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Born in Qandala, Puntland, Somalia to a Majerteen Ali saleeban parents, [2] Mūmin arrived to the United Kingdom in 2005–2006, having lived 1990–2003 in a north-eastern district Angered of Gothenburg, Sweden. [3]
Mumin denotes a person who has complete submission to the will of God and has faith firmly established in his heart, i.e. a "faithful Muslim". [1] Also, it is used as a name and one of the names of God. [1] The opposite term of iman (faith) is kufr (disbelief), and the opposite of mumin is kafir (disbeliever). [2] [3] [4] The Quran states: O ...
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1200 – Ibn Tumart's successor, Abd al-Mumin, turned the movement against non-Muslims, specifically Jews and Christians. Sweeping across North Africa and into Muslim Iberia, the zealous Almohads initiated riots and persecutions of Muslims and non-Muslims. In some towns Jews and Christians were given the choice of conversion, exile, or death.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy conflict over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] [ 98 ] The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides in nearby conflicts, including the civil wars in Syria [ 99 ] [ 100 ] and Yemen ; [ 101 ] and disputes in Bahrain , [ 102 ...
Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia is a two-volume encyclopedia covering the military and political history of Islam, edited by Alexander Mikaberidze and published in 2011. The encyclopedia contains more than 600 entries from dozens of contributors, as well as a glossary, maps and photographs. [1]
The Islamic State – Somalia Province [note 1] or Abnaa ul-Calipha is an affiliate of the Islamic State that primarily operates in the mountainous regions of Puntland, northern Somalia, and has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks across the country.
The violence started on 20 March after a Muslim gold shop owner, his wife, and two Muslim employees assaulted a Buddhist customer and her husband in an argument over a golden hairpin. A large mob formed and began to destroy the shop. The heavily outnumbered police reportedly told the mob to disperse after they had destroyed the shop. [3]