one part of a triad that also includes imān (faith), and ihsān (excellence).
One patron began to stare at me and loudly state how terrorists are taking over America AND coffee lines and that ALL Muslims should be shipped back to their countries. I ignored him and hurried into the tents. As I settled in my front row seat, one fashionista noted how ‘tres chic’ I looked while gesturing at my head scarf.
OnePath network was founded in March 2014 in Sydney as a non-profit by Malaz Majanni as a da‘wah initiative; the goal was to create "values based" video content to counter negative views of Islam and Muslims and to generate news, documentaries, and commentary from a Muslim perspective.
The guiding principle of an Islamic government is the concept of al-Shura, meaning 'consultation' or 'collective decision-making'. Muslim scholars are of the opinion that Islamic al-Shura should consist of work in the public interest, compliance with the Quran and Sunnah, democratic elections conducted within shura bodies, and majority rule within the bounds of Islamic law.
At least one Islamic fatwa website Islam-QA run by Saudi Islamic scholar Muhammad Al-Munajid was banned in Saudi Arabia as a result. [2] [7] The Senior Council and the Permanent Committee issue fatwas, the imams communicate them, and the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice enforces their rulings. [1]