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For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the...
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Nowadays, the phenomenon of divorce is spreading greatly. We have not seen this in the past few decades and before in ancient...
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The Writer analyzes the late Ottoman hajj and Hijaz region as transimperial spaces, reshaped by the competing forces of Istanbul’s project of frontier modernization and the extraterritorial reach of...
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The prohibition of pork is evidenced by Quranic verses and traditions which must be accepted with absolute submission. Some of the reasons mentioned for the prohibition of...
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Is it problematic to eat the meat that has not been slaughtered (according to Islamic laws) or Slaughtered by non-Muslims?...
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In the views of Sheikh al-Azhar, the polygamy is not a principle in Islam, but rather, the goal of Islam is protecting the family...
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