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    When looking at Islam and Christianity you can see many differences and similarities between the origin of the religion‚ major beliefs‚ the holy book‚ and sacred spaces. The religion of Islam originated in the city of Mecca or Medina located in Saudi Arabia. Islam began long before Muhammad had even existed but to this day‚ Muhammad has a big impact on their religion and acts of the founder. This all took place at the start of the seventh century. Just like the religion of Islam‚ Christianity has

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    society” gives tremendous significance to faith and rituals of the Islamic culture‚ both of which are greatly highlighted in the holy book of Quran. Just as without the roots‚ a tree cannot survive‚ similarly‚ without faith‚ performing highly valuable rituals are useless. The main source where Muslims gain an enormous amount of faith is from reading the holy book of Quran. One must fully believe and understand the messages written in the Quran to have complete faith in it as a Muslim individual. For centuries

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    Islam In America

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    Living in America‚ I came to understand the difficulties of practicing Islam in urban life. There is not enough time to pray five times a day because most of the time I spend is in school. For example‚ waking up at 7 a.m. to get ready and go to school until 3 pm. Also‚ there are no facilities in high school where you can pray during lunch time or breaks to pray unlike in rural areas of Bangladesh. There are other challenges such as types of food that are served in the school cafeteria. I remember

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    The pillars of citizenship in our country‚ the United States of America‚ have been constructed through three essential documents. The Declaration of Independence‚ US Constitution‚ and the Bill of Rights have furnished much of our countries civil rights and liberties of the US political system. The Declaration of Independence of 1776 was a document that stated official separation between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. The Declaration mainly argued for the colonies most central law‚ which was that

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    Islam and Science The debate over Islam and science covers a wide range of issues and extends from political leaders and experts to the public at large. Revealing the ever-present tensions between theory and practice‚ this debate takes place at two levels: practical and intellectual. At the practical level‚ the challenge is keeping up with the technologicalcivilization of our age and bridging the gap between the advanced societies of the West and Muslim countries. From Mustafa Kemal Ataturk‚ the

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    Women in Muslim Society

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    contemporary society there are three main areas that can be addressed. The perceptions of woman within contemporary Muslim societies. The status‚ position and role of woman in the Qur’an and in early Islam from where we derive our aspirations. Some of the challenges facing us in contemporary society - more specifically‚ in South Africa. You might have heard at some time or the other that Islam teaches that women are "inferior" and "unequal" to men. Women are described as weak‚ inferior‚ inherently evil

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    Muslim Cities DBQ

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    urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem‚ trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish‚ and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education. Cities in Muslim society played a major role in religion because they were places where Muslims had to go to make

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    Islam and Women

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    the position of women in pre-Islamic societies. It then focuses on some major questions: what does Islam teach regarding the position of women in society? How does this stance differ from‚or resemble‚ the position of women in the era in which Islam was revealed? Finally‚ how does this compare with the rights gained by women in recent decades? II HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES In order to assess if Islam made any notable contribution to the restoration of woman’s rights‚ it may be helpful to briefly review

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    The Only Two Holidays for Muslims “You had two days for celebrating joy before Islam‚ and glorious Allah has replaced them for you by which is better‚ Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr‚” prophet Mohammed said‚ after he asked the people of Madeenah why were they celebrating two special days before Islam. From his words‚ we know that they are the only holidays for Muslims‚ and how much important are they. Eid means a festival and a holiday in Arabic language. Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha are two religious

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    Understanding Islam Tony Blaile REL/134 March 16‚ 2015 John Warnshuis History of Islam There are many different religions in this world but Islam has be in the spot light of the world the last twelve years or so. If you turn on the news it is most likely that you will see a story that talks about Islam in some way shape or form. Unfortunately Islam has gotten a very bad persona from small groups of extremists that use Islam as a reason for war. But‚ Islam is not meant to be this way. To give a little

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