Intimacy can present itself in many different forms. From sensual love-making‚ passionate love for another‚ or simple closeness to another human being‚ intimacy is something humans (hopefully) experience many times throughout their lives. There is not a second thought to how we assign intimacy to different acts or feelings‚ but in the Arab-Islamic world in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries‚ some intimate acts could lead one to severe punishment or even death. Islamic law was (and still is)
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IAW 2015 Mini Essay THE MIRACLE OF SCIENCE IN ISLAM You were once a non-existing being. You were nothing. Then a miracle happened. You were created. From a drop of miracle swimming to another miracle‚ a miracle was formed. You were once unable to see‚ unable to touch‚ unable to speak the voice of your heart. Slowly you turned into a clot of blood‚ regenerating into bones‚ coated again with blood and flesh‚ growing cells upon cells‚ turning yourself into a tiny creature that dwells in that tiny
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Aladdin and Women in Islam Christiane Staninger may not be as opposed to the idea that Jasmine’s character in Aladdin is similar to the Islamic woman’s real life as other critics are. Critics voiced that Disney produced a film that supported the stereotypical views of the Middle East. Western culture believes that women in Saudi Arabia are mistreated by their husbands and seen as inferior. The focus of this article (Disney’s Magic Carpet Ride: Aladdin and the Women in Islam by Christiane Staninger)
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self-contradictory. Religions contradict each other; therefore‚ they cannot all be true. Mormonism teaches that there are many gods in existence‚ and that you can become a god. Christianity teaches that there is only one God‚ and you cannot become a god. Islam teaches that Jesus is
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Admonition on pornography from Quran and Hadith Islam on Pornography: A Definite No Such pictures‚ rather than curb or fulfill the desire‚ are designed to increase it inducing one to further prohibited acts and finally Zina (adultery or fornication). This is corroborated by the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appearing in both Al-Bukhari and Muslim explaining the different categories of adultery: ’Lustful glances constitute Zina of the eyes. Listening (to flirtations
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The golden age of Islamic (and/or Muslim) art lasted from 750 to the 16th century‚ when ceramics‚ glass‚ metalwork‚ textiles‚ illuminated manuscripts‚ and woodwork flourished. Lustrous glazing was an Islamic contribution to ceramics. Islamic luster-painted ceramics were imitated by Italian potters during the Renaissance. Manuscript illumination developed into an important and greatly respected art‚ and portrait miniature painting flourished in Persia. Calligraphy‚ an essential aspect of written Arabic
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The Sociopolitical Effects of Islam in Britain‚ France‚ and Germany | Alexandrea C. Standridge | | Columbus State University | Abstract This paper will discuss the history and assimilation of the immigration of Muslims into Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ including when and why they arrived and how it has affected the pre-existing cultures in those nations. This paper will also discuss the predicted changes in the world caused by this immigration‚ and push towards a multicultural‚ global
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and are looked upon as a viable alternative system which has many things to offer. While it was initially developed to fulfill the needs of Muslims‚ Islamic banking has now gained universal acceptance. In Malaysia‚ the first Islamic bank is Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB). Operated as the only Islamic bank for 10 years since July 1983 before the government allowed other conventional banks to offer Islamic banking services using their existing infrastructure and branches in 1993 (Bank Negara Malaysia
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IMPORTANCE OF WASIYYA (WILL) IN ISLAM When a Muslim dies there are four duties which need to be performed. These are: 1. payment of funeral expenses 2. payment of his/her debts 3. execution his/her will 4. distribution of the remaining estate amongst the heirs according to Shariah. The Islamic will is called al-wasiyya. A will is a transaction which comes into operation after the testator’s death. The will is executed after payment of funeral expenses and any outstanding debts. The provisions
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existed for centuries‚ bound closely with nationalist identities‚ playing out globally in North American cities‚ as well as the streets of Belfast and Glasgow. Another faultline where sectarian conflict has contribute to wider conflicts has been within Islam. Certain Sunni sects inspired by extreme Wahhabism and other ideologies have declared Shi’as (and sometimes mainstream Sunnis) to be heretics and/or apostates. Longstanding and emerging divisions within groups‚ particularly within religions‚ could
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