WL'Alcoran de Mahomet was the third Western translation of the Qur'an, preceded by Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete and the translation by Mark of Toledo. The translation was made from Arabic into French by the lord of Ryer in 1647.
WThe Amik Valley, also "Amuk", "Amuq" or "Amaq Valley", is located in the Hatay Province, close to the city of Antakya in the southern part of Turkey. Along with Dabiq in north western Syria, it is believed to be one of two possible sites of the battle of Armageddon according to Islamic eschatology.
WThe Centre for Muslim Jewish Relations (CMJR), based at Wesley House in Cambridge, is dedicated to the study and teaching of Muslim-Jewish Relations and the promotion of interfaith dialogue. CMJR operates under the auspices of The Woolf Institute as a sister institute of The Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations and is the first and only academic centre in Europe dedicated to fostering relations between Muslims and Jews through teaching, research and dialogue.
Wemel is a defunct British lifestyle magazine that reported on contemporary British Muslim culture. The final issue appeared in January 2013.
WHijab - Mulheres de véu is a 2013 Brazilian documentary film directed by Paulo Halm.
WHuriyah was a LGBT Muslim magazine published between the years 2000 and 2010. It was based in San Francisco, California. Huriyah used the slogan "Queer Muslim Magazine". Its editor-in-chief was Afdhere Jama during its publication.
WInside Islam is a History Channel documentary on the history of Islam. It depicts Islam as a peaceful religion, with several similarities to Judaism and Christianity, and argues that the primary reason that people fear Islam is due to fundamentalists. It also discusses Muhammad and his disagreements with his tribe who disapproved of his monotheistic religion, the Nation of Islam and the Arab–Israeli conflict. It first aired on 4 September 2002.
WInside Mecca is a 2003 National Geographic documentary film by Anisa Mehdi that offers an intimate documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Aside from providing insight regarding the universal principles of Islam, this production emphasizes the historical significance of Mecca to both the Muslim and non-Muslim population. Often constituting a journey of epic proportions, it follows several pilgrims throughout their trip, and highlight their physical and mental preparation, the strain induced by the journey itself, and the spiritual ecstasy experienced upon arrival. The film is narrated by American voice actor Keith David.
WIslam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley and is available as three DVDs or two video volumes in NTSC format.
WThe Islamic Sciences and Research Academy of Australia (ISRA) is an Islamic educational institute based in Sydney, Australia. The organisation is closely affiliated with the Charles Sturt University which provides joint study programs for students of Islamic studies. The institute was founded to meet the educational needs of Australian Muslims as well as to foster greater understanding of Islam by the greater Australian public.
WIslamInSpanish is an educational, non-profit organization that seeks to educate Latinos about Islam in the Spanish language worldwide through audiovisual media. It distributes materials within the United States and to Spanish-speaking countries. It was established in Houston, Texas.
WJamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen, also known as JKN Institute is a traditional 6 year Islamic Studies institute which was founded by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam. The institute lies in the heart of Bradford, England, UK and aims to educate and prepare morally committed Muslims, who are grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.
WJamiatur Raza is an Islamic seminary situated in Bareilly, India. It was established by Akhtar Raza Khan in 2000. The founders have evolved a plan to develop it into an Islamic University. Presently, it is being supervised by the son of Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, Asjad Raza Khan, who is also Chief Mufti of Sunni Muslims of India.
WThe ḥaiḍ is the religious state of menstruation in Islam. Menstruation relates to various purity related restrictions in Islamic sexual jurisprudence.
WStudia Islamica is an academic journal of Islamic studies focusing on the history, religion, law, literature, and language of the Muslim world, primarily Southwest Asian and Mediterranean lands. The editors-in-chief are A. L. Udovitch and Houari Touati. It was established in 1953 and is published biannually. Brill has published the journal since 2013.
WTanzih is an Islamic religious concept meaning transcendence. In Islamic theology, two opposite terms are attributed to Allah: tanzih and tashbih. The latter means "nearness, closeness, accessibility".
WTashbih is an Islamic religious concept meaning closeness. In Islamic theology, two opposite terms are attributed to Allah, tashbih and tanzih, or closeness and transcendence.
WDie Welt des Islams or the International Journal for the Study of Modern Islam is an academic journal on Islam and the Muslim world published by Brill. The journal publishes articles in three languages—English, French, and German—and its German title translates into English as "The World of Islam" and French as "Le Monde de l'Islam". It was founded by Martin Hartmann in 1915 and is one of the oldest Western journals for the study of Islam, specialising in topics around Muslim civilisations since the late 18th century. It has published articles by C. H. Becker, Miriam Cooke, Maxime Rodinson, Annemarie Schimmel, Bernard Lewis, Hamid Algar, and Muhammad Hamidullah.