(The Importance of Education in Islam) ; To seek knowledge is a sacred duty‚ it is obligatory on every Muslim‚ male and female to get education. The first word revealed of the Holly Quran was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated.AIIAH says in glories Quran Surah Al-Zumr‚ ayah 9 reveals: "Are those equal‚ those who know and those who do not know?" Surah Al-Baqarah‚ ayah 269 reveals: "Allah grants wisdom to whom He pleases and to whom wisdom is granted indeed he receives
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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and they have many points of contact. Both inherited from Judaism a belief in one God who created the world and cares about the behavior and beliefs of human beings. The Prophet Muhammad knew Christians in his lifetime and respected them along with Jews as "People of the Book." Because of their monotheism and roots in the revealed Jewish Bible‚ the Prophet and his successors extended conquered Christians (and Jews) more freedoms
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Ever since September 11‚ Islam have become the face of terror and this has brought a lot of attention and victimization towards average Muslims. Many people are just looking for a reason to bash Islam‚ so they pick on controversial topics that Muslims differ from. One controversial topic is the hijab and it what it symbolizes‚ to many non-Muslims conservatives. The hijab and/or burqa is a veil that covers the head and body and is a form of modest attire worn by Muslim women. This form of attire has
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The Development of Knowledge in Islam Searching for knowledge is in line with the teaching of Islam and knowledgeable people are highly respected in Muslim community. As there are many encouragements for gaining knowledge in Islam from Quraan and Hadith that in itself illustrates the importance of it in the muslim’s current life and the hereafter. From The Quran: Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe and those who have been granted knowledge
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CheckPoint: Five Pillars of Islam What are the central beliefs of Islam‚ and how are they reflected in the "Five Pillars” (McInerney‚ 2003)? Which of the Five Pillars do you feel would be easiest to fulfill‚ and which would be the most challenging (McInerney‚ 2003)? Monotheism is one of the main central beliefs of Islam. This is the belief that there is only one God and that God is Allah. The Islam’s believe that their purpose for humanity is to only serve their God Allah and to construct
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Islamophobia: between terrorism‚ Muslim and “race hate’’. The aim of this paper is to examine weather terrorism‚ September 11‚ and the incident that happens in Europe in 2005 is the real cause of Islamophobia. The paper view in to the “race hate’’ toward Islam‚ media treatment and the discrimination Muslim have face in Britain communities in recent years. The article looks in to the reporting terror activities and examines the way the media spread racist news. The paper looks in to the race hate and discrimination
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1. According to the class text the five pillars of Islam are part of the Muslim law called Shari’ah. The five pillars are the fundamentals of the law that consist of "pronouncing the confession of faith‚ performing salaat prayers‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ Zakat (charity) and Hajj (spiritual pilgrimage to Mecca)". One of the five pillars‚ pronouncing the confession of faith‚ states that there is only one true God and that only God deserves to be worshipped. This ideology of one true God
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on his understanding of Aristotle’s work and expands on his unfinished works. He believes “Aristotle is the most important philosopher” (Lecture notes‚ January 10). There is variety of culture‚ but most influential is the teachings of the religion Islam. Although‚ it’s a relatively new empire in the world but the culture it promotes through its religion has
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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world today. The religions share a few similarities‚ but contrast with one another in the areas of belief‚ tradition‚ and culture. Both religions proclaim to be monotheistic‚ serving one god‚ but their faith in whom the supreme power is contrasts. Each religion has its own set of principles that guide the believers in everyday life. Even though both religions originated in the Middle East‚ the tradition and culture of these two groups are
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This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the
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