Abu Bakr

Most identify the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as being an Islamic terrorist group. Whether or not ISIS is actually Islamic has been up for debate. One thing that is for certain is that ISIS does use, proclaim and manipulate Islam in its’ ever-lasting ploy to lure recruits to join their ranks. For instance, one of the ways this is done is through imams. Imams serve as the leaders of Muslim mosques all across the world. So, needless to be said, imams serve as important authoritative figures…

Before we begin our inquiry of whether adopting multiculturalism in our globalised society is a necessity, we must first ask ourselves, what is “multiculturalism” and “globalisation”? Multiculturalism refers to the evolution of cultural diversity within a jurisdiction while globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture. We might thus say that multiculturalism must be adopted in our globalised…

On September 21st, 2015, the presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson sparked a controversial reaction through the cable network, by stating discriminatory statements against American Muslims. Statements were televised directly to the viewers who immediately reacted to Dr. Carson’s discriminatory statements. In his interview broadcasted by CNN, he stated, “"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," (Lobianco) Later, during the same…

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer stands out in the social­-psychological literature because of it’s author’s notorious lack of formal education and for the conclusions he drew about social movements and their participants. Hoffer, seeking to better understand the prognosis of large social movements and how they gain and lose members, applies numerous theoretical examples to illustrate his arguments including Nazism, Christianity, Islam, and Communism.…

In the world today, we see so many events happening that sometimes we do not know why they occur. In the western side of the world we see people living in more developed countries such as the United States and Europe. As in the eastern side there are countries that are a lower developed countries for example South west Asia and south Asia. To have a comparison between two countries that I will be explaining about are Europe and South West Asia. Those two regions have a lot of differences in…

Hazrat Abu Huraira, a distinguished companion of the Prophet, compiled 5375 traditions in his book called Sahifa-e-AbuHuraira. o Hazrat Ayesha also compiled 2210 traditions were known as the musnad of Ayesha. HazratAli made an entire compilation on legal issues. o Hazrat Abu Bakr also compiled 500 traditions which were passed on to Hazrat Ayesha. o This period was followed by the second stage…

Radical Islam has become the number one focus of U.S. intelligence, military, and foreign policy in the years since 9/11. Its growth from political Islam to terrorism has been marked by numerous scholars and their contemporaries ranging from Qutb to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. There are many driving forces behind radical Islam, but one of the most important yet confusing is the concept of Jihad, which is used by all groups. Qutb describes the main goal of Islamic jihadism by writing, in his book…

The divide is the disagreement on who the prophet (Muhammad) wanted to succeed him. (Brown, 88). The divide focused on two of the four rightful caliphs: Abu Bakr and Ali. Because Ibn Ishaq followed Sunni rule the Sira is solely a Sunni perspective of the life of Muhammad. Modern historians also have expressed skepticism about certain details regarding the Sira. These historians are labelled with the name…

Within the past couple of years, the news has been filled with stories on the terrorist group, ISIS. ISIS is a jihadist terror group in Iraq. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also ISIS). ISIS was formed off of the Sunni terrorist group al Qaeda, which is less extreme than ISIS itself. They have began to overshadow the less extreme groups. ISIS is one of the…

The Global War on Terror began almost immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Although the players since then have somewhat changed, the War on Terror is still continuing and it does not appear to be ending anytime soon. The question to answer is why is this war still going? This is not a war against another nation, but a war against different groups and organizations. These groups should not have the same resources as sovereign nations; however, they are able…