The Qur’an does not mention a lot of alcohol, but pedagogically it explains its gradual ban in a convenient way by pointing out that alcohol is not used in a “good” benefit. Say, “My Lord has only forbidden immoralities what is apparent of them and what is concealed and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that y...

This article discusses Arabic expressions referring to God, such as inshallah, mashallah, and alhamdulillah in the 2014 season of Arab version talent show The Voice. It question what extent these are used by various actors show, particular its four jury members three presenters, it tries explain why they use them purpose. analysis is set against background relationship between ‘language’ (in th...

the belief in allah and having the inclination towards him is of the innate human disposition; and human beings have throughout the history sought to know their god and many have undeservingly applied the quest to false gods whom they have worshiped. in order to know allah, some people liken him to human beings or other creatures and even they attribute a body to him; yet others establish absol...

I antropologiska studier av islamisk bön har den vädjande, åkallande och relativt informella du?a-bönen ägnats markant mindre uppmärksamhet än salat dhikr. Denna artikel bidrar till studiet muslimsk fromhet genom en analys hur ideal praktik rörande privat du?a kan konstituera ett annorlunda bedjande subjekt jämfört med de praktiker som kopplas salat. Artikeln analyserar två föreläsningar danska...

Rapid advances in networking technologies and the explosive growth of the Internet in recent years have increasingly raised the heterogeneity issue (in end-users processing capabilities and access bandwidth) for transmission of visual information. The traditional approach of providing multiple bitstreams, each tailored for one class of decoding requirements to address the heterogeneity issue is...

Humanity has received divine guidance through two channels: the word of Allah and the prophets who were chosen by Him to communicate His will to humanity These channels have always functioned together, and if one is ignored or neglected, the will of Allah cannot be known with any degree of accuracy. The Hindus neglected their prophets and focused all of their attention on their books, which pro...

Islam permits the consumption of meat of halal animals/birds, only when these have been slaughtered in the prescribed manner. This involves, while reciting the name of Allah, making a quick incision on the front of the neck to cut carotid arteries, jugular veins, windpipe and oesophagus. The prerequisites include laying the animal on its left flank, preferably facing towards Kibla. This enables...