Tag: Islam

Muslim (definition)

Muslim (In Arabic مُسْلِمًا from the Arab-Persian Muslimān) is the name of a believer that professes Islam. Both terms comes from the Arabic word “one who submits “. Islam is…

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Abrahamic Religions

The Third and Last Temple of Jerusalem

The Third Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש השלישי‎, Beit haMikdash haShlishi, literally: “The Holy Third House”) would be the third Temple in Jerusalem, after the rebuilt of the first (Solomon’s Temple)…

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The Knowledge: ILM علم‎

Ilm (Arabic: علم‎ “knowledge”) is the Arabic term for knowledge. However central the idea of ‘ilm to Islamic intellectual culture, it was an essentialist concept, assumed to be a fixed…

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Shemà שְׁמַע

Shema Yisrael (Shema Israel or Sh’ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; “Hear, O Israel”) is a Jewish prayer (known simply as the Shema) considered the essence of Judaism. The first verse,…

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Misanthropy

Misanthropy is the general hatred, distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature. A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. The word’s origin…

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ALLAH

ALLAH (in Arabic: الله‎) is the Arabic word referring to GOD in Abrahamic religions. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from al-ilāh, which means “the god”, and is related to El…

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Muhammad

Muḥammad (Arabic: محمد‎‎; c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE) is the central figure of Islam and widely regarded as its founder by non-Muslims. He is known as the “Holy Prophet” to Muslims sent by…

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Mahdi

Introduction In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi (Arabic: مهدي‎‎: Mahdī “Guided one” ) is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for five, seven, nine, or nineteen years (according to…

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Holy Scriptures

Religious texts, also known as Scripture, Scriptures, Holy Writ, or Holy Books, are the Texts which various Religious traditions consider to be sacred, or central to their religious tradition. Many…

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