Islam Essay

Why Did Islam Spread so Fast? In 610 A.D Muhammad got a message from the Angel Gabriel inside a cave a cave in the Arabian Peninsula and about 2 years later Muhammad spread the message that Gabriel told him. But why did Muslim spread so fast? Other people might think otherwise, but the main two reasons that contributed to Islam growing is Military conquest and treaties taxes, and toleration. To begin with, the treaties, taxes, and toleration were one of the reasons Islam spread so fast. With…

2, 2017 The Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam were created by Muhammad in 610 CE. For Muslims, the Five Pillars of Islam is crucial to their beliefs and the foundation to their everyday life. The Five Pillars can be found in the Quran. There they are mentioned together in the Hadith when he was asked to define Islam. The Muslims believe that using…

Disney’s magic carpet ride: Aladdin and women in Islam is about how the Disney version of Aladdin portrays the women and men in Islam. I agree on a lot of the points in this article and disagree with only a few. This article talks mainly about how Disney could have done a better job with portraying Islam culture. The author of this article Christiane Staninger uses a lot of other authors from different papers to back up certain arguments that are being made about this Disney movie, and this…

beliefs of Islam come from the concept known as the five pillars of Islam. They five pillars are sacred teachings that followers of Islam, follow. The five pillars of Islam are as follows: shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawn, and Hajj. (Mohammed, 289) Shahada is a testimony of creed that states "there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his messenger."(Mohammed, 290) This shows that Islam is a monotheistic religion; followers only believe in one God. Salat is all about prayer. Followers of Islam perform…

reading and doing a lot of research he transforms himself and converted to the Nation of Islam. While converting to the Nation of Islam and becoming fully committed to his Faith, Malcolm X stop using drugs, started praying, studied several types of languages and even join a debate team. When Malcolm X was released from prison be becomes very involved and active, he begin to preach the teaching of Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was appointed as a Minister and spokesman for…

Community in the Islamic faith is deeply integrated into the religion. For Islam you must follow the five pillars of Islam, in which each pillar is a compulsory act. These five pillars of Islam revolve around ummah. Ummah is an Arabic word that means community. The pillars are the salat, sawm, zakat, hajj, and the shahada. Salat, the first pillar is for the prayers, in this religion prayers are performed 5 times a day. There are specific times that one must pray while praying everyone in the…

weakness, and prayer for divine help. The third pillar of Islam is Zakat, or charity. Arguably the most important pillar of Islam, Muslims say that “prayer is useless if it doesn’t lead to charity”. Zakat is obligatory and is collected annually by the community or state. The individual is given no say in how the money is spent. It is generally given to those in immediate need, debtors, or slaves trying to buy their freedom. The fourth pillar of Islam is Sawn, or fasting. This pillar is most…

The Five Pillars of Islam are five responsibilities that are expected of every Muslim. Acting as a structure and framework for Muslim life, the Five Pillars of Islam are sacred teachings of the faith that are followed by all Muslim sects. The Five Pillars of Islam are Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj. The first pillar, Shahada, is a testimony of creed or faith which means “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is His messenger” (Mohammad 290). Often seen as the most important pillar, one…

Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam During the time Malcolm X (Malcolm Little, at the time) was in prison he learned about the "new" religion of the Nation of Islam. In the Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X reflects on his own interpretation of the Nation of Islam by sharing his own personal experience of his acceptance of Islam, and his purpose was to show the ideology of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a man of no religion who referred to himself as Satan; and I believe the purpose to…

why Islam spread so quickly? One day Muhammad was walking to Mt. Hira and the Archangel Gabriel squeezed him so hard causing words to come out of his mouth. The words said that Allah was the only God. Once Muhammad decided to talk, the start of Islam in 622 spread so quickly. Islam spread so swiftly because of trade, community, and protection. Islam spread so quickly because of trading. Trading allowed the delivery of the Islamic religion expand. From the Great Ages of Man: Early Islam,…