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Kata is a Japanese word (型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts as a way to memorize and perfect the movements being executed.
Tuhfat al-Nafis (Arabic: تحفة النفيس; English: The Precious Gift) is a work of Malay literature written by the Bugis [1] Raja Ali Haji in Jawi in around 1866–1870. [2] who is of Malay - Bugis descent. It records and chronicles events, especially those of the 19th century, that occurred in several Malay states. Some of the events ...
Al-Ikhlāṣ(Arabic: الْإِخْلَاص, "Sincerity"), also known as the Declaration of God's Unity[1]and al-Tawhid(Arabic: التوحيد, "Monotheism"),[2]is the 112th chapter(sūrah) of the Quran. According to George Sale, this chapter is held in particular veneration by Muslims, and declared, by Islamic tradition, to be equal in value ...
Sahih al-Bukhari(Arabic: صحيح البخاري, romanized: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī) is the first hadithcollection of the Six Booksof Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar al-Bukhari(d. 870) in the musannafformat, the work is valued by Muslims, alongside Sahih Muslim, as the most authentic after the Qur'an. During the reign of Abbasidcaliph al ...
Prophets in Islam (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized: al-anbiyāʾ fī al-islām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour.
Islamic banking, Islamic finance (Arabic: مصرفية إسلاميةmasrifiyya 'islamia), or Sharia-compliant finance[ 1 ] is banking or financing activity that complies with Sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Some of the modes of Islamic finance include mudarabah (profit-sharing ...
The women-are-wonderful effect is the phenomenon found in psychological and sociological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with women when compared to men. This bias reflects an emotional bias toward women as a general case. The phrase was coined by Alice Eagly and Antonio Mladinic in 1994 after finding that ...
Bektashism (Albanian: Bektashizmi, officially the Order of Bektashi dervishes (Albanian: Urdhri Bektashi, is an Islamic Sufi mystic order that originated in 13th-century Anatolia and became widespread in the Ottoman Empire. It is named after the saint Haji Bektash Veli. The Bektashian community is currently led by Baba Mondi, their eighth ...