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Judicial Authority and Qāḍīs' Autonomy under the Abbasids [PDF]
International audienceAs Joseph Schacht argued in the 1950s, the office of qāḍī began in the Umayyad period as that of a "legal secretary" to provincial governors.
Tillier, Mathieu
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Abstract This short essay attempts at displaying briefly some examples of scholarly and intellectual interests in al‐Madina Document, which one can find in Arab and Western literature today. It endeavors to highlight the primary, focal conceptual orientations and the contextual concerns and motifs that make the Arab and the Western intellectual scenes ...
Najib George Awad
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Halife II. Yezid Üzerinde Etkin Bir Şarkıcı Cariye: Hubâbe
İslâm tarihinin en kısa süren iktidarlarından birisi olmasına rağmen en geniş sınırlara ulaşan devlet, Emevîler olmuştur. Paris yakınlarından Çin hudutlarına kadar yayılmayı başaran bu önemli devlet, bazı olumsuzluklar ve yönetim zafiyeti sebebiyle ...
Nadir Karakuş
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Numismática omeya oriental y de Al-Andalus [PDF]
Orthodox caliph cUmar emitted the first Muslim currencies. These had religious inscriptions..The coins of gold and copper of the Byzantine Empire, and the coins of silver of the Sasanian Empire were imitated. Later, the fifth Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik
Cano Ávila, Pedro
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Abstract This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified.
Mechael Osband +2 more
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The Case of variae lectiones in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence: Grammar and the Interpretation of Law [PDF]
The qirāʾāt or variae lectiones represent the vast corpus of Qurʾānic readings that were preserved through the historical processes associated with the textual codification and transmission of the Qurʾān.
Shah, Mustafa
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Abstract Muslim religion has strict rules to determine what kinds of foodstuffs, and under what circumstances, are deemed appropriate for consumption. Fishes are not an exception to this rule and features such as body shape or the presence and conspicuousness of scales dictate whether certain species are acceptable or rejected.
Laura Llorente‐Rodriguez +2 more
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The Complex Roots of the Figures Modellate in Stucco inside the Khirbat al-Mafjar - Some Observations [PDF]
The paper refers to the decorative art made in stucco sculptures in the Umayyad palace at Khirbat al-Mafjar, a significant example of early Islamic cultural heritage in Palestine and worldwide. Khirbat al-Mafjar represents the Early Islamic architecture
Siyana Georgieva
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Passion and Conflict: Medieval Islamic Views of the West
This article analyzes the representation of al-Andalus and North Africa in medieval Islamic maps from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. In contrast to other maps of the Mediterranean, which display a veneer of harmony and balance, the image of the
Pinto, Karen C.
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Adoption, Blood and Culture in the Middle East [PDF]
This is an unpublished presentation given at the 1998 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (Panel on Fictive Kinship).
Lindholm, Charles
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