Sharia

Malcom X, an American Muslim Minister and rights activist, once said that “You are not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you cannot face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.” He is speaking of a term called civil disobedience, the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of the government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is used by influential “rebels” all over the world and throughout history. Many people have different opinions…

This week Ernst takes on the topic of gender and Islam in his chapter “Gender and the Question of Veiling”. I was interested to learn that “hijab” is not defined in the Quran as many assume. Many assume that the “hijab” is just a scarf that covers a Muslim women’s head, but it actually refers to covering. Hijab is a form of covering for the intent of modesty. The hijab is first mentioned to only include the Prophet’s wives and Ernst includes a translation of the following Quranic verse, “When…

As mentioned in lecture, Muhammad was more than just a prophet. He was also political, social, spiritual, and religious leader. Of course after his death in 632, there was no prophet who could succeed him. The Sunnis believed that Abu Bakr, also known as Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, deserved to be his successor, while the Shi’ites believed that Ali ibn Abi Talib deserved this role. According to the reading, Muhammad’s trusted counselors believed that Abu Bakr deserved to be the leader. Abu Bakr led…

Some people of the 1700s, were free to have slaves that worked for them if they so chose to do so. This statement is one that everyone can agree on. People of the 1700s, also had freedom of religion. I question how these two actions can occur during the the same time period. Most people would agree, in today’s time period, that slavery is wrong and goes against all morals. It is cruel and oppressive. Cruel and oppressive is also the definition of “tyranny.” Tyranny is brought up in document five…

In our civilized history as a people we have always had rules to live by in order to have a society that provides safety and security for everyone. In 214 countries some type of criminal justice system is in place. However differences in culture and beliefs make for a very different idea on how to deal with crime. As a relatively young nation the US has had the ability to build a system that can incorporate some of the best ideas from many different places. While both countries may be similar in…

Throughout history, the roles of important religious figures have all been dominated by men. However, women also play a significant role in everyday practices. Women’s roles in religion is determined by examining the traditional roles of women, the progression of women’s rights, and women’s roles in religion today. Although many religions have different beliefs, the traditional roles of women were quite similar. In Christianity, although men and women were equal before God, they had different…

Religious freedom has often been at the center of many conflicts throughout history. The struggle between the freedom of religion and the beliefs it encompasses, have ignited tragic historical events, such as religious wars and genocides. Although the United Nations, recognizes the importance of the freedom of religious choice for all people, the struggle for these rights continue to exist and these atrocities still happen in the modern world. An excellent example of a religious-based conflict,…

The first steps of analysis focused on the descriptive statistics for each of the four conditions, which can be seen in Table 2. Between the two levels for religion, Sunni Islam (M = 4.34) was rated as more attractive than Methodist Christianity (M = 4.18), which did not support the initial hypothesis that Christianity would be deemed more attractive than Islam. Our hypothesis concerning tattoos held that the presence of tattoos would be rated relatively more attractive than the absence of…

In Islamic perspective, Zakat is necessary on specific individuals upon specific wealth or holdings. This obligation is called by Qur’anic order, the Sunnah and Ijma’ or general opinion. The Prophet (P.B.U.H) considered Zakat to be among the pillars of Islamic faith. In fact it is second only to prayer. It is an obligatory for an individual of Muslim who are able to do so to ease economic hardship for other Muslims to eliminate inequality among other Muslims. There are many virtues associated…

2.4 Islamic Work Ethics and Job Satisfaction Islamic Work Ethics is defined as the “set of moral principles that distinguishes what is right from what is wrong in an Islamic context” (Beekun, 1997). Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammad; who denoted hard work caused sins to be pardon is the foundation of Islamic Work Ethics” (Ali, 1995; RagabRizk, 2008). As the economies of Asian, Arab Muslim Countries flourished, the importance of Islamic Work Ethics become important. The Managers…