Caliph

It is a deceptively simple building located on a high platform that was erected at some indeterminate time on the large esplanade in the southeastern corner of the city. Its wooden gilt dome is slightly over twenty meters in diameter and rises like a tall cylinder to a height of some thirty meters over the surrounding stone-paved platform. It is supported by a circular arcade of four piers and twelve columns. An octagon of two ambulatories on eight piers and sixteen columns holds the cylinder…

What exactly is war? Is it the ability to prove how heroic you are? Is it terrorism or fear? Could it be both? To these questions there are no answers. War is simply catastrophic, the ideal absence of common sense. In order to show this point, many authors have written books trying to describe war in a sensible way. This includes the novel Catch-22 in which according to Harold follows the biological perspective that “Heller’s writing was partly based by his own experience as a bombardier…

Quranic inscriptions in green and white marble on the precinct side. The columns in the gallery were carved of granite, greenstone, and white marble, as well. Also, on the corners of the domes, one can see the names of the Prophet Mohammed PBUH, four Caliphs and the apostles to remind the people of their good deeds and to encourage them to do their best to be in the paradise with those men. Underneath those domes, the floor is covered with red carpets with organic shapes to emphasis the warmth,…

Baghdad today is one of the largest cities in the Arab world. Although in 2016 Baghdad is majorly Islamic, this was not always the case. People were initially skeptical of Islam when Mohammed declared Allah speaks with him. The Bedouin people, who were nomadic, continuously fought for resources. Islamic values and fundamentals helped solve the Bedouin’s issue. The spread of the religion Islam contributed to the rise of Baghdad by appealing to the Bedouin through creating a collaborative society…

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,…

Osama Bin Laden. One man. A man responsible for thousands of deaths of innocent people. Bin Laden was the leader of the terrorist group named Al Qaeda. Bin Laden’s attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 made the Americans angry and want to search for and kill him. After 10 years of searching for Bin Laden, he was found in the city of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Osama Bin Laden was then found in a mansion. In my opinion, I believe that Osama Bin Laden’s assassination is justified because his planned…

life. A similar schism occurred in Islam in the same time period. After Muhammad’s death in 632 CE, there were succession problems. Some muslims thought Abu Bakr was a good successor to Muhammad, while other Muslims thought Ali should have become caliph instead of Bakr. This caused the split of Islam into Sunni and Shia, Sunni are Muslims who favor Bakr, while Shia are the ones who favor Ali. Just as Christianity in Rome was split in half, so…

Media nowadays has evolved tremendously since the first time the term ‘media’ introduced. Its major role in channeling information has turned better as the time pass. Previously, there were only written materials, then images, then audios, then videos, and nowadays it keeps progressing. Eventually, the use of media is becoming inevitable for every sector available, and one of the sectors that relies significantly on media is the Military sector. Media plays a very crucial role for most Military…

To understand ISIS, one must first learn their values and motives that is behind their organization. ISIS or The Islamic State is completely rooted in Islamic beliefs. This does not mean all muslims are in support of ISIS. There are two main Islamic groups. The Shi’a and the Sunni. “Though the comparison is imperfect for a number of reasons, it can be helpful to think of Shi’a Islam as being analogous to Roman Catholicism, and Sunni Islam as being analogous to Protestantism.”(Stern, Berger…

During the end of the 11th century, large civilizations in Europe and the Middle East had risen to conflict. The Catholic Kingdoms had originated from the Roman Empire after the civilization had fallen. The Kingdoms expanded its territory from present day France through present day Hungary; essentially Western Europe (Crusades Map). In the Catholic Kingdoms, the Pope had control of all church affairs, and the priest had control over a single church (Ellis 217-218). During the late 12th century,…