Arab Muslims

ASSIGNMENT HISTORY OF THE HOLY QURAN The Quran represents the fountain head of divine guidance for every Muslim. It is revealed through the Angel Jibril, to the final prophet, Muhammad (P.B.U.H). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was 40 years old when the first verse of Quran was revealed to Him. The revelation of Quran started in the Holy month of Ramadan. The revelation took place over the period of 23 years. Angel Jibril used to bring the message of Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that…

interpretation and practical learning about the preaching of Islam. 3.4 Daily Routine of a Devoted Muslim Islam…

1. Introduction Literature on waqf shows the importance of waqf in Islamic civilisation in terms of the breadth of services it provided and the scale of area it covered. The role of waqf may, at times, render some of the state’s roles unnecessary as indicated by the absence of some state departments (Sadeq, 2002). This historical excursion also serves to indicate a significant potential of waqf as a mechanism for providing social services to beneficiaries such as the poor. This necessitates the…

Women at Point Zero is a novel written by Nawal El Saadawi, which was published in 1975 in Arabic then translated in 1983. This novel accounts the first person view of Firdaus’s, who is locked up in a Cairo prison cell, where she reveals how the beginning of her life and how she ended up on death row. Women at Point Zero is a narrative on issues such as rape, women’s rights and violence. The purpose of the author’s work is to engage the audience into Firdaus’s life and relationships she makes…

Eid is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims. The holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan. In Ramadan, Muslims fast for the whole month. Before I went to the mosque for eid prayer I had to do many preparations. According to Erving Goffman, preparations are done in the backstage. Backstage is where there was no audience and I was able to be my true self. (22) When I was in the backstage I asked myself questions about the way I would look and act at the event. I decided to wear salwar kameez…

The Philosophy of Hajj Rituals History of Hajj Hajj literally means ‘heading to a place’. In Islamic terminology, however, it refers to the annual obligatory pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) [1]. In essence, Hajj is man's evolution toward Allah. It is a social worship which creates a relation between God and His creatures and has different effects on the Islamic…

people. He had no intentions of integrating with the white community. One of his popular quotes is “White is evil; non-white is good.” When the Nation of Islam was criticized for their hatred towards the whites he responded by saying that the Black Muslim movement is “the hate that hate produced” (Lincoln xxi). This means that the movement was created because of the hatred the whites showed the African Americans for many years and now it was the their turn to stand up for their rights and…

treaties. All of these methods had a different success rate, however some contributed more to the spread of Islam. One of the most prominent methods was Conquering and expansion through combat. In Document A it states, “In the battle of Yarmuk certain Muslim Women took part and fought violently.” This shows that the women refused to be conquered, that they believe in their cause, and that they will fight for their beliefs. Overall this greatly contributed to the spread of Islam. Another tricky,…

The Prophet Muhammad founded the religion of Islam. Muslims believe the Koran to be the words of God revealed to the prophet. Muhammad was born about AD 570 in the city of Mecca, an important trading center in western Arabia. He was a member of the Hashim clan of the powerful Quraysh tribe. Because Muhammad’s father, Abd Allah, died before he was born and his mother, Amina, when he was 6 years old, he was placed in the care of his grandfatherAbd al-Muttalib and, after 578, his uncle Abu Talib,…

Controversy: Implications for American Islam”, he analyzes the Ground Zero project as well as supplementary evidence to discuss the mistreatment of Muslims in American society and the struggles that they have had to face especially after the events of September 11. To conclude his paper, Takim (2011) discusses the steps that can be taken to ensure American Muslims and the rest of the diverse American population can coexist. I think it would have been a great idea to build a grand “13-story”…