Shaz Anwar The Five Pillars of Islam “La ilaha ila Allah; Muhammadur-rasul Allah‚” There is no god but Allah; Muhammad (PBUH) is the Messenger of Allah. This essential phrase in Islam is termed “Shahadah” which literally means “to witness” and is the first pillar of Islam. Any Muslim or any individual that wants to convert to Islam must recite and more importantly‚ must truly believe this statement. It is the first words that are heard through the ears of a newborn‚ and is stressed from thereon
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Taoism is a far eastern religion that teaches living in harmony with the way of nature. Tao literally translates to "The Way." Taoism complements Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ and Shinto religions. In contrast‚ Islam is a middle eastern religion that lives by their sacred text the Qur’an. The role of the Qur’an can be comparable to Jesus Christ’s role to Christianity. The two religions concept on God differs greatly. Those who practice Taoism do not believe in God at all. Taoism believes in two great masters:
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The First Election of Islam in the light of Shia-Sunni Sectarianism Table of Contents [pic] Abstract 1 Introduction 2 The Election 3 Shia’s Claim to Caliphate: 4 Abu Bakr claims to Caliphate: 6 Conclusion: 9 References 13 [pic] Abstract For over 1400 years Muslims have stood divided among themselves‚ sometimes the division taking a bloody outlook. It looks ironical as to why has this happened for a religion that came to
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Music Definitions of Music The art of combining sounds or sequences of notes into harmonious patterns that is pleasing to the ear. Any sound that is produced for entertainment and is capable of exciting passion. Sounds that produce a strange type of sorrow or pleasure for the listener. Origin of Music When the Prophet Adam died Cain‚ the one who killed his brother Able out of jealousy‚ wanted to share his happiness with Satan. To celebrate his father’s death‚ Cain and Satan created
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Ahmed’s A Quiet Revolution and Sadek Hamid’s “The Attraction of Authentic Islam‚” this spread of traditional values proves to be true and surprising at the same time. Salafists are fundamentalists who strive to retreat back to the traditional ways of Islam. Hamid’s article discusses Salafism and its effect on Islams in the early 90s until present day. The article explores why these young British youth are embracing this kind of Islam. The author explains that the religious mosque is
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Judaism and Islam are two of the world’s oldest‚ and largest monotheistic religions. These religions share a variety of customs‚ beliefs‚ and even practices. But at the same time‚ there are enough differences to make the two religions and cultures oppose each other greatly. Even some similarities between the two have been the source of conflict for thousands of years. Both the Jewish and Muslim faith believe in one God. Being monotheistic means just that‚ the belief in one God. This is the most
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Islam: A Religion of Peace What is a Muslim? In what do the followers of Islam believe? In today’s world‚ people should be asking these questions‚ if only to learn more about the world around them. In this paper‚ I will discuss how the basic ideas of Islam compare to the six bases of religion listed in our textbook. The six bases are: (1) deal in some way with peoples’ relationship to the unseen world of spirits‚ ancestors‚ gods and demons; (2) developed a system of myths about the unseen world
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The Sunni and the Shi’a are the two main sects of Islam. There has always been antagonism between both sects of Islam. They both have several similarities and differences. They both believe that the most powerful and most merciful is Allah. They both accept that Muhammad (pbuh) was the last prophet‚ and the Quran is the last revelation of Allah. However‚ they have different point of views in Islam which causes tensions between both sects. The Sunni’s and Shi’as have several similarities and
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What is the Nature of the Sacred in Islam? In the Islamic religion there are certain things‚ words and actions that are considered sacred. some of things may included: Allah‚ the Qur’an‚ and the Shahada. These are the three main Sacred things the religion of Islam. In the Islamic faith there are about two main Scared writing these are the Qur’an and the Hadith. These texts are both‚ as believed by Muslims‚ said to be from the prophet Muhammad whom they strive to be as. Allah is the one‚ unique
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This Islam is able to form a nation that may transcend all different skin colors and is made for the “human race” where all can enjoy their freedom. In their search for their place in the conflation of race‚ religion‚ and progress‚ African American found their
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