Hadith

The well-known philosophy of Natural laws—or rights—is acknowledged by most human beings. The right to earn a living for oneself, and be able to pursue anything; is greatly treasured by everybody. But there always has and will be a continuous battle of restricting others rights. Looking into the Islamic world, it has been male-ruled for the longest of time. Men have controlled everything that women do in that sector of the globe. From what they wear, if they are allowed out of the household,…

Contemplation is a reflection or an observation thought with deep consideration, but in context to religion, it can be described as a “spiritual meditation; concentration of mind and soul upon God” (Dictionary.com, 2016). As outlined by Thomas Merton, contemplation is believed to be intellectual and spiritual life’s highest expression, filling people with gratitude, realisation of life and reality and a way to make our reason and faith complete. Contemplation, spiritual or non-spiritual, can…

Vegetarianism in Islam Citations from the Qur'an and the hadiths of companions and caliphs about the vegetarian people The first biographers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) show that he preferred vegetarian foods, saying that he liked milk diluted in water, yogurt with butter or nuts and cucumbers with dates. His favorite fruits, which were known to survive for weeks at a time, were pomegranates, grapes, and figs, and he liked a morning drink of dates soaked and crushed. He liked honey…

The persecution of Muslims There are people that hear about a terrorist attack and automatically assume that it was the Islamic Nation. Islamic persecution has been happening for a long time, even before the tragic events that happened on September 11, 2001. The Islams have recently been blamed for many of the current terrorist attacks. Isis is an Islamic organization that has committed many terroristic activities, which leads for many people to believe that all Muslims are terrorists. The…

Each society has its own social circumstances with its own traditions, formalities, values and customs. It is natural that the values and customs of societies in foreign countries would differ from those of our Muslim societies. These differences place the Muslim living in such societies, in a constant state of questing about what is permissible for him and what is not. Nowadays as early as children stage we have been exposed to the western movies and lifestyles which clearly not according to…

As many of us began this course,we thought to ourselves what is a worldview? Well,one definition quoted by Craig Rusbult is, “A worldview can be interpreted as a mental model of reality—a framework of ideas and attitudes about the world,ourselves,and life,it is a comprehensive system of beliefs—with answers for a wide range of questions” (Rusbult,1).In other words a worldview is how one sees and interprets the world.It can also be how a person views their own life,their religion,and their own…

glory. This is not to say that Islamic culture has not left an impact in the art world. Islam has made beautiful and striking revisions in areas of design, such as the intricate bordering patterns and designs that accompany parts of the Koran and the Hadith (2nd most important religious book in majority of Islam, the written accounts of Islamic prophet Muhamad). As well as contributing advancements in landscape paintings that generally represented the sacred gardens written about in the…

Arab traders considered Islam as their religion. They believed in the teachings of the prophet Muhammad and the Hadith. Some of the Arabs settled along the East African coastline such as Mombasa, and continued practicing their Islamic religion. The Islamic religion expanded across East Africa region, precisely in Yao and the Buganda land situated in the contemporary…

Jihad is defines as, a struggle. There are two distinct variations of jihad: the Greater Jihad and the Lesser Jihad. The greater jihad is an, “inner struggle against base instincts” (CaP) and notably more spiritual. Many Sufis with the intention of getting closer to God practice this form of jihad. A Muslim who is acting on the greater or inner jihad must continuously practice restraint against unholy urges. Participating in the never-ending battle against ever changing urges of the world that…

Research Question: Who is the most qualified person to be call as a hero in everyone life? Prophet Muhammad PBUH as a real hero in everyone life. Every individual has its own heroes. Everyone has a special figure or set of values they look to as a personal ideal of what is worth fighting for and what is right. When we were kids, we used to think that heroes were like Superman, Batman, Ultraman and other superheroes that we watched in television. Watching how those heroes save the universe in…