holiday I choose is a Islamic holiday called Eid al adha. Eid al adha is very well known around the world. Eid al Adha means festival of sacrifice. Eid al adha marks the completion of the annual Hajj‚ the pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. During the festival of Eid al adha‚ all Muslims celebrate Ibrahim’s trial by slaughtering an animal such as cow‚ sheep‚ camel‚ or goat. Eid al-Fitr is holiday that follows the month of Ramadan. The three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr‚ celebrates
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Chuck. The Source: (August 2006): Volume 26 Issue 8‚ Pages 3-4. 3. Dickerson‚ Jr‚ Robert. "Bank ’s recent merger unlikely to excite Communities". November 2006. Robert Dickinson Jr is the Executive Director of the Birmingham Resource Center. 4. Medina‚ Angel. The Source: (July 2006): Volume 26 Issue 8‚ Page 2.
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Monotheistic Characterized by the belief that there is only on God Prophet One who is appointed by God to convey a divine message Quran The sacred book of Islam: the word of God revealed to the Prophet. Revelation God’s disclosure of himself and his will to his people Allah The Arabic word for the one and only God Bedouin Arab desert nomad Ka’ba Cube-shaped religious shrine believed to have been erected by Adam and then rebuilt by Abraham. Today it is the central
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******************** AP World History ********************* September 15‚ 2012 Chapter 14 Outline Introduction: Every year or al least once in their life‚ the Muslims must travel to Mecca. This is a holy pilgrim that has been a tradition for the Muslims since Muhammad made the trip. At the beginning the pilgrims to Mecca were made by small amounts of people. However‚ by the ninth century‚ thousands of people traveled to Mecca in the 9th lunar month. All these people survived on food and water
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Empire? 3. What holy shrine is located in Mecca? According to stories connected with it‚ who built the shrine and what happened near the site? 4. Muhammad’s teachings seem to be in agreement with what religions? 5. What was Muhammad’s flight to Medina called? 6. What did the supremacy of the Median state depend on? 7. Who was Muhammad’s successor and what was his title? 8. List the 5 pillars of Islam. 9. What is the Quran? 10. What happened as a result of Husayn’s death? 11. Who are
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Qur’an allows Muslims to “defend their own faith as well as to remind unbelievers of the truth of God and the necessity of moral behavior (Fischer‚ 424). The greatest example of a Muslim carrying on Jihad was Muhammad. Muhammad was able to “defend the Medina community of the faithful against the attacking Meccans‚ he was acting within Lesser Jihad from the purest of motives. Also‚ it is believed that a true Mujahid who dies in defense of the faith goes straight to paradise‚ for he has already fought the
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like it‚ but whoever forgives and amends‚ he shall have his reward from Allah; surely he does not love the unjust.” (Sural al-Shura 42:40-43 ‘The counsel’) The history of the religion emerged in Mecca‚ the birthplace of Muhammad‚ and later in Medina. Medina was situated on one of the Middle East’s principal trade routes and is home to a large religious shrine and sacred site known as the Kaaba. It was here that that the news of the new prophet was carried from distant lands. One of the most historical
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Libya‚ and Yemen; as well as the cities of Mecca and Medina. These people were ruled by Muslims who were mostly tolerant of other religions. Christians and Jews were allowed to worship as they pleased‚ provided that they stayed subordinate. The Ottomans claimed their right to rule because of their great military victories. The Ottomans were able to defeat Christianity in most of the Islamic world in addition to controlling Mecca and Medina (the two most important cities in Islamic history). While
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Light Sura The Sura I have chosen to analyse for my assignment is the ‘Light Sura’. The reason I chose this Sura is that it deals with many social issues that are still very evident in Islamic life today. It gives a very detailed view of what God expected of its followers throughout the Sura and what punishment would be handed to them if they did something unwilling to Gods orders. Throughout the Sura a strong message is sent to the believers of Islam. A woman is used as an example of someone
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