Danger of Islam Islam is currently the fastest growing religion in America. According to the Huffington post‚ over eighty percent of the Mosques in America have been built within the last twenty years. The majority of Muslims state Islam is a peaceful religion and those that practice Jihad (this means Muslims are waging a “holy war” waged against Infidels or non-Muslims) are taking the religion too far‚ but those that practice Jihad will tell you that they are practicing true Islam. Islam teaches
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Islam is a tradition of love and submission to God that ultimately strives for peace. The ancient religion emerged in the seventh century and was able to appeal to the public through its deeply entrenched attitudes to peace. Islam’s constant endeavour for peace can be presented through its ancient traditions and sacred texts‚ history and historical events and current practices and contemporary events of the religion. The sacred texts of Islam are the Quran‚ which contains the revelations from Allah
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| Cultural Discussion | Islam | | DoddR | 5/12/2013 | [A discussion and Identification of the history and location of the second largest religion and culture in the world‚ Islam and the followers of the faith‚ Muslims. A look at and description of the positive and negative points of the culture as well as ways in which Islam have affected and contributed to society.] | Roddric Dodd Paragraph Word Count: 1041 Professor: Jason M. Brocato Total Word Count: 1128 Social
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Islam is one the oldest and most followed religion there is. It is one of the greatest monotheistic religions of the world today. The foundation of Islam and its story is very popular and has influenced people even if they aren’t Islamic. Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammed and his journey to Mecca in the Middle East. Islam has a belief system that is similar to Christianity and Judaism‚ but also has many special beliefs that are unique to Islam alone. Even if you don’t believe in the religious
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The Five Pillars of Islam are the structure of the Islamic religion. They are the testimony of faith‚ prayer‚ Zakat (charity)‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and if circumstance permits then pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. The first pillar‚ entitled the testament of faith‚ exploits the Belief in one god‚ Allah‚ who constitutes the very foundation of Islam. Prayer is the next pillar of Islam. Prayers do not take more than five minutes and are required five times daily. In prayer‚ a
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Five Pillars of Islam The First Pillar is the believers’ confession of faith‚ reduced to a few words that every member of the faithful from every continent and background can understand‚ from the illiterate nomadic herdsman in the deserts of Northern Kenya to the sophisticated trilingual businessman of Paris or Riyadh. The Second Pillar is the central act of righteous in Islam‚ the very essence of the life of a Muslim. The Third Pillar Islam is a significant presence in one hundred or more countries
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11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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how Islam is a quest to be faithful to the transcendent‚ both directly and through social engagement Islam is a religion based on the belief in one God‚ His messenger and the four other pillars. These five pillars are central to Muslims‚ followers of Islam and mould their beings and are part of their everyday lives. This essay will look at the abovementioned pillars‚ what they are and how they form part of the quest to be faithful to the transcendent. Mention will also be made to how Islam ‘plays
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Creation of Islam Muhammad was the creator of Islam and the Muslim religion. Today he still makes an impact on his religion. There are now many more religions now days that will be talked about in my paper which are Christian‚ Muslim‚ and the Jewish religions. Many people have different faiths‚ gods and beliefs‚ but does every faith believe in the same god? That is question I will answer. The Shitte and Sunni split is a big part of the Muslims religion and makes a big difference. Islam has many parts
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Question One: Analyse the impact of Islamism in Northern Africa and in the Middle East. Islam was destined to become a world religion that created civilization worldwide (Barkati 2011) which succeeded as Islam is the world’s second largest religion after Christianity in the world today. Islam has many impacts and influences in many countries around the world especially in countries in northern Africa and in the Middle East (Diller 1994). Islamism has impact countries in Northern Africa and in
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