been dominating the media headlines. Islam in the media is generally associated with the desert‚ with a Bedouin life style‚ with backwardness‚ with violence and terrorism‚ and with the maltreatment of and discrimination against women. It is generally portrayed as a threat to free thought and civil liberties‚ a threat to progress and development‚ and a threat to world peace and stability. Most of the ideas and information that the Western societies have about Islam are due to the mass media. Reporters
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about Leadership in the Islamic Perspective. Islam‚ a religion of peace but often misjudged and misunderstood has a very comprehensive concept of leadership that is centered on faith and values according to Allah (God). Often mistaken as a religion of terrorism‚ its true meaning and principles say otherwise. As a Maranao Muslim myself with the Christian roots of my Mother and being able to deal with all kinds of cultures with my work‚ I can conclude that Islam is one of the religions that few people understand
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An Overview of Islam Introduction The name of the religion‚ Islam‚ means ‘submission to the will of God’. Those who follow Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims worship as monotheists and pray to Allah‚ ‘Allah’ being the Arabic word for God. Islam is currently the second largest religion in the world‚ consisting of over 1 billion followers. The 2001 census recorded 1‚591‚000 Muslims in the United Kingdom‚ approximately 2.7% of the population. The Night of Power Lailat al Qadr‚ the Night of Power
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undermined woman as a minor creature ‚but this negative view was eliminated after woman as a minor creature ‚but this negative view was eliminated after women took their role in the society .In the male-dominant society woman was mistress and even if she was a wife ‚she only had the responsibility of giving birth to children and she had no right to choose her husband against the will of her father .Off course ‚under such circumstances it was almost impossible to expect women to reform the society.
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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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Examine the regulations concerning marriage and divorce in Islam (30 Marks) Marriage is also known as “Nikah” in the Arabic Language and is overly encouraged in the Islamic faith by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and Allah Almighty. To prevent indecent acts such as pre-martial intercourse that could possibly result in unwanted consequences like illegitimate birth‚ the idea of marriage is considered a duty upon all Muslims. From an Islamic perspective‚ it is a sin to force any individual
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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 not been changed from when it was originally transcribed
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Hellenic philosophies 9. Christianity 10. Generalized Polytheist religions including shamanism D. Compare and contrast the collapse of classical civilization in the Mediterranean and South and East Asia; determine why the collapse was more severe in the Mediterranean than these other two regions. E. Compare the Hindu caste system with other systems of social inequality in the ancient and classical worlds of Rome‚ Greece‚ Mesoamerica‚ the Andes‚ or China.
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Ramadan in Britain during the early Eighties‚ when I was growing up‚ was very different from the way it is now. There was no awareness of the rotating month of fasting in the Islamic calendar‚ no flexibility to working hours‚ no facility for prayer in offices and no calls for prayer on television. For one month every year‚ my family and I would undertake this annual Islamic duty furtively‚ tip-toeing around for the pre-dawn meal for fear of waking up the neighbours with the kitchen clatter‚ and
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Islam - According to Muslims‚ Islam is the final version of God’s Religion. It was revealed to Adam (Alahi Salam). - Allah finally revealed to a man named Muhammad (PBUH); he is now considered the last Prophet of Islam. - Islam is an Arabic word which means ‘Surrender’‚ ‘Obedience’ or ‘Submission’. - Muslims believe that they should surrender to the will of god. - This is because Muslims believe that if a person totally obeys the will of Allah‚ they will achieve peace in themselves
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