In this paper, an investigation on the relation between state-building and Near Eastern religion is attempted. Analyzing the city-state of Ḥaṭrā (Iraq, close to Kirkuk), it is demonstrated that pre-Islamic state craft in the region was dependent on the initiative of the Parthian monarchy in Iran. The kings of the Arsacid dynasty attempted to bestow the local Arabic tribes in the Jazira with a c...

This article explores the life and importance of Mary in Islam and Christianity, aiming at clarifying the criteria for which Mary has been revered in each tradition. It will be shown that Mary in Christianity is almost merely important because she was the mother of Jesus, while the Muslim reverence for her is based on her own noble characteristics. From the Muslim perspective, even if Mary had ...

in this paper, the writers have collected max weber's views on the worldly approach of islam from his book sociology of religion and presented as a coherent discussion. the writers have then discussed the arguments weber has put forward to prove his point and criticized weber's theory and his personality as a critic. as far as his theory is concerned, the writers have tried to provide answers t...

in this paper, an investigation on the relation between state-building and near eastern religion is attempted. analyzing the city-state of ḥaṭrā (iraq, close to kirkuk), it is demonstrated that pre-islamic state craft in the region was dependent on the initiative of the parthian monarchy in iran. the kings of the arsacid dynasty attempted to bestow the local arabic tribes in the jazira with a c...

khoy, one of the major cities in the west azarbaijan province is known for its nature, military, border positions, proximity to the silk road, including many different cultures and overall is one of the important settlements in the area. this essay investigates khoy city’s expansion, from early islam until late qajar (fourth - fourteenth century) according to historical documents. this article ...

A hinterland in the old world of Islam, the early history of diffusion of Islamic civilization in Bengal is shrouded with mystery. Though the maritime and trade contacts between Arab world and Bengal can be traced during the early period of Islam, the religious and cultural interaction between these two far-fetched lands started growing only after the Muslim conquest of the region in the early ...

Vol. 36 August (2008) No. 2 55 THE ROBUSTNESS AND APPLICABILITY OF AUDIO SOURCE SEPARATION FROM SINGLE MIXTURES 1*Md. Khademul Islam Molla, 1Keikichi Hirose and 2Nobuaki Minematsu 1 Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technology 2 Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan *Address of Corresponding Author: [email protected]...

2 Muslims are currently the largest religious minority in Western Europe. This presence of Islam in Europe is a direct consequence of the existence of pathways of immigration (that opened up in the early 1960s) leading from the Western States' former colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Following the official end of work-based immigration in 1974, the integration of such immigrant popul...

the prophet struggled a lot to promote the social position and status of women in the society. among the famous women of early islam, who took their model from islamic teachings was umma habibah. detached from her economic and family relations, she joined the circle of muslims and had a great impact at the early islam. she was raised in islamic teachings and took an important place in the early...