In West Africa‚ the mosque is simply a place of worship‚ and the imam spends almost all of his time studying‚ leading prayers‚ and expounding on the Qur’an (Muslim holy book) and Hadith (the traditions of Mohammed). Furthermore‚ marabouts tend to have more religious influence
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Muslim Migrants in south india a study on malabar The historically misapprehended culturally differenced ‘Mappila’ Muslims of Kerala are a little known community in Indian subcontinent‚ though ‘Malabari’ is more familiar in the Islamic world. The coast of ‘Malabar’ has the first place to host Islam in the country. Since the dawn of Islam in Arabia in the 7th century A.D‚ the believers carried on the proselytization and the promulgation of the religion along with their maritime activities in different
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Final Exam Study Guide Cosimo d’Medici- ruled Florence during the Renaissance from behind the scenes; very wealthy; political dynasty based on his family; backed architect for the dome on Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower Vasco da Gama- 1400/1500’s; Portuguese explorer; one of the most successful in the age of exploration and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India; discovered a route to India around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa Caliban-
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will take me to the mosque (Masjid in Arabic). It is a place for Muslims to worship God. I asked her to take me on Tuesday afternoon since my class was canceled. She was happy about
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284 Duarte Quirós‚ Av Còrdoba 29th‚ March 2011 Dear Sarah‚ How is it going? First of all‚ I would like to thank you for the gorgeous gift you sent me for my birthday. You´ve always been such a caring person and you never forget that date. Imagine my surprise when I came from work and noticed that your present
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An Analysis of my cultural experience Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings‚ wide roads‚ newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA‚ it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my
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Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point
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American Misconception of Islam Recently‚ it has been approved by a community board that a mosque will be constructed by the American Society for Muslim Advancement two blocks from the site of the once prominent World Trade Towers in New York. All over the country‚ there has been exceptional protest against the building of the mosque. Andrea Peyser writes‚ “There are many questions about the mosque. But just one answer: move it away‚” (Peyser). Ever since the tragedy of 9/11‚ nearly all Americans
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An Imam in America An imam is an Islamic religious leader of the Muslim community who is in charge with various roles‚ namely: leading Islamic worship services on Friday at the mosque and providing religious guidance. He poses exemplary knowledge of the Islamic laws and teachings that strongly govern the way of life of Islamists; thus‚ serves as their divine leader‚ who presides over the day to day disputes that faces his congregation. He is expected to judge as per the Islamic laws. He
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thesis. Muslim cities were abundant with knowledge‚ which they spread throughout the world. Scholars of all religions studied in Muslim cities‚ which were some of the first cities to produce books. In Document 2‚ a Muslim historian describes Cordoba‚ stating: "Unto it flocked seekers of science and poetry‚ for it was a resort of the noble and a mine of the learned." It was a center of knowledge-seekers‚ perfect for any type of learned person. As the scholars came and went‚ they spread their knowledge
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