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unusual facts about Islamic tradition



Saba Mahmood

She is the author of Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject (2005) in which she theorizes the concept of habitus from a genealogy that begins with Aristotle and extends into the Islamic tradition.


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Al-Damun

Despite Islamic tradition claiming the tomb to be in Al Kifl near Najaf or Kifl Hares near Nablus, Nasir Khusraw discovered it to be al-Damun when he visited the region in 1047.

Black Stone

Islamic tradition holds that the stone fell from Heaven to show Adam and Eve where to build an altar, which became the first temple on Earth.

Denise Spellberg

Spellberg is the author of Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of 'A'isha Bint Abi Bakr, a widely cited work on the portrayal of Aisha in Islamic tradition.

Islamic marital jurisprudence

Islam forbids homosexuality in Qur'anic injunctions and Islamic tradition.

Ketupat

In Java and most of Indonesia, ketupat is linked to Islamic tradition of lebaran (Eid ul-Fitr), nevertheless ketupat is also known in non-Muslim communities, such as Hindu Bali and Christian Philippines.