told by God to sacrifice his son‚ Isaac‚ on this rock. He did not actually sacrifice his son‚ yet he proved his loyalty to God. The Muslims believe that this rock was where Muhammad ascended into heaven to learn of the will of Allah. Muhammad was the founder of the religion of Islam and was said to be the last prophet. Muhammad then returned to Earth to spread the word of Allah to all people. The rock that is sheltered by the Dome of the Rock has religious significance in two major religions‚ thus
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The African Jihads Jihad‚ the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people‚ but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past‚ they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African
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about the Muslim religion. The Muslim religion dates all the way back to 570 BC when the prophet Muhammad was said to be born. Muhammad is considered by Muslims to be the last continuing chain of prophets who has come to restore what they consider real religion. (Fisher‚ 2005‚ Para. 1). The Muslims scared book is called the Qur’an‚ which according to the Muslims revealed a series of revelations to Muhammad to include that Abraham and Ishmael together built the holiest sanctuary in Islam; the Muslim
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fastest growing religion in the world‚ and the second largest religion behind Christianity. Of the five major religions that are practiced today‚ Islam is the youngest one and did not come into existence until 622 CE. The founder of was a man name Muhammad who was born in Mecca which is located in Saudi Arabia. His name means the “The Praised One” (Encyclopedia Britannica Online‚ 2007). Mohammad’s father died before he was born‚ and his mother died when he was six years old. At the age of 25 he
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disease 1.Ibn Sina “Avicenna” (980-1037) compiled a medical encyclopedia that talked about the contagious nature of disease and how they could be spread by filthy water IV. Literature A. Arabic poetry was well established by the time of Muhammad 1.Worshipped Bedouin tribal life‚ courage in battle‚ hunting‚ sports‚ and respect for the animals of the desert ((camel)) 2.Originally passed on by memory and later compiled in anthologies B. Pre-Muslim Persia had a long literary tradition
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Islam is the religion of the Muslims‚ a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. According to Sheikh Hmoud M. Al-Lahim (1995)‚ meaning of Islam is the submission and obedience to the command of Allah s.w.t with no doubt. By obeying to Allah s.w.t‚ our creator‚ we can live in peaceful lifes. Allah s.w.t has sent down Prophets throughout the years to guide us and Muhammad s.a.w was the last Prophet we should believe in. Who is neglecting the acts of worship
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1) Islam means A) "dedication to Allah." B) "victory." C) "peace." D) "people of the book." E) "submission." 2) The political and theological faction within Islam that recognized only Ali and the descendants of the family of Muhammad as rightful rulers was called A) Fiqhs. B) Kharij. C) Sunnis. D) Shi’is. E) Sufis. 3) One difference between classical China and the earlier Hwang Ho river-valley civilization was that in classical China‚ A) irrigation was widely practiced
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) When we talk about an important person in our life ‚ that means we talk about person who has left a positive impression on the people who live with him and also on other people who live do not live . This person made everything in his capacity and by all strengths have been given to delight all of the people. This person is like a candle burns to light the way to others. This person endured the hardships and troubles in the sake of reform of the mankind and guidance
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taught that God had sent them as their savior. (Jesus in Christianity and Muhammad in Islam) Both of these prophets had followers who‚ after their death‚ continued to preach the lessons they had (such as repentance). Even with these core things in common‚ there were many differences as well. For instance‚ Muhammad and Jesus didn’t teach or claim all the same things. Unlike Jesus‚ Muhammad never claimed to preform miracles. Muhammad also didn’t claim to be the Son of God‚ but his final messenger. There
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are capable of transforming into human form. For example‚ the angel Gabriel is recognised by Muslims as delivering the Qur’an to Muhammad. Another essential belief is ‘kutubu’llah’‚ the Books of Allah. Muslims respect the Torah‚ the Psalms and the Gospel‚ as they are believed to have initially contained Allah’s revelation which was revealed to the prophets before Muhammad. However‚ it is also believed that these texts have been altered‚ and as a consequence they no longer fully represent the true
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