Conversion (Religion) -- Analysis, Religious leaders -- Social aspects, Monastic life -- Analysis, Monks -- Social aspects, Islam -- Social aspects, Christianity -- Social aspects, Muslims, Christian theology, Philosophy and religion
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Abstract This paper will examine the narrative of Salman al-Farisi/'the Persian' and his conversion to Islam, as recounted in the eighth-century Sira of Ibn Ishaq, as a lens into the [...]
Muslims, Islam -- Indian Ocean -- Southeast Asia -- Malaysia -- United Kingdom -- Indonesia -- India -- Portugal, Regional focus/area studies
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The coexistence of Islam and matriliny has been viewed as a 'paradox' because of strict patriliny that Islam prescribes. This article attempts to disentangle this enigma by comparing the Minangkabau, [...]