Judaism and Islam are two of the world’s oldest‚ and largest monotheistic religions. These religions share a variety of customs‚ beliefs‚ and even practices. But at the same time‚ there are enough differences to make the two religions and cultures oppose each other greatly. Even some similarities between the two have been the source of conflict for thousands of years. Both the Jewish and Muslim faith believe in one God. Being monotheistic means just that‚ the belief in one God. This is the most
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Ahmed’s A Quiet Revolution and Sadek Hamid’s “The Attraction of Authentic Islam‚” this spread of traditional values proves to be true and surprising at the same time. Salafists are fundamentalists who strive to retreat back to the traditional ways of Islam. Hamid’s article discusses Salafism and its effect on Islams in the early 90s until present day. The article explores why these young British youth are embracing this kind of Islam. The author explains that the religious mosque is
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ISLAM IN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION A primary question imposes itself. Do we (muslims) represent an umma in the contemporary world? What is meant by the question is not the umma as known in the political geography asa nation recognized by international law‚ but the umma is meant here as a concept of universal communal based on self awareness of the concerned entity about its identity on side‚ and the acceptance of the distinctive identity of the muslims on the other side. Muslims are supposed
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May 24‚ 2012 Abstract My paper is written in purpose to cover the issue of the role of women in Islamic culture. My first part is devoted to the status of women according religious texts of Islam‚ Quran and Sunna. The first factor that determines the role of Muslim women is spirituality. In this regard women are equal to men; they all play the role of “vicegerents”. Women are allowed to take part in Friday prayers and other religious activities
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Culture presentation ISLAM Linguistically‚ Islam means submission. According to Islamic terminology‚ Islam means a specified submission to what the Prophet Muhammad‚ peace be upon him‚ brought.Muslims believe in all the Prophets & Messengers‚ beginning with Beliefs Muslims believe that God gave us the faculty of reason‚ by which we are able—if we employ it—to discern truth from falsehood. Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that
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well-known Indonesian writers on Islam is Nurcholish Madjid‚ rector of the Paramadina University‚ Jakarta. This collection of essays is the first major English translation of Madjid’s writings. The essays cover a diverse range of issues but are shaped by a common concern for an understanding of Islam that takes into account the myriad challenges that Indonesia is today faced with. They reflect Madjid’s quest for developing a contextually relevant interpretation of Islam that‚ departing from traditional
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The Sunni and the Shi’a are the two main sects of Islam. There has always been antagonism between both sects of Islam. They both have several similarities and differences. They both believe that the most powerful and most merciful is Allah. They both accept that Muhammad (pbuh) was the last prophet‚ and the Quran is the last revelation of Allah. However‚ they have different point of views in Islam which causes tensions between both sects. The Sunni’s and Shi’as have several similarities and
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The DUTIES of the WIFE in Islam For every Muslim wife it is important to know her role in establishing a harmonious relationship with her husband according to the Quran and the Sunnah (traditions of the Prophet [may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him]). The characteristics and behaviours of the Western (& Eastern) cultured wives has become the cause for many marital break-ups. This is of no surprise‚ the women of the west are encouraged to go against nature and compete with man in
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In the movie Islam of Faith Part 1‚ the narrator starts off with the translation of azan to highlight the strong words and the strength of faith. The movie talks about how Islamic civilization has been one of humanities grandest achievements. It was muslims scholars who reclaimed the ancient wisdom of Greeks while Europe were in the dark ages. They who served the seed of the renaissance 600 years before Divincci. From the way we heal the sick to the numerals we use for counting‚. Cultures have been
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Gender Equality and Islam Islam believes that a woman is not merely subject to man rather she has her own separate and complete entity in all respects. She has an equal right to that of a man to nourish her religions faculties‚ serve her faith‚ acquire education‚ get a job‚ do business‚ own something and benefit herself from it and prove her creativity in an enterprise. She is master of herself in all respects. The religious aspect of this fact is described in the Quran as under: “For muslim
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