My reading choices – Saleh A. Alsulaiman متارات من قراءاتي Understanding Islam Knowledge is Freedom - العلم نور My reading choices – Saleh A. Alsulaiman متارات من قراءاتي Islam is a world religion and the people who practice it are called Muslims. All Muslims share the same essential beliefs‚ values and God centered approach to the world. Islam is practiced by people from many different cultures. The Qur’an is the prime source of Muslims’ faith and practice‚ and the wording has
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the position of women in pre-Islamic societies. It then focuses on some major questions: what does Islam teach regarding the position of women in society? How does this stance differ from‚or resemble‚ the position of women in the era in which Islam was revealed? Finally‚ how does this compare with the rights gained by women in recent decades? II HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES In order to assess if Islam made any notable contribution to the restoration of woman’s rights‚ it may be helpful to briefly review
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First Aqabah Pledge . During the eleventh Islamic year‚ the six individuals who had come from Madina and converted to Islam in a place called Aqaba‚ promised our Holy Prophet (PBUH) that they would return the following year and meet at the same place. When it was time for the next hajj‚ which came a year after their first encounter with our Holy Prophet (PBUH)‚ the six individuals set off in a caravan of twelve people towards Mecca. One night they met with our Holy Prophet (PBUH) in secret in the
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Islam is not only a religion but also a civilization since it is represented by over one billion Muslims and over 50 Muslim states. Emerging as a civilization influenced by religious beliefs and practices‚ Islam influenced different groups of people in diverse stages of history and in different countries. A major part of the Islamic faith is the strong belief in an afterlife. Muslims spend their life preparing for their death and the bliss they will face if they follow the rules and life style of
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Aldo Ferrante Islam Report Jesus in Islam Chapter 13 opens up by saying that according to the Koran‚ the Jesus in the Bible and the prophet Muhammad are the same type of people religiously and all serve to worship the same God. The author of chapter 13‚ Mustansir Mir goes on to say “As is well known‚ in Islam‚ Jesus‚ while not considered God‚ is regarded as one of the greatest of the prophets” (pg. 116). The Islamic faith recognizes Jesus Christ as a human being because then builds a bridge
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An Overview of Islam Introduction The name of the religion‚ Islam‚ means ‘submission to the will of God’. Those who follow Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims worship as monotheists and pray to Allah‚ ‘Allah’ being the Arabic word for God. Islam is currently the second largest religion in the world‚ consisting of over 1 billion followers. The 2001 census recorded 1‚591‚000 Muslims in the United Kingdom‚ approximately 2.7% of the population. The Night of Power Lailat al Qadr‚ the Night of Power
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to women like Islam and although the West claims that it is promoting women’s freedom‚it is indeed a kind of slavery rather than freedom .In this regard the French Encyclopedia says:Women’s physiology is like that of children’s .that’s is why they are so sensitive and easily affected by joy‚distress ‚and fear and as her mind is subconsciously affected by such feelings‚she becomes unstable.Imagine ‚this is the ideology of French government which considers itself as civilised. Islam came and specified
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use for art. Light Installations were also a peculiar way to show art. The minimalist‚ Dan Flavin‚ were used to do this kind of Light Installation art. One of his artwork that has been made in 1962‚ icon V (Coran’s Broadway Flesh). This was made by oil on cold gesso on Masonite‚ porcelain receptacles‚ pull chains‚ and clear incandescent candle bulbs. Those materials were rare in usual painting or sculptures. Dan Flavin uses those materials to create a skin-toned colour wood panel with twenty-eight
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Examine the regulations concerning marriage and divorce in Islam (30 Marks) Marriage is also known as “Nikah” in the Arabic Language and is overly encouraged in the Islamic faith by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and Allah Almighty. To prevent indecent acts such as pre-martial intercourse that could possibly result in unwanted consequences like illegitimate birth‚ the idea of marriage is considered a duty upon all Muslims. From an Islamic perspective‚ it is a sin to force any individual
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Islam and Drugs O You who believe! Intoxicants and gambling‚ (dedication of) stones and (divination by) arrows are an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. Avoid (such abominations) that you may prosper. (5:90) Today’s youth has been taken on the toll of increased drug-usage‚ and this includes the young Muslims too. More Muslim youth is caught up in drugs than we wish to know. Drug use among Muslims is a creeping enemy that involves the abuse of substances ranging from the inhaling of household
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