A Dictionary of Islam / Being a cyclopedia of the doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, together with the technical and theological terms, of the Muhammadan religion.
by Thomas Patrick Hughes
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Contents
- Preface
- Preface
- The Arabic Letters in this Volume have been Transliterated as follows:—
- A.
- An Amulet of the Attribute of God— Ḥāfiz̤ , “the Protector.”
- B.
- C
- D
- E.
- F.
- G.
- H.
- Table of the Mecca Pilgrimage of 1880
- I
- Tradition I
- Tradition II
- J.
- I.—The Annunciation of the Virgin
- II.—The Birth of Jesus
- III.—The Miracles of Jesus
- IV.—The Mission of Jesus
- V.—The Crucifixion of Jesus
- VI.—Divinity and Sonship of Christ, and His Sinlessness
- VII.—The Trinity
- VIII.—The Second Coming of Jesus
- IX.—His Exaltation in Heaven
- X.—The Disciples of Jesus
- K.
- L
- M
- I.—The Validity of Marriage
- II.—The Legal Disabilities to Marriage
- III.—The Religious Ceremony
- IV.—The Marriage Festivities (part 1)
- IV.—The Marriage Festivities (part 2)
- IV.—The Marriage Festivities (part 3)
- N.
- O.
- P.
- Q.
- I.—The Inspiration of the Qurʾān
- II.—The Collation of the Qurʾān
- III.—The Divisions of the Qurʾān
- IV.—The Contents of the Qurʾān and the Chronological Arrangement of its Chapters
- The First Period
- The Second Period
- The Third Period
- The Fourth Period
- The Fifth Period
- The Sixth and Last Period
- V.—Sources of the Qurʾān
- VI.—The Recital and Reading of the Qurʾān
- VII.—The Interpretation of the Qurʾān
- IX.—The Reputed Excellence of the Qurʾān, and its Miraculous Character
- X.—Commentaries on the Qurʾān
- XI.—Editions and Translations of the Qurʾān
- XII.—The Opinions of European Writers on the Qurʾān
- R.
- S. (part 1)
- S. (part 2)
- I. The Doctrine of the Ṣūfīs
- II. The Sūfī Journey
- III. The Perfect Man in Sūfī Spiritualism
- IV. Renunciation
- V. Helps to Devotion
- VI. The Intellectual and Spiritual Development of Man
- VII. Of the Upward Progress or Ascent of Man
- VIII. Ṣūfīism adapted to Muḥammadanism
- IX. Ṣūfī Poetry
- X. The True Character of Ṣūfīism
- T.
- The Style of Composition employed in the imparting of a Tradition
- Degree of Authenticity of the Narrators as judged by their Acquirements
- Causes of Difference among Traditions
- Apocryphal Ḥadīs̤
- U.
- V
- W.
- Concerning the Bequest of a Third of the Estates
- The Period of Making Wills
- Rules for Ascertaining a Death-bed Illness
- Emancipation of Slaves upon a Death-bed
- Bequests for Pious Purposes
- Wills made by Jews and Christians
- Usufructuary Wills
- The Executors
- Evidence with respect to Wills
- As regards the Selection of a Wife
- As regards the Management of a Wife
- I.—The Condition of Women before the time of Muḥammad
- II.—The Teaching of the Qurʾān
- III.—The Teaching of Muḥammad, as given in the Traditions ,
- IV.—Muḥammadan law secures the following Rights to Women
- V.—The Position of Women in Muḥammadan Countries
- Y.
- Z.
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- ج
- ح
- خ
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- ذ
- ر
- ز
- س
- ش
- ص
- ض
- ط
- ظ
- ع
- غ
- ف
- ق
- ك
- ل
- م
- ن
- ه
- و
- ي
- New Oriental Works
- Corrections
- Abbreviations