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    polygamy in islam

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    Intro Para: Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth was young and under-populated‚ polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in the human beings needed to carry out God’s plan. By the time the Quran was revealed‚ the world had been sufficiently populated‚ and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy. Verse 4 : 3 - And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls‚ then marry those that please you of [other]

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    Cultural Anthropology 26 November 2012 Throughout history‚ the religions Christianity and Islam have conflicting views with one another and it has caused conflicts involving genocide‚ death‚ and pure hatred for one another. But if one breaks them down to a simple level‚ It reveals that the religions are not radically different from one another. I personally would know from personal experiences. My father is affiliated with the Islam religion while my mother is a devoted Christian. Growing up around this

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    Islam: Mansa Musa

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    Mansa Musa was the leader of Mali and used his wealth and power to his advantage. He completed the 5th pillar of Islam‚ the journey to Mecca‚ with over 60‚000 people with him‚ 12‚000 being slaves. Mansa Musa was a king whose goals were to show off his wealth and power on the journey to Mecca‚ convert people to Islam‚ establish trade partners while being charitable‚ and earn himself a good reputation for those that had not heard of him. Mansa Musa had many goals to accomplish on his Hajj. Perhaps

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    Islam and Women

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    with a look at 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

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    Women in Islam

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    Article Summary This article examines the issue of women’s rights in Islam by introducing Islam and women’s rights in several different Muslim countries‚ such as Egypt‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Pakistan and Indonesia. - The women in Islam are often viewed as a poor one‚ having to do whatever her husband‚ brother or father commands her to do. - This view is usually based on things picked up from what westerners see in the papers or on TV. - Not all Islamic countries follow the Qur’an and Ahadith

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    Islam Research Paper

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    1304 Experiencing Islam It is one of the fastest growing religions in the West‚ with a 2.6 million Muslim population in American and growing‚ expected to double by 2030 according to USAToday and with an estimated 1.5 billion following worldwide‚ Islam is one of the three fastest and powerful growing religions in the west. No doubt about it that Islam is one of the most influential and authentic religions with a very illustrious and straight forward system of beliefs. The word “Islam” means submission

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    Religion

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    My holy religion is Islam and it has lots of positive effects on my day to day life. The holy religion of Islam has 5 basic pillars‚ and each of these pillars has positive effects on life. I would further explain each pillar and its effect on life. The first pillar of Islam is reading Kalema Tayeba. By reading this Kalema and believing on its words‚ Muslims admit that there is no God except Allah and prophet Mohmmad (P.B.U.H) is the last messenger of Allah. After reading this Kalema‚ Muslims admit

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    Forgiveness in Islam

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    deliberately sin and do wrong to others. It is said‚ “to err is human and to forgive is divine.” Both parts of this statement are very true. As human beings we are responsible‚ but we do also make mistakes and we are constantly in need of forgiveness. Islam speaks about two aspects of forgiveness: a) Allah’s forgiveness; b) Human forgiveness. We need both‚ because we do wrong in our relations to Allah as well as in our relations to each other. A. Allah’s Forgiveness: Allah Almighty is the Oft-Forgiving

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    Christianity Vs. Islam

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    Christianity vs. Islam When it comes to comparing both cultural religions Islam and Christianity they both contrast in many things. Religion is one topic and the culture is another one. They both have majorly different viewpoints of theology and ideology. Although‚ Christianity and Islam are both religion they different in theology and ideology. Christianity theology comes from two Greek words meaning “God” and “word” combined. Theology means the “study of God”‚ and study of what the bible

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    Five Pillars of Islam

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    George Clark REL 2300 The Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam are essentially the main principles and important practices of Islam. They are representative of the personal relationship between Muslims and their God‚ Allah. While there are many interpretations of Islam as with many religions‚ The Five Pillars of Islam are common to all divisions of Islamic practice. The First Pillar of Islam is known as the Shahadah. It is the sentence‚ “There is no God but Allah‚ and Muhammad

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