Islam is the guide of religious practice which all Muslims follow. The word pillars is an important word used. It is important to emphasize the use of the word to demonstrate the amount of support this guide gives its practitioners. The five pillars; statement of faith (Shahadah)‚ daily prayers (salaat)‚ charity (Zakat)‚ fasting‚ pilgrimage to mecca (hajj). The purpose of each pillar and how it is put into practice illuminates the dedication Muslim faith requires. The first pillar of Islam‚ Shahadah
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the fourth largest religious belief in Australia behind Christianity‚ Irreligion and Buddhism respectively. Similar to Christianity‚ Islam has many denominations (sects)‚ however the large majority of Muslims identify as followers of Sunni Islam. Sunnis are estimated to comprise over 90% of Muslims worldwide. A large majority of the remainder Identify as Shia‚ most commonly found In Iran. Muhammad is regarded as the main prophet to God. The Quran is the most sacred text‚ as it is believed
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Post 9/11 Biases in The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid’s‚ The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ follows the story of a high status Muslim American named Changez as he lives through the hardship of prejudices held on Muslims in the early 21st century. This passage comes in the wake 9/11 and illustrates the biases that most Americans held on Muslims post 9/11. The words that Mohsin Hamid uses in the first sentence set the tone for the passage and setup the story he later tells in the passage: “Yet
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negative perceptions of her faith. Because she is herself a Muslim‚ she speaks on experience on how the media has perceived Muslims as bad people. Due to the accusations‚ it has affected her life extremely. She hopes that people chose empathy over prejudice when the media‚ for example‚ or really anyone classifies them as bad people. A stand out moment in which I believed to be moving was when she said‚ “80% of news coverage about Islam and Muslims are negative.” It’s sad to say it’s true though. Many
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EGYPT Religion and Government I have chosen Egypt as my country for my research. The Egyptian government has played a leading role in appoint and maintaining a religiously strict environment in Egypt that is aggressive to non Muslims and any Muslims who deviate from government endorsed religious norms and customs. This strict environment that stifles independent thinking and religious liberty is the natural breeding ground for Islamist extremists. The U.S should address this root cause of Islamist
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pillars of society. It can be used to rule the common with fair and just practice or it can be used for a rulers own self-improvement and greed. Many times over the course of world history religion is misconstrued and leads individuals to believe self-interrupted version of its holy text. Two of the most prominent religions in world history Islam and Christianity were used to empower those in high authority. This point is made clear with the documents discussed‚ and show readers that religion is nothing
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Parvez is a Muslim guy. He is not living by the Muslims religion. He is a taxi driver. Parvez is very curious about his son. He drinks a lot and that is against the Muslim religion. Had hopes for his son. So he eats bacon and pork and stuff like that if he wants‚ because he feels like he is a normal English man. Ali is a Pakistani guy I think he is about 18 years old. He is also a Muslim. Ali is getting older‚ he is outgrowing from his teenage attitude. Ali care a lot about all the Muslim rules‚ so
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Tariq bin Ziyad: the Great Muslim Commander At the time of victory over Spain‚ Moosa bin Nusair‚ who was the commander of the Muslim arm in Africa‚ determined to capture Europe. He sent Tariq bin Ziyad with a small group of people to Spain for spying. When Tariq reached Spain and observed the enemy from every angle he understood that they were bent upon attacking the Muslims. Tariq thought that if he sends a report to his chief and awaits his response the enemy might become alert. So he ordered
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his faith and the extensive range of variations to the religion. Throughout the journal‚ Knight is exposed to everything from devout orthodox Muslims to Islamic punk rockers who partake in what the former would consider heretic activities. In Journey to the End of Islam Knight describes the current state of globalization through his explanation of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; Hajj. Globalization is the unavoidable process of becoming
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say ourselves Muslims but our whole life is against the commandments of the Almighty Allah. Now a days we sleep late at night but against it a true Muslim sleeps early at night. He does not waste its time in idle talks. He offers the Isha prayers in time; he recites the Holy Quran and understand its meaning. An Ideal family in view of teachings of Islam always thinks obedient slaves in all walks of their life. Against it we have no any timetable to pass our daily life. A true Muslim has aim of his
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