his family o Hajj: The annual‚ week-long pilgrimage to Mecca (in modern-day Saudi Arabia)‚ which is the fifth pillar of faith and is therefore an obligation as it is prescribed in the Qur’an. The complete Hajj occurs two months and ten days after Ramadan ends and culminates with ‘Id al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice). o Ihram: The white garments are symbolic of human equality and unity before God‚ since all pilgrims are dressed similarly. Money and status are no longer a factor for the pilgrims—
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of life for all Muslims. The Quran presents the five pillars as the framework for worship‚ and a sign of commitment to the spiritual faith. The five pillars are known to go like this: belief‚ worship‚ charitable giving‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime. The minority of Shia and the majority of Sunni both agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these acts. The only obvious difference
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Religion conflict in Sudan. Since the Independence Day 1st January 1956‚ has never developed identity of its own due to Sudan’s unlucky history which is filled violence and bloodshed of two civil wars and the war of Darfur. The civil war in the Sudan is normally categorized as a conflict between Muslims and Christians‚ Arabs and Africans‚ or North and South. In 1955 a year before independence a civil war broke out in between north and south of Sudan. And this particular civil war continued till
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trustees of such wealth. Zakat is the practice of charity that requires all Muslims who can‚ to contribute a fixed amount to the poor. The fourth pillar is that of fasting‚ otherwise known as Sawm; all Muslims are obliged to fast during the month of Ramadan. Fasting entails abstaining from eating‚ drinking‚ smoking and sex from dawn until sunset‚ instead committing to the reading of the Qur’an. The fifth and final pillar is the pilgrimage to the Holy city of Mecca‚ referred to as Hajj. If people are
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Elements of religious traditions paper * Religion is very important and so are all of their religious traditions. This paper will describe basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred. It will include what a religious tradition says including its teachings‚ texts‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ and others‚ What a religious tradition does including worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ and so forth‚ and how a religious tradition
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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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most insistent message was the oneness of God. The five pillars of Islam are 1. Proclaim the phrase “There is no God but God and Muhammad is His Prophet”. 2. Pray five days daily facing Mecca. 3. Fast from sunup until sundown during the month of Ramadan. 4. Travel on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if their personal resources permitted. 5. Pay alms in the form of taxation that could alleviate the hardships of the poor (Pollard‚ Rosenberg‚
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Abstract In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the role of religion in the cultures in the United States and an Arab nation of Egypt. Comparative Culture Essay The roles that Religion have played in developing the cultures of the United States and the Arab nation of Egypt have many similarities and differences‚ such as beliefs‚ laws‚ and social norms. I am going to start by talking about the history of religion in of both the United States and Egypt. The culture of
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Following the BTL marketing strategy of billboard advertising in the months of heavy traffic like Ramadan and Eid‚ they inform the public about their deals. However‚ Monal does not believe in heavy advertising as the company comprises of effective PR representatives who convey the message to their existing diplomat clients through emails and memos. The
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1. Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: ALLAH’s Apostle (PBUH) made a small room in the month of Ramadan (Sa’id said‚ "I think that Zaid bin Thabit said that it was made of mat") and he prayed there for a few nights‚ and so some of his companions prayed behind him. When he came to know about it‚ he kept on sitting. In the morning‚ he went out to them and said‚ "I have seen and understood what you did. You should pray in your houses‚ for the best prayer of a person is that which he prays in his house except
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