that all wealth belongs to God‚ and God wishes for Muslims to be generous. Zakat is the required giving of a portion of one ’s savings to charity at the end of each year. The fourth Pillar is Sawm (Fasting). All Muslims are required to fast during Ramadan‚ the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The purpose of fasting is always to cleanse the body and soul‚ and shift the attention from bodily needs to spiritual needs. During times of fasting‚ Muslims are prohibited from eating‚ drinking‚ smoking and
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and wrapped in a white‚ unseamed shroud. Women are not to accompany the body to the gravesite; they usually wait outside the cemetery. Yemenis eat three times a day. The traditional diet varies locally and socially. They prepare special dishes for Ramadan fast. At wedding celebrations and
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Prophet Muhammad is the founder of the Islamic faith‚ and also the messenger of God. He is also known as the greatest prophet. Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 AD in the city of Mecca in Arabia. He was born into a noble Quraish tribe‚ but at a young age‚ he became an orphan‚ and was raised by his uncle. At around 595 AD‚ a wealthy widow asked Muhammad to be the manager of her trading supplies to Syria. After Muhammad completed the task‚ she offered him marriage. Even though she was 15 years older
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Islam‚ and Judaism. I like to study about different religions. Islam worships the God Allah‚ which means God in Arabic Muslims religion is Islam. Mohammed is the prophet to follow and he was the last prophet. Muslims have three holidays. There is Ramadan‚ Eid and Eid-el-haj. Each year all the Muslims go to Mecca. Muslims believe women should not show their bodies‚ this keeps the men from sinning. Muslims holly book is the Qur’an. All Muslims pray five times a day and every Friday go to mosque.
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Topic: the basic teachings of Islam Introduction Religion is one way of helping people establish a meaningful way of life‚ ground on promoting humanity’s personal growth and the concerns of others. Religion is not a simple term to define because different people from different societies‚ cultures and contexts may give different meanings and interpretations of religion. Roger Schmidt in his book‚ Exploring Religion‚ comments that‚ “religion is a set of beliefs‚ practices‚ and social structures‚ grounded
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Religion and Moby Dick Job was a man of the purest faith. When the world shunned God‚ Job’s faith never declined. Job was a wealthy‚ handsome man with a beautiful wife and a vast amount of property. At some point in time‚ Satan made a bet with God that if Job situation was changed‚ his faith would quickly falter. On this note‚ God took Job’s wealth‚ his property‚ his family‚ and his wife. When times were at their worst‚ God gave Job pus welts on Job’s face‚ taking his looks. Job’s faith
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1. Current situation After five years of a great success on the Saudi Arabian market American manufacturer of precision steel products – Bladeco Corporation had been made to make some changes. In order to protect the local producers‚ government levied costly tariffs and trade restrictions on the foreign enterprises. The only way to avoid those regulations was forming a joint venture with a national company. Therefore Bladeco signed a contract with Mid-East steel Merchants‚ a subsidiary of the Al
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Fridays are a particularly religious day of the week for Malays and the business meeting should not be arranged at this time. Instead of this‚ when entertaining Malay associates (who are Muslim)‚ avoid conducting business on Friday or during the Ramadan month. Pork and alcohol also are taboos for Malays. So‚ avoid products made from pig and alcohol as these goods conflict the law of Islam. Besides that‚ remember to always accept things from Malaysians using the right hand. Muslims regard that
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Eid ul Fitr‚ which is often abbreviated as Eid is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan‚ the Islamic holy month of fasting. In Indonesia‚ Eid is known as Idul Fitri (or more informally as Lebaran) and is a national holiday. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Indonesia)‚ as the largest Muslim population than any other country in the world‚ with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88.2% of the total population) as of 2009; lots of Indonesian celebrate
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following the Qur’an. It is believed to be the sacred words of Allah revealed to Muhammad. The book is revered as a miracle of God. Islam believes in the Five Pillars. These Pillars include: Confession of faith‚ Prayer (five times a day and during Ramadan)‚ Fasting‚ Wealth Sharing‚ and a Pilgrimage. Taoists ideal holy person is balanced. This balanced person has both the yin and yang characteristics. Yin being the feminine and passive‚ while the Yang is the masculine and active. You must live in accord
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