Christian Swanson Religion Peace and Islam 12/1/11 Islam as a Religion of Peace Islam has taken a lot of flak in recent years‚ though not‚ that is to say‚ without any sort of reason. It is an unavoidable fact that the organization that attacked the United States on September 11th‚ 2001 was indeed an Islamic organization. As most Americans are not prepared to go to their local library to learn about their enemies‚ it is logical that many people may have been led to believe some untrue assertions
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the Islam religion lie within the Five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars of Islam is key to Muslim life. Shahada is the first and most important pillar of Islam. The Shahada is the testimony of faith. Anyone wishing to convert to Islam must recite this scripture with no conviction. The basis of the Shahada states that there is only one true God who should be worshipped alone. Disbanding the idea of Jesus and the holy spirit being a part of God. Salah or prayer is the second pillar of Islam. Salah
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become a global village. It is media that has shrunk the world into a village. Telecommunication‚ TV‚ radio‚ and now computers have reduced distances and brought the countries of the world closer to each other. Free media is the integral part of democracy. It acts as the custodian of democracy and facilitates the decision-making process. It has become the voice of the masses. Indeed‚ it is instrumental in shaping the public opinion. A society with restricted media is just like stagnant water. Such
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Islam and Business Ethics Islam places its highest emphasis on ethical values‚ and the moral codes taught by the Quran and demonstrated by Muhammad are numerous and comprehensive; therefore‚ it is important to define what ethics is. Ethics may be defined as a set of moral principles that distinguishes the differences between right and wrong (Renaissance.com on ‘Business Ethics’). Because the decisions people make are not always black and white‚ especially in business‚ the Quran specifically identifies
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after the Islam community has started‚ fast growth of Islamic world was achieved under Rashidun and Umayyad Caliph. The ‘Ummah‚ community activities have spread Islam all over the world starting from Mecca‚ extending till Indonesia where the world’s largest Muslim Population is found currently. The statistics data taken on October 2009 revealed that there were 1.571 billion Muslims all over the world. Since then Islam was observed as the second largest religion in the world. Why do I think Islam spread
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well-known Indonesian writers on Islam is Nurcholish Madjid‚ rector of the Paramadina University‚ Jakarta. This collection of essays is the first major English translation of Madjid’s writings. The essays cover a diverse range of issues but are shaped by a common concern for an understanding of Islam that takes into account the myriad challenges that Indonesia is today faced with. They reflect Madjid’s quest for developing a contextually relevant interpretation of Islam that‚ departing from traditional
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world‚ consisting of 1.6 billion in 2010 with the projected growth of 2.76 billion in 2050 . Islam originated in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia in the seventh century. The Arabic word “jihad” is translated as struggling or striving . It is most often associated with the concept of a spiritual or “holy war”. It is a religious duty used to portray a believer’s devotion to Islam. Throughout history the spread of Islam has been categorized between three periods‚ most
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Worldview/Religion Analysis: Islam _________________ A Paper Submitted to Dr. Cky Carrigan The Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary _________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Introduction to Apologetics APOL 500 _________________ By Ronnie Tabor (St ID 864479) O’Fallon‚ IL April 29‚ 2011 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 BASIC SUMMARY................
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The Five Pillars of Islam are the necessary beliefs found in Muslim life. The are similar to the Ten Commandments found in Christianity. Shahada say that there is only one God‚ Salat is a prayer schedule‚ Zakat is a concept of giving to charity‚ Sawn is a celebration where they fast‚ and Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca. Many of the pillars can be found in similar beliefs in religions like Judaism and Christianity‚ this is most likely because Christianity and Judaism predate Islam. Shahada‚ Zakat‚ and
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The Five Pillars of Islam There are five pillars of Islam. These are the foundation of what holds the principles of all of the beliefs of the Muslim religion. Just a pillar would hold up a building in Rome so the five pillars hold up or mold the principles of Islam. A Muslim who fulfills the Five Pillars of Islam and remains in the faith of Islam‚ sincerely repents of his sins‚ will make it to Jannah or paradise. If he performs the Five Pillars but does not remain in the faith‚ he will not be
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