PRINCIPAL BELIEFS OF ISLAM Write the 6 Articles of Faith (Aqida) below: 1 Tawhid 2 Angels 3 Books of Allah 4 Rusul 5 Akhira 6 Fate/Predestination 1.Tahwid Islam is monotheistic ‘Witness’ or ‘Shahada’ – “There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet” Tahwid = belief in the oneness of God Allah is the eternal and all powerful creator Allah is absolute unity‚ all-seeing‚ all-hearing and all-knowing 2. Angels Are important to Islam – eg Angel Gabriel gave the Quran
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11-21-2009 Hafiz M. K. Siddiqui Introduction to Islam Islam & Muslims in Western Media In July 12‚ 2008 publication of the New York Times‚ it was reported that the President of Sri Lanka was killed in a suicide attack. The religion of the suicide bomber was never reported. The very same newspaper (on November 5‚ 2009)‚ reported that how a Muslim attacker attacked the US Base and killed US army soldiers. This discrimination against the Muslims and Islam is nothing but the fruit of Western Media’s
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Like its fellow Abrahamic faiths‚ Islam is not a “monolithic” (Smith‚ 259) religion; it too has been divided. But unlike Christianity and Judaism‚ who have split moreso over miniscule differences in their beliefs‚ Islam has diverged on account of how their faith should be worshipped and how their traditions should be practiced. Also unique to Islam is how it split; rather than dividing off into tangents‚
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In modern day Europe‚ people fail to see the many impacts Islam has had on one of the most powerful continents in the western world. To see these impacts‚ we have to go back in history‚ from about 1000 C.E. to 1750 C.E. The impacts made by the Islamic world during this time have shaped Europe to the power house it is now. Most of the political impact Islam made on Europe happened during the Crusades. The Crusades began in 1095 when Pope Urban II called for the nations in Europe in unite for one
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The rise and expansion of Islam has had a significant impact on the role and rights of women throughout history. Since its origin in the seventh century until modern times‚ the Muslim faith has somewhat broadened‚ but has mostly restricted women’s rights in numerous Islamic communities. The history of Muslim women is complex‚ as it involves many advances and declines in numerous locations‚ such as Egypt‚ Afghanistan‚ and Iran‚ concerning several subjects‚ including both civil and social rights. Thus
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BACKGROUND The Battle of the Coral Sea was a series of several naval battles fought during the 4th and the 8th of May‚ 1942‚ between Japanese forces and Allied forces (U.S. and Australian). It represented the first battle in history with aircraft carrier warfare on both sides. The Coral Sea is located just off the northeastern coast of Australia‚ southwest of the Solomon Islands and east of New Guinea. Who was involved There were four major groups of ships engaged in different parts of the
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growing field in the Islamic Shari’a. Islam‚ being a comprehensive religion‚ has addressed TJ in its basic sources: The Qur’an and Prophetic traditions. For instance‚ the above stated verse is one of numerous verses in the Qur’an that lays the foundation of the concept of TJ. The vocabulary of “recompense for an injury is an injury‚” “forgiveness” and “reconciliation” are the core TJ mechanisms. Moreover‚ establishing justice on earth is the supreme purpose of Islam and the rationale for revealed divine
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In August‚ 480 BC while the Persians took over their city and scorched it‚ the Athenians fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters
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streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four
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Gettysburg Battle The Civil War took place in the years of 1861-1865 in the United States. The two sides that fought this war were the North and the South. The War that changed the United States as a whole and fought for the rights of the Union to better the nation was the Civil War. Slavery was one of the biggest causes of the war because the North and South had many disputes about whether slavery should be abolished or not. The union was in favor of having Free states so the idea of expanding
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