faith to his people and beyond the borders of Africa. A well-traveled Moroccan explorer named Ibn Battuta wrote a personal document about his visit to Mali in 1326‚ titled the “Country of the Blacks.” Battuta’s review on the Malian people were mixed. Battuta stated the Malians adhered to the main principles of the Quran‚ but revised certain practices that best suited the Malian’s way of life. Battuta found the Malian practices to be odd and discussed their best and worst practices. Battuta’s personal
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Uthman ibn AffanHis Early Life Born on the year of 577- 20 June 656 in Ta’if.Uthman ibn Affan was born into the wealthy Umayyad ( HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Umayya" \o "Banu Umayya" Banu Umayya) clan of the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraysh_(tribe)" \o "Quraysh (tribe)" Quraysh tribe of Mecca‚ seven years after Muhammad.Uthman’s father‚ Affan‚ died young while travelling abroad but left a large inheritance to Uthman.He followed the same profession as his father‚
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In this written project‚ we chose a very famous scholar‚ Imam Ibn Majah. This is because we are curious about his great journey and contribution to the Islamic world. After doing a lot of research about him‚ we decided to write about his background‚ journey to seek knowledge‚ his students and teachers‚ and last but not least‚ his work of Sunan Ibn Majah. For the background‚ we will present a brief biography about him. For example‚ we include his real name‚ birth place and a little bit about
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Summary Ibn Khaldun: Group Solidarity The concept of group solidarity rose from Ibn Khaldun and his ways of dealing with people and communicating with them. Ibn Khaldun is a North African Arab aristocrat who settled in a castle in Algeria to write a narrative of the history of the world‚ in 1375. But before starting off his narrative‚ Ibn Khaldun thought about the human history in terms of historical meaning‚ truth and method. It is this “muqaddimah”‚ an extensive formal essay‚ which gave him
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Alhazen Ibn al-Haytham‚ born 965ce – 1039ce an Arab /Persian scientist and polymath‚ also significant contributions to the principals of optics‚ as well as to physics‚ anatomy‚ astronomy‚ engineering‚ mathematics‚ medicine‚ ophthalmology‚ philosophy‚ psychology‚ visual perception‚ and to science in general with his early application of the scientific method. After being ordered by Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah‚ the sixth ruler of the Fatimid Caliphate‚ to carry out this operation‚ he quickly perceived the
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Ibn Rushd (1126-1198 AD) was known for his commentaries on Aristotle’s work. He believed religion is different to the knowledge in philosophy‚ and they have different mediums of reaching the truth. Ibn Rushd played a vital role in popularizing neo-Platonic views in the Islamic world (Leaman 1980‚ 179). Ibn Rushd argues that “philosophy can show how the revealed truth of Islam can be seen as demonstratively valid” (Leaman 1980‚ 181). Ibn Rushd developed philosophical
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Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) was known for his great knowledge and wisdom. He often expressed his thoughts in words conspicuous for their wisdom. A number of his sayings have come down to us‚ and these show the depths and dimensions of his thoughts and expressions. “Go easy on yourself‚ for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere‚ it will never come your way‚ but if it is yours by destiny‚ from you it cannot flee.” Throughout history there
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my gratitude towards those‚ whose guidance and co-operation has helped me immensely during the completion of this field report. This field report bears the imprint of many people who are directly or indirectly involved in successful completion of this endeavor. With great esteem and reverence‚ we wish to express our deep sense of gratitude towards the employees of LOKMAT who gave me time from their busy schedule and provided me such a valuable knowledge
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1 Playing the Game Game theory implications in business Abhik Ghosh 19th July’09 ©ABHIK GHOSH In an economically contracting market-place‚ interactions between various parties to a transaction are increasing every single day. With numerous covenants guarding every deal‚ there is more to the market equation than simply the buyer-seller dynamic. Undoubtedly‚ in a perfect world‚ when the curtains are pulled down‚ and the facade is eroded‚ the buyer-seller dynamic is still supremely prevalent
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33 Sababun Lil-Khushoo’ Fi Salaah 33 Ways of developing Khushoo’ in Salaah English Translation Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid Contents Introduction Concealment of Khushoo’ Rulings on Khushoo’ The means of developing Khushoo’ Knowing the advantages of Khushoo’ in Salaah Warding off distractions and things that adversely affect khushoo When a person suffers a great deal of waswaas Conclusion Introduction Bismillaah il-Rahmaan il-Raheem In the Name of Allaah‚ Most Gracious Most Merciful
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