Islam
Islam
Discover Islam
| Discover Islam - Different images along with specific information about specific topics. |
| Exploring Ancient World Cultures - A good chronological timeline of early Islam. |
| Exploring Ancient World Cultures - An excellent site which gives an introduction to the Islam faith. Pronunciation and explanations give answers to questions which frequently come up. Make sure you check this site out. |
| Exploring World Cultures - Introduction to the Islam faith: a summary with great links. |
| Glossary of Islamic Terms |
| The Golden Age - A period of incredible intellectual activity. |
| A brief Guide to Islam |
| The History Place - Check out the map on the 'Expansion of Islam |
| The History Place - A timeline focused on people. Click on Mohammad and any other names that you can use as a resource. |
| The History Place on line. - An elaborate timeline. Light green represents the Middle East. Click on the hotlinks (words in bright blue) for additional information. For instance, click on "elected", "Caliphates", "Omayyads", "Islamic Science". |
| Index to Islam - Alphabetical listing of events, people, places, terms, etc. |
| Introduction to Islam - Many links to many topics related to your study of Islam: The Quran, Prayer, Ramadan, Fasting, Moral System, Human Rights and much more. |
| Islamic Civilization - Concentrate on the section of Islamic Law, the development of jurisprudence, sources of the law, Sunni legal systems, the Shi'i legal systems |
| Islamic Maps - Check out this site for maps of origin, expansion and core areas of Islamic history. |
Islam in Spain -
How did Islam reach Europe? Why was it so widely accepted in Spain,
especially in the city of Cordoba?
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| Islam in Spain - Find out how Islam spread to Spain. |
| Muslim Spain - Muslims ruled Spain longer than anyone or any faith. Some of the greatest cultural events took place during this time when so many people embraced Islam. |
| Understanding Islam - Basic questions about Islam. The answers are within the links that are in the Table of Contents. |
| Understanding Islam and Muslims - A great Power Point presentation online. |
| World History: Islam - Don't get confused because this article is called 'Trends in Japan'. Go down through the article to find 'The Muslims Arrive'. Gather information from that point on. |
| Differences between Shi'ite and Sunni Schools of Thought - Very in depth explanation of the what are common beliefs and what the differences are. |
| Islamic Studies: The Qur'an, Hadith and Muhammad - Lots of information about these topics as well as lots of hotlinks for more details. |
| Shi'a Islam - Wow! A huge online book explaining the Shi'ite origins. Very long, lots of great information. |
| The Sunnah - A great description about the Sunan or 'traditions' of Muhammad. Beyond that this is a very in depth site. Pay attention to the bold print titles which give you an idea of what these specific traditions are. |
| Sunnah and Hadith - Although the Sunnah and Hadith are similar, there are differences you should be familiar with. |
| Introductions to the Articles and Pillars of Faith - The meaning of Islam. |
| The 5 Pillars of Faith - Explanations of Faith, Prayer, the "Zakat", Fasting, the "Hajj". |
| The 5 Pillars of Faith |
| The 5 Pillars of Faith of Islam |
| The Hajj - The Journey of Lifetime |
| History of the Quran |
| The Prophet Muhammad - Muhammad, the messenger of Allah. Lots of links for specific information about Muhammad. |
| What is a Caliph? A definition for "Caliph" and the importance to the Islam faith. A brief history of the first 4 Caliphs. |
| Islam:
The Caliphate -
When Muhammad died in 632, he left a political
organization that was entirely centered around him. He was a political and military |
| Islam Leader Timeline |
| Islam Leadership beginning in the 6th Century |
| Arabic Contributions to the English Language |
| Arabic Contributions to Mathematics and the introduction of Zero |
| Arabic Studies in Physics and Astronomy from the 7th century on |
Architecture
- Images of the influence of the architecture of Islam in Mediterranean
countries. You need to select a topic in the box labeled 'subject-matter'
(that's the best box), then click on 'submit query'. Click 'submit this
query' on the next page which shows up. |
| Calligraphic Script |
| Islamic Calligraphy - Different images of various calligraphy |
| Islam and Science - Lots of links that relate to Islam and astronomy, medicine, math, etc. |
| Islamic Contributions to Science |
| Mosques around the World - Check out mosques throughout the world, including Jerusalem, America, etc. The images from Makkah are incredible. |
| Qiblahtain Mosque - Image of the mosque in Madinah (Medina). |
