Hajj

from each Muslim. The fourth pillar, Sawm, expresses that every Muslim, if able, must fast during the month of Ramadan from sunrise to sunset to show strong will against giving into temptations such as food (“Five Pillars,” 1).The last pillar is the hajj, a journey to Mecca, the holiest Muslim…

was the start of a radical alteration in my whole outlook about the ‘white’ man” (Haley 340) After seeing that so- called ‘white’ men could be good, his whole thought process changed. The man that came back from Mecca was no longer Malcolm X, but El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. He emerged a new…

Bond Allah or God? The question tends to ponder when one is prefered than the other, but what many do not know is that they share many similarities. God has many names such as; Allah, Lord, God, Yahweh,etc… this is because in different parts or of the world they call him different names, but still believe in one divine creator. Islam and Christianity are two monotheistic religions. Islam is the fastest growing religion and the second largest religion in the world. Islam makes up 23% of the…

Malcolm also noticed how people looked upon him as a Muslim rather than a Negro. Compared to the America, the people that Malcolm met on his pilgrimage were more accepting to people of different skin color. When Malcolm made the Hajj to Mecca, Malcolm witnessed a lack of racial division within the Islamic world. In his letters that he sent to various people, he says how he never witnessed “such sincere hospitality and the overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced…

Before taking the Hajj and traveling abroad, Malcolm X establishes his claim of value regarding the white people by claiming that they are “devils” that caused the race problem. While believing this, Malcolm X also focuses his claim of policy on the expansion of the Nation…

Throughout the course of history, religions have been a source of praise and of war. Over time, three main religions became prominent, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The three religions all differ in their gods and the rules to abide by to remain faithful, but all three religions maintain a holy book to worship and all have one figure to pray to. All of the religions interacted with each other through means of violence and through means of peace, spreading the knowledge of each religion…

Ibn Arabi served as a secretary for the governor of Seville and he later married a woman named Maryam from a well-to-do family. He left Spain when he was 30 and traveled to Tunis. A vision had told him to go to the East. As a result, he performed hajj at Mecca in 1202 and became familiar with a shaykh that he had met there. He also met with another shaykh from Malatya whose son would be a future disciple under Ibn Arabi’s guidance. Ibn also made a stop to Mosul, where he took some time to start…

deprived from. Hasfa bint Hajj ar-Rakyniyya is an example of a muhsana that wrote poetry that focused on her physical mobility. In terms of biographical evidence, there is not much found, yet it known that she lived during the twelfth-century and was noted for her beauty, lineage and wealth. She made herself remarkable through the love poetry that she had written to the poet Abu Ja’far Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-Malik Ibn Sa’id (Schippers, 148). By looking at the poetry of Hafsa bint Hajj ar-Rakuniyya,…

Religion has played a major role in the lives of people for thousands of years by impacting the way people have acted, lived, and thought around the world. The five largest religions, Christianity (2.2 billion followers), Judaism (13 million), Hinduism (900 million), Buddhism (488 million) and Islam (2.2 billion) have all influenced the past with how their values and beliefs affect their followers. This can result in worldwide quarrels over the ‘correct’ explanation for those aiming to search…

We don’t see, yet we believe. That's the thing about religion. You need too firmly have belief in it. Without out the belief, you may as well try walking the earth without an earth. You don’t physically see God, yet I still believe in him. Life is a daily grind. It comprises of many, time-consuming activities. Our daily routine. Going to work or school. Even enjoying leisure activities such as hanging out with your friends. Week after week. Year after year. Life can and will consume you…