taqiyya
in Islam, the practice of concealing one’s faith or religious identity to protect oneself from danger or, according to former Muslims and anti-Islam activists, to proselytize and secretly apply and impose Sharia Law
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taqiyya
Summary
taqiyya is a custom[1]. taqiyya ranks in the top 5% of custom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- taqiyya's instance of is recorded as custom[3].
- taqiyya's instance of is recorded as dissimulation[4].
- taqiyya's Commons category is recorded as Taqiyya[5].
- taqiyya's said to be the same as is recorded as kitmān[6].
- taqiyya's described by source is recorded as Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[7].
- taqiyya's described by source is recorded as Q131767827[8].
- taqiyya's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تقیة'}[9].
- taqiyya's different from is recorded as Sufi lodge[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include custom[3] and dissimulation[4].
Why It Matters
taqiyya ranks in the top 5% of custom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month).[2] taqiyya has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] taqiyya is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]