Islam: The Straight Path By John L. Esposito Due to recent events (the war in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ September‚ 11)‚ I decided that I should stop listening to what people in the media say about Islam and find out for myself what Islam stands for. In John L. Esposito’s Islam: The Straight Path I found a fairly easy to read and informative guide to understanding the world’s second largest religion. Mr. Esposito divides his book into three parts: The first consists of the early history of the
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The Story of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Ibn Kathir | | |Muhammad (pbuh) was born in Mecca ( Makkah)‚ Arabia‚ on Monday‚ 12 Rabi’ Al-Awal (2 August A.D. 570). His mother‚ Aminah‚ was the| |daughter of Wahb Ibn Abdu Manaf of the Zahrah family. His father‚ ’Abdullah‚ was the son of Abdul Muttalib. His genealogy has | |been traced to the noble house of Ishmael‚ the
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[pic] WHAT DO MUSLIMS BELIEVE? BY MUHAMMAD AMMAR CONTENTS Belief in Allah subhana na wa ta’ala 6 Belief in Prophecy 7 Belief in Angels 8 Belief in the Books 9 Fate 10 Death 11 Death of a Muslim 11 Death of a Non-Believer 14 The day of Judgement 16 Imam Mahdi 16 Dajjal (The Anti-Christ) 18 Hazrat Isa (Jesus) comes back to Earth 21 Hazrat Tamim Dari saw Dajjal 22 Ya’jooj Ma’jooj (Gog Megog) 23 The sinking of the houses 26 Smoke 26 The rising of the Sun from the West 26
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Islam is the second most largest religion because of its belief and the way it’s performed. Islam was created by Muhammad because of his preaches through the streets of Mecca during 610 A.D. People began to believe him and started practicing that religion. Throughout time they began to develop books which are now called the Sunnah‚ Qur’an‚ and the Ka’ba. Muhammad called his faith Islam which is how they got the name. Now the questions is‚ what were the main reasons why Islam spread so quickly throughout
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Caliph‚ who had embraced Islam before she was born. Thus‚ she was not influenced by the former polytheistic religious tradition of pre-Islamic Arabia‚ and its stance for gender inequality. Aisha was also the third and favourite wife of the Prophet Muhammad‚ to whom she was divinely revealed: “I saw you in my dreams three times. The angel brought you to me and you were clad in white silk.” (Sahih Muslim‚ Vol. 2‚ p285) Over the course of history‚ A’isha has been given the titles of “Mother of All
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A fifteenth-century Persian manuscript depicts pilgrims praying at Mecca in the mosque surrounding the Ka’ba. C H A P T E R 1 4 THE EXPANSIVE REALM OF ISLAM I In 632 C.E. the prophet Muhammad visited his native city of Mecca from his home in exile at Medina‚ and in doing so he set an example that devout Muslims have sought to emulate ever since. The hajj—the holy pilgrimage to Mecca—draws Muslims by the hundreds of thousands from all parts of the world to Saudi Arabia. Each year Muslims travel
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Islam – The Complete Way of Life The essence of Islam is the very essence of humanity. Islam is a complete and comprehensive way of life. It leads to a balanced way of living. Islam brings civilization and happiness to man. Islamic principles and teachings can provide realistic‚ fair and objective solutions to the prevention of individual‚ familial‚ social and international problems which are threatening the existence of human communities throughout the world. People think that an Islamic life
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (MGT 1013) ASSIGNMENT 1 COMPANY : PERODUA LECTURER’S NAME : MADAM FATIMAH CLASS : DEN 1A GROUP OF MEMBERS : MUHAMMAD AL AMEEN MOHAMAD SYAKIR AIMAN HARIRY JASNI MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS ABDUL HAKIM SYAFIQ AHMAD YASSER NAZARULLAH FITRI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We grateful and would like to express our sincere gratitude to our lecturer Madam Fatimah for her invaluable guidance‚ continuous encouragement and constant support in making this assignment . We
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How to respect your parents? There are many days set aside in non-Islamic societies to honour and appreciate special people; examples of these are Father ’s Day‚ Mother ’s Day‚ Memorial Day and Labour Day. In Islam‚ however‚ respecting‚ honouring and appreciating parents is not just for a single day of the year‚ but rather for each and every day. Parents in the Quran: A Muslim child should respect and appreciate his or her parents on a daily basis. Allaah mentions that human beings must recognise
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B. Second they believe in Angels. 1. These angels act upon the hearts of every body and inspire good acts. C. Third‚ The prophets and Messengers of God. 1. Muhammad is the primary prophet. D. The books of God 1. Abraham’s
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