They are often historical epics about Islamic figures or love stories involving class conflict and intrigue.

Even moderate Islamic figures showed some unease at Mr. Masri's detention.

"We are not targeting Islamic political figures, but Islamic militant figures," the police official said.

Officially, the cemetery plots are under government control, but usually local Islamic figures oversee them.

Some of the classical literature recorded by eminent (Sunni) Islamic figures attest to this:

Hadir is Hidir who was an Islamic religious figure.

The criticism against these two Saudi Islamic figures led to public anger.

Senior officers have signaled that they will be very unhappy with any government in which Islamic figures take part.

In the centuries after Muhammad's death, the donkey's name and symbolism was repeatedly adopted by Islamic religious figures and rulers.

For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal.