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    reports of Islamic radicals attacking and killing groups of people for some reason or another. Countless reports of extremists who carry out their massacres in the name of God make it difficult for some to see and to understand how Christianity and Islam share many of the same values. God gives Moses the ten commandments in Exodus 20:3-17, making clear the values of Christianity. Likewise, the Quran includes a version of the ten commandments in sura Al-An 'am 6:151 and also in Al-Isra…

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    Written by Syed Hossein Nasr in January 1965, this book of ‘Ideals and Realities of Islam’ comprises of six main chapters. In general, the gist of this book is to clear things up regarding Islam. During the particular time the book is wrote, many of the Westerners came out with critiques and their own point of view regarding Islam without deeply understanding the religion which then somehow affected the young Muslims to lose their spiritual balance and feel estranged from their own tradition.…

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    Death of the Creator of Islam Muhammad was born in c. 570 in Mecca, a town in the desert plateau of western Arabia. His father passed before he was born and his mother also died when he was a young child, he became an orphan around the age of six. At about age eight, his paternal uncle adopted him in and raised him in his family. Muhammad was a hard worker who spent his time working as a Shepard to pay his uncle for his care. He later married an older widow who was a wealthy merchant and had…

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    Islam is one of the fastest growing religions behind Christianity and it is projected to surpass Christianity in the next few decades. There are many heated debates amongst countries with the Islamic State and the terrorists attack/threats to non-Muslim countries. There is a question that remains in most people’s minds why do you people follow this religion. At the same time there is something many people do not understand and that is simply that they do not know what Islam truly is. It is very…

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    Yes. It has attracted psychopaths and adventure seekers, drawn largely from the disaffected populations of the Middle East and Europe. But the religion preached by its most ardent followers derives from coherent and even learned interpretations of Islam. Virtually every major decision and law promulgated by the Islamic State adheres to what it calls, in its press and pronouncements, and on its billboards, license…

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    and many other area that equivalent to the Shariah’s Islam. Besides, Islam has generally guideline on halal food which involving the material and ingredient use, animal permitted to be eat must be slaughter properly according to Islam. Consequently, the ingredient use must not be combine, or have contact with anything that haram to Islam such as, pig, wine, dog. It must be keep clean…

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    Muhammad And Islam Dbq

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    Muhammad divided the Muslims from Mecca by breaking up tribes as well as families and criticizing old polytheistic traditions. While bringing together his new community, Muhammad ended up breaking up tribes and turned families against each other. Muhammad’s journey to Medina signaled not only his escape from a dangerous Mecca, but also the further establishment of the Islamic community. This journey, known as the Hijrah, forced those who were loyal to Muhammad to leave their families and friends…

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    believed himself to be god’s final prophet,There was only one god that people believed he was called Allah.The religion Muhammad created was called Islam but the people who followed were called Muslims.All Muslims were expected to pray on a yearly tax, That is mostly to help the needy and poor. These graceful act were called The Five Pillars of Islam, A sort of law that all Muslims must follow.During the month of Ramadan, Muslims must not eat , smoke or drink alcohol and cannot have any sexual…

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    Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion and is getting larger in terms of followers every year. In the year of 2050 Islam will grow from 1.6 billion to 2.76 billion followers. The word Islam means submission because people are submitting their will to God. Islam has many religious roots pertaining to other world Religions. In the media Islam is stereotyped for not practicing peace by saying Muslims commit acts of terrorism, women don’t have rights and that the Jihad is a holy war which are…

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    Islam v.s Christianity Islam and Christianity are the two most practiced religions to this day. Many people believe that Islam and Christianity are very different, however that is the case in some situations today’s society is set out to believe anything they hear without the facts. Islam and Christianity are more alike than people assume they are. They do have differences but that's with every religion. One of the biggest differences between Islam and Christianity is Trinity. Trinity is a…

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