By definition a Muslim is a follower of the religion of Islam; and Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world behind Christianity. Unfortunately, though, today in the United States many would define a Muslim as someone who is anti-America or even just a terrorist. Bigoted mindsets such as those in the 21st century have had an adverse reaction to how modern day Muslims are received and treated in the United States and aboard. The general public judges the majority of Muslims based on the small percentage of radical Islamic that have caused all the trouble in the past. Such relations have created a society that is Anti-Muslimism without even really understanding the religion in the first place. Most people do not know it really means
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in Mecca (cite whatever), he was an orphan who was raised by his uncle and grandfather. Arabia at the time was a land filled with polytheistic tribes that were constantly at war with one another. As the story goes, when he was a young man at the age of 25, he married a rich 40-year-old widow named Khadiji. Due to the fact that money was now no longer a concern, Muhammad spent the next 15 years wandering and meditating in the hills. One day while he is meditating on Mount Hira, the Angel Gabriel appears and speaks too him. For the next 23 years Muhammed receives revelations from Alaha and writes them down on bones, leather, and whatever else he could find. All his teachings that he wrote down became what we know today as the Qur’an. Muhammed preached that there is only one God that he called Allah, and that you must submit too his will. In his lifetime he was able to unite most of the villages in Arabia under one god, and the religion spread on from …show more content…
In Islam, worship is a big part of everyday life and is not specific to just ritual based practices. There are five formal parts of worship called the Five Pillars of Islam and they are the declaration of faith, prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage. One must say the declaration of faith in order to become a Muslim. The daily prayer is important to note because Muslim’s must pray five times a day to connect with God. Charity is a big part of Islam because wealth is seen as a blessing from Allah so it is the duty of the rich to take care of the poor. Fasting is something that Islam has in common with Judaism and Christianity in order to practice self-control and to be thankful for what they have. The pilgrimage is a once and a lifetime journey to Mecca that every Muslim hopes to take once before they die. All five pillars present ideas that are definite not foreign to the United States, in fact Christianity incorporates several concepts from the pillars in its own religion. The United States is supposed to be this melting pot of culture, race, and religion. But the way Muslims are viewed contradicts that very notion. There are also six basic articles of faith that most modern Muslims belive in. Those are a belief in Allah as the
in Mecca (cite whatever), he was an orphan who was raised by his uncle and grandfather. Arabia at the time was a land filled with polytheistic tribes that were constantly at war with one another. As the story goes, when he was a young man at the age of 25, he married a rich 40-year-old widow named Khadiji. Due to the fact that money was now no longer a concern, Muhammad spent the next 15 years wandering and meditating in the hills. One day while he is meditating on Mount Hira, the Angel Gabriel appears and speaks too him. For the next 23 years Muhammed receives revelations from Alaha and writes them down on bones, leather, and whatever else he could find. All his teachings that he wrote down became what we know today as the Qur’an. Muhammed preached that there is only one God that he called Allah, and that you must submit too his will. In his lifetime he was able to unite most of the villages in Arabia under one god, and the religion spread on from …show more content…
In Islam, worship is a big part of everyday life and is not specific to just ritual based practices. There are five formal parts of worship called the Five Pillars of Islam and they are the declaration of faith, prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage. One must say the declaration of faith in order to become a Muslim. The daily prayer is important to note because Muslim’s must pray five times a day to connect with God. Charity is a big part of Islam because wealth is seen as a blessing from Allah so it is the duty of the rich to take care of the poor. Fasting is something that Islam has in common with Judaism and Christianity in order to practice self-control and to be thankful for what they have. The pilgrimage is a once and a lifetime journey to Mecca that every Muslim hopes to take once before they die. All five pillars present ideas that are definite not foreign to the United States, in fact Christianity incorporates several concepts from the pillars in its own religion. The United States is supposed to be this melting pot of culture, race, and religion. But the way Muslims are viewed contradicts that very notion. There are also six basic articles of faith that most modern Muslims belive in. Those are a belief in Allah as the