community, that feels they have been ostracized from mainstream Muslims for several reasons. Hendricks finds the Qur’an to be in support of human rights and evidence that homosexual relationships were created by God. Hendricks believes that some Hadiths contradict what the Qur’an states; therefore, he only pays attention to the ones he finds in accordance with the text. He is also a proponent for individual thinking, ijtihad. Hendricks hopes that The Inner Circle, the organization supporting the…
Major Book Review Beyond The Veil Fatima Mernissi Syed Rizvi Fatima Mernissi’s book “Beyond The Veil” talks about how women are treated in Islam, political circle and the Arab culture. Like everything it has two sides, some people argue Islam empowered women in ancient Arab, where women were deprived of their rights. And, the other side argues, that women are mistreated in Islam, and have a lower status than men. In her book, Fatima Mernissi depicts both side of the story. She mostly focuses…
The Muslim religion consists of many practices and obligations for their people to live a responsible life while living for Allah. One of the major practices of Muslims is following The Five Pillars of Islam. Many Muslims believe that if you don’t put these practices into action, then life is practically pointless. The Five Pillars shows if Muslims put their faith or real life as their main priority. The Five Pillars of Islam plays a huge role in the religion and is essential to live a life…
The overarching term or the notion of pre-Islam "Jahiliyah" which some researchers preferred , despite the claims of justification they offered; only deals with determining the temporal dimension of the-mostly-religious standpoints about pre-Islamic era and cannot (To a certain extent) alternatively be done from the scientific or social standpoints . This does not include another indications that Arabs lived in a complete intellectual dimness with no moralities before Islam nor does it indicate…
Smirities Period: On a perusal of the literature it becomes clear that he upheld theory of staged trials conducted on the basis of evidence and by adherence to the principles of hearing the parties without any departure from what is enunciated in the Manusmriti. When the world was in distress and people ran helter skelter out of fear, for protection, the Lord created kingship with the object to protect them. Punishment is in reality the king and the manager of affairs and the ruler and that is…
Difficult circumstances are meant to cause fright and disappointment, also they are meant to make human beings stronger. In The Good Muslim a literary composition written by Tahmima Anam, focuses on a courageous female figure that goes through harsh situations. Despite the war and society complications, Maya remains persistent in showing that women are full of independence. Maya’s actions is a major representation of what type of person she is. For example, Tahmima Anam states, “She remembered…
For years women have been subjected to prejudice and been forced to reside in the shadow of their male counterparts, leaving many of their notable actions neglected and underappreciated. However, the roles of women by domestic, religious, and educational standards in both Judaism and Islam have shown significant advances throughout the centuries. Despite the differences between these religions and their individual beliefs, women appear to be granted similar roles and responsibilities under…
There are about 2.2 billion Muslims in the world. How does Islam affect their lives? How does Islam affect a non-muslim’s life on a daily basis? The impact is huge and causes controversy because stereotypes and ideology are growing bigger and tolerance is getting smaller. I’m going to explain and understand how Islam influences the lives of many people because it shows how a religion can influence people. I chose this topic because it is a global problem that the stereotype Islam causes…
Human nature Nature versus nurture Psychologist have different views in term of the debates between human was shaped by nature or nurture. The question whether genes or environment most dominant in shaping human behavior. What is the cause of the difference in human behavior? Why humans are different in behavior? These are question s that always asked by human as general and specifically by psychologist and philosophers. Nature-nurture problem was an old issue also known as with different names…
Is wearing the hijab a sign of faith or of religious oppression? That is the question that has concerned many scholars in the fields of religious studies and women’s studies. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed argues in Love in a Headscarf, that wearing the hijab a sign of her faith. She believes that it is her religious duty to dress modestly and practice veiling. For her, it is a mark of devout faith in Islam and a marker of the religion that she practices. Even though she faces the pressure of a local…