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Lineages of Islamic Extremism in Egypt: Ikhwan al-Muslimun, State Violence and the Origins of Radical Politics [PDF]

, 2018
This article examines why an Islamic organization appeal into radical behavior? Focusing on Ikhwan al-Muslimun (IM) and its splinter groups in Egypt, this article seeks to highlight historical-institutional underpinnings of when and how political Islam ...
Dahlan, M., Munhanif, Ali
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The Impact of Religious Practices on Shaping Cultural Habits: The Case of Child Sacrifice among the Pre-Islāmic Arabs from the Qur’ānic Perspective

Religions
One of the traditions observed in pre-Islāmic Arab society (Jāhiliyya) was the practice of child sacrifice. This practice drew strong condemnation and opposition in various passages of the Qur’ān.
Soner Aksoy
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Tâhâ Husayn et Le livre des jours ; Démarche autobiographique et structure narrative

Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 2002
Tâhâ Husayn's book, al-Ayyâm, is composed of three volumes. The first was written in 1926 and the third in 1955. As the author himself developed, so did his horizon.
Luc-Willy Deheuvels
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'Associating' with God in Islamic thought: a comparative study of Muslim interpretations of shirk [PDF]

, 2020
This thesis explores the meaning of shirk or ‘association’ with God in Islamic thought. The concept of shirk is integral to Islam. The Qur’an specifies shirk or ‘associating’ partners to God as the ultimate doctrinal sin (Q 4:48).
Linnhoff, Josef Sebastian
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ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE

American Journal of Islam and Society, 1997
Introduction From the outset, it is pertinent to attempt a definition of "Islamization" and "lslarnization of knowledge." lslamization is the transformation of a worldview from one that is "crooked" or jahil (ignorant) co one that is Islamic.
Danjuma A. Maiwada
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Holy Time and Popular Invented Rituals in Islam: Structures and Symbolism [PDF]

, 2018
This paper tackles three popular invented rituals in the early centuries of Islam performed in the seventh and eighth months of the Islamic calendar; Rajab and Shacbān, namely the sacrifices of faraca and catīra, fasting and prayers.
Mansouri, Mabrouk Chibani
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Research Outlook : Issue 6, October 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Content - In Our Time- Cockroaches can Fight Deadly Infections- Global Burden of Childhood Diarrhoea and Pneumonia- Research in the News- The Clinical Trials Unit- AKU Research Themes for the Faculty of Health Sciences- Book Launch : Putting an Imprint ...
Office of Research & Graduate Studies,
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Slave boys in paradise? The text of the Quran and its later exegetes [PDF]

, 2022
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Lindstedt, Ilkka
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The Portrayal of the Pre-Islamic Arabs as Murderers of Their Own Infants

Approaching Religion
This article critically reassesses the accounts of the supposed custom of infanticide, particularly female infanticide (in Arabic, wa’d al-banāt), among pre-Islamic Arabs, arguing that this notion emerged during the Umayyad era as an imagined aspect of ...
Ilkka Lindstedt
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The Thematic and Rhetorical Transformation of ‘Aṣabiyya in Early Islamic Poetry

Religions
Classical Arabic poetry played a powerful social role in Arab society, particularly during the Jāhiliyya (pre-Islamic) period, due to its high level of eloquence (faṣāḥa) and balāgha.
Ramazan Aslan, Ismail Araz
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