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	==Society and human nature==		==Society and human nature==
	Beyond the normative, historical, and apocalyptic prescripts they contain, Islamic scriptures have what can only be described as a distinctive Islamic understanding of anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Here, the world is comprised of two fundamentally distinct parties: those who believe and live by the law of God, and those who don't - the latter must variously be transformed into the former, suppressed, or exterminated. The believing, obedient peoples are the members of the Muslim ''ummah'', or nation, which enjoys a global unity. The lands of these people comprise the ''dar al-Islam'', or Abode of Islam - the rest of the Earth, until it can be transformed, is ultimately the ''dar al-harb'', or Abode of War. Tactical and temporary alliances with non-Muslim entities may, however, be permissible. All humans are born upon the ''fitrah'', which is the natural instinct to believe in and obey the Islamic God - children's un-Islamic upbringings, however, numb them to this instinct. Still, they can be called back to their (pre-)natural disposition - this invitation to return is known as ''Da'wah''. This Da'wah can be anything from an intellectual to a military enterprise - Indeed, per a quote from Muhammad recorded in Sahih Bukhari, some people will be dragged to "Paradise in chains".<ref>{{Bukhari\|4\|52\|~~254~~\|}}</ref> Since true religion cannot follow from compulsion, the Muslim ''Ummah'' is tasked only with achieving the extrinsic and perceptible markers of faith and ''khilafah'', or holy empire - persons may be punished or rewarded for what they say, but the true proving grounds of submission are, incontrovertibly, in the heart.		Beyond the normative, historical, and apocalyptic prescripts they contain, Islamic scriptures have what can only be described as a distinctive Islamic understanding of anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Here, the world is comprised of two fundamentally distinct parties: those who believe and live by the law of God, and those who don't - the latter must variously be transformed into the former, suppressed, or exterminated. The believing, obedient peoples are the members of the Muslim ''ummah'', or nation, which enjoys a global unity. The lands of these people comprise the ''dar al-Islam'', or Abode of Islam - the rest of the Earth, until it can be transformed, is ultimately the ''dar al-harb'', or Abode of War. Tactical and temporary alliances with non-Muslim entities may, however, be permissible. All humans are born upon the ''fitrah'', which is the natural instinct to believe in and obey the Islamic God - children's un-Islamic upbringings, however, numb them to this instinct. Still, they can be called back to their (pre-)natural disposition - this invitation to return is known as ''Da'wah''. This Da'wah can be anything from an intellectual to a military enterprise - Indeed, per a quote from Muhammad recorded in Sahih Bukhari, some people will be dragged to "Paradise in chains".<ref>{{Bukhari\|\|\|3010\|darussalam}}</ref> Since true religion cannot follow from compulsion, the Muslim ''Ummah'' is tasked only with achieving the extrinsic and perceptible markers of faith and ''khilafah'', or holy empire - persons may be punished or rewarded for what they say, but the true proving grounds of submission are, incontrovertibly, in the heart.
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	*[[Allah, the Best Deceiver (Qur'an 3:52)]]		*[[Allah, the Best Deceiver (Qur'an 3:52)]]
	*[[Allah knows best]]		*[[Allah knows best]]
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	*[[In Sha Allah]]
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	*[[Seal of Prophethood]]		*[[Seal of Prophethood]]
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			*[['Ismah (Infallibility/Innocence)]]
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	==Earthly places and relics==		==Earthly places and relics==
	While Islam is to some extent unique in the fervor of its iconoclasm, it does not fully abandon the material in its conception of the metaphysical: there are, upon the Earth, locations, structures, landmarks, and objects of divine origin and importance. The cities of Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem are the three ''harams'' which are considered sacred and protected (the word ''haram'' in Arabic refers, at once, to that which is sacred, prohibited, and - most importantly - off-limits). The site of the Ka'bah in Mecca hosts the key relics of Islam: the ''hajr aswad'' (said to have descended from heaven and blackened over time), the ''maqam Ibrahim'' (said to have carried Abraham as he constructed the Ka'bah with Ishmael), and the Ka'bah itself (said to be the - it is assumed, metaphorical - "house of Allah).		While Islam is to some extent unique in the fervor of its iconoclasm, it does not fully abandon the material in its conception of the metaphysical: there are, upon the Earth, locations, structures, landmarks, and objects of divine origin and importance. The cities of Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem are the three ''harams'' which are considered sacred and protected (the word ''haram'' in Arabic refers, at once, to that which is sacred, prohibited, and - most importantly - off-limits). The site of the Ka'bah in Mecca hosts the key relics of Islam: the ''hajr aswad'' (said to have descended from heaven and blackened over time), the ''maqam Ibrahim'' (said to have carried Abraham as he constructed the Ka'bah with Ishmael), and the Ka'bah itself (said to be the - it is assumed, metaphorical - "house of Allah).

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	{{PortalArticle\|title=Fitrah\|summary=\|image=Fitrah.jpg\|description=''Fitrah'' (فطرة) is a term in Islamic theology which has many interpretations. The most popular interpretation today is that it's a natural human disposition to believe in Islam.}}{{PortalArticle\|title=Dawah\|summary=\|image=Dawah.jpg\|description=''Da'wah'' (دعوة‎) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but is usually used as an Islamic term which refers to Islamic proselytism. Similarly, a ''Da'ee'' is someone who "invites" to Islam, or carries out the Islamic proselytization. Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among a population that is already Muslim.}}		{{PortalArticle\|title=Fitrah\|summary=\|image=Fitrah.jpg\|description=''Fitrah'' (فطرة) is a term in Islamic theology which has many interpretations. The most popular interpretation today is that it's a natural human disposition to believe in Islam.}}{{PortalArticle\|title=Dawah\|summary=\|image=Dawah.jpg\|description=''Da'wah'' (دعوة‎) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but is usually used as an Islamic term which refers to Islamic proselytism. Similarly, a ''Da'ee'' is someone who "invites" to Islam, or carries out the Islamic proselytization. Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among a population that is already Muslim.}}

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	Beyond the normative, historical, and apocalyptic prescripts they contain, Islamic scriptures have what can only be described as a distinctive Islamic understanding of anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Here, the world is comprised of two fundamentally distinct parties: those who believe and live by the law of God, and those who don't - the latter must be ~~variously~~ transformed into the former, suppressed, or exterminated. The believing, obedient peoples are the members of the Muslim ''ummah'', or nation, which enjoys a global unity. The lands of these people comprise the ''dar al-Islam'', or Abode of Islam - the rest of the Earth, until it can be transformed, is ultimately the ''dar al-harb'', or Abode of War. Tactical and temporary alliances with non-Muslim entities may, however, be permissible. All humans are born upon the ''fitrah'', which is the natural instinct to believe in and obey the Islamic God - children's un-Islamic upbringings, however, numb them to this instinct. ~~They~~ can~~, however,~~ be called back to ~~this~~ - this invitation is known as ''Da'wah''. This Da'wah can be anything from an intellectual to a military enterprise - Indeed, per a quote from Muhammad recorded in Sahih Bukhari, some people will be dragged to "Paradise in chains".<ref>{{Bukhari\|4\|52\|254\|}}</ref> Since true religion cannot follow from compulsion, the Muslim ''Ummah'' is tasked only with achieving the extrinsic and perceptible ~~evidences~~ of faith and ''khilafah'', or holy empire - persons may be punished or rewarded for what they say, but the true proving grounds of submission are, incontrovertibly, in the heart.		Beyond the normative, historical, and apocalyptic prescripts they contain, Islamic scriptures have what can only be described as a distinctive Islamic understanding of anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Here, the world is comprised of two fundamentally distinct parties: those who believe and live by the law of God, and those who don't - the latter must variously be transformed into the former, suppressed, or exterminated. The believing, obedient peoples are the members of the Muslim ''ummah'', or nation, which enjoys a global unity. The lands of these people comprise the ''dar al-Islam'', or Abode of Islam - the rest of the Earth, until it can be transformed, is ultimately the ''dar al-harb'', or Abode of War. Tactical and temporary alliances with non-Muslim entities may, however, be permissible. All humans are born upon the ''fitrah'', which is the natural instinct to believe in and obey the Islamic God - children's un-Islamic upbringings, however, numb them to this instinct. Still, they can be called back to their (pre-)natural disposition - this invitation to return is known as ''Da'wah''. This Da'wah can be anything from an intellectual to a military enterprise - Indeed, per a quote from Muhammad recorded in Sahih Bukhari, some people will be dragged to "Paradise in chains".<ref>{{Bukhari\|4\|52\|254\|}}</ref> Since true religion cannot follow from compulsion, the Muslim ''Ummah'' is tasked only with achieving the extrinsic and perceptible markers of faith and ''khilafah'', or holy empire - persons may be punished or rewarded for what they say, but the true proving grounds of submission are, incontrovertibly, in the heart.
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	*[[Ahl al-Bayt (Muhammad's Household)]]		*[[Ahl al-Bayt (Muhammad's Household)]]
	*[[People of the Book]]		*[[People of the Book]]
			*[[To You Your Religion and To Me Mine]]
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	==References==		==References==
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			*[[People of the Book]]
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	*[[Al-Wala' wal-Bara' (Loyalty and Disavowal)]]		*[[Al-Wala' wal-Bara' (Loyalty and Disavowal)]]
	*[[Kafir (Infidel)]]		*[[Kafir (Infidel)]]
	*[[Women in Islam - From Islam's Sources]]
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	*[[Shaytan (Devil)]]		*[[Shaytan (Devil)]]
	*[[Shaheed (Martyr)]]		*[[Shaheed (Martyr)]]
	*[[Christians Jews and Muslims in Heaven]]
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	*[[Khilafah (Caliphate)]]		*[[Khilafah (Caliphate)]]
	*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah]]		*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah]]
	*[[~~Authenticity of 72 Virgins Hadith~~]]		*[[Christians Jews and Muslims in Heaven]]
	*[[Sahabah]]		*[[Sahabah]]
	*[[Iblis (Satan)]]		*[[Iblis (Satan)]]