After Muhammad’s death‚ there was quarreling between his followers over who should succeed him. The afternoon that he died‚ a caliph‚ or religious successor to Muhammad‚ was designated. Abu Bakr was chosen for his warmth‚ courage‚ and wisdom. He knew that which Bedouin tribes could be turned against each other and which could be enticed into alliances. The result of defeat of rival prophets‚ known as the Ridda Wars‚ brought the return of the Arabian tribes to Islamic fold. Arab warriors were driven
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Each day ISIS (now known as IS‚ Islamic State) gains followers and territory in the Middle East‚ their social media presence has expanded its influence well beyond any organization before them‚ taking the battlefield directly to everyone. ISIS is the first terrorist organization to successfully use social media as a recruiting process for today’s youth because social media is such a key component of everyday life. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was declared by the U.S. State Department as
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BOF Y2S2 2 PFS 2253 ISLAMIC FINANCE Prohibition of Riba Prepared by: Nuradli Ridzuan Shah & Abdullaah Jalil Stages of Revelation • First stage: al-Rum‚ 39 • Second stage: al-Nisa’‚ 161 • Third stage: Ali cImran‚ 130 • Fourth stage: al-Baqarah‚ 275-281 Al-Riba: Its Definition • Riba: – Deferment in the time of exchange (riba al-nasiah) – Quantity of one of the counter values (riba al-fadhl) al-Riba Time Factor Ribawi items Quantity Factor Al-Riba: Its Definition • Nabil Salih’s:
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Cashing in on tragedy is Politics 101. Following the Orlando nightclub shooting on June 12 by a disturbed Muslim man of Afghan origin that felled 49 gay men and women‚ conservative politicians in America generally loathe to acknowledging LGBTQ rights of any kind have hijacked the fatalities to nudge national talking points away from gun control and towards their favorite bogey‚ radical Islam. While reticent to specifically name the LGBTQ community as the target of a clear hate crime dressed up
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world‚ consisting of 1.6 billion in 2010 with the projected growth of 2.76 billion in 2050 . Islam originated in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia in the seventh century. The Arabic word “jihad” is translated as struggling or striving . It is most often associated with the concept of a spiritual or “holy war”. It is a religious duty used to portray a believer’s devotion to Islam. Throughout history the spread of Islam has been categorized between three periods‚ most
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Al-Shabaab or the “Youth” terrorist organization HLSS June 9‚ 2013 The organization Al-Shabaab‚ or "The Youth‚" is an al-Qaeda-linked group and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization fighting for the creation of a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia.i The group‚ also known as Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen‚ and its Islamist affiliates once held sway over Mogadishu and major portions of the Somali countryside‚ but a sustained African Union military
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Early Life of the Prophet Muhammad (whose name means "highly praised") was born in Mecca in 570 AD. His father died shortly before his birth‚ and he lost his mother at the age of six. The young orphan was then raised mostly by his uncle‚ as a young man‚ Muhammad worked as a camel driver between Syria and Arabia. Soon he established a career managing caravans for merchants. Through his travel first with his uncle and later in his career‚ Muhammad came into contact with people of many nationalities
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Muhammad was teaching‚ the Muslims‚ those who could read and write‚ wrote down what Muhammad taught. They wrote his teachings down on anything they could find; pieces of paper‚ leaves‚ stones‚ bits of leather‚ or clay. Then‚ Muhammad’s right-hand man‚ Abu Bakr‚ suggested that all the bits and scraps that had Muhammad’s
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especially Arabs from Saudi Arabia‚ Jordan‚ Libya‚ Yemen‚ and Egypt. (Jihad means a struggle in the way of Allah. Militant groups believe this means attacking the West‚ but most Muslims believe it means an internal struggle to make you a better Muslim. ) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi‚ the leader of ISIS wants to take over most of Iraq and Syria and turn it into an Islamic State that is run by harsh Sharia Law‚ which
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Outline the key aspects of the life of Muhammad‚ his message‚ his migration to the Medina‚ and the establishment of Islam in Arabia. Muhammad and his message Arabian peninsula was mostly desert Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium Muhammad’s early life Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. Difficult early
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