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Chapter Four: The Islamic Basis of Society 12(5
1 The Islamisation of the area 126
Religions in the area before Islam 126
Accepting Islam 127
2 Influence of the Ibadis1 struggles against the
Caliphate 130
3 The religious communities in Trucial Oman at the
turn of the twentieth century 132
Muslims and other communities 132
The unifying force of Islam in this society 134
4 The Muslim system of life on this coast during
the first half of the twentieth century 136
In and around the mosques 136
The mosque 136
Religious theory and practice 138
“Superstitions" 139
Art in religion 140
Burials 141
Pilgrimage (Ha;/) 141
Conclusion 143
Religion and family life 143
The Ha rim 143
Marriage and divorce 145
Polygamy 148
The social role of women 149
Men's social rating 150
Other members of the household, servants and slaves 151
Local Muslims at home 153
Education 154
Within the family 154
Formal education 155
The role of Sharfah 156
Sharfah as a guide for the local Muslim's way of life 156
Sharfah as a source of law for formal jurisdiction 157
Zakah 161
5 Conclusion: the tribal system of the Trucial States
and Islam 162
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