Five Pillars of Islam

The two religion that I choose to explain about are: Christianity and Islam. Christianity has around 2 billion followers and they believe in God and their holy book name is bible. The founder is Jesus Christ and the leaderships are by priests, ministers, monks, and nuns. The basic main belief is that there is only one God, who watches his creations. Jesus Christ was the son of God and he died to save humanity. Islam has 1.2 billion followers and they believe in one creator as God(Allah). The…

During the past century, the image of Islam has been tarnished, especially in the United States of America. One can argue that this all began with the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf, imperialism, or simply that this was all in God’s plan. Surely, due to recent extreme events that have impacted Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world, a great misunderstanding of Islam has grown. As a result, Americans have been popularizing the term “Islamophobia” which is essentially a form of racism…

One may look at the origins and meaning of the word “Islam,” which in Arabic means the surrender and submission to the will of Allah, and a “Muslim,” in turn, is one who submits and surrenders to the will of Allah. One common greeting among Muslims, “As-salamu alaykum,” which translated means “Peace be upon you,” is even incorporated in the word, Islam. The root word of Islam is, of course, Salam, which means peace. So how can a religion that is literally rooted…

Throughout history, Islam and Christianity have both influenced the world today in many ways. Due to the spread of Christianity and Islam from their origin, there have been many similar and different beliefs and effects on politics. Islam began in 622 A.D. around the Arabian Peninsula spreading the belief of their founder’s will (). Islam followers are called Muslims, or “one who submits”. Muhammad was the founder of Islam. Muhammad and his followers consider himself as the “messenger of…

Judaism, Islam and christianity are the three central religious traditions that dominate the west. There are some people who even argue that islam grew from Christianity and Judaism. However through the west there are a few facts that hold true, such as monotheist religions, God is the creator, and the world will end in a final judgment, just to name a few. Also within the western world, there are strong beliefs revolving around history. The new world view is that history is something we can use…

preceding the birth of Islam, two ancient powers dominated the Middle East. The two ancient powers were the Byzantine Empire, and the Sassanid Empire The Byzantine Empire had control over the Egypt and the Mediterranean coastline between Egypt and Turkey. The Sassanid Empire had control over Persia. Persia was a known for it’s culture during this time period. It was known for the forming/inspiring the following religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Zoroastrianism. The influence of…

According to The Quran, Islam means to submit to The Will of The One and Only God (Allah). This submission should come from within, from sound belief in and conviction to Allah, with any doubt. It should also come from love and trust. Allah according to the Quran is not a special God but the God of Adam, Noah, Moses, and Jesus. Muslims believe in “Tawheed” the oneness of God in which many Muslims believe that Allah does not share this divinity or his rule. Muslims also believe that Allah (God)…

Islam was originated in the seventh century prophet Mohammed. He believe there only one god known as Allah, there no other existence. Allah is the creator of the world. Their major branches are Sunni and Shiite. Islam followed the five Pillars of Islam which are reciting Islamic creed, confession of faith, at least one pilgrimage to Mecca which is they have to go for a month long without any food during or drink during the daylight time, give money to the poor, and do formal prayer five time…

past grievance and aggression on both sides. The 1920 treaty of Sevres is a possible starting point and should be leveraged to justify the premise of a Kurdish State. Another area of compromise and common ground to negotiate from is the religion of Islam that is shared amongst all parties. The U.S. should also demand that the KRG denounce all acts of violence committed by extreme elements of their nationalist movement against our NATO ally Turkey. Of all the countries opposed to the Kurdish…

“Abraham’s Other Son” is a book that answers pressing questions about the Islam faith, while comparing it to Judaism and Christianity. Written by Phillip G. Samaan, this book disproves misconceptions about the Islam faith. The question and answer writing style allows for an easy, yet riveting read. The emergence of Islam begins with Muhammad. He desired to know God because polytheistic worshippers appalled him. His wife, Khadijah, encouraged him to accept God’s calling to be a special messenger.…