Islam in the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was a state comprising fifteen communist republics which existed from 1922 until its dissolution into a series of separate nation states in 1991. Of these fifteen republics, six had a Muslim majority, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia,...

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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri

Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Qushayri al-Nishapuri (Persian: مسلم نیشابوری ; Arabic: أبو الحسين مسلم بن الحجاج القشيري النيشابوري‎) (lived c. 206-261 AH/c.821-875 CE), Muslim author of the second most widely recognized collection of Hadith in Sunni...

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Islam in Delaware

Although it is unknown how many Muslims live in the state of Delaware, the state has at least two mosques and a sizable Muslim population.Delaware Mosques, Schools, Muslim Community Centers, and Organizations lamic Society of Delaware The Islamic Society...

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Ukrainian Muslims in the 20th century

At the time of the Russian Revolution, Muslims were one third of population of Crimea. Nearly all major cities in Crimea had a significant Muslim population.Crimean Muslims were subjected to mass deportation in 1944 when Stalin accused them of collaborating...

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History of Muslims in Ukraine

While ethnic Ukrainians are predominantly Orthodox and Uniate Christians, Muslims have lived in the territory that makes up the modern Ukraine today for centuries. Muslim settlement in the country is concentrated in the country's southern half, particularly...

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Islam in Ukraine

The majority of Muslims in Ukraine are ethnic Crimean Tatars and live in the Crimean peninsula. According to latest surveys, there are 300.000 Muslims in Ukraine and this makes them 0.65% of total Ukrainian populati...

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A Short Story KH Mustofa Bisri: Mbok Yem

Praise wukuf at Arafat before I could find my mother and sister at their lodgings in Mecca. They lived in a cramped room with four pairs of husband and wife. Each plot occupied semuat two people who were given only baggage bulkhead. In the middle there...

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