The reasons for their actions and reactions can be explained using sociological paradigms such as symbolic interactionism and functionalism. The Prophet as a symbol The reason for the conflict among the two main groups directly involved – the right-wing extremist Christians and the rioting Muslims - lies in their differing perceptions of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. To the former‚ Muhammad has no religious significance whatsoever as seen in the film where it “shows [Muhammad] authorizing the looting
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Theodicy and Ethics within Islam Critically analyzing and reflecting upon the concept of Theodicy and Ethics‚ one may interpret these two concepts to have great influence upon the significance of Islam. The functions of these two concepts are to further broaden one ’s understanding of Islam. Both concepts are essential to learning about the Islamic way of life. Moreover‚ in Islam theodicy and ethics serve as the basis of the problem of evil‚ right and wrong‚ the principle of taklif‚ practicing
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forgiveness of sins committed and the ultimate preparation for eternity o Pilgrimage rituals which must be performed‚ eg circumambulation of the Ka’ba o The rites of the Hajj symbolise the essential concepts of Islam and commemorate the trials of the Prophet Ibrahim and his family o Hajj: The annual‚ week-long pilgrimage to Mecca (in modern-day Saudi Arabia)‚ which is the fifth pillar of faith and is therefore an obligation as it is prescribed in the Qur’an. The complete Hajj occurs two months and ten
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facilitated with a playground‚ basketball court‚ football court and surrounded by a garden. The art inside the building reflects the Muslim ideas about aniconism. Aniconism is the practice of or belief in the avoiding or shunning of image of divine beings‚ prophets or other respected religious figures‚ or in different manifestations‚ any human beings or living creatures. Most of the paintings are floral designs with delicate details. The floral pattern in the paintings is also designed in gold pleating’s. There
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to anyone else but Allah (SWT) would be like doing shirk for which Allah (SWT) will never forgive us. Number two‚ we are pleading and tricking people for candy. Our Prophet Mohammad (SAW) absolutely did not like begging and advised people to not do that. So going trick or treating means that you are doing something‚ which our Prophet Mohammad (SAW) did not like. So we should not do any such activities that would make us bad
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ISLAMIC BUSINESS ETHICS Jamal A. Badawi‚ Ph.D. Saint Mary’s University‚ Halifax‚ N.S.‚ Canada I. INTRODUCTION There are nearly 1.3 Billion Muslims worldwide; about one fifth of the total world population. As is the case with any universal religion‚ a great cultural diversity does exist among them. Similarly‚ the extent of religious commitment and practice varies considerably between individuals and cultures. This poses a major challenge in attempting to deal with business ethics from
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THE AMAZING QUR’AN Calling the Qur’an amazing is not something done only by Muslims‚ who have an appreciation for the book and who are pleased with it; it has been labeled amazing by non-Muslims as well. In fact‚ even people who hate Islam very much have still called it amazing. Introduction One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Qur’an does not appear to them to be what they expected. What they assume is that they have an old book which
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Sunni and Shi’a Islam – sources and evidence Topic 1. Shahadah 2. Prayer Sunni View Evidence Shi’a view Evidence Explain the reasons for your opinion "I bear witness that there is no god except God and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Victor. W. Watton Shi’as add ‘wa’ali‚ wa’ali- and Ali is Allah’s friend’‚ to the Shahadah. Shia’s add to the Shahadah “and i bear witness that Ali was the friend of God” Jon mayled 2008 Amina friday congregational prayers are very important
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traditions and sacred texts‚ history and historical events and current practices and contemporary events of the religion. The sacred texts of Islam are the Quran‚ which contains the revelations from Allah and the Hadith‚ which outlines the way of the prophet Muhammad. These sacred texts are fundamental to Islam and it is through these texts that Muslims formulate an understanding of peace. This is reflected through the Quranic statement: “O ye who believe! Come‚ all of you‚ into complete peace and
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Believers‚ stated that she once asked Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)‚ "O Messenger of Allah! I have two neighbors. To whom shall I send my gifts?" Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said‚ "To the one whose gate is nearer to you. A Muslim should maintain good relations with his relatives‚ but he should not unjustly favor them over others. Further‚ a Muslim must be good to his neighbors‚ no matter their religion. But the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon
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