Hajj

Throughout the past seven weeks, we have read and studied several religions, their basic structure, and their beliefs about the afterlife. The one religion that caught most of my attention was Islam. The reason it did, is due to its simplistic idea of right and wrong. It presents a guide on how to life live and care for others too, without the common hierarchy and complications of other religions in its Five Pillars of Islam. After reading the BBC's documentary article on Islam, I would like…

First, I will talk about the basis of Islam and what it really teaches. Due to recent events in the United Sates the image of Islam has been distorted making it look violent, intolerant and that has increase islamophobia. Islam has grown so rapidly and there are nearly 6 to 7 million Muslims nationwide and it is important for everyone to gain knowledge on what Islam truly is. Islam walks in the path of flexibility and denounces any type of violence. The Holy Quran states that “If any one killed…

Christianity and Islam both lend their religion to a single deity: the Christian God being the loving, redeeming, and just Creator of the Earth, and Islam’s Allah, the just, judgmental, and inspiring god which required His love to be earned by His followers. Both these religions entail prophets, great religious wars, and holy books. Both have spread far across the earth and both have experienced major persecution for their beliefs. However, as similar as they might be, Christianity and Islam…

homeland” the only Muslim country to be made in the name of Islam (91). Mohammad Ali Jinnah founded Pakistan once “British India was divided in August 1947” (91). There are five tenets of the Muslim religion, those being Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj. These tenets are guides and depict how Muslims should carry out their lives. Shias and Sunni’s in Pakistan possess several differences, dating back to the death of Prophet Muhammad. While Sunni’s believe the position of leadership was taken…

In "The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X said that " Those big Negros didn’t need big jobs, they already had jobs." Malcolm acting upon years of torment and being ridiculed finally standing up for something he believes in. Walter, in A Raisin in the Sun, is tired of working for the same people, wants something better, something that doesn’t involve working for the white man. Malcolm fights not only for black rights but also to keep the white man out of the black community. Both men must take on…

The Islamic Empire is one of history’s greatest achievements because it’s a civilization that’s spread greatly through an area as divided as South West Asia. The empire lasted for centuries and affected civilizations around the globe. The Islamic Empire spread rapidly through the region of South West Asia and succeeded in becoming the dominant civilization for hundreds of years due to the appeal of it’s undeniable origin, peaceful principles, and it’s development in expansion. The Islamic…

Study Essay Three Ghana was the first great African empire of the western Sudan. Ghana was surrounded by Soninke people who are believed to have founded Ghana in 300 helping it flourish until 1200. The name Ghana derived from “warrior King” and “King of gold”. Ghana gained a significant amount of wealth during their control of the Gold trade in West Africa. Ghana became so wealthy from the salt and gold trade from their access to the trade routes that went through their land. Ghana’s position…

A Nations political attitude cannot be used to refer to the attributes of a culture. From my personal expertise in society, Muslims’ subculture, which is recognized as the Islamic religion, had been discriminated against in society because of warfare and tourism. Muslims religion teaches about peace, love, togetherness, but the media have discuss the subculture for been dangerous. The United States have mix culture in each state. I grew up in a Christian family with the knowledge that the only…

second largest of the three monotheistic religions. Muslims believed that Quran is God’s word as revealed through the prophet Muhammad. There are 5 pillars of islam: Shahada, Salat, Zakat,Sawm, and hajj. Shahada means to have faith. Salat means to to pray. Zakat means to is charity. Sawm means fasting. Hajj means Pilgrimage to Mecca. They believed God is everything and incomparable and the purpose of life is to worship God. These people were trained and they were willing to die for there…

Malala Yousafzai once said, “there should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion,” after she was shot in the face by Taliban insurgents simply for speaking against the oppression of women in the Middle East in search for the right to an education. Malala Yousafzai is a seventeen year old girl from Pakistan, who was shot three times on a school bus by Taliban insurgents because she believed in a woman 's right to education and a change of the status quo.…