Islam is a religion based on oral tradition. It is very important because many of what we know of Islam in the present is based on orally transmitted information. Even when it comes to the authorities of the religion it can be traced to oral tradition. In this essay the emphasis would be put on how oral tradition sets up authority in the religion‚ in both sunni and and shi’ ite sects. Why is oral tradition so important in Islam? During the time when Muhammad was alive‚ unfortunately nothing
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Like its fellow Abrahamic faiths‚ Islam is not a “monolithic” (Smith‚ 259) religion; it too has been divided. But unlike Christianity and Judaism‚ who have split moreso over miniscule differences in their beliefs‚ Islam has diverged on account of how their faith should be worshipped and how their traditions should be practiced. Also unique to Islam is how it split; rather than dividing off into tangents‚
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Shia Sect in Islam: History and Beliefs Written By: Alan Mooney #23 Spring Semester 2014 RST 303 Dr. Majed Khader Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………..3 Twelvers……………………………………...4 Ismailis……………………………………….6 Zaidis…………………………………………7 Conclusion……………………………………9 Introduction Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahimic religion that came to fruition by the revealing of the The Word of God‚ (known in Islam as the Qur’an)‚ through the archangel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad
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Islam VS The West Westerners tend to think of Islamic societies as backward- looking‚ oppressed by religion‚ and inhumanely governed‚ comparing them to their own enlightened‚ secular democracies. But measurement of the cultural distance between the West and Islam is a complex undertaking‚ and that distance is narrower than they assume. Islam is not just a religion‚ and certainly not just a fundamentalist political movement. When people think of Islam they think of all the crazy beliefs and a religion
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3/4/11 Islam DBQ Per: 4 Islam was a fast spreading religion in a time when Christianity and other religions had already established themselves. Islam gained a reputation as a violent religion when it attacked and conquered areas‚ and made violent threats. Islam also presented itself as a religion of reward‚ equality‚ and protection. Once Islam had established itself in so many areas‚ it used other techniques to keep their reign. The Muslims way of spreading and keeping their empire
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Rebecca Salazar Phase 5 Individual Project 5 World Values and Cultures March 25‚ 2013 Instructor: Samuel Crockett Christian and Islam Religions Many religions have similar beliefs and traditions. Although they believe in the same God‚ there beliefs in other aspects may be different. Christian and Islamic religions have many of the same thoughts on how the world was created and how it will end. The middle may be a little different but yet the same. Christians believe that God created the
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Christianity and Islam are often thought to be two very different religions. However‚ there are many similarities to go with these differences. Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity share many similarities‚ but have some differences. In the following paragraphs these similarities and differences will be compared. There are many more similarities between Christianity and Islam than what the average person thinks. One for example‚ would be how the religions teach people how to treat one another
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regarding the Nation of Islam‚ I was not aware of the religions beliefs or the way they praised. There are not many similarities in this religion and my religion which is Christian. The Nation of Islam‚ however‚ does believe in God‚ they believe that Elijah Muhammad is a prophet of God. However‚ the differences lie much deeper than that. With all the research that has been done on this religion‚ I have come to discover that Islam and the Nation of Islam are two different religions. Islam is a religion that
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A00561828 Origins of Islam in America The history of Islam in America has made great strides over the last 900-1000 years. Starting in the 12th century and moving forward to the 19th century there were fewer notable accomplishments than in the twentieth century. Yet‚ they had a large effect on the shaping of today’s advancements in the recognition of Islam in our country today. As I will explain‚ the beginning events lead into larger movements that continued to grow the movement of Islam. In 1178‚ the
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Social Teachings of Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religion followed predominantly by those living in the Middle East and northern parts of Africa. The Arabic word “islam”‚ or “surrender” in English‚ encompasses what all Muslims are expected to do--surrender to Allah and his will. The teachings of Allah through Muhammad are known as the Qur’an. To Muslims‚ these teachings are a way of life that reaches past being a moral code for the individual and into the social aspects of their society. The
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