In March 2001‚ the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan which Finbarr Barry Flood said would define Islamic iconoclasm for many decades to follow. The author argues that the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas does not represent Islam’s attitude towards figuration‚ but rather a response at a particular moment in time. This point is still true today considering Islam’s view on images has never been the reason for iconoclasm‚ but what defines iconoclasm has certainly changed in recent years with
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What is a civilization? This is a big question that some experts still debate it to find the best definition‚ especially between archeologists who have a definition of civilization for earlier civilization and anthropologist whose definition concern about recent civilization. However‚ both early and late civilization has many evidences that proof many steps of process in formating a civilization. Surprisedly‚ some research has found the remarkable evolving process from earlier civilization to the more
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ultra-conservative expression of numerous faiths‚ namely Islam. It should be noted that Islamic fundamentalism is highly religious in nature‚ and a religion based on the salvation of all men. Islamic fundamentalism is for the most part a modern phenomenon‚ it is impossible to grasp without first understanding at least the roots of Islam . Fundamentalist Islam is based primarily on two pillars‚ the first being that Islamic law(shuria or Sharia‚ also known as the Law of Allah) is the only valid system
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Defining Islamic Law Islamic law is the collection of rulings and legally binding rules related to the regulation of individual behavior in society. It is a legal system with a broad range of directives‚ covering the specifics of various affairs‚ yet broad enough to be flexible and non–rigid due to its capacity for renewability and adaptability. The History of Islamic Law Role #1: This was the role of education and dealing with legal life issues in Arab society during the mission of the Prophet;
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Spread of Islam vs. Spread of Christianity 600 CE to 1250 CE—a time in which Islam’s golden age took place and‚ from a Eurocentric point of view‚ a time of Christian expansion and conversion—was a period of religious spread and expansion. While Islam was “spread by the sword” due to the military conquests and expansion of the Arab empire (which was predominantly Muslim)‚ Christianity had no association with a specific race or group of peoples and therefore did not spread with the purpose of expanding
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The Number of Islamic Microfinance Institutions in Malaysia Should Be Increased. Table of Content Page 1.0 Abstract 2 2. Introduction 3 3. Argument 1 : Offer Syariah Compliant Finance 5 4. Argument 2: Increase the Performance of Islamic Banking and Finance 7 5. C. Argument: Risky and Costly to Implement Islamic Microfinance 9 6. Argument 3: Provide Financial Assistant for Low and Middle Income Groups. 11 7.0 Conclusion
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW ANALYSIS A PAPER SUBMITTED TO JEFFREY ROBINSON IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE APOL 500 LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY JUSTIN HARTPENCE LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA FRIDAY‚ FEBRUARY 24‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 Islamic Worldview ..................................
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Development of Accounting Theory Based on Islamic Principles and Accounting Standards Setting Mechanism Shaukat Amer Assistant Professor COMSAT Institute of Information Technology Attock Pakistan Shaukat_amer@comsats.edu.pk Abstract The purpose of this paper to explore the possibility to look for a new accounting theory and accounting standards setting mechanism under some of Islamic principles.The paper has discussed basic Islamic principles of “Amanah” (Custody)‚ “Shahadat” (Testimony)
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The Spread of AIDS Every day we read in newspapers that more people are getting a disease. But no a simple disease. Nowadays AIDS is one of the most lethal illness that every year kills thousands of people. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome‚ commonly referred to as AIDS‚ is a fatal disease as it attacks and destroy the immune system of the body. As per the reports of Indian Health Organization (IHO)‚ women and children are found to be more prone to the disease. The highest numbers of AIDS cases
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Definition of neighbor from the Islamic perspective Neighbor is translated as “al Jar” in Arabic terminology. It is derived from the word “jawara” which is a verb. Literally‚ “al-jar” has been defined as “al-musakanah” which means living‚ residing‚ lodging‚ dwelling or inhabiting side by side. Indirectly‚ it also refers to believers and unbelievers‚ religious and irreligious‚ friends and enemies‚ foreigners and fellow countrymen‚ those who treat you well and those who would do you harm relatives
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