Islam‚ in Arabic‚ means “submission.” Islam teaches submission to God‚ or “Allah” in Arabic. Before Islam began and revolutionized the Arab world‚ Arabia was a tribal‚ desert environment with no single political organization or faith. The majority of its inhabitants were pastoral nomads organized by tribe and clan‚ who fought with one another for access to precious resources such as water‚ herds‚ and land. Before the advent of Islam‚ most Arabs worshipped a variety of male and female deities. Only
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Hinduism vs. Islam Even with their relations‚ Hinduism and Islam are nowhere close to the same religion. From their ways of worship to who they worship‚ they can be separated and compared in many ways. Both have the thought of a God‚ but Hinduism has polytheism. They are two different religions totally‚ but there is no denying their similarities. Hinduism can be described in many ways. Not only are they polytheistic‚ they worship idols representing their gods. They are very tolerant with its
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Understanding the Five Pillars of Islam can be confusing if you do not have an open mind. As any religion they all have similar foundation. How we should live and the values of live‚ that are different from others. The Five Pillars are just that‚ how they believe their values should be in the religion and culture. The first of the five is Shahadah means to witness or to testify. Muslims bear witness to the oneness of God by reciting the creed "There is no God but God and Muhammad is the Messenger
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The topic on Abortion was once controversial in the United States and still is to this present time. Abortion can be determining as voluntary termination of a pregnancy‚ as the embryo or fetus is removed from the uterus in order to terminate ones pregnancy. Another form of abortion is called spontaneous abortion‚ which is considered to be a miscarriage or the instant lost of ones fetus. Because abortion is debatable in our society‚ many people exhibit a vast range of ideas and believe on such topic
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My research will be about an interesting mystery that I came to think about when I was brainstorming. I want to find information and learn about the Sunni and shia. They are both groups of the same religion. They both share the Islamic religion and worship “Allah” as their god. My research paper will be about the relationship between the two groups. I have heard that the relations are not good at all and would like to know the cause of this. Even though both share the same religion. Also what interests
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The Five Pillars of Islam could be seen as the structure or framework to the Muslim life. Islam consists of five key obligations‚ or “pillars of faith‚” that each Muslim follower must accomplish by the end of his or her life. The five pillars are the following: reciting the act of faith‚ pray five times daily in Makkah’s direction‚ giving “zakat” (help to the poor or needy)‚ fast (abstain from food) during Ramadan‚ and every Muslim must at least make one pilgrimage to Makkah during their lifetime
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is appointed by God to convey a divine message Quran The sacred book of Islam: the word of God revealed to the Prophet. Revelation God’s disclosure of himself and his will to his people Allah The Arabic word for the one and only God Bedouin Arab desert nomad Ka’ba Cube-shaped religious shrine believed to have been erected by Adam and then rebuilt by Abraham. Today it is the central shrine of Islam – the focal point for daily prayer and the pilgrimage – and is within the precincts
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Blasphemy in Islam Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Hindutva Terrorism Tuesday‚ February 01‚ 2011 Islam and Blasphemy Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages‚ religious artifacts‚ customs‚ and beliefs. Blasphemers Islamic legal authorities agree that a blasphemer can be Muslim or non-Muslim. To be convicted of blasphemy‚ an individual must be an adult‚ of sound mind‚ and not
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Put otherwise‚ the Constitution repeats the general words “Islam” and “Muslim” more than 200 times. However‚ there are articles which restrict their meanings to the Shiite Islam. For instance‚ Article 12 reads that‚ “the official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja’fari School‚ and this principle will remain eternally immutable.” This way not only the Sunnite Iranians‚ but also other sub-groups within
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Moment of Silence in Schools In 1962 the Supreme Court decided that public schools did not have the power to authorize school prayer. This issue has been controversial in the United States since the early 20th century. This decision made public schools in the U.S. more atheistic than many European nations. For example‚ crosses still hang on the classroom walls in Poland‚ and the Ten Commandments are displayed in Hungary .There are prayers held at the beginning of legislative and judicial
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