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    Spread of Islam

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    As the Islam religion began to spread‚ it began to become a unifying cultural and economic force over Eurasia and Africa. There were many causes to why the Islam religion spread. These causes include trade‚ the Quran‚ people of high ranking‚ and educational institutions. Trade was a major influence on the economic side of Islam religion. For instance‚ trade led to the spread of food and industrial crops. Some of the new crops included staple foods such as sugarcane‚ rice‚ new varieties of sorghum

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    Islam and Jihad

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    word struggle very well. In the arabic language‚ struggle translates into jihad. Jihad is defined as “holy war‚ a divine institution of warfare to extend islam into the abode of struggle‚ or to defend islam from danger‚” according to the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. Ian Netton defines it as “holy war” in his book A Popular Dictionary of Islam and he also writes: “The word derives from an arabic root meaning basically to strive...all muslims are obliged to wage a spiritual jihad in the sense of

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    Islam in the 1600s

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    Islam in the 1600s: Changes in Wealth and Power All three of the major Islamic kingdoms lost power and influence in the spice trade with the onset of European commerce and naval adventurism. We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes‚ sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly‚ European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman

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    Islam in the Media

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    Why islam is negatively portrayed in western media Islam is one of three abrahamic religions‚ alongside christianity‚ and judaism. Christianity and judaism are arguably the most similar religions to islam‚ and have similarly spread into western culture from their middle eastern and eurpean origins. Throughout the ages‚ each have had their drops in reputation‚ sectarian wars‚ and misunderstandings‚ which still carry on strongly today. With today’s media however‚ being more widespread‚ easily accessible

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    Islam - Hajj

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    Pilgrimage is the supreme prayer for forgiveness of sins committed and the ultimate preparation for eternity o Pilgrimage rituals which must be performed‚ eg circumambulation of the Ka’ba o The rites of the Hajj symbolise the essential concepts of Islam and commemorate the trials of the Prophet Ibrahim and his family o Hajj: The annual‚ week-long pilgrimage to Mecca (in modern-day Saudi Arabia)‚ which is the fifth pillar of faith and is therefore an obligation as it is prescribed in the Qur’an. The

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    Islam And Terrorism

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    Islam and Terrorism The Basic and simple definition of terrorism is: Terrorism is an activity which causes terror‚ and the person who causes this activity is called terrorist. The moment a robber sees a policeman he is terrified. So a policeman is a terrorist for the robber. In this context every Muslim should be a terrorist. When a criminal sees the Muslim he should be terrified‚ Whenever any rapists sees the Muslim he should be terrified‚ Whenever any robber sees the Muslim he should be terrified

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    Islam And The West

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    Islam and the West: Conflict‚ Democracy‚ Identity Akeel Bilgrami‚ Columbia University This short essay analyzes the deception and self-deception in talk of ‘the clash of civilizations’ and proceeds to diagnose what is wrong in the standard understanding of Islam in the Western media today by looking to the abiding history of colonial relations with Islam down to this day and also looking to the relation between ideals of democracy and the formation of religious identities. The essay closes with some

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    Democracy and Islam

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    What are the similarities between democracy and Islam? In: Islam‚ Similarities Between [Edit categories] Residential WindowsDexKnows.com/ResidentialWindowsFind window suppliers & contractors and helpful tips at DexKnows Gene Expression Analysiswww.clcbio.comNext Generation Sequencing Analysis User-friendly‚ Advanced‚ Integrated Ads Answer: Improve Islam religion per quran and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teachings set the general rules selecting the ruler and for the relation between the ruler

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    Parda in Islam

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    her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off‚ she should cover her head. (1 Corinthians: 11:5-6) Islam the religion of peace stresses the relationship between body and mind. The ultimate goal of Parda is righteousness of the heart because in covering the body one shields the heart from impurities. Women of Islam wear Parda and loose clothing to fulfill the command of Allah Subhan wa tala. It encourages them to be modest and not to dress in a manner that

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    The Heritage of Islam

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    THE HERITAGE OF ISLAM Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to the honourable judges‚respected teachers and all my fellow friends.On this glorious morning‚I ………………………………would like to share with you my views and opinions in a speech entitled ‘ The heritage of Islam’. Ladies and gentlemen‚ What defines as the heritage of Islam? Well‚ allow me remind you‚ that there are so many examples of Islamic heritage which include the arts‚ like Islamic calligraphy‚ architecture‚ and poetry. However‚

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