Field Work Assignment Identification: I chose to do my religious observation on Islam. Islam is divided into two sects Sunni and Shia. I chose to do my fieldwork in a Sunni mosque. I decided to do so because Sunni Islam is the largest division Islam and I found a Sunni mosque was more accessible than a Shia one. The service I chose to attend was a Sunni Jummah Prayer (Friday prayer). The location was the Ottawa mosque situated at 251 Northwestern Ave. I did my observation on Friday the 4th February
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First Aqabah Pledge . During the eleventh Islamic year‚ the six individuals who had come from Madina and converted to Islam in a place called Aqaba‚ promised our Holy Prophet (PBUH) that they would return the following year and meet at the same place. When it was time for the next hajj‚ which came a year after their first encounter with our Holy Prophet (PBUH)‚ the six individuals set off in a caravan of twelve people towards Mecca. One night they met with our Holy Prophet (PBUH) in secret in the
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REL 134 1. The word “Islam” is derived form the Arabic root “asalama” which literally means peace‚ purity and submission. Thus Islam means “surrender to the Almighty” and Muslim means “one who is in a state of submission”. It is understood that this submission is to the Will of God‚ as is laid down in the Quran. This tenet is unequivocally accepted by all sects of Islam be they Shia‚ Sunni or Sufis. 2. Islam is an unerringly monotheistic religion. It enjoins the existence of one God‚
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The requirements of our age is to make it necessary to examine and weigh once more many matters about which it is no longer enough to accept the old assessments. The system of family rights and responsibilities is one of these matters. In this age for reasons to be pointed out later‚ it has been commonly supposed that the basic questions in this area are the liberation of Women and the equality of their rights with men. All other problems are off-shoots of these two matters. However‚ in our
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Throughout the twentieth century and continuing into the twenty-first‚ a leading question arose regarding Islam and its traditions. This question asked whether Islam can be compatible with democracy. Seemed as a simple question‚ such an inquiry requires an in-depth look at the matter at hand. When one asks whether Islam is compatible with democracy‚ one needs to analyze the definition of democracy. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ democracy is “a form of government in which supreme power is vested
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The First Time I Got Pulled Over Everyone gets pulled over by a cop eventually‚ but if you’re one of the lucky ones that don’t‚ well good for you. Authority figures are always intimidating‚ especially police officers and sheriffs. If you want to ruin your day deliberately‚ the best way to do it is get pulled over. My traumatic incident all began about two summers ago. My day started out as any normal day‚ a typical Saturday morning with typical chores to be done
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to women like Islam and although the West claims that it is promoting women’s freedom‚it is indeed a kind of slavery rather than freedom .In this regard the French Encyclopedia says:Women’s physiology is like that of children’s .that’s is why they are so sensitive and easily affected by joy‚distress ‚and fear and as her mind is subconsciously affected by such feelings‚she becomes unstable.Imagine ‚this is the ideology of French government which considers itself as civilised. Islam came and specified
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12/17/2010 Five Pillars of Islam Islam is a monotheism religion. This means that they believe in a sole God (Allah) and that this is the only God. They also believe that this God’s purpose is creation‚ sustenance‚ guidance‚ and judgment. They believe that their purpose is to make the world a better place. The Five Pillars are a foundation for their religion. The first pillar is belief and witness. This means giving full belief to Allah and spreading the word of this faith. The second pillar
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pre-dawn meal for fear of waking up the neighbours with the kitchen clatter‚ and reluctant to talk about the practice for fear of censure or mockery. Four decades on‚ Ramadan is marked far more openly in Britain. Some employers are offering flexi-time to those Muslims who‚ from this week‚ will undertake a daily fast for 30 consecutive days that will involve around 19 hours of abstention from all food and drink – from sunrise to sunset. Some firms are allowing Muslims to begin their working day later
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you play in a field. These are the main 3 sports played in my country. There are a few religions in my country. Some people in my country are Hindu‚ which is Hinduism. The most famous and important religion in my country is Islam. In Islam‚ we have to worship Allah (god) 5 times a day. Also there is a month called Ramadan where we have to fast for 30 days. Fasting is when we eat before sunrise and then we eat when the sun goes down. This month is basically for us to feel how other people in the world
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