In her book The Butterfly Mosque‚ Willow Wilson aims to convey her own experience of the Muslim culture. Because her family was not religious and she converted to Islam willingly in her adulthood‚ she is able to present both internal and external sides of this religion. This work is not a propaganda‚ for Wilson mentions both positive and negative facets of her conversion as she describes her early attempts to harmonize Western and Eastern norms in her personal worldview. This book elaborately discusses
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Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Accountancy QUIAPO GOLDEN MOSQUE by MARAYA‚ Charlene L. PACAO‚ Nova Kristeta G. BSA 1-21 To: Prof. Fe Lina Salting ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We wish to thank our friends whose support have been unfailing; to our respondents‚ H. Abdulrahim Marmaya‚ H. Ali Aganta‚ Mojib Dimapundug‚ Macsud Abdulfatah and Mano Masacal for help and cooperation with the research‚ for providing the information we needed; to
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English 1102 September 13‚ 2010 Mosque near Ground Zero Everyone remembers all the devastation the occurred on September 11th 2001. On that morning‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours‚ destroying nearby buildings and damaging others
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conquered is now known as Spain and the southern parts of Portugal. This period of time was the Golden Ages in Spain. While Spain was advancing and ahead of the other countries‚ Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages. In 1492‚ Granada‚ the last city under Muslim control‚ was then taken over by the Spanish Christians. The Arabic language has influenced the philosophies of Europe‚ chemistry‚ algebra‚ the use of Arabic numerals over the Roman numerals‚ and even the use of the
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The Blue Mosque‚ Dubai 1960880238125000On the last Friday before the holy month of Ramadan of the year 2011‚ another landmark was added to Dubai’s list of achievements with the opening of the Blue Mosque. Dubai- the land where architecture is highly appreciated‚ the Blue Mosque fits right in with the Arabian landscape. The mosque held its first congregation with the Friday prayer on the 29th of July 2011. It was built by Khalaf Al Habtoor‚ the chairman of Al Habtoor Group. The mosque is named after
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The Friday prayer at the mosque or salatul Jumu’ah is an essential part of the practice of Salat and the life of a Muslim believer and holds special significance for both the individual and Islamic community and is considered one of the blessings with which the Muslim nation has been endowed as “the best day…(as) on it‚ Allah created Aadam” (Ahmad and At-AT Tirmithi). In the holy Quran and the Hadiths‚ it is mentioned that Friday is one of the most important days of the week because of this. The
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In the late 15th century‚ there were five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula‚ Castile‚ Aragón‚ and‚ Navarre‚ the Muslim kingdom/in Granada. Spain’s government was a Monarchy; the people of Spain had to serve the King‚ Queen‚ and any other royalty. The King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile brought Castile and Aragon together. They were seen as strong Catholics during the time‚ those who refused to convert to Catholicism‚ were exiled. Granada was the first target that the King
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Sheikh Lutfallah Mosque Art Appreciation Written Assignment #2 Ms. Muzna Alquaiti Sundus Nagadi For my written art critique‚ I was asked to choose a work of art that I liked and discuss what I think about it as well as critique it based on what I have learned throughout this course so far. I looked at various works of Islamic Art‚ and I realized that I preferred the ones with Mosques; therefore‚ I chose to critique one. I had quite a variety to choose from‚ but Shekh Lutfallah’s Mosque was the one
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The Suleymaniye mosque was truly a masterpiece during the time it was built in the mid 1500s. Today‚ it still never fails to captivate its audience through the complexity of its design and the intellectual analysis of its significance. The mosque was actually said to be as magnificent as the Seven Wonders of the World according to two European travelers‚ Freynes Moryson and John Sanderson‚ soon after its completion (Nelipogulu 221). The mosque is definitely symbolic in the city of Istanbul‚ sitting
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Before the 16th century‚ Spain was not recognized as a legitimate powerhouse in Europe. They were known as a very strong Catholic orientated country located in the Iberian Peninsula north of Morocco. However‚ in the matter of a span of little over a hundred years‚ Spain obtained a great amount of wealth and power through conquests and inheritance from the king. Just as they were the greatest empire in the world‚ it fell apart and soon declined into the status of a third-rate power in Europe.
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