Christianity had serious impacts on history’s largest empires‚ and affected regions around the world economically‚ socially‚ and politically. Trade was an important factor in unifying people during the reign of Islam. Islam itself was introduced to new areas through trade‚ and sometimes‚ war. The religion spread out from its roots in the Middle East through merchants and travelers. As it states in Document 1‚ Muslim leaders spread out to African societies to hold the roles of religious‚ social‚ and political
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history. Carole Hillenbrand tries to portray this event from the Islamic perspective in her book “The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives”. She believes that the Crusades are underrated in Islamic historiography. A good book‚ describing this process from Muslims’ point of view‚ does not exist. The author refuses to use opinions of Near Eastern Christians: ”The material presented in this book excludes the views attitudes of Near Eastern Christians - Coptic‚ Syriac‚ Armenian and others - whose experiences
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There are some Muslims who believe in Jihad in the name of aversion and conversion. They have aggressive attitude. Such extremists divide the world in to two blocs. The House of Peace (Darus Salam) and the House of War (Darul Harab). Wherever there is no Islam as a code of system of life it is Hose of war and we should crusade for the enforcement of Islamic way of life and change it in to the House of peace. Such ideology has created immense problems for the Muslims world over. In Islam
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individual muslim and supererogatory acts which are strongly encouraged to further purify the soul from all vices and beautify it with virtues. Apart from performing the obligatory duties which is the five pillars of Islam‚ every Muslim is enjoined to seek the necessary knowledge and wealth in order to ensure he could perform the obligatory duties. Since the duties are incumbent on every individual Muslim‚ it implies that Islam has provided the sufficient basics for every Muslim to be of a
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teaches tolerance on all levels: individual‚ groups and states. Tolerance is the mechanism that upholds human rights and the rule of law. The Qur’an says very clearly: in which you differ’) (Al-Hajj 21:76-69). Intolerance is on the increase in the world today‚ causing death‚ genocide‚ violenc (To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies which they must follow‚ let them not then dispute with you on the matter‚ but do invite (them) to your Lord: for you are assuredly on the Right Way. If
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about the Islamic religion and its founding prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was very interesting to me because‚ I come from a dominant Muslim country know as Iran and I have never really knew how‚ from where and by who the Islamic religion started. This movie sums it up in about an hour. The azan is the sound called five times a day everyday across the world. Nearly a quarter of the people on earth respond to it‚ bound together by the spirit of Islam. There is no god but Allah (God). In history
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This ad shows a beautiful woman in a colourful Hijab (a Muslim headscarf) next to a bottle of what seems to be shampoo with limes‚ water and a lotus flower surrounding it. There is a paragraph in Arabic with the only English words being “Lively Clean and Fresh”. After some investigation I discovered that this ad was part of a campaign for “Covered Hair” by the Western Hair Care Company Sunsilk in Pakistan. It was aimed at young girls and women who cover their hair as part of religion‚ but are still
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As Michael Sells states in the beginning of Approaching the Qur’an‚ “To devout Muslims‚ the recited Qur’an is the word of God revealed to the prophet Muhammed; its divine origin accounts for its hold over the listener” (Sells‚ 1). In simpler terms‚ the Qur’an is a very significant guide of the Islamic faith. Nevertheless‚ many centuries have passed by since the time Islam first started being practice. Like many other religions today‚ the Qur’an draws a good deal of controversy because of its links
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is still not completely washed. Many people were rendered homeless‚ children became orphans‚ people lost their loved ones and there appeared a horrible number of raped and widowed women: "Millions of people had to flee leaving everything behind‚ Muslim from India and Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan. Two great rivers of humanity flowing in opposite direction along the pitifully inadequate roads and railways. Jamming and clashing‚ colliding head on leaving their dead and dying littering the landscape
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We are the world Book Review: Three cups of tea Lost on the way to the summit of a mountain called K2 in Pakistan‚ Greg Mortenson felt depressed until he wandered into a poor village and was warmly treated. Reaching the summit of K2 to place a necklace in the honor of Christa‚ his sister was Greg’s original plan‚ but after he walked into the village’s everyday life he changed his mind. There‚ he gave a promise... to build a school. Eventually‚ not only one school was built but more than sixty
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