Qazi was a judicial functionary for the adjudication of cases concerning Muslim law during the pre-British period. A Qazi was appointed by the Muslim government to administer both civil and criminal law, chiefly in towns, according to the principles of the Holy quran. Where does the word qadi come from?Read More →
Druze do not go to mosques but have their own meeting houses. Dr Sami Makarem, professor of Arabic at the American University of Beirut who is the world’s leading expert on Druzism, says that the Druze belief in reincarnation is non-Islamic. Until this century, Druze beliefs remained secret. What holidaysRead More →
Shirk. Wrongfully accusing an innocent woman. Leaving the battlefield. Eating the property of Orphan. Consuming interest. Killing a person. Magic. What are the 7 grave sins? According to Roman Catholic theology, the seven deadly sins are the seven behaviours or feelings that inspire further sin. They are typically ordered as:Read More →
There is insufficient documentation of the process of conversion to Islam in Anatolia before the mid-15th century. By that time it was about 85% complete according to an Ottoman census, although it lagged in some regions such as Trabzon. Was the Ottoman Empire Catholic or Protestant? The Sultan of theRead More →