Mohammad Ali. (International celebrity and heavy weight champion). Date of birth: January 17‚ 1942. Me: Mr Ali‚ it seemed you tried to dodge the draft‚ why were you against America fighting in Vietnam? Muhammad Ali: I wasn’t trying to dodge the draft; I was doing what I felt right. How could I travel to Vietnam to help murder‚ kill‚ and burn other people to simply help continue the domination of white slave masters over darker people? That was the day and age when such evil injustice must come
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References: |According to Addison‚ J‚ A. (1971)‚ Isaiah lived in Jerusalem‚ and that the capital city features prominently in his prophecies. Isaiah | |referred to Jerusalem by using more than 30 names |According to Oswalt‚ T. (1974)‚ the prophet had a very broad appreciation of the political situation in which he lived. He demonstrated | |awareness of all the nations around his homeland
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The Book of Daniel is an account of a young adult‚ despite extreme difficulty‚ stands strong in his faith and is one of the major prophets of the Old Testament. Some scholars believe the book of Daniel was written anonymously sometime in the mid 2nd century BC. (http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559620/Daniel_(book_of_Bible).html) The book of Daniel is two distinct parts of twelve chapters. The first six chapters of Daniel recount six stories as narratives of tests of his faith. The other
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Muhammad Research Task: Report Early Years: History‚ legend and Muslim belief portray Muhammad as a remarkable man and a prophet. He was called to be God’s messenger around the age of 40 in 610 CE. Muhammad was born into the Quraysh Tribe around 570 CE in Mecca. Little of Muhammad’s early years are recorded but we do know that he was orphaned at a young age and then raised primarily by his uncle‚ for whom he worked as a shepherd. At the age of 9 (where as some sources say 12) he joined his uncle
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Blake Jones Mr. Kranz Bible 101 23 February 2013 Zephaniah the Prophet Zephaniah prophesied about 625 B.C.‚ which makes him a contemporary of Jeremiah. The unusual thing about Zephaniah is his ancestry. He is of the royal line of Judah‚ and more specifically of the house of David. His great-great grandfather was Hezekiah‚ one of Judah’s most righteous kings. James says‚ however‚ when Hezekiah died‚ it was Zephaniah’s great uncle‚ Manasseh‚ and not his great grandfather‚ Amariah‚ who took
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Muhammad‚ a last prophet sent from the god to mankind; was the most influential leader of Islam. Because of his advancement to explore new ideas and new ways to do tasks. Muhammad was born in the capital Mecca at 570 BC. He made improvements on religion‚ economy‚ political issues and gained many followers for social stature of the Islamic state. The whole empire spread throughout Muhammad’s leadership and increased the amount of trade they networked every year. As trade increased a substantial amount
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Zephaniah was a 7th century Hebrew prophet. He is known as the author of the book of Zephaniah‚ one of the twelve short prophetic books. However‚ some scholars believe that some sections of chapters two and three were added on later. It was written during the time of the Judean king Josias. Chapter one starts off with a gathering of all the inhabitants of world including Judea and Jerusalem‚ to face judgment and total destruction. No hope is given and no one is to be spared. The story is chapter
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Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous boxers of all time. His conversion to Islam and draft evasion conviction surrounded him with controversy and even exile from boxing for three years. Despite the hiatus‚ his quick reflexes and strong punches helped Muhammad Ali become the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title three times. At the lighting ceremony at the 1996 Olympics‚ Muhammad Ali showed the world his strength and determination in dealing with the debilitating effects
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’The night journey’ was a miraculous journey that Muhammad had with the arch Angel Jibril in which he was taught the ritual of the five daily prayers. The angel Jibril took Muhammad through the air from Mecca to Jerusalem and then from ’the Dome of the Rock mosque’ he made the ascension into heaven and to God. The Ka’ba is a central shrine of Gods and housed 360 idols of tribal patron Gods. It was also the site of great annual pilgrimage and fair and is therefore very significant for Muslims. Mecca
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A prophet means a messenger of God to mankind. The mission of a prophet’s life is to spread the Word of God. The total number of such prophets is one lac and twenty four thousand. The Prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him) was the last messenger of God to the whole world. The Holy Prophet was born in Arabia‘ in 571 A. D. He was named Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Arabs were a race of wild tribes. They led a cruel life. They burried their newly-born daughters alive. They ill-treated women
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