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...emigrated to the United States in 1989 after training as a psychiatrist in Syria. ...tatement/|2=2011-03-16}} Former Muslims United Mission Statement] - Former Muslims United</ref>

...elt needed avenging, ultimately culminating the defeat of Muhammad and the Muslims at the [[Battle of Uhud]]. For Muhammad, the battle would solidify his repu ...earned that the biggest caravan of the year was heading back to Mecca from Syria, Muhammad and his soldiers started planning their own raid. Abu Sufyan, chi

...he would use no ablution until he raided B. Fazara; and when he recovered from his wounds the apostle sent him against them with a force. He fought them i The account found in “The Sealed Nectar” is derived from a Sahih Muslim Hadith in regards to the incident. Though somewhat descripti

...rg/?page_id=2169|2=2011-10-04}} A Shiite Opinion on Apostasy] - Originally from Kayhan International, March 1986</ref> ...hod of interpretation, the Salafis look back to the practices of the early Muslims and Muhammad's [[companions]] to determine how scripture should be interpre

...ould certainly ask forgiveness for you, and I do not control for you aught from Allah-- Our Lord! on Thee do we rely, and to Thee do we turn, and to Thee i ...believers, to be enemies with them, and to distant themselves and separate from them''':

...e is better known as Kahina or al-Kahina, a title given to her by the Arab Muslims, which means "the witch" or "the sorceress." ...hen, which means "a person of the priest class". The surname Cohen derives from the semetic root.

...slam and is punishable under [[Islamic Law|Islamic law]], which is derived from the [[Qur'an|Quran]] and [[Hadith]] (accounts of [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] li ...ious contexts. This said, the individual and even societal perspectives of Muslims, irrespective of the views and practices of the Islamic establishment, have

...hological steed comparable to the Greek Pegasus, believed to be a creature from the [[heaven]]s which transported the various [[Islam|Islamic]] prophets. ...he Buraq carried Prophet [[Muhammad]] from [[Mecca]] to the seven heavens, from the heavens to the then non-existent "farthest mosque" (Al-Aqsa Mosque in J

...claim that Muslims 'saved' the works of Greek [[Philosophy|philosophers]] from destruction. ...e original language, and the first Latin texts to be used were translation from the Greek, in the 12^th century, rather than, in most cases, the

...relates only to conversion to Islam, but not [[Islam_and_Apostasy|apostasy from Islam]]. ...ce their children to join them in the new faith to prevent their expulsion from the city. Alternative, similar traditions held that Muhammad had been asked

...what he wants from them and what they must do for him in order to be saved from eternal damnation. ...s the Pentateuch); found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Some Muslims and scholars believe it refers to the entire Old Testament, but this view i

...The very large differences in doctrine and belief, though, between modern Muslims and the other "people of the book", however, makes the conclusion that the ...to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture, Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good p

...le paying the tax the dhimmi must receive blows about the head and/or neck from the Muslim collecting it to symbolize his humiliated state, and Islamic fuq The text is clear that the tax is a sign of their submission to the Muslims. Its role is thus not only fiduciary but also social; it is a sign of vilif

...s different versions of the same story as well as mistakes in transmission from one medium to the other are also to be expected. ...come from the canonical books of the Christian or Jewish bibles, but often from secondary apocryphal and exegetical literature which played a huge role in

Prophet [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] hijra ("flight" or "migration") from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]] in 622 AD marks the beginning of the '''Islamic lun |Muslims are encouraged to fast on Mondays, as it is the day that Muhammad is said t

...en the choice of conversion to Islam or death. In many cases, such as when Muslims found themselves ruling over a polytheist population in India, the forced c ...ey perform that, then they save ''their lives'' (دِمَاءَهُمْ) and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done

...y the conquered people in [[dhimmitude]], representing both the protection from [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Jihad|jihad]] and the submission to [[Qur'an, ...rophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.)."}}

...as enemies of God destined to be conquered by the Islamic state, these non-Muslims themselves and their property were in fact booty earmarked for the Muslim [ During the age of expansion, the rationale for waging war against non-Muslims centered around the legal thought that it was justified by the mere fact of

...an example for mankind. The traditions of his words and deeds, passed down from his closest companions and family members (the [[Sahabah]]), and eventually ====Muslims Should Not Incorrectly Interpret Scripture====

...ctate how many revivalist and fundamentalist Muslims would like to see non-Muslims in Muslim society treated today. Despite these desires, no currently existi ...ntary and archaeological evidence from seventh and eighth century Iraq and Syria.<ref>Robinson, Chase F. - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ingentaconnect.