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History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Imam Abu Hanifa

...he most widely followed in the Muslim world, predominant in Turkey, Central Asia, South Asia, and parts of the Middle East.

History · Modern Era Turkey's Islamic Democratic Experiment

The AKP won elections in Turkey, beginning an experiment in combining Islamic values with d...

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modern Said Nursi

Turkish Islamic scholar whose Risale-i Nur (Epistles of Light) is one of the most widely read Islamic works of the 20th century.

modern Mehmed Zahid Kotku

... Islamic scholar and shaykh who revived Islamic learning in Turkey under the secular republic.

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History The Ottoman Caliphate

Six centuries of Islamic governance: from Osman I to the fall. The last caliphate and its impact on the Muslim world.

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Hanafi School

...asoning) and istihsan (juristic preference). Predominant in Turkey, Central Asia, South Asia, the Balkans, and historically in...

Naqshbandiyya

...ntial orders globally, with major presence in Central Asia, Turkey, the Indian subcontinent, and the Caucasus. Known for silen...

Mevlevi Order (Whirling Dervishes)

A Sufi order founded in Konya (present-day Turkey) based on the teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–1273 CE)...

Alevism

A syncretic religious tradition originating in Anatolia (Turkey) in the medieval period, combining elements of Islam, Shia ...