My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others‚ but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins‚ Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions‚ and became an immensely effective political leader. Today‚ thirteen centuries after his death‚ his influence is still powerful and pervasive. The majority of the persons
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* In his adolescence‚ Muhammad moved to Mecca and in his 20’s worked as a trader for a wealthy widow named Khadijah whom he eventually married * Muhammad was a merchant and trader * Beginning around 610 or earlier Muhammad started receiving the first of many revelations‚ which his followers believe Allah transmitted to him through the angel Gabriel * These revelations
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influence world events?” Muhammad is the prophet of the Islam. Islam means submission to the will of Allah. Allah is the one and only Islamic God. He taught the Middle Eastern people that Allah was the only God and that all other gods must be abandoned. Muhammad was and still is a highly respected individual that created the largest religion the world has ever seen. The Muslim religion has over a billion and a half followers‚ which is 25 % of the world’s population. Muhammad claimed that he saw an
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References: Al-Barr‚ Khalq Al-Insan Baynal Tibb Wal Qur’an (in Arabic)‚ (in Arabic)‚ Third edition‚ Al-Dar Al-Saudiyyah‚ Jeddah‚ 1981. Al-Ghazali. Muhammad‚ Khuluq Al-Muslim [In Arabic]‚ Dar Al-Bayaan‚ Kuwait‚ 1970 Al-Qaradawi‚ Yusuf‚ Dawr Al-Qiyam Wal-Akhlaaq Fi Al-Iqtisaad Al-Islaami [in Arabic]‚ Maktabat Wahbah‚ 1995. Bucaille‚ Maurice‚ The Bible‚ The Qur’an and Science‚ American Trust Publication
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The Arabic word Jihad literally means "holy struggle". It is not holy war. War is war. No war can be holy. The blood of humans is holy and sacred. The Quran says unjust killing of one man means the killing of the whole mankind. What is just killing and what is unjust killing. When some body kills a man without any reason or justification it is unjust killing. When the judge gives the capital punishment to this murderer and issues the order of his death‚ it is a just killing. Similarly‚ when
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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 provided by the government
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FWIS 104 Christian and Muslim Religious Tolerance It is ironic that while they are based on similar scriptures‚ and therefore similar ideologies‚ Christianity and Islam have had divergent attitudes towards the acceptance of religious minorities. By its nature‚ the Christian faith antagonizes other religions‚ including Judaism and Islam‚ because‚ according to Christian scripture‚ a lack of belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ results in damnation. The Muslim faith‚ however‚ has a much more tolerant
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There are countless evidences in this universe‚ which substantiate the unity and Oneness of Allah. The significance of such evidences is adequately mentioned in the Qur an. Allah describing about His own identity states: شَهِدَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَأُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمِ “Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He‚ and the angels‚ and those having knowledge (also give
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SACRED TEXTS -The sacred texts of Islam‚ the Qur’an and the way of the Prophet Muhammad (sunna) as found in the hadith‚ are fundamental to Islam. -Qur’an is the fundamental text for all Muslims -It contains the revelation of Allah‚ complete and unaltered as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad -Qur’an is organised into 114 Surahs or chapters -Hadith refers to the collection of traditions of the words and deeds of Muhammad -The Qur’an sets out clear paths for Muslims to follow in their desire to submit
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the One Qutb and the Unique Heavenly Imam. He was the Reviver of the Second Millennium‚ Sayyidina wa Mawlana (our Leader and Master) ash-Shaikh Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi‚ ibn ash-Shaikh cAbdul Ahad son of Zainu-l-cAbidin son of cAbdulhayy‚ son of Muhammad son of Habibullah‚ son of Raficuddin‚ son of Nur‚ son of Sulayman‚ son of Yusuf‚ son of cAbdullah‚ son of Ishaq‚ son of cAbdullah‚ son of Shucayb‚ son of Aad‚ son of Yusuf‚ son of Shihabuddin‚ known as Farq Shah al-Qabidi‚ son of Nairuddin‚ son of
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