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Page 128
... Islamic state . In the north , Tahmāsp II - the representative of the ousted Safavid dynasty - controlled the provinces of Mazan- daran and Gilän . In 1727 Ashraf negotiated a treaty with the Ottomans , accepting their an- nexation of ...
... Islamic state . In the north , Tahmāsp II - the representative of the ousted Safavid dynasty - controlled the provinces of Mazan- daran and Gilän . In 1727 Ashraf negotiated a treaty with the Ottomans , accepting their an- nexation of ...
Page 166
... Islam ( d . 1276 ) . Al - Bada- wi achieved great fame for his knowledge of Islamic sciences , but he eventually abandoned speculative theology and devoted himself to contemplation in seclusion . Soon he became known as a miracle ...
... Islam ( d . 1276 ) . Al - Bada- wi achieved great fame for his knowledge of Islamic sciences , but he eventually abandoned speculative theology and devoted himself to contemplation in seclusion . Soon he became known as a miracle ...
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... Islam was essentially a flexible faith , capable of adapting to the mod- ern world if freed of its non - Islamic and vulgar accretions . The Algerian Ulama thus con- ducted widespread campaigns against the su- perstition and maraboutism ...
... Islam was essentially a flexible faith , capable of adapting to the mod- ern world if freed of its non - Islamic and vulgar accretions . The Algerian Ulama thus con- ducted widespread campaigns against the su- perstition and maraboutism ...
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