Abbasid Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Islamic dynasty that ruled from several capitals in Iraq between 749 and 1258. The Abbasids traced their descent from
ʿAbbāsid Caliphate Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
The rise of the ʿAbbāsid caliphate was the first fissure in Islamic culture; it would eventually result in the Shīʿī
῾Abd al-Samad (b. before 1517) Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
(b. before 1517; fl. c.1535–1600).
Iranian miniature painter, calligrapher and courtier, active also in
Abdülhamid II Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Abdülhamid II (1842–1918) was the thirty-fourth Ottoman sultan (r. 1876–1909). A profound political and economic crisis
abhaya-mudrā Quick reference
A Dictionary of Buddhism
(Skt., gesture of fearlessness).
Iconographic hand gesture (mudrā) whose purpose is to dispel fear and communicate protection, benevolence,
Ablution Reference library
The Islamic World: Past and Present
Ablutions Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
A practice that consists of washing, which introduces the Muslim into the state of ritual purity (ṭuhr) and
Abu Tahir Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
[Abu Ṭāhir].
Persian family of potters. The family is sometimes known, somewhat improperly, by the epithet Kashani [al-Kashani, Qashani], which
Acts of the Apostles Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
The Acts of the Apostles is the earliest attempt to provide a narrative account of the birth and expansion of
῾Adil Shahi Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Dynasty that ruled portions of southern India from 1489 to 1686. I. Introduction. II. Family members.
Aelia Capitolina Reference library
Robert Schick
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
The destruction of Jerusalem in 70
Afghanistan Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Country of some 647,500 sq. km in the middle of the steppe and desert zone of Eurasia. It is bounded
Afghanistan Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
In the nineteenth century Afghanistan emerged as a buffer state between the contending British Indian and tsarist Russian colonial empires.
Africa Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Continent second only to Asia in size with a total area of 29,800,000 sq. km and a total population of
Afshārid Dynasty Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
The Afshārid dynasty (1736–1802) was the ruling house of Iran, founded after the abolition of the Ṣafavid dynasty
Aga Khan Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
The Nizārī Ismāʿīlī imams since the time of Ḥasan ʿAlī Shāh (d. 1881) have borne the title Aga
Aghlabid Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Islamic dynasty that governed Tunisia, Algeria and Sicily from 800 to 909. The province of Ifriqiya, roughly corresponding to
Agra Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
City and administrative seat of the district of the same name, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated on the Yamuna River
Agriculture Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
There are thirty-four countries with both significant agricultural sectors and majority Muslim populations. They form a broad band running from
Agriculture Reference library
Oded Borowski
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
The term “agriculture” pertains to the cultivation of the soil in order to produce food and other useful and appreciated
