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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Social Studies 9H Christianity and Islam Christianity and Islam In our society from the earliest times to now there has been religion. And these religions consisted of people who had a voice in how the organization in a way viewed something. In views and opinions there are both disagreeing parts and parts that agree. Christianity and Islam both had agreeing and disagreeing views on merchants. The higher classmen of Christianity and Islam agree and the scholars agree with each other
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playing in an ice rink‚ you play in a field. These are the main 3 sports played in my country. There are a few religions in my country. Some people in my country are Hindu‚ which is Hinduism. The most famous and important religion in my country is Islam. In Islam‚ we have to worship Allah (god) 5 times a day. Also there is a month called Ramadan where we have to fast for 30 days. Fasting is when we eat before sunrise and then we eat when the sun goes down. This month is basically for us to feel how other
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Square in London. Channel 4 announced last week that it would broadcast one out of five "calls for prayer" during the month-long fasting period. The channel called it a deliberately "provocative" act that would‚ it hoped‚ challenge prejudices that link Islam to extremism. It is not just Ramadan that has received a PR boost in recent times but fasting itself. In the early days of fasting – at school and then at university – I was often warned by well-wishers of the danger I might be putting my body under
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Cleanliness Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness‚ in both its physical and spiritual aspects. On the physical side‚ Islam requires the Muslim to clean his body‚ his clothes‚ his house‚ and the whole community‚ and he is rewarded by God for doing so. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said‚ for example: "Removing any harm from the road is charity (that will be rewarded by Allah)." [Bukhari] While people generally consider cleanliness a desirable attribute‚ Islam insists on it ‚ making it an
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The historical value of speeches in Thucydides In writing his history as a whole‚ it is fair to say that Thucydides has always been praised for his relative historical accuracy‚ be that due to his actual presence at events‚ his use of eyewitness testimony or his noted checking of facts. In style Thucydides kept his narrative sections rather impersonal thereby allowing the story to unfold itself. However‚ to then lay bare what stood behind the narrative‚ the moral possibilities‚ the mistakes
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Alex Law Com 250 26 April 2012 Speeches and Rhetoric: A Political Perspective What exactly is rhetoric? How do we see it used in politics today? Rhetoric‚ as defined by Aristotle‚ is “an ability‚ in each particular case‚ to see the available means of persuasion.” (Griffin‚ p. 276). It is almost certain that we each use some form of rhetoric from day to day‚ sprinkled throughout casual conversations as we attempt to persuade each other of some not-so-important beliefs or ideas. Rhetoric‚
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Abadat Khan Religious Studies 110 March 1‚ 2015 QUIZ: ISLAM VOCAB 1. Qur’an: Muslims’ sacred book (recitation)‚ which contains Muhammad’s (pbuh) sermons and revelations. 2. Hadiths: (recollections or narratives)- the remembrances of him by his early followers. 3. Muslims: meaning “people who submit” to God (Allah) 4. Hijra: (flight or migration) occurred when the persecution of Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers in Mecca intensified. At the invitation of leaders of Yathrib‚ a city about three
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Homosexuality in Islam During this class‚ we researched and learned about the teachings of Islam and the Hudud that Muslims are expected to live under. One topic we did not cover was the existence of homosexuality. The Muslim world‚ for the most part‚ does not accept homosexuality as a way of life‚ but we know how prevalent it is. I was curious to find out more about how Islam treats homosexuality and if it is included in the Qur’an and Shari’a law. This essay will cover the aspect of homosexuality
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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