Atlas: The Islamic Faith Pillars of Islam Shahada‚ Salat‚ Zakaat‚ Sawm‚ Hajj The word "Islam" translates to "submission" or "surrender" to the Will of God. It derives from the word "salam"‚ which means peace. The Pillars of Islam are five basic acts‚ considered obligatory for all practicing Muslims. The Qur’an presents them as a framework for worship and a sign of commitment to the faith. Pillar 1: Shahada Shahada is essentially the initial declaration of one’s faith to Allah. To be considered
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treasure the people around him. Likewise‚ in the movie he goes about this same process‚ but there are some differences and similarities between the book and movie. There are some key differences and similarities between both mediums. So‚ let’s start with some similarities. There are some similarities between the book and movie of “A Christmas Carol.” One similarity between the two would be the three ghosts of Christmas. Both the movie and the book of “A Christmas
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In my paper I would like to discuss with you the similarities and the differences between Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ while they may in fact be different I believe that they are very similar to each other. Maybe because they are so close together in time and very little has had a chance to evolve into something new. Mesopotamia became the world’s first complex society in 3rd Millennium BCE. The Greek meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’ means between two rivers and they have earned that name from being
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identity within Gentile environments and among other Jews. The narratives of Esther and Ruth show the obscured tangle of Jewish identity within Gentile environments and among other Jews‚ offering contrasting perspectives that highlight the tension between assimilation and preservation. While Esther’s story emphasizes the importance of resistance against assimilation and the preservation of cultural heritage‚ Ruth’s narrative celebrates inclusivity and diversity within the Jewish community‚
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However‚ in spite of the many differences‚ there are similarities between the two stories. Romeo and Juliet and “Teen Couple Executed by their Parents…for daring to fall in love‚” both involve the deaths of the couples all happening at a young age‚ all of them dying before the age of 19 before any of their parents died. Throughout both stories a common factor is that the couples were forced to make adult decisions about their lives and love lives; while‚ the adults around them were making many poor
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Student Name Professor Name Subject 8 May 2000 The Nation of Islam Historical basement Speaking about the civil rights movements in particular it is necessary to understand the subject’s definition clearly in whole. Civil rights movements appeared as political and social actions and organizations’ movements targeted on obtaining equal legal rights and responsibilities and exception of any sort of privileges based on the national‚ racial or religious characteristics. Civil rights movements
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“Othello Modernized” I will be writing a comparison between Othello‚ a fictional hero‚ and Obama president of the United States of America. Othello was a pride‚ kind‚ and determined man full of life and strength but he had one disadvantage‚ the color of his skin. Othello was an African American and even as a high ranking captain he was constantly a victim of racism and discrimination. This mostly due to the fact that he was married to a white women and living in a largely white community. With
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The slave laborers were exhausted. They lived in camps infested with disease. The Nazis used gas tanks to murder the weak. There are many similarities as well as differences between The Holocaust and The Crucible. The Holocaust can be compared to The Crucible for a number of reasons. In the beginning of the Crucible‚ a scene told the audience how a teenaged girl‚ Abigail‚ helped her employer‚ John Proctor‚ commit adultery. She knew she had grudges toward some people‚ including her mistress‚ because
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supported the notion that the earth rotated around the sun. Doctors tried to reason with mothers that believed taking vaccines would give their children autism. Both of these instances have clear similarities‚ despite the era they occurred‚ as well as other outstanding differences. The differences between Galileo’s spat with the Church and the controversy about autism being rooted in vaccines are numerous. Obvious differences include the time these controversies occurred‚ the subject matter they were
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Similarities between Creon and Antigone In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did‚ it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence‚ loyalty toward their views‚ cruelty and arrogance
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