51 results for “general”
... acquired without open warfare belongs to the community for general welfare rather than to individual fighters. The surah close...
...his command — became the title by which the greatest Muslim general of the era would be known across Islamic history.
...ered without significant violence and its people received a general amnesty. The immediate trigger was the Quraysh's violation ...
...hools permit it broadly; the Maliki and Hanafi schools have generally limited it. Every absent funeral prayer performed across ...
...nslation and editing. Beyond specific textual changes, the general theological direction of the Gospel tradition was shaped no...
...aced Islam upon hearing the Quran — but they also reflect a general truth about the existence of sincere worshippers within cor...
...ntine garrison of Egypt, led by the Patriarch Cyrus and the general Theodore, was defeated decisively near ancient Heliopolis (...
...g in the complete pacification of the Maghrib under Umayyad generals. The fall of Carthage — the ancient Byzantine administrati...
...est of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) by the young Umayyad general Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi in 93 AH opened the Indian...
...liph, Marwan II ibn Muhammad (r. 127–132 AH), was a capable general who had spent his reign fighting civil wars and attempting ...
...h his head bowed in humility, not in triumph. He declared a general amnesty for the population, famously asking what they expec...
...ich included war elephants and was commanded by the capable general Rustam Farrukhzad. The battle lasted three days, with the P...
The conquest of Sindh under the young Umayyad general Muhammad ibn Qasim, just seventeen years old at the time, b...
...ter being attacked by a Tang Chinese force under the Korean general Gao Xianzhi. The Abbasid force, recently victorious in over...
... in the Jezreel Valley, the Mamluk army under the brilliant general Baybars employed a feigned retreat to draw out and then enc...
The Battle of the Bridge was one of the few Muslim military defeats during the early conquests, fought in 13 AH / 634 CE. Following the transfer of Khalid ibn a
... founding Cairo in 969 CE. Despite being Shia, the Fatimids generally tolerated Sunni scholarship and built al-Azhar mosque (la...
The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli conquered Egypt and founded the city of a...
The Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli founded al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, which e...
The Mamluk army under Sultan Qutuz and General Baybars defeated the Mongol army at Ain Jalut in Palestine....
... of al-Khasa'is, a pioneering work on Arabic morphology and general linguistics that explored the philosophy of language with r...
Kurdish-Qatari scholar and Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, specialist i...
The commander-in-chief of the Sassanid Persian army at the decisive Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (15-16 AH), where he was killed. His death effectively ended organiz
One of the most brilliant military commanders of early Islamic history. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, where his tactical reinforcements
The pioneering hero of the early Iraq conquest. He was the first to begin raiding Persian territories and brought reports to Abu Bakr that initiated the Iraq ca
A senior companion who served as governor and military commander. Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed him to lead the decisive Battle of Nihawand (21 AH), the final m
A senior Persian general who commanded at the Battle of the Bridge (13 AH), inflicti...
An Egyptian companion and a major general of the Umayyad caliphate. He participated in the conquest o...
A companion known as 'Mirqal' for his bravery, nephew of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He commanded the Muslim forces at the decisive Battle of Jalula (16 AH) after Qadi
The Umayyad general who conquered Sind and southern Punjab at the age of 17-20 ...
Son of Caliph Abd al-Malik and one of the greatest Umayyad military commanders. He led the famous siege of Constantinople in 98-99 AH (717-718 CE), the most amb
The Umayyad governor of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) who led the famous invasion of Francia (114 AH / 732 CE), which reached as far as the city of Tours. He was d
...ritish-based Pakistani Islamic scholar (b. 1938), secretary general of the Islamic Sharia Council of Britain, and author of An ...
...ual lessons from each verse, making this work popular among general readers and students. Despite its conciseness, it is consid...
...ierarchy of legal sources and the principles of abrogation, general versus specific texts, and the authority of the Sunnah. Eve...
... rulings, linguistic principles, commands and prohibitions, general and specific texts, abrogation, consensus, analogical reaso...
...arkashi gathered maxims from the Shafi'i school showing how general principles govern specific rulings. Essential for understan...
...and focuses on meaning, making it particularly suitable for general readers and students beginning their study of tafsir.
... accessible commentary on the entire Quran designed for the general Muslim reader. Al-Jaza'iri explains each passage in clear, ...
... mentioned in hadith (honey, black seed, cupping) alongside general principles of wellness, preventive care, and the relationsh...
... al-Haytami differ, Shafi'i scholars in Egypt and the Hijaz generally follow ar-Ramli.
...Shafi'i scholars in South Arabia, India, and Southeast Asia generally follow Ibn Hajar al-Haytami.
...round the five universal maxims. As-Suyuti demonstrates how general principles govern thousands of specific rulings, making fiq...
...on legal maxims. Ibn Nujaym systematizes Hanafi fiqh around general principles, showing how the five universal maxims and dozen...
By Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari. The most important general history in Islamic literature, covering events from creatio...
... peaceful liberation of Mecca: 10,000 Muslims marching, the general amnesty, and the cleansing of the Kaaba.
The general principles governing contracts in Islamic law, conditions f...
...heir points of agreement and difference, and why Bukhari is generally ranked first.