Hajj

intimate communication with his lord” (Gordon, 2010). The third pillar (Zakat) focuses on giving money to charities and to the poor. Sawm is the fourth pillar and focuses on the period of fasting during Ramadan. The fifth and final pillar refers to Hajj that is a pilgrimage to the holy city, Mecca. These pillars are the frameworks to which Muslim life is based and built. It is a known fact in Islamic tradition that no matter how much one may believe, if they do not turn that belief into action…

The Islam factions are rooted in disagreements. The long standing debate was about who should be named successor after the death of the prophet Muhammad. Both factions wanted someone they could trust that would carry out the prophet’s customs and teachings. The Muslims could not come to an agreement so that is what caused the spilt. Because of the split, it caused a lot of different views on religion and political issues. These factions are mostly in the Eastern part of the world. These two…

The United States of America is arguably one of the most hypocritical nations in the world, to date. Throughout its history, the USA has gone against the values that it was supposedly founded upon: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We saw this hypocrisy in the 1800s as Frederick Douglass delivered his speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, a social criticism as to how Americans would celebrate independence and freedom from oppression when four million Americans labored on…

The Impact of Colonization on Islam Islam is a religion that is deeply rooted in its value of tradition. This value became more important during the time of colonization, when Muslims were being forced to homogenize with Western values. Like many religions, Islam has faced the oppression from the colonization of Muslim states. The colonization has affected how Muslims practice their religion today, after Muslim countries gained their independence, and is included in the history of their religion…

Following the barbaric invasion of the terrorist group, Islamic State, in Iraq further speculation has been circulated around the conception of Islam being the religion of terror and the motive behind the massacre of innocence around the world. As a result of this, and other events the serene religion of Islam have develop into the most embroiled religion to subsist in our society. Although there have been numerous predicaments that challenge the fundamental concept of peace in Islam, it should…

Rome was in deep trouble as they floundered so did China as they showed signs of decay internally. China gave it a name called a dynastic cycle. This was a cycle of rising and fall that made it deserve the name. However, the Han decline during the last two centuries given the name Eastern Han (25-220 CE ). The Eastern Han did not show any strength in the Chinese system of rule. These of few of the emperor’s rival’s, the empress and her family, the hereditary aristocrats, the eunuchs, the…

Mari Kelley Professor Carl Greer Modern American History 24 October 2014 Black Activist: Malcolm X Malcolm X is known for being as one of many contributors to the controversy of black segregation in America. Like many of the civil right’s leaders he fought for the black’s freedom and rights doing whatever it took to make society see the racial problems in America. Although his ways and thoughts of achieving freedom for blacks differed from most, Malcolm ideas and beliefs were on similar levels…

Since the birth of our nation, African Americans have undergone significant changes from slavery, the Reconstruction era and eventually the civil rights movement. These battles have been fought by prominent leaders both black and white. Some examples of early African American struggles include vicious crimes from southern whites that resulted in nearly zero prosecutions, voting rights controlled by violence and intimidation and sharecropping which kept them in debt. Certain laws were ignored…

Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X’s childhood changed quickly and dramatically with the death of his father by racially motivated murderers in Omaha, Nebraska. When his mother was unable to deal with the tragic loss of her husband, she became mentally ill and left her home to live in a mental hospital, while Malcolm moved away to Boston, where he became quickly absorbed in the Urban lifestyle. He lost sense of himself as he became more involved in drugs and crime, and his carelessness led to his…

prayer and dihker. In her zawiya in Shafshawan, she preached to people and recited the Quran to them. She fed the poor. She learnt the Sufi path from the great spiritual masters such as Abu al Baqa al Ghazwani, Sidi Muammad al Habti, Abu al Hassan al Hajj al Ghazwani and others. Shaykh al-Ghazwani said to me that he used to put his hands on lalla Ayisha’s head, when she was still a child and said: “This young girl will have a great importance”. Lalla Ayisha also cured ill people. She put her…