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Ads by Google Islamic Jihad Islamic law Islamic calendar Islamic fundamentalism modern Islamic philosophy Islamic World Islamic philosophy      Religious - definition of Religious in Encyclopedia Religious beliefs: deism – henotheism – maltheism – monism – monotheism – pantheism – panentheism – polytheism – theism Religious practices: divination – ecstasy – exorcism – faith – magic – meditation – mysticism – prayer &; repentance – sacrifice – shunning – superstition – veneration – worship Some apply religious methods to all questions, both observable and unobservable; for example, Theravaada Buddhists assert from the authority of the Buddha that the universe and the self are illusions and non-existent, despite scientific evidence to the contrary. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Religious   (8541 words)      CONK! Encyclopedia: Islamic Islamic history begins in Arabia in the 7th century with the emergence of the prophet Muhammad. Islamic texts depict Judaism and Christianity as derivations of the teachings of of the prophet Abraham and thus acknowledges their Abrahamic roots, whilst the Qur'an calls their followers People of the Book. The Qur'an is the foremost source of Islamic jurisprudence; the second is the Sunnah (the practices of the Prophet, as narrated in reports of his life). http://www.conk.com/search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Islamic   (5276 words)      Islamic Precepts and Family Planning: The Perceptions Of Jordanian Religious Leaders and Their Constituents Although religious leaders were not asked what they discussed, it is reasonable to assume that their conversations were favorable or reasonably favorable toward the practice of family planning, since 91% of those who reported that community members seek their advice regarding family planning believe that it is in keeping with Islamic precepts. Religious leaders also were asked about their public pronouncements regarding family planning, to which 36% replied that they had preached about family planning in the year preceding the survey. Approximately 92% of male religious leaders (1,594) and 75% of female religious leaders (61) who are employed by the government participated in the study. http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/2611000.html   (8639 words)      Islamic calendar In 638 (AH 17), the second Caliph Umar began numbering the years of the Islamic calendar from the year of the Hijra, which was postdated AH 1. The first surviving attested use of the Hijri calendar is on a papyrus from Egypt in 22 AH, PERF 558. The first day of the first month (1 Muharram) of that proleptic Islamic year, that is, after the removal of all intercalary months between the Hijra and Muhammad's prohibition of them nine years later, corresponded to July 16, 622 (the actual emigration took place in September). http://www.punweb.com/article/Islamic_calendar   (1778 words)      CONK! Encyclopedia: Mahdi The religious tradition continued into what is today the Bahá'í Faith. The Mahdi (Arabic: ٠هدي, also transliterated as: Mehdi or Mihdi; translated as: guided one), in Islamic eschatology, is a prophecy about the redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect society before Yaum al-Qiyamah, literally meaning the "Day of Resurrection" (the end times). Today, his followers live primarily in India, Pakistan, and sparsely throughout the Islamic world. http://www.conk.com/search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Mahdi   (1292 words)      Cooperation Agreement Between the Spanish State and the Islamic Commission of Spain Law 26 of 10 November 1992 Islamic religious teaching shall be delivered by teachers designated by the communities belonging to the Islamic Commission of Spain, with the endorsement of the respective Federation. The content of Islamic religious teaching as well as the textbooks relating thereto shall be provided by the respective communities, as endorsed by the Islamic Commission of Spain. From the standpoint of the deepest respect for such principles, the State is obliged by constitutional mandate, to the extent that religious beliefs prevailing in Spanish society demand, to maintain co-operative relations with the various religious faiths, which may involve different avenues for each of the faiths enrolled in the Registry of Religious Entities. http://www.religlaw.org/interdocs/docs/coagrspstislamiccom1992.htm   (2267 words)      CCP: Islam and HIV/AIDS Project from the FHA Campaign in Africa Mass-media and community activities hosted by Islamic religious leaders. Educate Islamic religious leaders in IPC/C and BCC regarding HIV/AIDS prevention and care and support of PLWAs. Increase the Islamic community's awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mauritania. http://www.jhuccp.org/africa/regional/islam.shtml   (253 words)      Ayatollah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The word means 'sign of God', and those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, philosophy and mysticism, and usually teach in schools (hawza) of Islamic sciences. The title is granted by consensus, rather than ceremonially: an esteemed imam who has earned the respect and admiration of a great following is approached by a congregant who addresses him as Ayatollah. When Western people say 'the Ayatollah', they usually mean Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who brought the word into the international limelight during the 1979 Iranian Revolution; a possible secondary meaning would be the term's use to indicate the serving Supreme Leader of Iran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayatollah   (252 words)      Some Questions Addressed to Islamic Religious Leaders, Scholars and Theological Experts [Printer-friendly Page] If the Muslim religious leaders, scholars, and theologians, who declare their fellow-Muslims as disbelievers, had been honest, God-fearing, and true well-wishers of Islam and the Muslims, they would have declared it a sin to dub any Muslim as a kafir, instead of themselves calling Muslims as kafirs. i.e., "for he (the spiritual leader) is the prophet of the age, O disciple, because he clearly manifests the light of prophethood." The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at-e-Islam (Lahore) Fiji once produced a leaflet written in Urdu which directed some questions at the present-day Islamic religious leaders and theological experts in connection with the beliefs of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement and the declaration of Ahmadis in Pakistan as non-Muslims. http://aaiil.org/text/pf/questionstoreligiousleaders_pf.shtml   (2063 words)      Declaration-Nigeria, 05d OF THE NETWORK OF We, Imams, Islamic religious leaders, scholars, youths, women and members of African Islamic Faith-based Organizations, met at the First Conference of the Network of African Islamic Faith-based Organizations, in Abuja, from the 14th to the 17th of March, 2005. Imams, Islamic religious leaders and associations should embark on awareness creation and advocacy campaigns to explain that family planning is acceptable. We as Islamic religious leaders and scholars will promote the rights of women to education, to work, to health and other benefits of their nations and communities. http://home.earthlink.net/~halimcisse/declaration-nigeria-05.html   (1160 words)      Halfbakery: Repudiate the fatwa Surely these Islamic religious leaders are even less comfortable with these interpretations today, and perhaps even some of the more aggressive leaders have begun to question them. We've heard, even before Sept. 11 that many leading religious leaders, even in Arab nations, are not comfortable with the more extreme interpretations of the Islamic principles of self-defense that seem to be formulated specifically to justify terrorism. People twist whatever religious faith they have to fit in with what they want to do. http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Repudiate_20the_20fatwa   (1884 words)      Africa Stage: Kavitha Dispatch - September 29, 1999 These religious leaders became known as marabouts, and they are thought of as saints by their disciples. To the people of this sect, physical labor is a form of religious observance and a path to spiritual salvation. Especially powerful is the spiritual leader of the Mourides, who has about one quarter of Senegal's population hanging on his every word. http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/africa/092999/092999kavibamba.html   (1071 words)      America's Debate -> Engaging Islamic Religious Leaders As I said earlier, there are slim pickings with regards to democratically elected Muslim leaders, and the reason for that is because the religious leaders have been allowed to prosper because we (and the other Muslim nations) keep giving them legitimacy by recognising their authority. If we engage with 'leaders' on the basis of their religion then we have effectively surrendered our own principle that religion has no place in politics. So in that sense Muslim leaders, the people they lead and the religion they claim to be leading for have no restrictions to engagement in our own political systems. http://americasdebate.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10690&view=getnewpost   (3618 words)      Travel Kosova - Open Project - Prishtina City One of the main Islamic religious leaders in the municipality is the Mufti of Kosovo and the President of the Islamic Community of Kosovo. Prishtinë/Priština has houses of worship for the Islamic, Serb Orthodox and Catholic religions. He has twice met the head of the Orthodox Church in Kosovo, informally establishing cooperation between Kosovo’s two main religious communities. http://www.travelkosova.com/modules.php?name=Articles&file=article&sid=9   (586 words)      aka JaneDoe - Sermons of the Islamic Religious Leaders aka JaneDoe - Sermons of the Islamic Religious Leaders O Allah, protect the religion; destroy the enemies of Islam, the tyrants, and the corrupt; close the Muslims' ranks; and give wisdom to their leaders... Blessings to you, people of Jerusalem, you who sacrifice Shahids [martyrs] in order to preserve the identity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and its Islamic and Arabic identity. http://akajanedoe.us/islamicjihad2.html   (1831 words)      deseretnews.com Ramadan spurs fear of a terror outbreak WASHINGTON — With the holy month of Ramadan set to begin today in much of the Islamic world, religious leaders from Morocco to Indonesia are urging the world's more than 1 billion Muslims to focus on prayer, repentance and charity. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic year. Like the Christian period of Lent and Easter, Ramadan and the celebration of Eid al-Fiter, which occurs on the last day of the month, represent a period of repentance and spiritual renewal for the Muslim community. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595098421,00.html   (1082 words)      Declaration of the Second HIV/AIDS ASEAN Regional Workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders (28-31 July 2000) We envision that Muslim leaders in ASEAN countries will ensure that their people are healthy in mind and body according to Islamic teachings and be fully aware of the risk of contracting,HIV/AIDS. To empower Islamic Religious Leaders through consultations training, programs workshop, seminars and symposium to enable them transfer knowledge and skills on how to combat drug abuse and prevent HIV/AIDS to their community members based on Islamic teaching/ laws. To hold the third ASEAN HIV/AIDS Regional workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders in 2002. http://www.aseansec.org/10766.htm   (1110 words)      Canadian Islamic leaders denounce terror - Boston.com - Canada - News More than 120 Islamic religious leaders from across Canada issued a declaration Thursday denouncing acts of terrorism as a perversion of their faith. TORONTO --More than 120 Islamic religious leaders from across Canada issued a declaration Thursday denouncing acts of terrorism as a perversion of their faith. "Anyone who claims to be a Muslim and participates in any way in the taking of innocent life is betraying the very spirit and letter of Islam," said the statement, which was read by Imam Ahmad Kutty of the Islamic Institute of Toronto after midday prayers at a mosque. http://www.boston.com/news/world/canada/articles/2005/07/21/canadian_islamic_leaders_denounce_terror?mode=PF   (311 words)      AllRefer.com - Saudi Arabia - The Ulama (Islamic religious leaders) in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Information Resource In December 1992, a group of ulama associated with the conservative Salafi religious trend signed a public letter criticizing King Fahd personally for failing to understand that the clergy had a religious duty to advise all believers--including the royal family--of their obligation to abide by God's principles. The kingdom's ulama included religious scholars, qadis (judges), lawyers, seminary teachers, and the prayer leaders (imams) of the mosques. The ulama, or Islamic religious leaders, served a unique role by providing religious legitimacy for Saudi rule. http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia91.html   (783 words)      washingtonpost.com: AIDS Challenges Religious Leaders Among world religions, Roman Catholic leaders are hardly alone in their approach to preventing the spread of AIDS. Organizations like UNAIDS that would like to expand their collaboration with religious institutions care as much about what the church does not say in public as what it does. In Niger, Islamic leaders this year recommended that Muslim teachers learn to teach about AIDS and that couples receive premarital HIV testing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A60261-2001Aug10?language=printer   (2190 words)      Madrasas - Islamic Religious Schools On the whole, these religious schools are supported by private donations from Muslim believers through a process of alms-giving known in Arabic as zakat. However, madrasas were revitalized in the1970s with the rising interest in religious studies and Islamist politics in countries such as Iran and Pakistan. Because most madrasa graduates have access to only to a limited type of education, they commonly are employed in the religious sector as preachers, prayer leaders, and Islamic scholars. http://theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/33Rlg/Islm/Madrasas.htm   (2622 words)      The American Islamic Leaders' "Fatwa" is Bogus MetaFilter I think Islams leaders should start publicly separating the religion itself from the suicides, the bombs, the killing, the terror, the whole mess before it's too late to do so, before it is too late for the concept of Islam in the west to mean 'a religion' instead of all those other things. Not many religious hierarchies are willing to doctrine away their ability to go to war. Ask-Imam.com [8271] My friend told me that if there is a islamic battle and after winning that battle if muslims capture some women they are free to do whatever they want to do with them... http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/43835   (4413 words)      Newslookup.com: View topic - Allah clearly has it in for muslims Remember how various islamic "religious" leaders were citing Hurricane http://forums.newslookup.com/viewtopic.php?t=7694   (1484 words)      MUSLIM  RELIGIOUS  LEADERS:  IT  WAS  ALLAH'S  WRATH The Abu Sayyaf detainees should have been given the right to due process, speedy trial, food and water, and to practice their religious belief, according to Mohammad Ameen, secretary of the office of MILF chairman Al Hadj Murad on the MILF website luwaran.com. An ustadz in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s executive department said the government must not be alarmed by possible reactions from Muslims in Basilan and Sulu where most of the 17 slain hostage-takers are from. Robert Reyes, an activist Catholic priest, meanwhile blamed the PNP’s "apparent lack of patience" for the violent resolution of the hostage crisis. http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl101936.htm   (853 words)      Mainstream Political Leaders Denounce Attacks on Christian Minority They specifically called upon Islamic religious leaders to issue fatwas forbidding such “atrocious crimes against humanity and the Islamic [sic] religion”. Freedom of religious practice for non-Muslims and equal rights for women would be guaranteed. He added that if legislation is enacted according to Islamic law, Christians will suffer. http://www.barnabasfund.org/News/Archive/Iraq/Iraq-20040113.htm   (612 words)      CAIR : Council on American Islamic Relations - religious cults and sects The hearing, titled “Two Years After 9/11: Connecting the Dots,” was focused on the prevalence of the radical Wahhabi Islamic sect among Muslim political groups in the U.S. CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad and Chairman Omar Ahmed were invited to testify at the hearing, but both declined to attend. pages of research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, alternative religions, apologetics-, anticult-, and countercult organizations, doctrines, religious practices and world views. The site provides information that helps equip Christians to logically present and defend the Christian faith, and that aids non-Christians in their comparison of various religious claims. http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c172.html   (1591 words)      Q Previous message: Oh, Those Peace-Loving Islamic Religious Leaders http://gaffa.org/pipermail/love-hounds/2001-December/019484.html   (317 words)      Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs: CIA created fake mullahs "In Islam, as in many other religions, anyone can call himself a religious leader," he said in the book. A semantic search of Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs suggests the following as the ten entries most closely related to this entry: The following is a list of the ten most recent entries in Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs that share any of these tags: http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/archives/the_clipboard/006630.php   (1294 words)      1st HIV/AIDS ASEAN Regional Workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders (1998) That the programmes have to be strengthened and fully supported by community involvement including Muslim community which is the biggest religious population in the region, otherwise the programmes will not be successful. 1st HIV/AIDS ASEAN Regional Workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders (1998) 1st HIV/AIDS ASEAN Regional Workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders http://www.aseansec.org/8569.htm   (705 words)      Daily Excelsior... World Pakistan Government has released some radical Islamic religious leaders from detention as a reconciliatory gesture to stem..... Under pressure from US, the Musharraf regime in Pakistan has assured full cooperation to Washington in bringing to book those responsible for the grenade attacks on a church in Islamabad on Sunday that left five people including two Americans dead.......... The Government has released the hardline religious leaders like head of Jamat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed and faction leader of Jamat-e-Ulema-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman as a reconciliatory gesture as it was concerned about the backlash against the Government for its crackdown against militant groups, a Pakistan daily has said. http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02mar20/inter.htm   (2718 words)      CTV.ca PM meets prominent Canadian Islamic leaders But even before Thursday's discussion began, there was criticism that the prime minister was meeting with religious leaders who do not necessarily represent the moderate face of Islam. Prime Minister Paul Martin meets with Islamic religious leaders from across the country, Thursday. Prime Minister Paul Martin sat down with Islamic religious leaders from across the country Thursday night to discuss how they can work together to combat terrorism. http://ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1122601967877_7/?hub=Canada   (447 words)      The Australian National University (ANU) Library: South Asian Serials Index (SASI) Keyword(s): MUI; religious institutions; Indonesian history; Islam; religious leaders; Islamic communities Kafrawi, MA; MUI; religious institutions; government; political power; Islamic communities; religious leaders Keyword(s): Ulama; religious leaders; Islam; history; leadership; Islamic communities http://anulib.anu.edu.au/sasi/new/search.php?com_serName=21&txt_nm=200&in=2647   (137 words)      Feminist Daily News 10/13/2000: Precedence Set Against Female Genital Mutilation In Norway Two Gambian Islamic religious leaders, including the leader of the Muslim Council in Oslo and a Somalian are facing prosecution for aiding and abetting female genital mutilation (FGM) in Norway. The religious leaders allegedly told a 20-year old Somalian girl to consent to mutilation, providing her with inaccurate information in an attempt to convince her that "the practice was neither harmful or dangerous." If convicted, the three face three to eight years imprisonment. The Norwegian governments' prosecution of these men is seen as a major step toward fighting FGM among African immigrants in Europe. http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=5206   (377 words)      International News Iranian Parliament Approves Bill Allowing Abortion if Fetus Malformed, To Protect Woman's Life - ... Legislators were given approval for the bill from Islamic religious leaders before the vote. Ali Baghbanian, a member of Parliament, said, "Islamic Sharia (law) has not allowed other cases of abortion, such as for social and economic reasons." A second vote is required before the bill is given final approval, but that vote is "usually a formality," according to the Some Islamic clerics in Parliament opposed the bill, according to the http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=24900   (258 words)      BBCSinhala.com The Sri Lankan government is appealing to Islamic religious leaders to secure the release of the Sri Lankan truck driver taken hostage in Iraq. Sri Lankan deputy foreign minister Vishwa Warnapala told the BBC Sandeshaya that Sheik Harek-Al-Dhari has already been approached by the Sri Lankan embassy in Kuwait. The deputy minister told BBC Sandeshaya that the Sri Lankan foreign bureau has been entrusted with the task of looking into the allegation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2004/11/printable/041108_srilanka_iraq_hostage.shtml   (236 words)      Chirac Rules Out Aid To Mosques :: International News :: Hyscience American Jewish Leaders Outraged By Threats Of Violence Against Presbyterians - Nov 15, 2004 Pro-Life Laws Must be the Primary Political Goal for Catholics says Catholic Leaders In a major broadside, President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin yesterday rejected a senior government minister’s idea of using state funds to build mosques and train Islamic religious leaders. http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2004/11/chirac_rules_ou.php   (351 words)      DELEGATION OF ISLAMIC SPIRITUAL LEADERS ARRIVES IN AFGHANISTAN In the letter, the Director-General noted his consultations with numerous Ulemas (Islamic religious leaders) and proposed that the Taliban edict be suspended and re-examined by Afghanistan’s Supreme Court upon a hearing with the delegation of specialists of Islamic law, which this morning left Doha, Qatar, and has arrived in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mr Matsuura expressed gratitude to the Emir of Qatar—the country that is currently presiding the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the largest organization in the Muslim world—for making an aircraft available for the delegation. They are expected to meet with Afghan religious leaders and Mullah Omar. http://www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/unescopress/2001/01-37e.shtml   (164 words)      BBC NEWS World Africa Somali Muslim group bans condoms The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says residents are divided over the declaration by the religious leaders. Islamic leaders say they have outlawed condoms in Somalia, where the vast majority of the population is Muslim. The umbrella Somali Ulema Council has said it will use Sharia (Islamic) Law, including flogging, to punish those selling or using condoms. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3340611.stm   (233 words)      Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Palestinian Authority Wherever you are, kill those Jews and those Americans who are like them and those who stand by them..." And, according to Israeli officials, Palestinians who have killed Israeli civilians are given refuge in PA-controlled areas. Following unprovoked shooting attacks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip which killed two Israeli civilians and two Israeli soldiers in mid-November, senior Fatah leader and commander of the Tanzim forces Marwan Barghouti issued a statement that the attacks were "legitimate" considering the current situation and the PA struggle for independence. http://www.adl.org/terror/focus/update_winter_2000_1_pa.asp   (328 words)      Religious Leaders Plan Internet Peace Campaign... : AZ IMC Although Sharon has indicated dissatisfaction with the road map, including the sponsoring role played by the EU--which his government considers to be pro-Palestinian-- some activists are hopeful that the process can gain momentum in the coming days, particularly if Bush commits himself firmly to the plan during his talks with Sharon. Religious Leaders Plan Internet Peace Campaign as Israel Tightens Borders Announcement of Friday's meeting followed two days of separate discussions by both leaders with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. http://arizona.indymedia.org/print.php?id=10430   (835 words)      SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Lodi Pakistani community secretly taped for ... SACRAMENTO – Federal officials disclosed Friday that they secretly tape-recorded members of Lodi's Pakistani community for nearly three years before bringing terror-related charges against a father and son and seeking to deport two Islamic religious leaders. The government also is seeking to deport two Lodi religious leaders to Pakistan on alleged visa violations. Shabbir Ahmed is set for an immigration hearing Tuesday in San Francisco, while Muhammed Adil Khan last month agreed to be deported. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20050805-1508-ca-terrorarrests.html   (503 words)

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