Qadiriyah — /kah deuh ree yeuh/, n. Islam. a Sufi fraternity founded by Abd al Qadir al Jilani (1077 1166) in the 12th century. Also, Qadiriya. [ < Ar qadiriyyah, equiv. to qadir (deriv. of founder s name) + iyyah abstract n. suffix] … Useful english dictionary
Islam in Somalia — Nearly all Somalis are Sunni Muslims. Practicing Islam reinforces distinctions that further set Somalis apart from their immediate African neighbors, many of whom are either Christians (particularly the Amhara and others of Ethiopia) or adherents … Wikipedia
western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… … Universalium
Religion in Sudan — Religion is an important aspect in the country of Sudan, with most of the country s people being animists, Christians, or Muslims. Somewhat more than half Sudan s population was Muslim in the early 1990s. Most Muslims, perhaps 90 percent, lived… … Wikipedia
Sufism — Sufistic, adj. /sooh fiz euhm/, n. the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis. Also, Sufiism /sooh fee iz euhm/. [1810 20; SUFI + ISM] * * * Mystical movement within Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal… … Universalium
Islam in Nigeria — Abuja National Mosque, located in Abuja Part of a series on Islam by country … Wikipedia
Islam in Ghana — Larabanga Mosque, March 2006. Part of a series on Islam by country … Wikipedia
List of English words containing Q not followed by U — In English, the letter q is usually followed by the letter u . While this is true in the vast majority of cases, there are some exceptions, the majority of which are romanised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other languages which do… … Wikipedia
List of Hanbali scholars — Many celebrated personalities in Islamic history received their tutelage in the Hanbali school, in Baghdad, Greater Syria ( Sham ), Egypt and finally the Arabian Peninsula. The following is a very humble list comprising of some of the notable… … Wikipedia
Abdul-Qadir Gilani — Jilani redirects here. For other uses, see Gilani (disambiguation). Abdul Qadir Gilani Religion Islam Personal Born 1077 CE (Common Era) Amol, Iran Died 1166 CE Baghdad … Wikipedia
