shouldn’t eat certain things and they get answers from a chemistry or biology point of view. However‚ Islam came to make us realise another phenomenon and that is not that if you eat pig‚ it has more nitrates than the normal meat‚ so it is therefore haram. Or that pig is a dirty animal and we cannot eat it. These may be true‚ and can have some certain aspects of wisdom behind them‚ but this is not why Islam has prohibited us from them. Some mystics are on the agreement that "You are what you
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the holy land‚ Mecca. I was really blessed to Allah because give me this opportunity to do umrah almost 2 years ago in young age. Until now‚ I still remember everything happen in Mecca and Madinah. Just imagine that‚ before this I just saw Masjidil Haram and Masjidil Nabawi throw a picture but when I could saw it in front of me it was a amazing feeling. First time I saw the Kaabah‚ I cry because I not believed that I could be there. For me Kaabah‚ Mecca‚ and Madinah are was so beautiful and at there
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Jenny Mayrell Reflection: “Inside Mecca” by National Geographic This was an eye opening documentary that identifies the symbolism of Mecca‚ experience‚ and meaning of Hajj. The camera follows three individuals from different countries on their spiritual journey to Hajj‚ located in Mecca. All three went to Mecca to participate in Hajj‚ an extremely large group of people gather for a quest of redemption as Islamic pilgrims. The people involved in this documentary are very serious about their
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Other than the development and conservation of the mosque‚ it includes re-arrange the community settlement who live in the area of the mosque. Most of the residents in this area are a temporary residents and the settlement pattern is unplanned. Several traditional town house and shop houses that already exist can be adaptive re-use to become an economy growth centre. These economic activities operated by local people with the incentives prepared by the government. The historic activities should
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Fear‚ it is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc.‚ whether the threat is real or imagined. It has the capability to prevent people from pursuing their dreams. This is seen in the case of the crystal merchant‚ Santiago‚ and the camel driver. These characters are all from the story‚ The Alchemist. Some of my personal experience will also used to justify. There are many examples that argue that fear is a challenge to those who wish to fulfill their dreams in the story
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The Travels of Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta started on his travels when he was 20 years old in 1325. His main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj‚ or a Pilgrimage to Mecca‚ as all good Muslims want to do. But his traveling went on for about 29 years and he covered about 75‚000 miles visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the governments of Muslim leaders of the World of Islam‚ or "Dar al-Islam". He met many dangers and had many adventures along the way
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TOPIC: INSECURITY POVERTY AND INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA: THE BOKO HARAM CHALLENGE. ABSTRACT: This paper aims to study the insecurity in Nigeria which is widely caused by Islamic sects known as Boko Haram in Nigeria and its effects on security. This paper will also find if there is a connection between poverty and Insurgency that has led to a great unrest in Nigeria
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY‚ CALIFORNIA THESIS NIGERIA AND THE BOKO HARAM SECT: ADOPTING A BETTER STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CRISIS by Aminu Mohammed Umar June 2013 Thesis Co-Advisors: Hafez Mohammed Jessica R. Piombo Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response
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when a Nigeria‚ Abdulmutallab‚ tried to bomb an American airline‚ northwest airline‚ travelling to Detroit‚ USA. Since this incidence‚ Nigeria has witness several suicides attacks which responsibility has always been claimed by a militant group‚ Boko Haram‚ based in Borno State; whose goal is to institute Shariah law on all of Nigerians. This group has become more proficient in carrying out attacks since 2009 clash with security forces in the country that led to the death of its leader Ustaz Mohammed
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Atwood’s Handmaids On the 14th of April 2014 nearly 300 girls were abducted from the Government Secondary School of Chibok in Borno State‚ Nigeria. The young students aged 16 to 18 were kidnapped by Boko Haram translating to ("Western education is forbidden")‚ an Islamic jihadist group. A spokesman of Boko Haram claims that the young women have been converted to Islam and married off to members of the group. The indoctrination of the Handmaids in Margret Attwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale eerily mirrors
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