What was the importance of Muhammad for the success of the Arab conquests? The role of Prophet Muhammad‚ as both a temporal and religious leader was undeniably an important factor in the success of the Arab conquests. These events took place between 622 and 750‚ first involving the establishment of a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula‚ then leading to a Muslim Empire which stretched from central Asia to North Africa and was one of the largest the world has ever seen. This overwhelming
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no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet.” The four main rituals compulsory on the faithful Muslims are offering salah five times a day‚ fasting in the month of Ramadan‚ performing the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime‚ paying the Zakat‚ and believing in the notion of shahadah came to be known as the five pillars of Islam. Alongwith following these rituals‚ a Muslim is also expected to read the Qur’an everyday and follow it (Islam‚ 2010). What is Qur’an? The Quran is written in
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INTRODUCTION The UAE is located in the Middle East along the southern most part of the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE spans 83‚600 kilometres and is comprised of seven sheikhdoms: 1) Abu Dhabi 2) Dubai 3) Sharjah 4) Ras Al Khaimah 5) Fujairah 6) Umm Al Quwain and 7) Ajman. The federal capital is Abu Dhabi. The UAE was established on December 2‚ 1971 following Great Britain’s withdrawal from the Arabian Gulf’s coastal region. A large percentage of the population is foreign. The local population
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[pic] ISLAMIC BANKING: IS IT REALLY “ISLAMIC”? By: Omar Mustafa Ansari & Faizan Ahmed Memon Is it really Islamic? …. In this era of development and growth in Islamic finance and banking‚ this is a question being raised at every forum by various quarters. All those who raise this question‚ are undoubtedly well-wishers of Islam‚ Islamic economic system and Muslim Ummah. Accordingly‚ while we celebrate the achievements of Islamic banking on one hand‚ we should not
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websites are highlighted and their content‚ activities and performance are analyzed and evaluated. In addition‚ the management practices of these websites are also considered. This will comprise administrative applications‚ including sources of funding (zakat) and financial performance. This will provide a discourse for the appraisal of Islamic websites operating in an eastern context. The study also allows for the development of a comprehensive framework by which to compare and contrast the teachings
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[TYPE THE COMPANY NAME]   TABLE OF CONTENTS Content: Page: Introduction: Adapting to Islamic finance practices ... . 1 Culture-specifics of Islamic finance .. . 1 Basic principles .. . . .. 2 Definition of terms ..... .. 3 The UAE setting .. 5 Regulatory restrictions in Union Law No. (10) of 1980 .
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CONTENTS BIL. | CONTENTS | PAGE | 1. | Contents | 1 | 2. | Introduction | 2 | 3. | Al-Wadiah ( Trusteeship) | 2 | 4. | Definition of Al-Wadiah | 2 | 5. | 1) Al-Wadiah Saving Account : | 2 | | Features | 2 | | Benefits | 3 | | Target Customers | 3 | | How to applt / Documents Required | 3 | 6. | 2) Al-Wadiah Current Account : | 4 | | Features | 4 | | Benefits | 4 | | Target Customers | 4 | | How to apply / Documents Required | 5 | 7. | Al-Mudharabah (trustee
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Submitted To: NAUMAN BIN ARIF Submitted By : SHAJEE AHMED & AZIZ UR REHMAN ID:111820142 && 111820229 Section : X ASSIGNMENT No : 3 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS The Islamic calendar‚ Muslim calendar or Hijri calendar AH is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. Being a purely lunar calendar‚ it is not synchronized with the seasons. With an annual drift of 10 or 11 days‚ the seasonal relation repeats about every 33 Islamic years every 32 solar years
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INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC BANKING The term Islamic banking refers to a banking activity or a system of banking that is in consonance with the basic principles of Islamic Shariah (rules and values set by Islam). Islamic banking is also known as interest free banking system as the Shariah disallows the acceptance of “Riba” or interest rate for the accepting and lending of money. In Islamic banking system‚ a business that offers good interest rates or services is strictly prohibited and it
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MUSLIM VS. RASTAFARIANS Islam interprets the relationship between a man and a woman as one‚ which should make many babies while living a peaceful existence. “...(God) has created men and women as company for one another‚ and so that they can reproduce and live in peace and serenity according to the commandments of Allah and the directions of his messenger.” On the other hand‚“...(Rastafarians) view the position (of) women as a (weak-willed) one.” “...(Although) women are respected‚...(and sometimes)
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