Since mosques form the center of Muslim communities, they are where Muslims go to both give zakat and, if necessary, collect it.

Since the Muslim calendar is based on 12 lunar months amounting to about 354 days, the Muslim New Year occurs about eleven days earlier each year in relation to the Gregorian calendar, with two Muslim New Years falling in Gregorian year 2008.

Since 960s the island had been under Muslim rule as the Emirate of Sicily, a state of the Fatimid Caliphate.

Since the 14th century the Deccan ( Southern Peninsular region of India ) was divided into two entities: on the one side stood the Muslim Bahmani Sultanate and on the other stood the Hindu kings rallied around the Vijayanagara Empire.

Since the Mongols employed Muslim engineers for the designing of the counterweight trebuchets, they were designated in Chinese historiography as the " Muslim " trebuchet ( hui-hui pao ).

Since the Crusades, the Muslim community of Jerusalem has managed the site as a Waqf, without interruption.

Since Muslim religious foundations own the Dome and consider it particularly sacred such actions would inevitably lead to violence.

Since Muslim etiquette forbade their common presence, Hārūn had Ja ' far marry Abbassa on the understanding that the marriage was purely nominal.

Since the nineteenth century, many Muslims had aspired to uniting the Muslim ummah to serve their common political, economic, and social interests.

Since the political power shift in Western Europe ( Spain and Portugal ) from Muslim to Christian control, the Muslims naturally did not practice philosophy in Western Europe.

Since the tragedy of 9 / 11, Sunni Muslim terrorists have been attacking the Hazara community in southwestern Pakistani town of Quetta, home to some 500000 Hazara who fled persecution in neighbouring Afghanistan.

It operated as a Muslim seminary-internship and " workhouse " for all the poor of the city regardless of religion. Since 1922, the Imaret spaces were used to house refugees.

Since the 7th century, Jeddah has hosted millions of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world on their way to Hajj.

Since there was often a confluence of traditional African, Islamic and Mediterranean cultures, scholars have found that drawing distinct divisions between Muslim areas, ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean and indigenous black African societies makes little sense.

Since the questioner is a Muslim, Bahá ' u ' lláh uses verses from the Bible to show how a Christian could interpret his own sacred texts in allegorical terms to come to believe in the next dispensation.

Since Catholicism and Islam both allowed the marriage, on the basis that any children born to the union must be raised in their faith, Nicole and Taher argued over whether to raise " Noah " in the Catholic or Muslim faith.

Since 2004, in the city of Perm functioned modern Russia's first Muslim Cossack unit.

Since his election, El-Badawi has met with many prominent figures in Egyptian life, ranging from politicians, current members of parliament, Muslim and Coptic religious figures and even actors, actresses and football players.

Since appearing on the Ottoman flag, they were widely adopted by Muslim countries, and have become known as symbols of Islam, when in fact, they may be cultural symbols.

Since Imam Muhammad Jawad inherited the responsibility of Imamate at a very small age, people became suspicious of his ability to lead the Muslim Ummah.

Since the lifting of restrictions on political parties in 1985 a number of parties have used the name Pakistan Muslim League, but they have little real connection with the original Muslim League.

Since Daniel was a statesman during the Persian conquests, the Book of Daniel could have been written in a period when the Persians had their greatest influence on Aramaic, believed to be in the mid 6th century BC.

Since this experience, Iceman has regained control over his powers and refined his appearance with jagged spikes on his limbs, back, and hair.

Since Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the old town centre is being renovated.

Since October 5, 2000, foreign embassies, including that of the U. S., have reopened, and the country has regained its seat in such international organizations as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) and the United Nations and is actively participating in International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and World Bank projects.

Since the German reunification in 1990, Dresden has regained importance as one of the cultural, educational, political and economic centres of Germany.

Since the 1960s, education, health care, and small business have come to the forefront of South Bend's economy, though the city has never regained the level of prosperity it enjoyed before that time.

Since the end of Syria ’ s occupation of Lebanon in 2005, the Kataeb Party has attracted once again new generations and has regained its role as one of the major political actors in Lebanon.

Since renamed the Minnesota Orchestra, it regained much of its former renown in the first decade of the 21st century.

Since then, the top two rankings changed ultimately remaining with the All Blacks since November 2009 when the Boks lost to France on their end-of-year tour and most recently regained second position after defeating Australia in Pretoria.

Since then the company has regained its growth path under the reign of a new American CEO Kelly Martin.

Since the opening of the historic Stadsfeestzaal-shopping center in 2007 the Meir regained that position.

Since then, Afri-Cola has slightly regained market share.

Since Bohemians regained promotion the same year, he returned there and stayed for three and a half years, even though Bohemians were fighting to avoid relegation more often than not.

Since then however, first time buyers have regained some momentum in the market, with reports in 2010 citing first-time buying as the most popular of consumer enquiries for a local, whole of market mortgage adviser-accounting for 37 % of total enquiries.

Since then, it has regained its pre-eminent position.

Since then access has been regained to the sealed underground workings of the Parys mine revealing further evidence for this ancient mining.

Since then, Clear Channel has regained the right to air commercials on their XM music channels.

Since then, Clear Channel has regained the right to air commercials on their XM music channels. Sunny then began carrying commercials, but was still exclusive to XM.

Since privatization the Birmingham Zoo has hosted traveling exhibits of bats, koalas and black-footed penguins, added a permanent Komodo dragon exhibit and interactive lorikeet aviary, and regained AZA accreditation.

Since then the zoo's administration has been restructured and the zoo has regained public credibility and scientific status.

Since Byrne left the Spider-Man titles, his successors have shied away from making any references to the series, and according to the Official Index to the Marvel Universe it is now Marvel's stance that the original stories have regained their canonical status.

Since then it was said that SMEJ ceded to Avex's challenge, but SMEJ bounced back and regained leadership from its indie rival until 2012.

Since then it has regained its original name.

Since the end of 2005, the program has regained its position as the most-watched newscast in the country, according to ratings by Nielsen Media Research.