Five Pillars of Islam

Introduction At present, whenever we look at Islam. We instantly imagine the suicide bombing, violent protests, terrorism, jihad and veiled women of the Middle East. This mean that some people have a negative sense towards the Islamic world. Particularly, when we consider on women which are nearly always the victims of gender discrimination , justice, and inequality. So, in this paper, I try to conduct the analysis in the issues of gender inequality over the Islamic world. From my point…

Christianity and Islam have many similarities and some fundamental differences. In God is Not One (2010), Stephen Prothero emphasizes the differences among the faiths. In contrast, in Huston Smith’s book, The World’s Religions (1958), Smith emphasizes what religions have in common. The differences among the faiths were mainly addressed by Stephen Prothero – such as: the Bible and the Qur’an, sin, and what happens after death. Opposed to Smith, who mainly focused on what the religions have in…

3.The Holy Hadith and Al’-Buhkari The literary or language meaning of the word Hadith is communication, story, conversation, whereas, religious or theological meaning of this term signifies The Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and teachings. According to Bill Warner(2010) Hadith is “ what Prophet Mohammad did or said”. Islamic scholars distinguish different categories of Hadith, according to the degree of reliability,there are three types: Weak Hadith, which have been narrated by a single…

countries. The religion of Islam is the second biggest monotheistic religion, having over 1 billion followers. Monotheistic meaning only serving or worshipping one God. Islam being derived from the word “salaam” which means peace. The religion of Islam goes around the five basic principles; Believing in one God, believing in prophethood, believing in the justice of God, believing in Imams, and believing in Judgement Day. The practice of Islam is based on the five pillars; to declare your…

In Islamic perspective, Zakat is necessary on specific individuals upon specific wealth or holdings. This obligation is called by Qur’anic order, the Sunnah and Ijma’ or general opinion. The Prophet (P.B.U.H) considered Zakat to be among the pillars of Islamic faith. In fact it is second only to prayer. It is an obligatory for an individual of Muslim who are able to do so to ease economic hardship for other Muslims to eliminate inequality among other Muslims. There are many virtues associated…

good? In this paper, a huge issue in today 's society will be discussed. The matter of religion… does it assist people by giving hope for a better life or is it holding society back from progress? There are thousands of different religions. Each has their own belief system and ideas about the afterlife and what it will be like. With all these different ideas out there it brings up the question. Are all of these religions good? Is there just one that is correct or are they all just nonsense…

I will compare the Christian and Islamic religions on how they view marriage. In Islam, marriage is important to all socioeconomic groups and the Holy Prophet Muhammad states, “marriage is half the religion”. In comparison, in Christianity, marriage is a religious sacrament and is thought of as a gift from God. In Islam, a Muslim man can marry up to four wives consecutively. Muslims should not marry unbelievers or allow one 's daughter to marry unbelievers. A Muslim man is allowed to marry a…

In the medieval African societies, they were proud of their beautiful modernized cities. They used art to make their cities aesthetically pleasing, and literature to express their thoughts and feelings. They prioritized family immensely, and had many traditions. Family was very important because in this time period families did everything together. Religion was a main factor in the spiritual beliefs of the cities. In this time period, not everything was understood scientifically, so religion was…

but it is also a caurasta between Islamic and Hindu religions. Despite Amma stepping outside of her gender role, she regularly says the only castes that matter are gender boundaries, which differentiates her healing practices from institutionalized Islam. In order to understand Amma and her healing room in the context of studying gender in “vernacular”…

injustice. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, religion appears as a portrayal as a way to unify the black community and create a sense of Black Nationalism. Through the portrayals of Black Christianity, the Nation of Islam, and Orthodox Islam in Malcolm’s life, we can see how religion unifies Black Americans by giving them a sense of self-pride and belonging. Black Religion for Malcolm X appears throughout the entirety of his life starting in his childhood right up until…