The first contacts between the British and the Muslims were sporadic and rare. The first known encounter of the Muslims and the citizens of the British Isles dates back to the seventh century. For example‚ the gold imitation of the dinar was coined in 775 by Offa‚ the King of Mercia‚ a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon England. The coin had Offa’s name on one side and the inscription of the Islamic declaration of faith ‘there is no God but Allah alone’ on the other (The Gold Imitation Dinar of Offa). During
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How important was Muslim disunity to the success of the First Crusade? Muslim disunity was an important factor which lead to the success of the First Crusades. This is because it meant that due to the Muslims not being united they lost many battles which helped the Christians recapture Jerusalem. However it can’t be said that Muslim disunity was not the only reason for the success of the first crusade‚ this is because there are other factors such as religious beliefs and the supernatural‚ such as
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Impact of Islam and Muslims in India Expansion of trade | | | Islam’s impact was the most notable in the expansion of trade. The first contact of Muslims with India‚ was the Arab attack on a nest of pirates near modern-day Bombay‚ to safeguard their trade in the Arabian Sea. Around the same time many Arabs settled at Indian ports‚ giving rise to small Muslim communities. the growth of these communities was not only due to conversion‚ but also the fact that many Hindu kings of south India (such
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Concept of Marriage in Muslim Law Islam‚ unlike other religions is a strong advocate of marriage. There is no place of celibacy in Islam like the Roman Catholic priests & nuns. The Prophet has said “There is no Celibacy in Islam”. Marriage acts as an outlet for sexual needs & regulates it so one doesn’t become slave to his/her desires. It is a social need because through marriage‚ families are established and the families are the fundamental entity of our society. Furthermore marriage
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Negative and anti-Muslim views are often based on appearance and other observations‚ assumption‚ and stereotypes. Negative & anti-Muslim views are often based on appearance and other observations.According to the article titled "Ethnic and Religious Profiling Violates Civil Liberties‚" “Azhar Usman‚ a burly American-born Muslim with a heavy black beard‚ says that he elicits an almost universal reaction when he boards an airplane at any United States airport: conversations stop in mid-sentence and
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The Muslim faith is comprised of many layers of belief systems; one of which‚ and arguably the most significant‚ is Sufism. This religion was not the earliest practiced Muslim faith‚ but arose as a backlash to the recently altered and unnecessary complications of others‚ especially Islam. The Sufis neither agreed with nor promoted the evident worldliness that had seeped into the mind and actions of their fellow Muslims‚ and even their rulers. In fact‚ they detested this manner of living so much
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judgmental human beings available‚ you can’t blame everybody. This range in no way‚ in no way ends. thankful approximately that reality‚ here is a small list of dishes from Punjab so that you can probably make you hungry 1. Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti one of the maximum famous dishes in North Western country of the state‚ Sarson da Saag with its rustic flavours manages to win pretty a few hearts. Its foremost factor is Mustard leaves though regularly spinach or palak is delivered to present
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Who was Nguyễn Sinh Cung? More commonly known as Ho Chi-Minh‚ he was a champion for Vietnamese independence‚ a member of the Communist Party‚ and later the President of Communist North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War‚ Ho was the figurehead and leader of the North Vietnamese Army‚ and supported of the Communists in South Vietnam‚ the Viet Cong. During his life‚ Ho Chi-Minh accomplished many things‚ such as reigning in the Communist supporters in South Vietnam‚ and turning them into a deadly Guerrilla
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Muslims are violent‚ terrorists and/or extremists This is the biggest misconception about Islam‚ no doubt resulting from the constant stereotyping and bashing the media gives Islam. When a gunman attacks a mosque in the name of Judaism‚ a Catholic IRA guerrilla sets off a bomb in an urban area‚ or Serbian Orthodox militiamen rape and kill innocent Muslim civilians‚ these acts are not used to stereotype an entire faith. Never are these acts attributed to the religion of the perpetrators. Yet how
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How important is it for the angels in the Muslim story to submit to God because "God knows" what he is doing? Submission is an important part of the Muslim story‚ all must at one point submit to God‚ Angels are guardians of humans but they also have choice to follow God if wanted as shown with Iblis. With not submitting to God you basically choose a Life without him and are force to go your own path‚ which without God is a place of Hell or all things that are not God. Does it make sense that Iblis
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