Today Islam is one of the most widely spread religions‚ present in every region of the world. Plenty of factors contributed to the popularity of the religious tradition leading to the position it holds in the contemporary world. These factors can be symbolically divided into two categories‚ contemporary and historical. The historical spread of Islam was influenced by two major activities – military conquest and trade. The history of Islam is full of bloody wars‚ both with the purpose of conquering
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The Rise of Islam and Its Contributions to World History Islam has made many contributions to world history‚ both in its rise and development of a bright and complex culture. More specifically Islam has contributed to the world of modern science‚ medicine‚ literature and visual arts‚ greatly influencing other cultures along the way. Along with contributions to science and intellect‚ Islam has also contributed to world trade. Each contribution from the Islamic nation has helped shape the world
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sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith * Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day * Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy * Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan * Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca Question 1) 5 obligatory daily prayers God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day: * Salat al-fajr: dawn‚ before sunrise * Salat al-zuhr: midday‚ after the sun passes its highest * Salat
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Patience In Islam Patience in Islam is one of the best and most valuable virtues of life‚ it’s part of being a good muslim. Being patient alone is not the only thing‚ you should be patient while being calm and not complaining and being thankful to Allah. You must be thankful in different ways such as being around non-Muslims‚ being afflicted with tragedy in your life‚ and much more. Allah does love patience. Patience is one of the qualities that makes Islam very unique and special for other
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Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers worldwide. With six million people practicing Islam in America‚ it is one of the fastest growing religions in this country. However‚ since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 the Islamic religion has been under much scrutiny publically in America. Many people who practice this religion have been subjected to discrimination as well as verbal and physical attacks by fellow Americans. However a high level
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Christianity and Islam The two most populous religious belief systems in the world today are Christianity and Islam; however they are in constant conflict with each other. The problems exhibited by each religion toward the other have their beginnings in Ancient times when Christianity had finally reached a large part of civilization‚ while Islam sprouted up almost overnight. There are many differences in the historical context as well as belief systems of both religions‚ which lead to their
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Intro Para: Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth was young and under-populated‚ polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in the human beings needed to carry out God’s plan. By the time the Quran was revealed‚ the world had been sufficiently populated‚ and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy. Verse 4 : 3 - And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls‚ then marry those that please you of [other]
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Midterm Paper 3- What role did the Nasser and Sadat Presidencies play in shaping political Islam in Egypt? Political Islam is playing a major rule now in the current political scene; so it is important to analyze how it rose in Egypt and how it has been shaped over the years. The political Islam is mainly a set of ideologies that holds the belief that Islam can be a political ideology as much as it is a religion. Although Islamic thinkers have always emphasized the enforcement of the Islamic
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Cleanliness Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness‚ in both its physical and spiritual aspects. On the physical side‚ Islam requires the Muslim to clean his body‚ his clothes‚ his house‚ and the whole community‚ and he is rewarded by God for doing so. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said‚ for example: "Removing any harm from the road is charity (that will be rewarded by Allah)." [Bukhari] While people generally consider cleanliness a desirable attribute‚ Islam insists on it ‚ making it an
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purpose. In a speech delivered at Aligarh in 1910‚ under the title "Islam as a Social and Political Ideal‚" he indicated the new Pan-Islamic direction of his hopes. The recurrent themes of Iqbal’s poetry are a memory of the vanished glories of Islam‚ a complaint about its present decadence‚ and a call to unity and reform. Reform can be achieved by strengthening the individual through three successive stages: obedience to the law of Islam‚ self-control‚ and acceptance of the idea that everyone is potentially
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