Religions like Christianity and Islam produced new culture and took on a more unifying and dynamic function. Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions‚ both a development out of Judaic teaching‚ and both spread through conquest. However‚ when compared: Christianity developed many years before Islam‚ Christianity believes in the Trinity while in Islam Trinity is rejected‚ and Christianity spread to the West and Islam to the East. Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions
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Blasphemy in Islam Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Hindutva Terrorism Tuesday‚ February 01‚ 2011 Islam and Blasphemy Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Blasphemers Islamic legal authorities agree that a blasphemer can be Muslim or non-Muslim. To be convicted of blasphemy‚ an individual must be an adult‚ of sound mind‚ and not
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Put otherwise‚ the Constitution repeats the general words “Islam” and “Muslim” more than 200 times. However‚ there are articles which restrict their meanings to the Shiite Islam. For instance‚ Article 12 reads that‚ “the official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja’fari School‚ and this principle will remain eternally immutable.” This way not only the Sunnite Iranians‚ but also other sub-groups within
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Islam in Southeast Asia In the 11th century‚ a turbulent period occurred in the history of Malay Archipelago‚ the Chola Navy crossed the ocean and attacked the Srivijaya kingdom of Sangrama Vijayatungavarman‚ Kadaram (Kedah)‚ an important fortified city in the Malayan peninsula was sacked and the king was taken captive. Soon after that‚ the king of Kedah Phra Ong Mahawangsa became the first ruler to abandon the traditional Hindu faith‚ and converted to Islam with the Sultanate of Kedah
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Peaceful? And then there is the question of characterizing Islam as “peaceful” and doing so under duress. That is‚ when you are being pursued and hounded by people who brand you as totally irrational and uncontrollably violent. So‚ you have a knee-jerk reaction‚ purely defensive and purely self-protective and blurt out that you are a “peaceful religion.” And you are absolutely and one hundred percent right in saying that. For‚ Islam is all about peace and truth and justice and kindness and compassion
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today is to give a speech entitled "Islam is the Way of Life". First and foremost‚ I believed that each one of us had already heard the phrase "Islam is the Way of Life" quite often but what does it really means? So today‚ let’s make ourselves clear with it. Teachers and students‚ Islam guides from the cradle to the grave. It guides us in all aspects of life rather than just prayer and worship. The way of life of Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H is the way of life of Islam. His 24 hours of life is the perfect
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and did so with very little resistance. The Quraysh were converted to Islam and by the time of Muhammad’s death in 632 most Arabian tribes followed Islam. With the believers forbidden to accost the faithful‚ raids continued to expand the empire as the Bedouin continued to search for non-Muslims. In 650 the Islamic expansion had reached Egypt to Asia and from the Indus River to the Mediterranean. By 750 the Golden Age of Islam had begun and with the Abbasids victory over the Umayyads the balance
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Topic: the basic teachings of Islam Introduction Religion is one way of helping people establish a meaningful way of life‚ ground on promoting humanity’s personal growth and the concerns of others. Religion is not a simple term to define because different people from different societies‚ cultures and contexts may give different meanings and interpretations of religion. Roger Schmidt in his book‚ Exploring Religion‚ comments that‚ “religion is a set of beliefs‚ practices‚ and social structures‚ grounded
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Women ’s Rights in Islam In Those days before Islam women were not recognized as independent individuals‚ they were treated like slaves or things that belong to men. It was called the period of ignorance. All women ’s rights were denied and ignored; they never had the choice to have a decision in their lives or even be part of the marriage contract. In addition‚ in times of war women were treated as a part of the prize‚ and the birth of a daughter was not a happy occasion. Instead‚ they
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The Growth of Islam In the United States Islam is rapidly expanding in the United States. The growth of Islam in the United States is largely fueled by immigration. One- third of American Muslims are African- Americans who have converted to Islam during the last seventy years. Many of African- American leaders turned to the Islamic religion in some point in their life. Elijah Muhammad‚ Malcolm X‚ and Louis Farrakhan were once Christian‚ but then turned to Islam latter on in life. Seeing
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