Islam is a belief system that affects its followers all over the world. The prophet Muhammad founded Islam and he created Islam is the city of Mecca. Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel in the Cave Hira and was is divinely inspired to create this belief system. Islam impacts the lives of its followers in many ways. Muslim worshipers teach and practice the Five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars consist of the Shahadah‚ Salat‚ Zakat‚ Sawm and the Hajj. Each of these pillars hold significance
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Status of Women in Islam By Dr. Najam-us-Sahar Butt (FSP) There is a lot of talk about women’s rights in Pakistan and other Muslim countries these days. The western media is projecting a very gruesome and poor plight of the women in Muslim countries with the intention of distorting the section image of Islam. Unfortunately‚ this propaganda is proving quite effective and the entire west and a small section of females in our society have misinterpreted Islam as being the cause of their troubles
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What Does "Islam" Mean? The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah." The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of
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religion‚ and what a symbol should represent. Though‚ a religion from the Western side‚ does not believe in the same practices that Confucius has taught his Eastern people. Leading to the topic‚ both Confucianism and Islam are similar and alike in different ways. To begin‚ Confucianism and Islam are alike in many ways; specifically in the belief system. Both religions are down and greatly devoted towards helping others‚ and living a good life. Confucius believe that in order to live a good life‚ people
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The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) Kindness to Children [pic] And we have sent thee not but as a mercy for all peoples (Chapter 21‚ verse 108) The Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)‚ had many extraordinary characteristics‚ one being Rah-mit-ul-ala-meen‚ or‚ merciful to the peoples. The Holy Prophet (saw) showed mercy and kindness to all people. Today I am only going to discuss his kindness towards the children‚ through three different perspectives: as a messenger‚ as a person‚ and as a father
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Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism are very like‚ but also very different. For instance they all believe in one. They all have different names for him but he is the same god in all three religions. All the religions believe in sin and non-sin‚ you either do well or bad. Christians believe you either go to heaven or hell. Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Their savor is Jesus and their symbol is a fish. The Christian book is a bible‚ and every Sunday most of them go to church. In
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The second on the list of the five pillars is “Salat” daily prayers. They are expected to pray five times a day and it must be at dawn‚ noon‚ afternoon‚ evening‚ sunset and at night. The rhythm of the day is determined by these five prayers. They can be performed only at a clean place and it must be facing toward the Mecca. To help become one with Allah‚ these times of prayer help them found their strength and patience so that they can work with each other. They also have a mosque where all Muslim
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founder of Islam‚ followed his revelation‚ and sought this new faith upon Arabia. Correspondingly‚ Islam was a monotheistic religion that disseminated throughout the regions of the Arabian Peninsula‚ Southeast Asia‚ India‚ and the Iberian Peninsula from 622-1500 C.E. Furthermore‚ Muslim rule extended to many parts of Afro- Eurasia due to military expansion‚ and Islam later expanded through the activities of merchants and missionaries. Although the Bedouins‚ Ummayyads‚ and Sufis facilitated Islam‚ it was
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THE GROWTH OF THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE By: Simona Alomary So Now That You Know About How the Caliphates Divided Islam….Answer These Questions! True or False? 1. The birth of Muhammad led to the rise of different Caliphates. ____________________ 2. The Umayyad Caliphate fell in 750 CE when the Abbasid family took power. ____________________ 3. The controversy of Ali’s right to rule became further developed into the beliefs of Sunnis and Shi’ites. _____________ 4. Hasan succeeded
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Muhammad was the prophet and messenger of god (Allah) and a great leader of Islam. He was the most influential man of his time because he had the power to cause major changes to the Arabian society and also made supreme religious movements for Islam. He always spoke the truth and no one ever could find fault in him. This great leader and Prophet of Islam was born in Mecca (holy city for the Muslims) in the year 570 CE. At that time Mecca was a wild‚ lawless land with many bloody battles and wars
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