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boy”, and finally the pandit: “ He’s a good Hindu boy.” So where is Christ when his family was devoured by the storm in the middle of the ocean? where is Vishnu when Pi wasn’t fed for days and was in the slim border of life and death? and where is Allah that should keep all of this from happen to this poor little boy in the first place? These are just mine resentment on behalf of Pi or even for me when I was in these similar situation. Everything that he have been through, he did not blame God…

A Mosque plays a very important role in a Muslim Society. A Mosque also known as a Masjid is a Holy place where all the Muslims gather to worship Allah Almighty. The word “Masjid” is an Arabic word which simply means “place of prostration”. The mosque also has a spiritual impact on all the Muslims, as they enter the mosque they get a feeling of relaxation, peace, sense of respect as they are stepping into the house of their creator. They act with Humility, dignity and humbleness as they pray.…

excellence in the Islamic religion. The way I view spiritual excellence in the Islamic religion is spiritual perfection. The way that this can be achieved is acting as though God is watching you no matter what it is you are doing. Excellence is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for although you do not see Him yet He certainly sees you. Source: Sahih Muslim 8, Grade: Sahih Spiritual excellence is not easy at all to do, you most definitely have to do more than the bare minimum of the religion.…

Most of the theological issues that defined by either rational or traditional sects can be seen as problem, because they do not mentioned in the detail in the scripture. Therefor each side of these ideas can lead a believer to heresy. In this case the need of reason and philosophical discourses is unavoidable. In what follows I am going to show the problematic nature of some main theological issues and their significant: 1. When it come to the analysis of the nature of the Qur’an a problem…

In the Islamic religion, there are two ritual trips: Umra and Hajj. Because the Umra is the ‘lesser’ of the two rituals, the Hajj is the more emphasized pilgrimage (The Rituals of the Hajj). The Hajj takes place within five places over the course of six days during the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar. The rituals of Hajj can be found in the 5 Pillars of Islam derived from the Islamic holy book, the Qur’an. Within the Qur’an one verse speaks of the pilgrimage’s significance, “And remember…

Conflict Management Styles in the Workplace: A Study of First Generation Arab Muslim Immigrants in the United States Abstract Different studies have demonstrated that culture, religiosity, and sexual orientation impact individuals' conduct in dealing with their strife; be that as it may, there has been little examination of the effect of the cultural assimilation process on these variables used by original Arab Muslim foreigners in the United States. My study takes after a consecutive…

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is among the five fundamental pillars in Islam. The month is received as a period of celebrating religious activities. People read the Holy Quran in this month and offer special night prayers known as “Tarawih”. The Holy Quran describes that a particular night in Ramadan is better than a thousand months in Surah al-Qadr: Verse 3. The concept of Islam is that the month of Ramadan should be used by Muslims to train themselves to perform good deeds and improve the…

The primary hagiographic story of ‘Aziz al Saksawiyya is the one found in the hagiographic work entitled Uns al-Faqir Wa izz al Hakir (the Intimacy of the Sufi and the greatness of the Denigrated) by the Sufi jurist ‘Abd al-Aziz ibn al-khatib who is known by the name of ibn Qunfudh (14th century). As we saw before this hagiographic record is a compilation of saints, Sufis and holy people belonging to Morocco and other Maghrebian countries. It includes only saints who were disciples of the axial…

The symbolism of Mecca for Helen In the play (The road to Mecca by Athol Furgard faber and faber edition) In the play “The road to Mecca” by Athol Furgard is a character named Helen, also known as Miss Helen. In the play she creates her own Mecca in her yard. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia and it is a holy city to followers of Islam. People take this religious journey to deepen their experience with God. In this case Helen takes a spiritual journey and she does not physically go to Saudi…

Many things distinguish Western culture from Arabian culture, but there are also some key cultural similarities that can be seen between these two cultures. One key thing that should be noted is the key role that religion plays is Arab culture. More specifically, the religion of Islam affects many of the customs in those countries. The first thing that sets these cultures apart is religion. In these Arabian cultures, Islamic religion is the main religion, and many of the laws that were given to…