Origin of Islam The origin of Islam first started by a prophet named Muhammad. Muhammad started preaching the Religion of Islam to his people when he was 40 years old. When he was young‚ he had earned the name “Al- Ameen” or the Trustworthy One from his people. Muhammed found Islam in the 7th century. Islam literally meant “surrender” or “submission”. This was the main reason why Muhammed found Islam because he wanted to surrender himself and Islam to the will of Allah‚ the creator and sustainer
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Diversity- A Personal Experience September 10‚ 2013 After I took some time to reflect back on my past experiences I realized that diversity has affected me a lot more in my life than I thought. When thinking about question number one (Growing up do you remember discovering that your family did anything differently from other families because of your culture‚ religion‚ or ethnicity?)‚ I realized that this actually had affected me and I did not really even realize it. I grew up in a family
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Body paragraph 4 Pros and cons of diversity Pros to diversity People from various backgrounds and cultures don’t think or work alike‚ thus it encourages more outside-the-box thinking that leads to new inventions and discoveries. It provides stimuli for thought as other cultures present new experiences‚ new fashions‚ different cuisine and linguistic accents which is all the good part. Everything we see around us has been influenced in some way by different cultures – our clothes‚ daily routine‚ music
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Islam is a religion that is both controversial as well as at the height of American interest. Islam is the term used for the religion begun by Mohammed in Arabia in the early 600 ’s. The word Islam translates to mean "Submission" or "to the will of God". The people who practice Islam are called Muslim meaning "one who submits". Muslims adhere to five main practices of Islam‚ often referred to as the "five pillars of Islam". To many Islam is considered to be not just a religion but a way of life
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American Literature Jennifer Barnes Ms. K Meeks March 10‚ 2011 Islam and Christianity Christianity and Islam are two of the most significant religions in the world today. Both religions are very similar with only some of the beliefs and teachings being different. Christianity started about 2000 years ago in Judea with Jesus Christ and his faithful group of disciples. It has grown into one of the major religions‚ impacting all other faiths and changing the course of human history. Its
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Split of Islam (Shi’a and Sunni) The Shi’a and Sunni religions came about for various reasons; beginning with the birth of the leader Muhammad in 570. Muhammad founded the religion Muslim (Islam) in 610 and throughout his life began preaching Islam in 613 and conquered Mecca in 630. Following Muhammad’s death in 632‚ Abu Bakr and Ali are nominated to serve in Muhammad’s position. Abu Bakr is selected but the minority that voted for Ali became known as Shiat Ali. In 656‚ Abu Bakr was assassinated
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paradigm for managing diversity‚ written by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely‚ demonstrates the various types of diversity management‚ the ways in which they work‚ and how they can possibly have an adverse affect on companies. As stated in this article: Our goal is to help business leaders see what their own approach to diversity currently is and how it may already have influenced their companies’ diversity efforts. Managers can learn to asses whether they need to change their diversity initiatives and
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inhabitants) and the Christian settlers from Luzon and Visayas. Arrival of Islam The arrival of Islam at the Moroland was in the year 1210 AC‚ that is more than three centuries before the arrival of Christianity brought by Ferdinand Magellan (a Portuguese who was then working for Spain) to the region in the year 1521 AC. Islam was introduced to the Moros by some Arab merchants and Islamic missionaries. Very soon after the arrival of Islam‚ the Islamic Sultanates were founded under the reign of the Moro Sultans
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Faculty Diversity in Community Colleges Pam Dooly AET/510 April 22‚ 2013 Deborah Hornsby Faculty Diversity in Community Colleges In this paper I will discuss the importance of having a more diverse faculty in community colleges. It will be discuss how having more ethnic people among these schools would help in better enrollment as well as more graduates of an ethnic background. I will also discuss how community colleges have a large number of students come from ethnic backgrounds. I will
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terrorists.The Nation of Islam was the biggest movement during the 1950s to 1980s that pioneered an interest in black history‚ emphasized black pride‚ and practiced black entrepreneurship and self-reliance. During the 7th century‚ Islam was developed in Saudi Arabia and was founded on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. According to Islam’s teachings Muhammad was the last prophet sent by Allah‚ “the one and only true merciful God” with no partner or equal. Just as Islam taught‚ many other prophets
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