the Islam religion lie within the Five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars of Islam is key to Muslim life. Shahada is the first and most important pillar of Islam. The Shahada is the testimony of faith. Anyone wishing to convert to Islam must recite this scripture with no conviction. The basis of the Shahada states that there is only one true God who should be worshipped alone. Disbanding the idea of Jesus and the holy spirit being a part of God. Salah or prayer is the second pillar of Islam. Salah
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Buddhism vs Islam From the beginning of human mankind‚ there has always existed a thirst for truth. In searching for specific truths‚ people have come to different conclusions of what that truth is except of those that are scientifically proven. For example‚ in searching the truth about the shape of the earth‚ scientists concluded that it is round. This is a truth which is accepted worldwide and is not put into doubt. There are many occasions though where people disagree with
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Frederick Denny‚ the keynote speaker of the night spoke on Islam and its moral responsibility and how Muslims need to educate. He was a very intelligent man and great speaker‚ but he was too philosophical for the students in the audience. I was one of those misfortunate souls who could not understand where he was going. He hit on many key points that connected the current problems of Islam and ideas of liberation theology. He stressed that Islam is and always will be a monotheistic‚ ethical religion
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world‚ consisting of 1.6 billion in 2010 with the projected growth of 2.76 billion in 2050 . Islam originated in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia in the seventh century. The Arabic word “jihad” is translated as struggling or striving . It is most often associated with the concept of a spiritual or “holy war”. It is a religious duty used to portray a believer’s devotion to Islam. Throughout history the spread of Islam has been categorized between three periods‚ most
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The Five Pillars of Islam are the necessary beliefs found in Muslim life. The are similar to the Ten Commandments found in Christianity. Shahada say that there is only one God‚ Salat is a prayer schedule‚ Zakat is a concept of giving to charity‚ Sawn is a celebration where they fast‚ and Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca. Many of the pillars can be found in similar beliefs in religions like Judaism and Christianity‚ this is most likely because Christianity and Judaism predate Islam. Shahada‚ Zakat‚ and
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Thank yuo Mrs. Chairman. Well‚ good morning everyone. I would like to utter my very first salam to the honourable judges‚ respected teachers and fellow friends. My name is Noor Husna Bt. Ahmad Toha and I’m from the red team. The reason why am I standing here today is to give a speech entitled "Islam is the Way of Life". First and foremost‚ I believed that each one of us had already heard the phrase "Islam is the Way of Life" quite often but what does it really means? So today‚ let’s make ourselves
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Development of Modern Middle East Research Paper Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to give a synopsis of the life history and work of Muhammad‚ son of Abdullah‚ the prophet of Islam. It will also seek to address the persecutions he underwent at the hands of his own clan. Muhammad was and remains one of the most influential people the world has ever seen. He was a mortal‚ illiterate man who has changed world history and left an indelible mark on the history books. He was
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Islam VS The West Westerners tend to think of Islamic societies as backward- looking‚ oppressed by religion‚ and inhumanely governed‚ comparing them to their own enlightened‚ secular democracies. But measurement of the cultural distance between the West and Islam is a complex undertaking‚ and that distance is narrower than they assume. Islam is not just a religion‚ and certainly not just a fundamentalist political movement. When people think of Islam they think of all the crazy beliefs and a religion
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Five Pillars of Islam Cristen Shaw March 11‚ 2011 Hum/130 The central teachings of Islam are pretty basic. They teach that their members must freely and willingly accept God and his teachings and that they must strive to live in compliance with those teachings. They believe in the oneness and unity with God and all of his knowledge and that they must strive to live as close to him as possible. They believe in Prophets and that these selected Prophets are messengers from God. They also believe
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Anthropology 26 November 2012 Throughout history‚ the religions Christianity and Islam have conflicting views with one another and it has caused conflicts involving genocide‚ death‚ and pure hatred for one another. But if one breaks them down to a simple level‚ It reveals that the religions are not radically different from one another. I personally would know from personal experiences. My father is affiliated with the Islam religion while my mother is a devoted Christian. Growing up around this has exposed
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