Mosques A mosque is a Muslim’s house of prayer. Mosques are not only the center of religious prayer among Muslims but also the center of the Muslim community in the area. However‚ Muslims feel it is not necessary to pray in mosques‚ Mohammed taught that Prayer can be held anywhere to Allah. Muhammad also taught that whoever builds a mosque will go directly to heaven because it pleases Allah greatly. Mosques usually contain a place for washing and enriching oneself‚ a main hall where
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There are hundreds of religions throughout the world but the two most examined seem to be Christianity and Islam. These two religions have been brought into the spotlight throughout the years but more recently so with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. People speculate on rumors of each religion but how much do we actually know? Unless you are a religious scholar‚ odds are you do not know any more than what the internet and television tell you. Each religion has its own view on creation‚ the end times
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Due to the vast expansion of Islam and Christianity in the time period from 700-1000 CE both religions flourished. While quite similar with their expansions‚ they developed with various unique characteristics‚ such as their tolerance for other religions. Islam and Christianity did many things the same that helped their missionary activity to flourish. Both religions had conquered their vast territories before beginning their conversions. They also created an area or center for worship. These areas
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Gender Equality and Islam Islam believes that a woman is not merely subject to man rather she has her own separate and complete entity in all respects. She has an equal right to that of a man to nourish her religions faculties‚ serve her faith‚ acquire education‚ get a job‚ do business‚ own something and benefit herself from it and prove her creativity in an enterprise. She is master of herself in all respects. The religious aspect of this fact is described in the Quran as under: “For muslim
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Five Pillars of Islam 1 Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān-al-Islām ;ﺃﺭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡalso arkān ad-dīn " ﺃﺭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦpillars of the religion") are five basic acts in Islam‚ considered obligatory by Sunni Muslims. These are summarized in the famous Hadith of Gabriel.[1] [2] [3] [4] The Qur ’an presents them as a framework for worship and a sign of commitment to the faith. They are (1) the shahada (creed)‚ (2) daily prayers (salat)‚ (3) fasting during Ramadan (sawm)‚ (4) almsgiving
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The influence of the Western culture on the girls of Bangladesh and the Islamic outlook in context. NAME: PHABLIHA NUSAIBA KHALID ID: 123 0955 015 SECTION: 1 COURSE INSTRUCTOR: DR. A.Q.M.A. RAHMAN BHUIYAN‚ ASSISTANT PREOFESSOR‚ ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY SUBMITTED ON: 25TH APRIL 2013 Table Of Contents: Acknowledgement-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Abstract -------------------------------------------------
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The Greatest Festivals In Islam In Islam‚ celebration is a form of thanking Allah‚ the One True God. Celebration‚ in Islam‚ is merry-making‚ going out to parties‚ visiting and meeting friends and relatives and having clean fun‚ and also a form of physical and spiritual purification. Islamic celebrations include taking a bath‚ putting on clean or new clothes‚ wearing perfume and going to the mosque or a place of congregation for Salat‚ a form of prescribed prayers. The dates and days of celebration
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Shari’a – immense body of law interpreting the Qur’an and applying its teachings to daily life‚ regulates moral conduct‚ family life‚ business practice‚ government‚ and other aspects of the Muslim community The right way to live one’s life Fiqh – From Islam book - literally “understanding” the term used for law of for jurisprudence. A jurist is thus called a faqih; legal theory is called usul al-fiqh (literally “the roots of understanding”); and substantive law is called furu al-fiqh (“the branches of
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Islam began in the 6th century on the belief that Muhammad‚ a highly respected businessman in Mecca‚ had received revelations from God in both Mecca and Medina. This religion began to grow when one of the first disciples‚ a twenty-two year old named Zayd‚ collected and edited Muhammad’s writings of his revelations and published them in one book‚ known as the Qur’an. The central beliefs of Islam‚ and the central acts of Muslim worship‚ can be summarized in the Five Pillars of Islam: shahada (bearing
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Buddhism vs Islam From the beginning of human mankind‚ there has always existed a thirst for truth. In searching for specific truths‚ people have come to different conclusions of what that truth is except of those that are scientifically proven. For example‚ in searching the truth about the shape of the earth‚ scientists concluded that it is round. This is a truth which is accepted worldwide and is not put into doubt. There are many occasions though where people disagree with
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