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Islamic terminology
- QuranIn the year 610 CE, inside a cave named Hira on the outskirts of Mecca, Muhammad received his first revelation. The experience was not quiet or gentle.
- Eid al-FitrIn the year 622, Muhammad arrived in Medina after migrating from Mecca. He found the local people celebrating two specific days dedicated to recreation and…
- ShariaThe Arabic word sharī'ah appears in the Quran with the meaning "way" or "path." Early Islamic scholars traced this term to a pastoral image of watering…