spiritual striving. Islamic jurisprudence on war differentiates between illegitimate and legitimate warfare and prescribes proper and improper conduct by...

War on Islam or war against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam, using military...

(Islamic scholars) as the correct Islamic manner, expected to be obeyed by Muslims, in times of war. Some scholars and Muslim religious figures describe...

politically and religiously-motivated violence in Islam dates back to its early history. Islam has its origins in the behavior, sayings, and rulings of...

The Second Fitna was a period of general political and military disorder and civil war in the Islamic community during the early Umayyad Caliphate. It followed...

treaty) denoting non-Islamic lands which are at peace or have an armistice with a Muslim government, and dar al-harb (lit. territory of war), denoting lands...

Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 2.3 billion and 1.8 billion adherents, respectively. Both religions...

civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the overthrow of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate. The civil war involved...

and jihad, adding the theme of treachery and enmity towards Islam of Christians and especially Jews. If non-Muslims were waging a "war against Islam"...

lifetime), the history of Islam, and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected...

The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of...

Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder. Adherents of Islam are called...

Religious ties between Muslims and the Jewish people have existed since the founding of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century; Muhammad's views...

Islamic views on prisoners of war encompass teachings from the Qur'an and hadith as well as later regulations developed in Islamic jurisprudence. The historical...

Criticism of Islam can take many forms, including academic critiques, political criticism, religious criticism, and personal opinions. Subjects of criticism...

(656–661 CE), a war of succession in the Rashidun Caliphate between Ali and the Umayyads (and Aisha) Second Fitna (c. 680/683–c. 685/692 CE), a war between the...

Islamic extremism, Islamist extremism or radical Islam refers to a set of extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideologies within Islam. These terms remain...

Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization. Most historians believe that Islam originated...

that the Quranic term siḥr, (usually defined as magic) is forbidden in Islam, there is less agreement on how siḥr is defined. Magic encompasses a wide-range...

The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror is a book written by Bernard Lewis. The nucleus of the book was an article published in The New Yorker...

independence, left-wing intellectuals portrayed Islam as a powerful opposing force in the Liberation War to further their political agenda. Despite this...

Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial...

Islamism refers to a broad set of religious and political ideological movements that believe Islam should influence political systems, and generally oppose...

followers of the Islamic faith War on Islam controversy, a perceived campaign to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam This disambiguation...

from civic affairs and the state—has been a controversial concept in Islamic political thought, owing in part to historical factors and in part to the ambiguity...

of Salafism and Wahhabism (by region) Islam and war Islam and violence Holy war in Islam Islamic extremism Islamic fundamentalism Islamic terrorism Jihadist...

Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe excluding Turkey. According to the US...

slur) Islam portal LGBTQ portal Wikiquote has quotations related to Homosexuality#Islam. Gender roles in Islam Islam and gender segregation Islamic sexual...

Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, schools of Islamic jurisprudence...

between and within different societies; Often not due to the religion of Islam like many may perceieve, but due to pre-existing cultural and societal...