the society‚ especially the following of good moral conduct. Islam is a comprehensive way of life‚ and morality is one of the cornerstones Islam. Morality is one of the fundamental sources of a nation’s strength‚ just as immorality is one of the main causes of a nation’s decline. Islam has established some universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole‚ which are to be observed in all circumstances. To uphold these rights‚ Islam has provided not only legal safeguards‚ but also a very effective
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word struggle very well. In the arabic language‚ struggle translates into jihad. Jihad is defined as “holy war‚ a divine institution of warfare to extend islam into the abode of struggle‚ or to defend islam from danger‚” according to the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. Ian Netton defines it as “holy war” in his book A Popular Dictionary of Islam and he also writes: “The word derives from an arabic root meaning basically to strive...all muslims are obliged to wage a spiritual jihad in the sense of
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Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers worldwide. With six million people practicing Islam in America‚ it is one of the fastest growing religions in this country. However‚ since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 the Islamic religion has been under much scrutiny publically in America. Many people who practice this religion have been subjected to discrimination as well as verbal and physical attacks by fellow Americans. However a high level
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humanity. He was sent to complete the mission of the previous Messengers (including Abraham‚ Moses‚ Jesus and others) of calling people to believing in God and following the guidance and teachings of God. Muslims regard Prophet Mohammad as their highest role model and they aim to follow in his footsteps in all of their actions. This is why Muslims hold Prophet Mohammad in very high regard‚ and are seriously hurt when anyone tries to belittle him. Mohammad was born in the city of Makkah in Arabia in the
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extremists divide the world in to two blocs. The House of Peace (Darus Salam) and the House of War (Darul Harab). Wherever there is no Islam as a code of system of life it is Hose of war and we should crusade for the enforcement of Islamic way of life and change it in to the House of peace. Such ideology has created immense problems for the Muslims world over. In Islam Jihad is of three types. The struggle by Tongue; the struggle by Pen and the struggle by Sword. So far as religion is concerned
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male or female‚ who illegally opened or displayed. Awrah is interpreted differently depending upon the sex. In other words‚ it is obligatory as Muslim to cover and hide themselves from being seen in front of unrelated men or women. Exposing their bodies are unlawful in Islam and is regarded as sin. These obligations to cover themselves based on evidences from Hadith which are :- "If you marry one slave boy to his daughter or his employer‚ so the slave girl never looked things at his body
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The Islamic Caliphates and the Mauryan/Gupta empires were two main empires before the 1200s. There were a lot of differences and similarities between these two. The Islamic Caliphates were located in the modern day Middle East. The word Islam means submitted to god‚ the religion was started by the prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. During the empire there were two different groups that ruled. First‚ there was the Umayyad Caliphate which ruled from 661 to 750. Their capital was Damascus
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Devin Brugman Extra Credit: Inside Islam RS 178 Inside Islam The documentary entitled‚ ‘Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think‚’ is an eye opening and interesting film. I think it is an important film to watch for those who need a more clear understanding of the Muslim religion. Before watching the film‚ I knew barely anything about Muslims. The documentary profiles and explores fear of Muslims and the Muslim anti-Americanism view. The film‚ produced by Unity Productions Foundation
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The Spread of Islam started shortly after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632. During his lifetime‚ the community of Muhammad‚ the ummah‚ was established in the Arabian Peninsula by means of conversion to Islam and conquering of territory. In the first centuries conversion to Islam followed the rapid growth of the Islamic world under the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphs. Muslim dynasties were soon established and subsequent empires such as those of the Abbasids‚ Almoravids‚ Seljuk Turks
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manlier. However‚ when she tried to change her activities she quickly realized that feminine activities such knitting or sewing were not for her. I think Gwen’s experience really highlights that in our world society there are still very specific gender roles for female and males. For example‚ one of the counselors talked about how he wasn’t allowed to play with Barbie’s‚ even though he asked his mother for them (Queer Theory in Action‚ 2011). Eventually
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