The people of Islam have many of the same beliefs‚ but there are also differences between the Islamists and the moderate Muslims.They all have the same God who they call “Allah”. There were a few people during the early Islamic times that influenced the beliefs greatly. All Muslims are to follow “The Five Pillars.” One of the more extreme Muslims that had strong belief in the religion was Mohammad. The Qur’an which was God’s messages being sent to humans was the revelation that started. He had a
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The American Misconception of Islam Recently‚ it has been approved by a community board that a mosque will be constructed by the American Society for Muslim Advancement two blocks from the site of the once prominent World Trade Towers in New York. All over the country‚ there has been exceptional protest against the building of the mosque. Andrea Peyser writes‚ “There are many questions about the mosque. But just one answer: move it away‚” (Peyser). Ever since the tragedy of 9/11‚ nearly all Americans
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The Five Pillars of Islam could be seen as the structure or framework to the Muslim life. Islam consists of five key obligations‚ or “pillars of faith‚” that each Muslim follower must accomplish by the end of his or her life. The five pillars are the following: reciting the act of faith‚ pray five times daily in Makkah’s direction‚ giving “zakat” (help to the poor or needy)‚ fast (abstain from food) during Ramadan‚ and every Muslim must at least make one pilgrimage to Makkah during their lifetime
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the most merciful. The concept of Satan in Christianity and Islam are most times different although there are some similarities. The noble Qur’an has more detailed description about who Satan is than the Bible which lack a great deal of information about Satan’s history. In this write up‚ we shall be looking at Who is Satan from the Islamic and Christianity point of view‚ where they agree and where they are not in agreement. In Islam‚ Shaytan is also known with other names. The word shaytan in
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Religions like Christianity and Islam produced new culture and took on a more unifying and dynamic function. Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions‚ both a development out of Judaic teaching‚ and both spread through conquest. However‚ when compared: Christianity developed many years before Islam‚ Christianity believes in the Trinity while in Islam Trinity is rejected‚ and Christianity spread to the West and Islam to the East. Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions
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Put otherwise‚ the Constitution repeats the general words “Islam” and “Muslim” more than 200 times. However‚ there are articles which restrict their meanings to the Shiite Islam. For instance‚ Article 12 reads that‚ “the official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja’fari School‚ and this principle will remain eternally immutable.” This way not only the Sunnite Iranians‚ but also other sub-groups within
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Islam in Southeast Asia In the 11th century‚ a turbulent period occurred in the history of Malay Archipelago‚ the Chola Navy crossed the ocean and attacked the Srivijaya kingdom of Sangrama Vijayatungavarman‚ Kadaram (Kedah)‚ an important fortified city in the Malayan peninsula was sacked and the king was taken captive. Soon after that‚ the king of Kedah Phra Ong Mahawangsa became the first ruler to abandon the traditional Hindu faith‚ and converted to Islam with the Sultanate of Kedah
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Peaceful? And then there is the question of characterizing Islam as “peaceful” and doing so under duress. That is‚ when you are being pursued and hounded by people who brand you as totally irrational and uncontrollably violent. So‚ you have a knee-jerk reaction‚ purely defensive and purely self-protective and blurt out that you are a “peaceful religion.” And you are absolutely and one hundred percent right in saying that. For‚ Islam is all about peace and truth and justice and kindness and compassion
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and did so with very little resistance. The Quraysh were converted to Islam and by the time of Muhammad’s death in 632 most Arabian tribes followed Islam. With the believers forbidden to accost the faithful‚ raids continued to expand the empire as the Bedouin continued to search for non-Muslims. In 650 the Islamic expansion had reached Egypt to Asia and from the Indus River to the Mediterranean. By 750 the Golden Age of Islam had begun and with the Abbasids victory over the Umayyads the balance
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A common misconception regarding Islam in the United States is that the religion itself is new to the country. This is incorrect due to multiple reasons‚ including the evidence that Muslims were brought over during the era of slavery from Africa. Additionally there are records of Muslims being present on Christopher Columbus’ ship that was used to “discover” the new world. Another common misconception regarding Islam is that American Muslims are a homogeneous group. In reality American Muslims are
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