husband tells her that according to the Prophet Mohammad the greatest Jihad‚ or struggle‚ of our lives is one that takes place in our hearts and is a struggle to become a better person. Bremer finds herself in a struggle to be less focused on her needs and more tolerant towards her husband’s religious beliefs during the month of Ramadan‚ hence the title My Accidental Jihad. I think the negative connotation surrounding the word Jihad‚ combined with accidental‚ makes the title extremely captivating. It
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Discussion 2: “Jihad and Peace.” The words Islam and Muslim are from the same Aramaic/Semetic root‚ and the words Salām‚ Shalom‚ and Salem are all translated as “peace‚” “peace that comes from submission to God‚” “whole‚” “complete‚” “intact.” Explain why “submission” is the major theme of Islam‚ keeping in mind this history of the words’ meanings. The religion is called Islam because it offers peace and requires complete submission to the will of God. According to the Qur’an‚ there is only
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The crusades were in most part to help grow Christianity and for Christians to regain control of the holy land known as Jerusalem. The holy land mainly consisted of Muslims who were in control of the city. Pope Urban II wanted to regain Christian territory and the Christian people from the Muslims‚ he thought the Muslims were disrespecting the Christian faith and their holy land. Although the goal for the crusaders was to go after the Muslims to take back from them what they believed was theirs
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The African Jihads Jihad‚ the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people‚ but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past‚ they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African
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Jason Arnold The Crusades Liberty University CHHI301 The Crusades The Crusades are a big part of history‚ not just for the church‚ but for the world. This point in time showed the weakened state of the Romans and the power of the church over its people. There are good and bad things that came out of the Crusades; the heart of the people and the corruption of man. But where does the story start? The call to fight started in November 27‚ 1095 during the Council of Clermont under Pope Urban II
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The strongest evidence of this is the Crusades‚ which served to reclaim the ‘holy-land’ for Christendom‚ and also served to create a divide between the three major religions in the west that would later have wide reaching effects. The Crusades are a major turning point of wester culture in that they changed the values and structure of Europe‚ the birthplace of all western culture‚ and in that they would be christianity’s last holy wars. The Crusades changed the fundaments of western culture by
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Crusades Please create two journal entries. For the first journal entry you will write as if you are a Crusader. You should discuss the long journey it took for you to reach Jerusalem‚ your reasons for participating in the Crusades‚ and any fears you might have. For the second journal entry‚ you will take on the role of a muslim living in the city of Jerusalem writing about the Crusaders and the attack on the city. 1. Crusader- Dear journal‚ My days on the ship were ever lasting they seemed
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Jihad vs. Mcworld * 2 possible political figures – first is group born into violence and poverty (Jihad)‚ second are people born in an economically advanced world filled with technology‚ ecology‚ communications and commerce. * The planet is falling apart but coming together at the same time * Examples of this are Yugoslavia who recently joined the New Europe‚ but there is constant violence. India is trying to live up to its reputation as the world’s largest integral democracy but there
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The Message of Jihad in the Koran Lee Wilson Phil 131 Dr. Berliner 6 December 2002 Contemporary events‚ such as the New York Trade Center attacks‚ have brought the issue of Islam’s true message about violence and war to the forefront of philosophic debate. We will review some radical interpretations of the message of Jihad‚ review Islamic scholarly exegesis on these texts and look at the complete Koranic message on the
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homogeneity due to similar advances; and lastly the ecological imperative where we have to make sure of the environmental impact‚ as we use up the resources in order to make profit. (Apcomparative) On the other hand is Jihad‚ which is an opposing view of globalization. In this case‚ Jihad refers to “retribalization” in general and is not only used in reference to religion. (The Atlantic.) It is characterized by an “us” and “them” mentality‚ in contrast to viewing the world as more interconnected and
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