Islamic calendar

The festival of Mouled, a renowned celebration throughout Islamic countries in North Africa and the Middle East, was introduced to Tunisia through Islam. The history and religion of Tunisia, past and present, is well demonstrated through the festival Mouled, as well as savory Couscous, traditional Tunisian mint tea, and sweet Makroud. The influence of Islam contributes to much of Tunisian culture. One example of this introduction of Islamic tradition is the holiday Mouled. This celebration…

notions by different cultures. Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary is account of the Islamic World through Islamic eyes. Ansary takes the reader through the progression of Islam which is a faith that has both spiritual and political aspects. Although Ansary focuses mainly on the political progression of the Muslim state, he gives adequate attention to the fundamental societal and cultural changes that shaped Islamic Civilization. Tamim Ansary, born in Afghanistan and currently residing in San…

Mohammad who helped start the religion Islam, Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 C.E. in his later years he did find himself a lady named Khadija who was a widow and came from a wealthy background. Muhammad lived from 570-632 C.E. In 622 C.E. The Islamic calendar began and soon after…

The Islamic religion is spread across 3 continents. Islam is different than other religions because it has no physical miracles. Muslims in Makkah took a journey called the Hegria in 622 A.D. because the leaders of Makkah beloved they were causing violence in the Kaava. This journey was the ultimate test of devotion for the Islamic people who left their families behind. The Hegria marked year one of the Muslim calendar. Muslims pray five times a day facing the Kaava. The first to call people to…

The Islamic Slave Trade: Examining Africa’s Ties Since the dawn of the seventh century, the African continent has been a welcoming home for Islam, Modern Age’s fastest growing religion, and its followers.1 Over the subsequent eons, Islam and Africa have become entwined in an intersectional and harmonious relationship, balancing the nuances of faith, scholarship, politics, and economics––all resultative of the institutionalized slavery that metastasized across the continent with the spread of the…

A Brief about the Pre-Islamic Arabia: Before the birth of Mohammad and the rise of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula was ruled by old social and political system that established in response to the harsh environment of the region. The region never knew what we call today central government which it was a tribal government every tribe rules its own territories and that how the Arab lived before the rise of Islam. In addition to that the Arabian Peninsula was surrounded by powerful two empires that…

Muhammad’s journey, or hijra, to Medina is seen as an important event in Islamic history, and also one of the first major events that has to do with the formation of Islam. Based on the fact that the year of his trip to Medina “was adopted within a few years of Muhammad’s death as making the beginning of the Islamic calendar,” obviously his journey and actions here resonate with the history of the religion (Donner, 43). While discussing the formation…

Overview: Muslims are practitioners or followers of Islam; acknowledging Muhammad as the last prophet of God. Most Muslims worldwide practice Islam, however some are non-practicing’ or even ‘atheistic’ Muslims in some areas such as Albania, Turkey, Bosnia, USA and Canada. Islam is one of the largest religions in the world, with over one billion followers. There are between 1.2 and 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, living mostly in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh,…

Islam religion. D. Ramadan ( Fasting) 1. It always occur in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar (Huda, 2014). 2. All Muslims around the globe, abstain from food, drinks, sex, or any other physical needs during daylight hours. 3. It serves as the time to purify the soul, to refocus attention on God, and to practice self-sacrifice (Huda, 2014). 4. All Muslim use this month of Ramadan to re-evaluate their lives in Islamic guidance (Huda,…

terrorist. When Homer invites Bashir’s family to dinner, he has a plan to expose their family as terrorists and discriminate them against their Islamic background. Homer’s stupidity is shown in the scene where he tries to poison Bashir’s family with a cake decorated as the American flag, giving them ‘a taste of freedom.’ Later, he has a nightmare about the Islamic culture conquering America, and the TV series 24 and the cartoon Aladdin are satirised, mocking at the Americans’ judgemental…