In the reading Muslims in the Media and at the Movies‚ by Todd Green‚ he touches base on the world issue surrounding the Islamic religion. More specifically‚ the fact of the inaccurate representation it is receiving due to the shortfall of we are exposed to through the news and television is processed through the minds of the media‚ which then includes their own opinions and outlooks. While we all have our own perspective of the Islamic religion‚ the media endorses one of many stereotypes that it
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for Muslim society and‚ in application‚ constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon a Muslim by virtue of his religious belief. Known as the Shari’a (literally‚ “the path leading to the watering place”)‚ the law constitutes a divinely ordained path of conduct that guides the Muslim toward a practical expression of his religious conviction in this world and the goal of divine favour in the world to come. Muslim Family Law (MFL)‚ which includes all matters of inheritance for Muslims‚ is
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At the outset‚ let me greet you Assalamu Alaikom‚ a Muslim’s way to wish an everlasting peace be upon us all. Eight years ago‚ I asked my father a question that aroused from my curiosity. I said‚ “Amacolay‚ what makes us different from them who you call Christians?” My mother was out there too listening to our conversation and all I’ve got was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your
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A True Muslim The follower of Islam is called Muslim. To be a Muslim is a great blessing of Allah. A Muslim who sincerely acts upon all the teachings of Islam is called a true Muslim. In a hadith‚ it was once asked from Rasulullah (SAW): “How will I know that I have become a Mumin?” Rasulullah (SAW) answered: “When your heart feels satisfied because of any of your good act and mourns about any of your wrong doing‚ then know‚ you have become a true Muslim‚ i.e.‚ Mumin.” To us both of the terms
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feats‚ and made no such claims. In fact‚ Muhammad’s only claim was that he was the last prophet sent from God. While the events of September 11‚ 2001‚ cast the Islam religion in an unfavorable light‚ this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the Muslim members‚ nor has it stopped the Islam religion from growing. Obviously‚ with over one billion members worldwide‚ Islam is one of the largest religions in the world today. What is Islam‚ who is Muhammad‚ and how does Islam compare to Christianity
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In order to have a critical point of view‚ it is important to understand the origins of the Muslim conception of female sexuality. According to Fatima Mernissi‚ the Christian concept of the “sexual instincts” is completely different form the Muslim perspective. From the Muslim view‚ raw instincts are pure energy without connotations with the good or bad. Nevertheless‚ sexual instincts have the power to cause fitna‚ which is an Islamic term meaning disorder and chaos‚ and which also refers to the
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muslims are peace lovers With all due respect this is to inform the whole world‚ that as it is a misconecption about muslims that muslims are spreading terror all over the world in the way of suicide bombing‚ which all of the non muslims has named as "JIHAD"‚ but i would like to make it very clear to all of you that islam is a religion of peace and it teaches the most peace full ways of living‚ ALLAH is most beloved to his creatures in this world even more then the love of 70 mothers and our beloved
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UNITY OF MUSLIMS & MUSLIM COUNTRIES‚ Islam is Peace . Islam condemns killing the innocents . Islam forbids killing the women & children even in the battle field. Islam says to be just & kind with the war prisoners . So‚ No terrorism in the name of Islam . Again‚ No killing innocents in the name of terrorism. Islam is all about peace ‚ love & justice and all about defending them . So defend the innocents & resist the occupation‚ the killers & oppressors All together. And whosoever does not rule
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Oppression of Muslim Women Jason Abbey GNDS 102: Understanding LGBT Identities Loraine Hutchins‚ Ph. D March 15‚ 2015 “Men are in charge of women by [by right] what Allah has given over the other and what they‚ spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient ‚ guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard.”-Koran 4:34 Under Sharia Law women are not allowed to walk the streets alone and in some countries Islamic women
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Week 4 What were the main characteristics of each of the Muslim empires‚ and in what ways did they resemble each other? How were they distinct from their European counterparts? The Ottoman Turks consisted of Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central Asia in the ninth‚ tenth‚ and eleventh centuries. They were located in the northwestern corner of the peninsula‚ which allowed them to expand westward and eventually take over empires between the Mediterranean and the
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