writings. Islam stared around the Early 700 C.E. As Islam spread throughout the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Asia; Muslims started the development of teaching Islam to the people. The Muslims only talked to the people about what Muhammad was teaching. So‚ about the time Islam was spreading‚ the Chinese was inventing the use of paper. The Chinese was not using paper to write on‚ but for other uses. When the Muslims invaded Asia‚ they notice paper. During that era
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of pluralism‚ liberalism and other democratic values `have concluded that it must have something to do with culture‚ and more particularly with Islam.` (Kramer‚ 1993: 2) The results of the Freedom House report in 2005 identified three Muslim countries as free‚ 20 states as partly free and 23 as not free at all. (Freedom in the world 2006) The table on Islam and democracy shows that democracy has not found a home in the region and the authoritarianism continues to be a strong force in Muslim domains
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When you hear the words Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian‚ what instantly comes to your mind? Many of you must be clueless. Greco-Romans are Greeks and Romans. Judeo-Christians is a combination of Christianity and Judaism. Judeo-Christians and Greco-Roman are both similar and different from each other though they both have an impact in the present day societies. Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian cultures had similar ideas about laws and individual duties that have influenced us today. Both cultures
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Major differences and similarities between Islam and Judaism After doing some research on the religions Islam and Judaism‚ I’ve found many links between the two as well as many differences and similarities. Some major similarities are: Both religions are monotheistic‚ meaning belief in one only true God. Both religions believe in a distinct afterlife being either good or bad depending on how a person has led their life according to their religion. Judaism and Islam both have writings with
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act. And those who diet but don’t fast‚ see fasting as excessively un-necessary practice that may damage your health. But for those who fast‚ their actions are often based on attaining a moral foreground‚ both because of their religious and cultural values‚ as well as personal struggles. It was interesting to find out from my survey‚ that many of those who fasted for religious reasons claimed some sort moral duty or repentance. My reasons for fasting are in accord with this school of thought. Any
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The Five Pillars of Islam are the structure of the Islamic religion. They are the testimony of faith‚ prayer‚ Zakat (charity)‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and if circumstance permits then pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. The first pillar‚ entitled the testament of faith‚ exploits the Belief in one god‚ Allah‚ who constitutes the very foundation of Islam. Prayer is the next pillar of Islam. Prayers do not take more than five minutes and are required five times daily. In prayer‚ a
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various religious culture with different beliefs with some having similarities in their beliefs (Amarasingam‚ 2010). They include Christianity‚ Baha’i faith‚ Babism‚ Gnosticism‚ Islam‚ Sufism‚ and Judaism among others. The common religions are Christianity and Islam. Comparing the two‚ there exist some similarities between the two. For example‚ both believe in only one God; who is the creator and sustainer of the universe. Both the Islam and Christianity believe in prophets (Amarasingam‚ 2010). Both
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Islam is a tradition of love and submission to God that ultimately strives for peace. The ancient religion emerged in the seventh century and was able to appeal to the public through its deeply entrenched attitudes to peace. Islam’s constant endeavour for peace can be presented through its ancient 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
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Islam is one the oldest and most followed religion there is. It is one of the greatest monotheistic religions of the world today. The foundation of Islam and its story is very popular and has influenced people even if they aren’t Islamic. Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammed and his journey to Mecca in the Middle East. Islam has a belief system that is similar to Christianity and Judaism‚ but also has many special beliefs that are unique to Islam alone. Even if you don’t believe in the religious
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dynasty. Throughout the time of the Sui dynasty‚ the peasants developed several palaces‚ cities (for example: Loyang) and also constructed the Grand Canal‚ which helped unite China’s economy by becoming an important route for shipping projects between northern and southern china. They also helped reconstruct the Great Wall in order to keep out the invaders. The Byzantine empire‚ which was very innovative as well‚ also benefitted from high levels of commerce. As the peasants and slaves farmed
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