Video Notes: “Inside Islam” (The History Channel‚ 2002) Streaming segments c. 10 minutes each Part 1 of 9: Intro and basic facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsu1ATrts Islam means Peace and Submission (The peace that comes from submission‚ the attention to God that comes from peace.) Allah Akbar means “God is great.” Sunni = 85% of Muslim population; Shia = 10%; Sufi less than 5% Islam is not only a religion of the Middle East: largest population of Muslims is in India. Largest Islamic
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Islam and Science The 6th century Islamic empire inherited the scientific tradition of late antiquity. They preserved it‚ elaborated it‚ and finally‚ passed it to Europe (Science: The Islamic Legacy 3). At this early date‚ the Islamic dynasty of the Umayyads showed a great interest in science. The Dark Ages for Europeans were centuries of philosophical and scientific discovery and development for Muslim scholars. The Arabs at the time assimilated the ancient wisdom of Persia and the classical
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Prophet Muhammad Muslims believe that Mohammad is the last and final Messenger of God to be sent to humanity. He was sent to complete the mission of the previous Messengers (including Abraham‚ Moses‚ Jesus and others) of calling people to believing in God and following the guidance and teachings of God. Muslims regard Prophet Mohammad as their highest role model and they aim to follow in his footsteps in all of their actions. This is why Muslims hold Prophet Mohammad in very high regard‚ and are
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DESCRIBE THE SIGNIFICANT PRACTICE OF THE HAJJ The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and involves a physical‚ spiritual and mental journey to the Ka’ba which is known as ‘the house of God’ that is worship in Mecca. All Muslims are expected to take part in the hajj at least once in their lifetime‚ if they are physically and financially capable of it. The Hajj consists of preparing for the life changing experience through the renewal and rebirth of the individual. The preparation is when the
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The Islamic Caliphates and the Mauryan/Gupta empires were two main empires before the 1200s. There were a lot of differences and similarities between these two. The Islamic Caliphates were located in the modern day Middle East. The word Islam means submitted to god‚ the religion was started by the prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. During the empire there were two different groups that ruled. First‚ there was the Umayyad Caliphate which ruled from 661 to 750. Their capital was Damascus
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illegally opened or displayed. Awrah is interpreted differently depending upon the sex. In other words‚ it is obligatory as Muslim to cover and hide themselves from being seen in front of unrelated men or women. Exposing their bodies are unlawful in Islam and is regarded as sin. These obligations to cover themselves based on evidences from Hadith which are :- "If you marry one slave boy to his daughter or his employer‚ so the slave girl never looked things at his body (awrah her master). Truly
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deliberately sin and do wrong to others. It is said‚ “to err is human and to forgive is divine.” Both parts of this statement are very true. As human beings we are responsible‚ but we do also make mistakes and we are constantly in need of forgiveness. Islam speaks about two aspects of forgiveness: a) Allah’s forgiveness; b) Human forgiveness. We need both‚ because we do wrong in our relations to Allah as well as in our relations to each other. A. Allah’s Forgiveness: Allah Almighty is the Oft-Forgiving
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Discus the main cause‚ which‚ in your view‚ resulted in widespread conversion to Islam from the time of the four rightly guided Caliphs to the end of twentieth century In the seventh century something remarkable happened: Islam‚ the first truly global civilization was conceived. In a desert‚ arid area of Arabian Peninsula‚ an inhospitable region of rock and sand‚ a message was delivered to merchant from Mecca‚ Mohamed‚ a message that will resonate for 14 centuries to all continents and more than
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Current Recruitment and Selection Practices: A National Survey of Fortune 1000 Firms Chris Piotrowski University of West Florida‚ USA Terry Armstrong Georgetown University‚ USA This study reports the findings of survey data on recruitment and preemployment selection methods in use by human resources departments in ‚ major companies in the USA. In addition‚ data on use of online preemployment tests‚ currently and in the near term future‚ were also collected. The analysis is based on responses
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five centuries Islam became a prevalent practice in numerous regions and gained popularity due to its adaptability and diverse traditions. History proves to us that Islam moved across the Western Continent swiftly and with success for many‚ many years. I believe that the five centuries of Islamic Reign was efficacious due to the fact that Islam was not only a religion‚ but a way of life that consisted of edification‚ politics‚ and lifestyle traditions. Between 1000 CE and 1500 CE Islam had spread over
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