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Page 257
... ( Muslim holy war ) led by Karamoko Alfa and Ibrahima Sori in the late 1720s . As a Muslim theocratic state , Fouta Djallon dominated both central and coastal Guinea until its leader placed it under French protection in 1881. Timbo , 26 ...
... ( Muslim holy war ) led by Karamoko Alfa and Ibrahima Sori in the late 1720s . As a Muslim theocratic state , Fouta Djallon dominated both central and coastal Guinea until its leader placed it under French protection in 1881. Timbo , 26 ...
Page 443
... Muslim Arab city ever since . Reputed site of the burial place of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf , great - grandfather of the Prophet Muham- mad , and birthplace of ash - Shafi'i ( 767-820 ) , founder of the Shafi'ite school of Muslim legal ...
... Muslim Arab city ever since . Reputed site of the burial place of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf , great - grandfather of the Prophet Muham- mad , and birthplace of ash - Shafi'i ( 767-820 ) , founder of the Shafi'ite school of Muslim legal ...
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... Muslim countries set apart for the women ; the form harimi is used collec- tively for the women themselves . Zanāna ( from the Persian zan , " woman " ) is the term used in India ; andarun ( Persian : " inner part " of a house ) in Iran ...
... Muslim countries set apart for the women ; the form harimi is used collec- tively for the women themselves . Zanāna ( from the Persian zan , " woman " ) is the term used in India ; andarun ( Persian : " inner part " of a house ) in Iran ...
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