My research will be about an interesting mystery that I came to think about when I was brainstorming. I want to find information and learn about the Sunni and shia. They are both groups of the same religion. They both share the Islamic religion and worship “Allah” as their god. My research paper will be about the relationship between the two groups. I have heard that the relations are not good at all and would like to know the cause of this. Even though both share the same religion. Also what interests
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Gay right has long been a controversial topic‚ and the debate seems to never end. In 2015‚ after gay marriage was legalized‚ instead of subsiding the skirmishes towards this topic‚ more and more problems come to surface. One of the most representative cases is the Denver‚ a case about whether Jack Philips‚ a cake shop owner‚ should be sentenced guilty for breaking the antidiscrimination law by refusing a gay couple’s wedding cake request. Although I grant that everyone should be treated equally‚
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Annexation of Hawaii Proves Controversial Queen Liliuokalani to President McKinley‚ 1897 “BECAUSE it is proposed by said treaty to confiscate said property‚ technically called the crown lands‚ those legally entitled thereto‚ either now or in succession‚ receiving no consideration whatever for estates‚ their title to which has been always undisputed‚ and which is legitimately in my name at this date.” In this quotation from the letter written from Queen Liliuokalani to the president of the United
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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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Malea Abbas Aaraa Motiwala Aswita Tazir January 29‚ 2013 The Importance of Tawbah in Islam Islam March 28‚ 2013 Malea Abbas and Aaraa Motiwala The Importance of Tawbah in Islam Introduction To maintain your relationship with Allah (SWT) ‚ everyone who worships Allah (SWT) must sincerely regret their sins and feel sorry for what they had done and ask for forgiveness (perform Tawbah) from Allah (SWT) . Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan
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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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Blasphemy in Islam Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Hindutva Terrorism Tuesday‚ February 01‚ 2011 Islam and Blasphemy Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Blasphemers Islamic legal authorities agree that a blasphemer can be Muslim or non-Muslim. To be convicted of blasphemy‚ an individual must be an adult‚ of sound mind‚ and not
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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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Mark Twain: Controversial Folk Author Imagine growing up in the segregated south‚ on the Mississippi River‚ and being able to adventure on the river and in the forests nearby. This adventurous childhood inspired Mark Twain’s childlike‚ yet still sophisticated‚ novels. Mark Twain was born in 1835 and grew up with his brother in a small southern town on the Mississippi River. He spent his childhood adventuring and playing around. Adventures on the river gave Twain the influence for writing his novels
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