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Ḥā'irī Yazdī, ῾Abd Al‐karīm (Biography)
( 1859 – 1936 ), the most prominent teacher among the ῾ ulamā ' (community of religious scholars) in the city of Qom from ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Habous (Subject Entry)
See Waqf . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Hacı Bektaş Veli (Biography)
Hacı Bektaş Veli ( c. ah 606 – 669 / 1209 – 1271 ce )was an Anatolian mystic and the eponym of the Bektāshīyah ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Hadana (Subject Entry)
Care of a child by the mother. Custody of a child belongs to the mother or other women relatives until the child no longer ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Ḥaḋārah (Subject Entry)
The classical Arabic word ḥaḋārah , which connotes a sedentary lifestyle in either city or countryside, is used as a technical term for “civilization” ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Ḥaḍārah (Subject Entry)
In Ibn Manzūr's ( d. 1312 ) Lisān al-ʿArab (Arab dictionary), ḥadārah denotes a sedentary lifestyle. Modern dictionary definitions are broader and include “civilization,” ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Hadd (Subject Entry)
Limit or prohibition; pl. hudud . A punishment fixed in the Quran and hadith for crimes considered to be against the rights of God. ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Ḥadd (Subject Entry)
See Sharīʿah . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics
Hadith (Subject Entry)
Hadith are reports of the words and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad and other early Muslims. After Muhammad's death, his companions carefully noted all ...
Source: The Islamic World: Past and Present
Hadith (Subject Entry)
Report of the words and deeds of Muhammad and other early Muslims; considered an authoritative source of revelation, second only to the Quran (sometimes ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Ḥadīth (Subject Entry)
In Islam ḥadīth is the term applied to specific reports of the prophet Muḥammad 's words and deeds as well as those of many ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Ḥadīth (Subject Entry)
In Islam ḥadīth is the term applied to specific reports of the prophet Muḥammad 's words and deeds as well as those of many ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Ḥadīth (Subject Entry)
[ This entry contains two subentries : Transmission Women and Gender in the .] Transmission One of the most important arenas of Muslim women's ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women
Hadith Nabawi (Subject Entry)
See Hadith Qudsi ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Hadith Qudsi (Subject Entry)
Sacred tradition or report. Also called hadith rabbani or hadith ilahi (divine hadith). Refers to a saying (hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad in which ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Hadrah (Subject Entry)
Presence. The Friday Sufi communal gathering for dhikr (prayer of remembrance) and its associated liturgical rituals, prayers, and song recitals, whether private or public; ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Hadrumetum (Subject Entry)
See Sousse ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Hafiz Osman (Biography)
( b. Istanbul , 1642 ; d. Istanbul , 1698 ). Ottoman calligrapher . Son of a muezzin at the Haseki Sultan Mosque, he ...
Source: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Hafiz, Shams al-Din Muhammad (Biography)
(d. 1389 ) Also called al-Shirazi . Considered the greatest Persian poet, a master of the lyric form called ghazal, stressing the Sufi theme ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Hafsa bint Umar (Biography)
(d. 665 ) Daughter of second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab . After being widowed at the Battle of Badr in 624 , she became ...
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
