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    criticize this notion and although they acknowledge that the human race came under the dominion of sin‚ which would affect their subsequent environment‚ Judaism‚ unlike Christianity denies that man is born into this world in a state of sin3. Judaism affirms that the act of sinning is not part of the human condition but rather represents a conflict between two opposing inclinations (a good and an evil tendency) and that man has the ability to resist sin and can overcome the evil inclination by willing

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    Name___________________________________ ID_____________________________ Chapter 9 STUDY GUIDE- Rise of Islam 600-1200 Using complete sentences‚ answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What was the division in the Islamic community about and who were the groups involved? 2. In what region was the Sassanid Empire? 3. What holy shrine is located in Mecca? According to stories connected with it‚ who built the shrine and what happened near the site? 4. Muhammad’s

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    An Overview of Islam

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    An Overview of Islam Introduction The name of the religion‚ Islam‚ means ‘submission to the will of God’. Those who follow Islam are known as Muslims. Muslims worship as monotheists and pray to Allah‚ ‘Allah’ being the Arabic word for God. Islam is currently the second largest religion in the world‚ consisting of over 1 billion followers. The 2001 census recorded 1‚591‚000 Muslims in the United Kingdom‚ approximately 2.7% of the population. The Night of Power Lailat al Qadr‚ the Night of Power

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    Equality in Islam

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    ‚ Equality in Islam Equality "O Mankind! We have created you from a male and female‚ and made you into nations and tribes‚ that you may know one another. Verily‚ the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most taqwa among of you. Verily‚ Allah is All-Knowing‚ All-Aware." Islam does not distinguish between human beings according to their races‚ gender‚ color‚ or their beliefs. Islam looks at everyone as equal to each other‚ because at the end we are all the same in front of

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    Judaism True Monotheism

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    Judaism and True Monotheism Monotheism is the belief in one and only one supreme‚ all powerful‚ incomprehensible God. Judaism is known today as a monotheist religion and is seen by some to have started that way. Although some theorist believe that monotheism was started in Israel by the Jews either under Abraham or Moses‚ the exact time of when true monotheism was created is still a mystery. After critically observing textual evidence‚ an argument against Judaism being the first and true monotheist

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    The rise and spread of Islam By Yunpeng Sun HIS101-009 Prof. Gerard P. Clock 12-07-2013 Yunpeng Sun HIS101-009 Prof. Gerard P. Clock The Rise and Spread of Islam The rise of the religion of Islam can be traced to the seventh century. In its usual view Islam is often seen solely in terms of its origins in the barren peninsula of Arabia. It is true that Islam can be traced to the Arabian city of Mecca‚ where it was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad‚ during the years

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    St. Augustine And Judaism

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    Whether reflected in forms of fascism and socialism or the more sophisticated types of contemporary progressivism‚ St. Augustine is unparalleled as an antidote to this intense power. Augustine mirrors the major Judaic-Christian perspective which shows us there are moral absolutes despite the fact that they may be faintly seen by limited‚ error prone man. It tells us that man is not the center and measure for goodness’ sake‚ yet rather God is. Rather than his Creator‚ man is described by a nature

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    Mere Christianity

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    C.S. Lewis argues that he is not looking from the view point specific to a certain branch of Christianity‚ while he is anglican. The name Christians was first given at antioch (Acts 11:26) to ‘the disciples’. To those who accepted the teachings of the apostles. The book started as Radio broadcast delivered from 1942-1944 in WW2. He served in WW1. Lewis ‘ Christianity is not philosophy or theology but a way of life. The Law of Human Nature People are moral creatures. The Law of Nature refers

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    Impact of Islam

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    Topic: Cultural‚ economic‚ and political impact of Islam on South and Southeast Asia between 1000CE and 1750 CE. Situation at Beginning of Era |Invading Turkish conquerors had brutal and oppressive|Art and culture in South and Southeast Asia was | | |reigns over non-Muslims‚ destroying Hindu and |predominantly unaffected by Islam in terms of style | | |Buddhist temples‚ kidnapping

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    What Is Islam

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    What is Islam Islam is the religion of the holly Qur’an‚ and people who follow this religion are called Muslims. The belief of Muslims is that there is only one god who is grateful and carry about his subordinate. The prophet Mohammed‚ who wasn’t able to read before the gift from Allah (god in the Arabic language)‚ was the first to find Islam. After its recognition Islam was acquiring different denominations as Sunni Islam‚ Shia‚ Sufi‚ and Quraniyoon. The largest Islamic movement is the Sunni

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