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Sarekat Islam
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Islamic dietary laws
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Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan , 1933-, African-American religious leader, b. New York City, as Louis Eugene Walcott. A former calypso singer known as "The Charmer," he joined the Nation of Islam ( Black Muslims ) in 1955, eventually becoming minister of the Harlem Temple after Malcolm X broke with the... Read more |
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sharia
sharia the religious law of Islam. As Islam makes no distinction between religion and life, Islamic law covers not only ritual but many aspects of life. The actual codification of canonic law is the result of the concurrent evolution of jurisprudence proper and the so-called science of the roots of... Read more |
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Islamic law
LAW, ISLAMIC. Islam, like Judaism and unlike Christianity, is a nomocracy, a religion of the law as opposed to theology. It is evident from the Koranic text that sacred law is a crucial feature of the covenants that God establishes, through prophets, with the various nations of mankind. Prophets... Read more |
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Nation of Islam
Nation of Islam Splinter group of the BLACK MUSLIM MOVEMENT, formed in 1985 by the radical African-American preacher Louis Farrakhan (1933– ) who trained as a teacher and was converted to Islam by MALCOLM X. The Nation of Islam was the original name of the Black Muslims (disbanded in... Read more |
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Islam
Islam , [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). An adherent to Islam is a Muslim [Arab.,=one who submits]. Believers Worldwide There are... Read more |
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Muhammad Abduh
Muhammad Abduh 1849-1905, Egyptian Muslim religious reformer. His encounter in 1872 with Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, in the Cairo mosque-university of al-Azhar, led to his transition from asceticism to an activism seeking the renaissance of Islam and the liberation of the Muslims from colonialism.... Read more |
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Black Muslims
Black Muslims African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was founded (1930) in Detroit by Wali Farad (or W. D. Fard), whom his followers believed to be "Allah in person." ... Read more |
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Islamic fundamentalism
Fundamentalism, Islamic BIBLIOGRAPHY The term Islamic fundamentalists commonly refers to groups who seek to promote the role of Islam in political, social, and economic life, and who contend the necessity of establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic sharia law. The term Islamic... Read more |
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Ousted Head of NAACP Joins Nation of Islam; Chavis Says Move Is `Not a...
...March, has joined the Nation of Islam. "This is not a political...spiritual decision," Chavis said in a telephone interview...expand my ministry into Islam." Chavis, who announced his conversion...Throughout his career, Ben ... |
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United Church of Christ says Chavis can no longer be a minister in its...
...he has joined the Nation of Islam. The UCC's Church...after an appeal by Chavis, who wanted to...and a Nation of Islam minister. "The...appreciation for Ben Chavis and recommend that...its permission to ... |
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Bid Afoot to Oust Chavis: Labor Joins in Effort to Unseat NAACP Big
...Chavis: Labor Joins in Effort to...Rev. Benjamin Chavis Jr., who has...of the Rev. Chavis' contract...oust the Rev. Chavis gelled this week...associated with the Nation of Islam, Lenora Fulani...Cost of ... |
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Cuomo to March With Chavis To Marshal Carribean Parade
...to March With Chavis To Marshal Carribean...Rev. Benjamin Chavis, possibly with a small army of Nation of Islam bodyguards in...the Rev. Chavis will help lead...as he comes to join in the dancing...to the United ... |
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Ben Chavis Leads African-American Leadership Summit
...s Cheryl Devall joins us on the line now...to hire- to fire Chavis, excuse me. I mean...the fact that since Chavis took over the NAACP...debate is in that Chavis and his colleagues...Farrakhan of the militant Nation of ... |
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Dr. Chavis, Farrakhan Launch 1M Man March
...09-1995 Dr. Chavis, Farrakhan Launch...March.If Dr. Ben Chavis and Minister Louis...converge upon the nation's capitol on...responsibility," Chavis told the Sentinel...the Nation of Islam, ... |
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Chavis meets church leaders on status: He tells United Church of Christ...
...announcing Mr. Chavis' suspension this...reports to mean that Chavis Muhammad had left...active duty or join other organizations...action because "Ben has been a friend...admired." Mr. Chavis has accepted an...had converted to ... |
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MEDIA WATCH: Malcolm X's assassination conspiracy narrows--Dr. Betty
...maintained that the Nation of Islam was at least partially...backfire.The Nation of Islam got hold of the memo...left by electing Rev. Ben Chavis to replace Benjamin...Louis Farrakhan.So Ben ... |
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We must nurture our leaders of the future
...for attending was to answer the call Farrakhan and Ben Chavis put out to join them in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16., 1995...problem.So, when you see the local NAACP, SCLC, Nation of Islam, Congressional Black Caucus standing strong and... |
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NAACP Election Heating Up // Reid, Jarrett Join Forces in Bid To Lead...
...national Executive Director Benjamin Chavis. Chavis was one of the main topics at...may be a new battleground in the Ben Chavis fight that we want to end...members by allying himself with Nation of Islam leader Louis ... |
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