Field Work Assignment Identification: I chose to do my religious observation on Islam. Islam is divided into two sects Sunni and Shia. I chose to do my fieldwork in a Sunni mosque. I decided to do so because Sunni Islam is the largest division Islam and I found a Sunni mosque was more accessible than a Shia one. The service I chose to attend was a Sunni Jummah Prayer (Friday prayer). The location was the Ottawa mosque situated at 251 Northwestern Ave. I did my observation on Friday the 4th February
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Understanding Islam University of Phoenix Islam now consists of over an estimated 1 billion followers. About a quarter of the religion live in the Middle East‚ and currently This religion follows the teachings of a sacred text known as the Quran which is the holy scripture that was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet Muhammad is an important figure in this religion because Allah who is known as the one true God to Muslims revealed these revelations to Muhammad which was remembered
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extremists divide the world in to two blocs. The House of Peace (Darus Salam) and the House of War (Darul Harab). Wherever there is no Islam as a code of system of life it is Hose of war and we should crusade for the enforcement of Islamic way of life and change it in to the House of peace. Such ideology has created immense problems for the Muslims world over. In Islam Jihad is of three types. The struggle by Tongue; the struggle by Pen and the struggle by Sword. So far as religion is concerned
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REL 134 1. The word “Islam” is derived form the Arabic root “asalama” which literally means peace‚ purity and submission. Thus Islam means “surrender to the Almighty” and Muslim means “one who is in a state of submission”. It is understood that this submission is to the Will of God‚ as is laid down in the Quran. This tenet is unequivocally accepted by all sects of Islam be they Shia‚ Sunni or Sufis. 2. Islam is an unerringly monotheistic religion. It enjoins the existence of one God‚
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The religion of Islam has given the world and its cultures many important achievements. Most of these achievements formed a strong base for math‚ science‚ and poetry. Islam supported huge trade routes‚ of which todays are still based upon. Even the word traffic is derived form Arabic‚ the language spoken by many Muslim‚ means distribution. Islam allowed its followers to “think outside the box” and let imagination run wild. Peacefully. Achievements from Muslim trade and philosophy allowed for major
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When I mention Islam‚ I am not only concerned about its young age‚ but its way of life‚ a concept that encompasses every aspect of one s life from beginning to end. Islam‚ the newest and second largest faith‚ influences many parts of this earth. Originating in Saudi Arabia‚ the religion is based on one book‚ The Holy Quran‚ the final word of Allah (god). Prophet Muhammed‚ in Islam‚ was the last messenger of god. His life is one that Muslims should follow. The Holy Quran‚ outlines every Muslim s life
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Midterm Paper 3- What role did the Nasser and Sadat Presidencies play in shaping political Islam in Egypt? Political Islam is playing a major rule now in the current political scene; so it is important to analyze how it rose in Egypt and how it has been shaped over the years. The political Islam is mainly a set of ideologies that holds the belief that Islam can be a political ideology as much as it is a religion. Although Islamic thinkers have always emphasized the enforcement of the Islamic
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purpose. In a speech delivered at Aligarh in 1910‚ under the title "Islam as a Social and Political Ideal‚" he indicated the new Pan-Islamic direction of his hopes. The recurrent themes of Iqbal’s poetry are a memory of the vanished glories of Islam‚ a complaint about its present decadence‚ and a call to unity and reform. Reform can be achieved by strengthening the individual through three successive stages: obedience to the law of Islam‚ self-control‚ and acceptance of the idea that everyone is potentially
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Islam Is My Home by Ramata Diallo English 2131 The Story Project Assignment Dr. Rosemary D. Cox February 26‚ 2015 Islam Is My Home When I was young‚ I found myself to be in the outside crowd. I was born February 21‚ 1996. A few years after I was born‚ in 2001‚ my parents took me to Africa to stay with my grandparents‚ where I was a completely unique child: I was very quiet‚ religious‚ and reserved. As a young girl‚ I looked at life very strangely and I looked at people
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My reading choices – Saleh A. Alsulaiman متارات من قراءاتي Understanding Islam Knowledge is Freedom - العلم نور My reading choices – Saleh A. Alsulaiman متارات من قراءاتي Islam is a world religion and the people who practice it are called Muslims. All Muslims share the same essential beliefs‚ values and God centered approach to the world. Islam is practiced by people from many different cultures. The Qur’an is the prime source of Muslims’ faith and practice‚ and the wording has
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