The Rise of Islam and Its Contributions to World History Islam has made many contributions to world history‚ both in its rise and development of a bright and complex culture. More specifically Islam has contributed to the world of modern science‚ medicine‚ literature and visual arts‚ greatly influencing other cultures along the way. Along with contributions to science and intellect‚ Islam has also contributed to world trade. Each contribution from the Islamic nation has helped shape the world
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The Spread of Islam started shortly after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632. During his lifetime‚ the community of Muhammad‚ the ummah‚ was established in the Arabian Peninsula by means of conversion to Islam and conquering of territory. In the first centuries conversion to Islam followed the rapid growth of the Islamic world under the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphs. Muslim dynasties were soon established and subsequent empires such as those of the Abbasids‚ Almoravids‚ Seljuk Turks
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Islam Out of the many interesting religions‚ Islam has uniqueness to it. The name‚ Islam stems from the word “Salam” that means peace. The word “Muslim” which means a follower of Islam refers to a person who submits him or herself to the will of God. Muhammad founded Islam in the year 622CE. This particular religion started when the angel Jibreel supposedly read the first revelation to Muhammad. The Muslims believe in the “one true God” which they call Allah. Islam is totally based on the word
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Ahmed’s A Quiet Revolution and Sadek Hamid’s “The Attraction of Authentic Islam‚” this spread of traditional values proves to be true and surprising at the same time. Salafists are fundamentalists who strive to retreat back to the traditional ways of Islam. Hamid’s article discusses Salafism and its effect on Islams in the early 90s until present day. The article explores why these young British youth are embracing this kind of Islam. The author explains that the religious mosque is
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Patience In Islam Patience in Islam is one of the best and most valuable virtues of life‚ it’s part of being a good muslim. Being patient alone is not the only thing‚ you should be patient while being calm and not complaining and being thankful to Allah. You must be thankful in different ways such as being around non-Muslims‚ being afflicted with tragedy in your life‚ and much more. Allah does love patience. Patience is one of the qualities that makes Islam very unique and special for other
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country or whether our loyalties lie elsewhere.. We have a duty set out clearly what Islam has to say about Patriotism so that we can remove unfounded fears and phobias about our presence here in India. Islam does not forbid a Muslim to love his homeland or the country in which he lives or grew up. What is reprehensible is basing one’s feelings of loyalty and disavowal and loving and hating should always be based on islam and piety. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to love
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status quo in human relationships.” - Jeffrey K. Hadden (Religious Freedom Page) Islam is one of the world’s greatest religions‚ numbering nearly a fifth of the world’s total population. The immortalized stereotype produced by the media has resulted in a negative connotation for Muslim American’s‚ leaving many American’s with an anti-Muslim attitude. The tendency for American’s to misunderstand Islam can be attributed to two factors: media and the Muslim desire to keep a low profile. Muslims
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Islam in Senegal Islam is the most predominant religion in Senegal‚ a country in West Africa. Senegal’s population is about eleven million people and over ten million and four hundred thousand of these people are Muslim. Over ninety four percent of their population practice Islam. Islam has been in Senegal for over a millennium now. The first ethnic groups to convert to Islam were the Toucouleur kingdoms during the eleventh century CE. The conversion to Islam took place when the leader of the kingdom
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Lubna Rehman Freud’s Dream Interpretation in the Light of Islamic Dream Ideas Questions about dreams‚ about why do we have them and what do they mean are questions that have been a subject of debate for centuries. On the one hand we have scientists who believe that we dream for physiological reasons alone and that dreams are essentially mental nonsense devoid of psychological meaning: "A tale told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ signifying nothing." The idea that dreams are nothing more
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Global Islam and the Secular Modern World: Transnational Muslim Social Movements and the Movement of Fethullah Gülen‚ A Comparative Approach Joshua D. Hendrick‚ PhD Candidate Worldly systems change according to circumstances and so can be evaluated only according to their times --M. Fethullah Gülen Toward and Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance In Islam‚ the Umma is more than a religious concept; it connotes social solidarity and cultural identification beyond ethnic and regional boundaries
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