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The Islamic religion, overall, is based on submission to the will of God, or Allah (Islam, 2002). The so-called "founding father" ...
own society for being the victim of a rape. According to the Shariah, if a woman is raped, she must have four witnesses to back up...
life that impacted cultural mores throughout the Middle East (Hourani). The Rise of Islam According to Albert Hourani, aut...
Muhammad was not reserved in instructing them on the benefits of Heaven and the consequences of Hell. Still, even with such a bri...
In twelve pages this paper examines how Chicago's African American community was strengthened by the Nation of Islam's development...
custodians of the true Islam. This, it is argued, reflect in the way that the states have evolved today and the different models t...
him on a virtuous path by requiring him to communicate with God five times each day. In essence, the Salat is the renewal of mans...
In eight pages this paper considers the relationship that exists between capitalism and Islam as represented by Maxime Rodinson's ...
and their embracing of Islamic belief. "Following the death of Khosrau II in 628, then the Persian governor in Southern Arabia, B...
leadership. Though significant changes have occurred in Chicago since the 1960s, the continuation of ideals that were integrated ...
through careful linguistic analysis. The Pashtun language is a part of the Eastern Iranian language and the people are offshoots ...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
In seven pages this paper discusses the contemporary American role of the Nation of Islam in an overview that includes doctrines, ...
believe Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is the son of God, or the human incarnate of God (Hasan, 2009). However, in Islam, Jesus is regarde...
most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...
the religion itself. And, one must perhaps understand that there are various forms and approaches to the religion so that there is...
women can have no authority over men" (Kamguian). Or, according to another author, Islamic women who give birth to a child out of ...
by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democratic principle...
In eight pages this paper discusses the rise of Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East. Six sources are cited in t...
In six pages this paper examines how Islam took root in the middle East during this time period and considers the importance of th...
veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...
impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...
"Throughout many historical periods, Sudan had served as a bridge linking Asia, Africa and a number of Mediterranean countries. Th...
he refused Gods command to bow down to Adam" (Horn, 2004). This is slightly different from Christian theology, which maintains tha...
This direction is sometimes general in nature yet it can be applied to specific components of our world. Other times this directi...
Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...
The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...
person, Muhammad (also spelled Muhammed or Mohammed)", a man who "became dissatisfied with polytheism and came to believe in one G...
on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...