The next time you have an idea‚ grab a piece of paper and sketch it out. Now take a look. How did you translate it from your brain to the page? Did you write a paragraph? Draw a picture? Make a diagram? Now ask a coworker to sketch the same idea – chances are‚ their page will look very different from yours. There are many different kinds of thinkers. More often than not‚ we wind up working with people who understand the world in vastly different ways from ourselves. It’s what we mean when
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Anglo-Saxon people. Seen through the eyes of Ahmad ibn Fadlan‚ a Muslim ambassador whom has been exiled from his land‚ he enters a strange land full of men that seemed to be disgusting savages. He watches them take turns swishing water and spitting into the same bowl that the next warrior uses. That has to be one of the nastiest sights that I have ever watched. Coming from a clean Muslim society‚ Ahmad was appalled by the uncleanliness of the Norsemen. However‚ Ahmad grows to respect the
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science.All the scientists are before 14th century ..‚When you the Europe was called a Dark continent ‚Muslims Scientists Were ruling in all over the world! I don’t know what happened now But anyways Don’t Forget the Past=) Better be Proud! Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī Consequently he is considered to be the father of algebra‚[6] a title he shares with Diophantus. Latin translations of his Arithmetic‚ on the Indian numerals‚ introduced the decimal positional number system to the Western world
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impact on the history of the world. Without contributions from caliphs like Ibn Fadlan‚ traders like Abraham bin Yuji‚ and nobles such as Ibn Battuta‚ our world would be very different today. Xuanzang‚ a Buddhist monk‚ fled his Chinese monastery illegally to travel to India‚ and retuned after 17 years‚ around the same time the Tang dynasty began‚ where he later reunited with his brother‚ and remained a buddhist monk. Ibn Fadlan‚ a noble who traveled to Almish hoping to ally with him‚ was forced to take
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References: to Fadlan ’s native culture and the integration of the two very different cultures gave the epic a more down to earth atmosphere‚ which I enjoyed. Though the epic came to the conclusion that the two cultures could never completely fuse‚ each side came to terms
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They were not only sailing on their long boats‚ but they were also joining caravans and riding camels‚ and reached places like Baghdad‚ which was then‚ ruled by the Abbasid. Ahmad Ibn Fadlan first encountered the Norsemen which he called “Rusiyyah” in the 9th century AD‚ while they were crossing The Russian Steppes down the River Volga and down south to the Arab world. It is believed that the Dirham was their primary motive to travel
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Sayyidunā Úthmān Ibn Áffān rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Álī al-Murtadha rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Talha rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Zubayr rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Saád rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Sa’īd rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Ábdul Rahmān ibn Awf rađiyAllāhu ánhu Sayyidunā Abū Úbaydah rađiyAllāhu ánhu The following two Hadīths will prove this‚ The beloved Messenger of Allāh śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam clearly stated that ten of his Companions would be in Paradise. Ahmad reports from Sa’īd
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Compare and Contrast essay Can two different books really have so much in common? Not every book has something in common with another‚ but some have so much in common they could be the same book. In The 13th warrior and in Beowulf there seems to be some slight differences‚ but there are also some major similarities. Beowulf and The 13th Warrior are two completely different stories but yet seem to have so much in common. While both The 13th warrior and Beowulf are based on the same topic‚ they
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people are those with the most excellent character.” (Tabarani‚ Sahih) 3. “The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind.” (Daraqutni‚ Hasan) 4. “The best of people are those who are best in fulfilling (rights).” (Ibn Majah‚ Sahih) 5. “The best of people during fitnah is a man who takes up the reins of his horse pursuing the enemies of Allah‚ causing them fear yet they make him fearful too‚ or a man who secludes himself in the desert fulfilling the rights of Allah
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