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Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu. | Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu. | ||
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Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples. Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient | Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples (indeed, besides Biblical stories the Quran has many [[Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature]]). Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient religion of the Arabs in antiquity. | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image= | {{PortalArticle|image=Pre-Islamic Basmala in South Arabian Script (close-up).png|title=Pre-Islamic Arabic Religion in Islam|summary= Many of the features and rituals of contemporary Islam find their precedent not in the Judeao-Christian tradition but rather in pre-Islamic Arabian religion.|description=}} {{PortalArticle|image=Black Stone Mecca.jpg|title=Black Stone|summary= The Black Stone is a fixture of Islam's pilgrimage ritual, but already according to the Islamic tradition itself it was a center of ancient pagan religion in Arabia.|description=}} | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg|title=Zamzam Well|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.|description=}} | {{PortalArticle|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg|title=Zamzam Well|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.|description=}} | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Ancient Mushaf.jpg|title=Textual History of the Qur'an|summary=The Qur'an was never put down to writing during the prophet's lifetime | {{PortalArticle|image=Ancient Mushaf.jpg|title=Textual History of the Qur'an|summary=The Qur'an was never put down to writing as a single book during the prophet's lifetime. According to the Islamic sources the impetus to put the Qur'an to writing came from the death of many of the Muslims who had memorized it.|description=}} | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Huruf Muqta'a.jpg|title=Huruf Muqatta'at (Disjointed Letters in the Qur'an)|summary=Many of the chapters of the Qur'an begin with mysterious combinations of letters whose function remains unclear to this day.|description=}} | {{PortalArticle|image=Huruf Muqta'a.jpg|title=Huruf Muqatta'at (Disjointed Letters in the Qur'an)|summary=Many of the chapters of the Qur'an begin with mysterious combinations of letters whose function remains unclear to this day.|description=}} | ||
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*[[Arabic letters and diacritics]] | *[[Arabic letters and diacritics]] | ||
*[[Diacritical Marks of the Qur'an]] | *[[Diacritical Marks of the Qur'an]] | ||
*[[Spelling Inconsistencies in the Quran]] | |||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Quran And Universe.jpg|title=Cosmology of the Quran|summary=The cosmology of | {{PortalArticle|image=Quran And Universe.jpg|title=Cosmology of the Quran|summary=The cosmology of ancient Mesopotamia was carried on in the Qur'an, though with some innovations. |description=}} | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Hijri Calendar.png|title=Hijri Calendar|summary= The months of the Hijri calendar find their origins in the pagan calendar of the pre-Islamic Arabs.|description=}} | {{PortalArticle|image=Hijri Calendar.png|title=Hijri Calendar|summary= The months of the Hijri calendar find their origins in the pagan calendar of the pre-Islamic Arabs.|description=}} | ||