"Islamic art is intended to suggest but not to portray the divine presence" (G.Eaton). Discuss Islamic art is unlike the art of many other cultures. The main reason for this difference is that the subjects of Islamic art are strictly controlled by the religious beliefs held by Muslims. Any Muslim artist must work within strict guidelines‚ largely set out in the Qur ’an‚ when producing any work of art. These guidelines define what is acceptable as a subject for a work of art and also the form
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The person it is talking about in the article the Vikings and Islamics who found the Islamic ring. The Islamics had used stained glass and silver to make the ring and the Vikings would trade the meat and fur. Leif Erickson‚son of Erik the Red‚ could’ve led the first European trip up north and to the west almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas. There is written evidence of Vikings had contact with the early Muslim world. The Vikings have traveled as far as Constantinople
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FROZEN ROCK-SOLID At General Motors of Canada Ltd.‚ Nick Vanderstoop is in charge of implementing a system that he created to prevent the “erosion of knowledge”. He loves to scare the daylights out of GM executives and managers by telling them a true story about the company. The story goes something like this: Several years ago a worker at the head office of General Motors Canada Ltd. In Oshawa retired. Among the many tasks that were performed by him‚ one was particularly important. Every fall he
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Within the article‚ the discussion of the development of the views of marriage‚ women’s rights‚ equality‚ and also the influence of women in the development of Islamic tradition was discussed. The story of Muhammad and his various wives as well as Allah having three daughters show the influence of women and also the development of polygamy in Islamic beliefs. Muhammad had many wives due to him taking in women whom were unable to return to their homes and were in need of help due to their conversion to
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2013 TOPIC: ISLAMIC FINANCE PRESENTED BY: NAME REGISTRATION NO NDIRANGU MERCY D61/60537/2013 KIIO PETER D61/61023/2013 AGAO EMILY D61/79814/2012 MUTUKU ESTHER D61/80221/2012 OCHOLA JOSHUA D61/79312/2012 MUHALIA JOHN D61/67666/2011 MAURICE OJOW D61/75719/2012 NICODEMUS KIPTOO D61/76091/2012 MOHAMMED CHUTE OCTOBER 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3 INTRODUCTION 4 1. BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC FINANCE 5 2. THEORY REVIEW OF ISLAMIC FINANCE 7 2.1
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Difference between islamic banking and conventional/ commercial banking BUSHRA TABASSUM IQRA ARSHAD SIDRA MEHAK MEHAK KHAN EMAD KHAN ISLAMIC BANKING: Islamic banking refers to a system of banking activity that is consistent with Islamic law (sharia’h) principles and guided by Islamic economics SHARI’AH – INTRODUCTION • What do we mean when we say ISLAMIC? We certainly mean an • Act‚ action‚ activity or thing that is in conformity with islamic • Teachings; • And when we say shari’ah what do we
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or private utility or exposing a national or natural resource to danger.” The definition‚ mentioned by the Muslim World League Journal‚ sounds pretty similar to the most recent attack on the U.S. . On the day of 9/11‚ Al-Qaeda‚ an Islamic terrorist organization‚ hijacked four planes. They succeeded in their mission‚ putting America in fear and panic‚ after crashing two planes into the world trade center‚ one into the Pentagon‚ and one into a field in rural Pennsylvania. There were
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Efficiency of Islamic Banks in Malaysia Mariani Abdul Majid* NOR GHANI MD. NOR** FATHIN FAIZAH SAID ABSTRACT IN RECENT YEARS‚ MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC BANKS HAVE TO OPERATE IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE COMPETITION FROM CONVENTIONAL BANKS PICKS UP‚ PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE ASEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA)‚ BUT ALSO IN RESPONSE TO THE GENERAL GLOBALIZATION OF MARKETS. HOW ISLAMIC BANKS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE INCREASED COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
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The Rights of Women in Islamic Countries For many years women have been mistreated in society. While many nations now see men and women as equals‚ the Islamic community has yet to do such. Many Islamic counties‚ such as Iran‚ still abide by these unjust actions that take place against a person because of their gender. Women in Islamic countries are being controlled with what they are allowed to say‚ how they are allowed to dress‚ their political opinions‚ the types of employment they may hold
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LEADERSHIP FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE By LOKMAN EFFENDI RAMLI Page 1 of 27 1.0 INTRODUCTION Allah (s.w.t.)1 has created mankind with noble objective that people would lead their live in peace and harmony following the system of belief of his revelations sent down through Prophets from time to time since very beginning of the society in this world. On top of that‚ Allah (s.w.t) said in Al Qu’ran the responsible of humankind is to worship to him. “I have only created jinns and men
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