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The Islamic world—history, beliefs, and culture

Introduction to Islam

  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
  • Turkey
  • Nigeria
  • Iran
  • Algeria
  • Morocco

Islam, one of the three major monotheistic faiths . . .

 

Islamic Beliefs

The five pillars of Islam

Muhammad: Prophet of Islam

His life and call to prophecy

Glossary of Islam

Important figures, branches, and traditions

Islam in America Muslims move to the mainstream

Major Islamic Holidays

Muharram, Mawlid al-Nabi, Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha

Islamic Holidays, 2010–2030

Dates for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, and more

Ramadan The month of fasting

Hajj

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca

The Islamic World

Islamic History and Culture

There are more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide, fewer than one fifth of whom are Arab. Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world.

  • Believers Worldwide
  • Religious Population of the World
  • Islam in Africa
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference

Islamic Conference Member States

Religion

  • Qur’an
  • Hadith
  • Sharia
  • Sunnis
  • Shiites
  • Ismailis
  • Wahhabis
  • Sufis
  • Hallaj
  • Jesus in the Islamic Tradition
  • The Hijri Calendar
  • Imam
  • Ibn Hanbal
  • Ibn Taymiyya

History

  • Aishah
  • Abu Bakr
  • Caliphate
  • The Umayyads
  • The Abbasids
  • Harun al-Rashid
  • Baghdad
  • The Moors and Spain
  • The Crusades
  • Overview and Dates of Crusades
  • Salah al-Din (Saladin)
  • Ottoman Empire

Philosophy, Literature, and Art of the Islamic World

  • Arabic Language

  • Arabic Literature

  • Ibn Batuta

  • Ibn Tufayl

  • Farabi

  • Ibn Rushd (Averroës)

  • Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

  • Ghazali

  • Ibn Arabi

  • Rumi

  • Thousand and One Nights

  • Calligraphy

  • Islamic Art and Architecture

  • Moorish Art and Architecture

  • Persian Art and Architecture

  • Arabic Music

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Our Common Sources

  • Beliefnet.com: Understanding Islam
  • Islamic Arts and Architecture
  • Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
  • al-Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem)
  • The Koran

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Glossary of Islam

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