Essays 271 - 300
personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...
September 11 has brought a massive increase in conversions to Islam as never seen before" (Igbal). He proves his own asser...
by His Grace to the garden of bliss and forgiveness. And He makes His signs clear to mankind, that they may receive admonition". M...
The sawm, the fourth pillar, is an annual fast that is held during the month of Ramadan. Again, communal identity is strengthened...
practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...
(Lampman, 2001). Fourth is the Ramadan month-long period of fasting, which recreates the first communications between God and Muh...
study the Vedas. This particular Hindu book says that women "are entirely worthless creatures" (Dharma Universe, 2010). Even so,...
which set the family in a state of poverty (Hooker, 1996). Mohammeds family was from the Hashim clan, which was one of the poorer ...
Son. Joseph was a carpenter in a small village. Nazareth was a farming village but it was also a hub for the market which made i...
into this latter category it does not fit very well into the others. While the barbarians that invaded ancient Rome sought to est...
to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...
their religion on the Torah, the first five chapters of the Christian Bible. The Torah tells of the messiah and his coming. The ...
most significant cons, according to critics, is President Bushs imperialist implication. Since the events of October 11th, Presid...
of the state. They are always perceived in their relationship to men as defined by Islamic scripture. Within this social and polit...
that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...
"Hebrew name" does not have to be in Hebrew, as Yiddish or English names are often used (Rich). Of all the Jewish rituals, the bri...
the rulers. The differences between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam developed over a number of centuries, for many y...
islands as slaves (Crawford, 2001). It was created from necessity for the slaves to continue practicing their native religion with...
believe that the Bible reflects the primitive concepts of the age in which it was written (Ahavat Israel, 1995). Reform Judaism no...
is a predominant part of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism alike even today. are replete with legends, some of which are passed o...
has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...
In five pages these five religions are explained in terms of their community and individual influence and then contrasted and comp...
of both a man and a woman. These are considered to be pure beings made of Divine Consciousness which can be whatever they need t...
or what is referred to as tauba in Islam, is able to save a man (Salvation and the Afterlife, 2002). Therefore, Islam invites man...
In nine pages this paper discusses the rise of these religions from the 17th century and its continued spread with contemporary co...
and other changes are seen in the New Testament. While the New Testament to a great extent relies on the Old Testament, the change...
In eight pages Islamic architecture and art are examined in a comparative analysis of these mosaics. Seven sources are cited in t...
In five pages this paper considers the historical relationship between the Islamic religion and the east coast African civilizatio...
Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden and God as Creator. However, at this point, with the intervention of the devil, there is a cru...
society, leading to their religious viewpoint forming the basis of social morality. However, there is also something of a gre...