Name___________________________________ ID_____________________________ Chapter 9 STUDY GUIDE- Rise of Islam 600-1200 Using complete sentences‚ answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What was the division in the Islamic community about and who were the groups involved? 2. In what region was the Sassanid Empire? 3. What holy shrine is located in Mecca? According to stories connected with it‚ who built the shrine and what happened near the site? 4. Muhammad’s
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festival for Christians. [6] 2 ISLAM (a) What is the Muslim place of worship called? [1] (b) Name three features of this place of worship. [3] (c) Explain the importance of this place of worship for Muslims. [6] Section C In this section‚ answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a) Describe the sacred books of Christianity and Islam. [12] (b) Explain the importance of these two sacred books to believers in the religion. [12] 8 (a) For Christianity and Islam ‚ name a place of pilgrimage
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architecture and poetry‚ as well as political aspects‚ such as the right to rule‚ were all influenced by Islam. Articles 1‚ 4‚ and 5 represent the cultural impacts of Islam while articles 2 and 3 show the political impact of Islam. A document from a commoner would show a first person perspective of the impact on Islam’s political impact through the ruler’s right to rule. The cultural impacts that Islam had on the Savavid‚ Mughal‚ and Ottoman Empires include their architecture as well as their poetry
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Christianity and Islam are the two most recognized religions in the world today. And their attitudes toward merchants and trade has had a major effect on the worlds economy even dating back to the founding of the religions. Islam’s firsts views on trade where very positive most likely due to the fact that it’s founder‚ Muhammad was a merchant himself. However Christianities first views on merchants and trade were more negative. Jesus the founder of Christianity was a carpenter and thought that the
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STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM‚ Rights of Women in lslam and Duties of a woman in lslam 1. STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM Women have a very important place in Islamic society. Unlike a number of other religions‚ Islam holds a women in high esteem. Her importance as an other and a wife has been clearly stated by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).The prophet said‚ "Paradise lies at the feet of your mothers." Once a person asked the Prophet‚ "Who deserves the best care from me?" The Prophet replied‚ "Your mother
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the surface‚ Islam and Christianity appear to have very little in common‚ however‚ as you get deeper into areas such as rituals‚ beliefs‚ ethics‚ founders‚ and sacred objects‚ the two show strong mutual similarities‚ particularly in the fundamental areas. In this essay I will compare and contrast the doctrines that make up the worlds largest and most recognized religions‚ Christianity and Islam. The word Islam means "surrender"
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monotheistic religions of the world‚ Islam in particular‚ emphasis is placed on these messengers as bringers of truth in times of untruth or darkness‚ a divinely inspired human who acts as an intermediary between God and the people to whom the message is brought. Such messengers are called Prophets. This piece will discuss the notion of Prophethood in Islam‚ what it means to be a Prophet‚ and the similar traits amongst the circumstances of the Prophets. Islam places an importance of the highest
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for that political power had to be strong and decisive; but conquerors never left their roots. As a religious community‚ Islam and Muslims influenced far-off regions and at the same time valued religious freedom of the other communities; this however is presented in distorted manner in present day’s textbooks that natives of conquered regions were forcefully converted to Islam. The connection between religious and political aspirations of Muslims lies in the fact that the community acquired area
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the world. This problem is also very common between the Islam and Muslim cultures. The issue of modesty has historically either been interpreted appropriately with no harm to others‚ as a matter of self-respect with no impediment to the well-being and basic rights of others or it has been twisted to suit people’s prejudices to the detriment of others of “honor killings” and genital mutilation‚ which are actually remote teachings of Islam.
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Question: What does Islam have to say regarding co-education in schools? What are your viewpoints regarding this? Please elaborate on the pros and cons of such a system. Two popular arguments in favor of co-education are: 1. Coeducation builds confidence in a person and makes him/her a more complete person to live in a real world. In other words‚ studying in the same-sex education system makes a person lack in self confidence. 2. Another argument given by the proponents of co-education
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