will be judged by Allah on the good and bad deeds they have committed. There are five acts or rituals Muslims are expected to complete. These are referred to as pillars‚ they are: shahadah‚ daily prayers‚ zakah‚ fasting from food and drink during Ramadan and making a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca at least once in their lifetime (Handleman‚ 2011). Shahadah is a religious creed‚ where a Muslim observes or witnesses the acts of Muhammad and gives a testimony of their observation. The mosque is a place
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Ireland. At some point they all landed in the Midwest either in Wisconsin or Minnesota. We have always enjoyed a combined heritage experience when it comes to special holidays such as Christmas and Easter‚ but we have also been fortunate to share in Ramadan‚ Seders and other experiences due to the progressiveness of my parents. I was made deeply aware early on – about two or three - that although we were to love and treasure our scanda-lish (Scandinavian and English) heritage or ethnicity‚ we were
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The Prophet Muhammad The Prophet Muhammad is the founder of Islam. He is known as the Messenger of God to people of the Islamic faith. Muhammad lived a rough life but he also changed people’s lives. His religion has had an effect on millions of people. There are no pictures of Muhammad’s face; he made a point that the religion was to not be about him‚ but about Allah. In 570 C.E in Mecca‚ Arabia a baby boy‚ a descendant of Abraham named Muhammad‚ whose name means “highly praised”‚ was born. Muhammad’s
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Contents Introduction about culture 3 Cultural Diversity 3 Cultural Communication 4 The Nature of Culture 5 Different Country Different Culture 5 Facts of Australia‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Egypt‚ Germany‚ Mexico 5 Society and Cultural Difference 8 Business Meeting Difference 11 Gift Giving Difference 12 Dining Difference 14 Dress Difference 15 Business Cards Difference 16 Conclusion 17 References 18 Introduction about Culture The word "culture"
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Religion Origin of All Things Nature of God View of Human Nature View of Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 1 Indigenous Peoples Bursts of Cosmic Energy creates everything God is in everything Humans should be in touch with nature and all that is around them Good and Evil is in everyone and everything They must choose which one they act upon Balance with Nature and everything in it Most have no specific mention of the afterlife
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Islam: shahada (bearing witness)‚ which usually manifests itself in reciting “there is no god but God‚ and Muhammad is God’s messenger; salah (praying five times a day facing Mecca); zakah (giving to the needy); sawm (fasting during the month of Ramadan); hajj (a pilgrimage to Mecca at some point in one’s life). These Five Pillars provide a very helpful framework for understanding Muslim worship practices‚ and I will begin to expound on Muslim history and culture by examining aspects of these five
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The Role of Food in Religion We as a people eat every day‚ several times throughout the day because it is something we need to do in order to survive. What many people do not realize is that food has a hand in shaping who you are as individuals. The more obvious‚ like religion also has a great deal in shaping us as individuals and when you put the two together you will be surprised with the outcome. Food and religion have a play in community‚ tradition‚ and issues of purity and cleanliness. I
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October 2014 EID In Muslim culture EID is one of the important festivals in a year. Each year EID comes twice‚ one is Eid-al-Fitr and second is Eid-al-Adha. These two mean different things like Eid-al-Fitr is the first one when the end of the month of Ramadan‚ which is the month in which Muslims fast every day from sunrise to sunset. The entire community comes together for special prayers and to congratulate each other. And the second one is Eid-al-Adhais the second and final Eid celebration of the year
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She was buried in jannat-ul-baqi. Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzaimah The widow of a Uhud battle martyr‚ Zainab‚ daughter of Khuzaimah bin Abdullah‚ got many proposes which she rejected‚ but agreed to marry the prophet. They were wed in the month of Ramadan‚ but she died 3 months
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“charity”. This Ramadhan commercial has been held by the local agencies in each country. This charity advertisement ran in twenty islamic country such as Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ pakistan‚ Egypt and many more. The research showed that the spiritual aspect of Ramadan the emphasis on the values of love‚ charity and forgiveness. After this succesfull advertisement Coca cola also make many more advertisement such as “Coca cola‚ Enjoy”‚ “First Experience” in US‚ “Snowflakes” and many more. This excelent
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