Information on "Religious Documents" and "Political Regions"
August 2004
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Aug 2004
Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century
Author: David Smock.
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report provides background on ijtihad and summarizes the panel discussion from a workshop entitled "Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century. More on «Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century»
September 2002
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1 Sep 2002
The End is Near: Minor and Major Signs of the Hour in Islamic Texts and Contexts
Author: Barbara Freyer Stowasser
Publisher: MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies
This paper explores references to the Apocalypse in Islamic texts and contexts, commenting on apocalyptic themes in the Quran and the Hadith, minor and major signs of the hour and a new breed of Islamic apocalyptic literature. More on «The End is Near: Minor and Major Signs of the Hour in Islamic Texts and Contexts»
