Islam: A religion of Peace and Community Brian J Cobb As I stepped into the home‚ I immediately began to feel welcomed. I entered the home of the parents of one of my wife’s students to learn about their culture. Having an interest in learning more about Islam and Muslims‚ I had arranged to meet and sit down for an evening in an open discussion about both our cultures and religions. I wanted know how they were the same‚ and how they differed. This was the start to a long‚ deep‚ and one of
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Islam is practiced by 1.57 billion people worldwide. According to the 2011 Australian census‚ 470‚000 Australians listed Islam as their main religion. This is the fourth largest religious belief in Australia behind Christianity‚ Irreligion and Buddhism respectively. Similar to Christianity‚ Islam has many denominations (sects)‚ however the large majority of Muslims identify as followers of Sunni Islam. Sunnis are estimated to comprise over 90% of Muslims worldwide. A large majority of the remainder
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the Muslim community. "And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind‚ for him who can find the way thither" (3:97) – The Hajj as commanded in the Quran The Hajj is the great‚ annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca‚ the sacred city of Islam‚ located in Saudi Arabia. It is considered to be the holiest place on earth for Muslims‚ since it is where the Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail built Islam’s most revered structure‚ the Ka’aba‚ the house of Allah. On the last month of the year‚ every
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Islam Assignment There were many different battles where Muslim people invaded different lands or territories. There were two outcomes that the Muslims could expect from the native people of the places they were attacking. The people could either welcome them‚ or rebel and fight against them. Many factors contribute to whether the native people welcome them or rebel. One factor that caused the people being attacked to join forces with the Muslim invaders was religion‚ and whether or not they
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REVIEW-No16 final 6/15/05 10:40 AM Page 51 A Brief History of Money in Islam and Estimating the Value of Dirham and DÏn¥r M. Zarra Nezhad Abstract: Before the appearance of Islam‚ dÏn¥r and dirham were the currencies in use in the Byzantine and Iran empires‚ respectively. Both currencies were in use in preIslamic Arabia and continued to be so in the Islamic state. In 74 AH the Islamic dÏn¥r and dirham were minted. Estimating their value is a matter of considerable importance to those
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This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the
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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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Ever since September 11‚ Islam have become the face of terror and this has brought a lot of attention and victimization towards average Muslims. Many people are just looking for a reason to bash Islam‚ so they pick on controversial topics that Muslims differ from. One controversial topic is the hijab and it what it symbolizes‚ to many non-Muslims conservatives. The hijab and/or burqa is a veil that covers the head and body and is a form of modest attire worn by Muslim women. This form of attire has
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(The Importance of Education in Islam) ; To seek knowledge is a sacred duty‚ it is obligatory on every Muslim‚ male and female to get education. The first word revealed of the Holly Quran was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated.AIIAH says in glories Quran Surah Al-Zumr‚ ayah 9 reveals: "Are those equal‚ those who know and those who do not know?" Surah Al-Baqarah‚ ayah 269 reveals: "Allah grants wisdom to whom He pleases and to whom wisdom is granted indeed he receives
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coins produced by governments and having arabic texts and standard shapes made trade easier “In...Hemisphere” This affects trade. It affects it by by cultural also by money. What i mean by money is on buying There would not have been any expansion of Islam or trade south of the Sahara if it wasn’t for the camel caravans. what advantage might readers of arabic have in trading zone encompassed by the coins? things for trade
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