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Iblīs

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Iblīs is the name of a spiritual being reported within a single narrative told in varying forms in seven sūras of the Qur’an. He then develops in subsequent tradition into the dedicated adversary of humanity.
Whitney Bodman
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Ismāʿīlī Shīʿism

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Representing the second largest Shīʿī Muslim community after the Ithnāʿasharīs, or Twelver Shīʿīs, the Ismāʿīlīs have had a complex history dating back to the formative period of Islam.
Farhad Daftary
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Economic information and finance : more information means more credit, fewer bad loans, and less corruption [PDF]

This paper builds on recent work that shows how financial sector outcomes are affected by the provision of information by financial and other entities.
Islam, Roumeen
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Sufism

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Sufism is concerned with a broad trend within Islamicate societies towards expressing how taṣawwuf, as a path of spiritual refinement, has impacted religious, social, and political modes of human endeavour.
Aiyub Palmer
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Promoting Institutional Innovations in Microfinance: Replicating Theories is Not Enough [PDF]

The wisdom in rural finance has long been that lending to and saving by the poor is doomed to failure: costs are too high, they are not creditworthy and they are not able to save.
Tazul Islam
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Primordial Human Nature (fiṭra)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
The concept of fiṭra (primordial human nature or natural disposition) plays an important role in Islamic theological anthropology. It is first and foremost a scriptural concept, being present both within the Qur’an (Q.
Ramon Harvey
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The Traumatic Mysticism of Othered Others: Blackness, Islam, and Esotericism in the Five Percenters

Correspondences, 2019
This article draws from black critical theory, Western esotericism studies, and scholarship in Islamic studies to articulate the Five Percenters as expressing what I call “traumatic mysticism.” I first articulate blackness as the esoteric secret of the ...
Biko Gray
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The official interpretation of Islam under the Soviet regime : a base for understanding of contemporary Central Asian Islam [PDF]

, 2005
Islam, the Muslim traditions and the ulama in Central Asian societies are becoming increasingly important for assessing the situation in and around the region.
Ersahin, Seyfettin
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Divine Unicity (tawḥīd)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
The Arabic word tawḥīd is a transitive verb; it means ‘to make [something] one’ or ‘to unify’ something. In the context of Islamic belief and practice, tawḥīd means to profess the unity and uniqueness of God and stands as a core defining principle of ...
Khalil Andani
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Top Level Mesh [PDF]

, 2019
This paper will cover our report on the Top Level Mesh. We have built a web-based system for mesh network management. This system allows network utilities to be used from a web-based interface to monitor and manage the transfer of data.
Islam, Tristen, Jasaitis, Matt
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