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a new type of leaders, caliphs, were chosen. The first four were chosen for life, and came to be known as “the Rightly Guided Caliphs”. They sought to protect and spread Islam, and their military succeeded in carrying the religion beyond the Arabian Peninsula. However, the Arab armies not only on religious motives, but also the motive of acquiring the agricultural wealth of the Byzantine and Persian empires. The Arab armies saw these conquests as a jihad, or holy struggle to bring Islam to other…

Introduction: The best Islamic clothing is the abaya, which is a robe that covers a women’s body mainly composed of black cloth. Islam has set minimum standards for personal modesty, which are reflected in the various styles of clothing worn among Muslims. While such standards may seem outdated or conservative to some people, Muslims view these values of public behavior as timeless. History of Abaya: The idea of wearing the abaya was present since 4 000 years ago in the ancient civilizations…

different geographic areas utilizing different methods, both contained similar religious ideas and directly influenced each other during the time of the Crusades. The roots of Islam can be traced back to the city of Mecca, located in the southern Arabian Peninsula. There, in 570 CE, a man by the name of Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was born. After losing both of his parents at an early age, Muhammad eventually took on the profession of trading as an adult. Frequently, Muhammad withdrew from society…

“nomad,” a person who does not stay in the same place for a long time. Arabic is spoken in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. Arabic belongs to the Semitic family of languages; this language first started to progress in the Arabian Peninsula. Arabic, Aramaic,…

Tutankhamun’s empire was because the deserts to the east and west were dangerous to cross, so the only way for material to reach Tutankhamun’s empire would be by foot and then by boat. For example, to get lapis lazuli, a merchant would have trek down to the Arabian sea to travel a few thousand miles to get to the tip of the Gulf of Suez, to then trek through the Eastern Desert to finally reach Memphis. Then again, Tutankhamun had gained his respect by rebuilding and reopening traditional…

Drones strikes don’t have any good outcomes on the war on terrorism all they do is cause problems. Drones are a violation certain laws like International Covenant on civil and Political Rights. There are no good outcomes from drone strikes the civilians are afraid of drones they are afraid of if the drone will kill them or not. When family is apart of collateral damage that's what causes people to be motivated to join the terrorist against the americans and their ideals. Drones strikes and…

"The Road to Mecca", is a book written by Muhammad Asad. He is an Austrian Jewish who converted to Islam by the end of the 1920's. The Road to Mecca was not only a description for the author's trip to Mecca, but an intellectual, historical, political and novel book that describes the author's feeling of Islam and the Muslim World. Muhammad Asad was a journalist, traveler, philosopher, historian, diplomat, thinker, scholar and a great believer in the religion he decided to convert to. In this…

He was the chief organizer of two expeditions of Arab public figures and intellectuals to the Gallipoli and the Medina (in the Arabian Peninsula) to defend the war effort and bring the experience of the fighters to the general Arab public. The most important fictional work to come out of the Great War in Arabic is The Life of Mifleh al Ghassani (1921) by the Palestinian writer and journalist…

1) A brief history of the religion Islam is one of the growing religion in the US. The religion appears with its prophet Muhammad in the seventh century in the Arabian Peninsula. Islam is practiced as a monotheistic religion that recognizes only one God (Allah). In a century, it spreads over a part of Asia, North Africa and even Southern Europe. The belief in the oneness of God was of paramount importance and everything flowed from it. The verses of the Qur 'an strongly emphasize the oneness of…

In religious context, the word fatwa carries more meaning, because when a Muslim has a question that has to be answered from an Islamic point of view they ask an Islamic scholar known as a Mufti. These Muftis have a deep understanding or fiqh of Islamic Law sources, and the observance of morals, rituals and social legislation which plays a major role in them issuing a fatwa. The Mufti also uses usul al-fiqh, a body of principles and investigative methodologies that are developed from the…