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2 | p 53 | A charg of takfir is in effect a charge of apostasy, a capital offense in any system of Islamic law (see p. 219). | A charg of takfir is in effect a charge of apostasy, a capital offense in most systems of Islamic law (see p. 219). | 9/15/2008 |
2 | p 159 | One of the most important activities of Hamas has been the establishment of free madrasas, which have had a tremendous impact. | One of the most important Wahhabi activities has been the establishment of free madrasas, which have had a tremendous impact. | 9/15/2008 |
2 | p 198 | A bitter and bloody struggle followed, and in 1997, Amnesty International assessed the number of victims at 80,000, most of them civilians. It remains a powerful force in Algeria. Ismaili: The name of a subsect of the Shia (see Chapter 6, Sunni, Shia, and Others). Jahannum: From Gehenna: a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. |
A bitter and bloody struggle followed, and in 1997 Amnesty International assessed the number of victims at 80,000, most of them civilians. It remains a powerful force in Algeria. Ismaili: The name of a subsect of the Shia (see Chapter 6, Sunni, Shia, and Others). Jahannum: A place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. |
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2 | p 234 | Ramadan, 16, 210 raw materials, shortage of, 104-105 |
Ramadan, 16, 210 rape, 118 raw materials, shortage of, 104-105 |
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2 | p 235 | slavery, 117-118, 216-217 | slavery, 117-118, 150-151, 216-217 | 9/15/2008 |
2 | p142 | Thanks to the cinema and television, Egyptian spoken Arabic, previously confined to the Nile Valley, in now understood all over the Arab world. | Thanks to the cinema and television, Egyptian spoken Arabic, previously confined to the Nile Valley, is now understood all over the Arab world. | 2/6/2009 |
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2 | p176 | According to traditional accounts, the Prophet left Medina on the date corresponding to 16 July 622 and arrived in Medina on 22 September of the same year. | According to traditional accounts, the Prophet left Mecca on the date corresponding to 16 July 622 and arrived in Medina on 22 September of the same year. | 3/17/2009 |
2 | pvi | Wharton removed | fixed | 10/11/2011 |
2 | pvii | Eva Lowell Churchill and Daniel Abraham Stillman | Eva Lowell Churchill | 10/11/2011 |
2 | pvii | Eva Lowell Churchill and Daniel Abraham Stillman | Eva Lowell Churchill | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p62 | The followers of Alis sons, Hasan and Husayn, tried to overthrow the ruling caliphs, whom they and their followers regarded as usurpers. Their rising was ruthlessly suppressed, and the martyrdom of Husayn at Karbala in Iraq, some 60 miles southwest of Baghdad, on 10 Muharram 61 of the Muslim ura corresponding to 10 October 680 CE marks an important date in the Shiite calendar. |
The followers of Alis sons, Hasan and Husayn, tried to overthrow the ruling caliphs, whom they and their followers regarded as usurpers. Their rising was ruthlessly suppressed, and the martyrdom of Husayn at Karbala in Iraq, some 60 miles southwest of Baghdad, on 10 Muharram 61 of the Muslim era corresponding to 10 October 680 CE marks an important date in the Shiite calendar. |
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2 | p116 | The rules of marriage and concubinage for the prophet are somewhat different and are set forth in Koran 33:50. | The rules of marriage and concubinage for the Prophet are somewhat different and are set forth in Koran 33:50. | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p133 | In the day of the Lords sacrifice, says the prophet Zephaniah, God will punish all such as are clothed with strange apparel (Bible 1:8). | In the day of the Lords sacrifice, says the prophet Zephaniah, God will punish all such as are clothed with strange apparel (1:8). | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p146-147 | ...shall they learn war anymore (Bible, Isaiah II:4). | ...neither shall they learn war anymore (Isaiah II:4). | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p148 | Not equal are those Believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of God with their goods and their persons, God hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight than to those who sit (at home). | Not equal are those Believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of God with their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight than to those who sit (at home). | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p149 | In traditional Muslim diplomatic usage, Salam alaykum is always used in communication between Muslims, even between rulers at war, as, for example, in the correspondence leading to the outbreak of war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 1934. | Salam alaykum should be italic. | 10/11/2011 |
2 | p171 | The most common examples are p as in put, ch as in church, and zh, like the English s as in pleasure. | zh should be italic and quotes removed. | 10/13/2011 |
2 | p173 | 2. The kunya | 2. The Kunya | 10/13/2011 |
2 | p174 | It is not uncommon for an ancestor in the list to be mentioned by a name other than his Ism; e.g. Ali b. Abi Talib = Ali, the son of Abu Talib (the father of Talib). | It is not uncommon for an ancestor in the list to be mentioned by a name other than his ism; e.g. Ali b. Abi Talib = Ali, the son of Abu Talib (the father of Talib). | 10/13/2011 |
2 | p180 | Amir al-Muminin, usually translated Commander of the Faithful, was one of the earliest titles of the caliph (see pp. 82-84); its use remained a caliphal prerogative and was interpreted as a claim to supreme Muslim political sovereignty. | Amir al-Muminin should be italic. | 10/13/2011 |
2 | p184 | Bismillah: Literally, in the name of God. The fuller version would be B¾smi-llahir-rahmanir-rahim, In the name of God, the merciful and the compassionate: a pious invocation uttered by Muslims at the beginning of any new undertakingnew clothes, a meal, some new task, and so on. It is said that the reference to mercy is omitted when slaughtering animals or going into battle. | B¾smi-llahir-rahmanir-rahim should be italic. | 10/13/2011 |