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George W. Bush’s speech after the attack of 9/11 stated that,” Islam is peace” and “The face of terror is not the true faith of islam,” two presidents later, Trump calls a ban on Muslims entering into the United States after the San Bernardino terror attack. His actions has rallied many types of reactions from the Americans. Accordingly, there’s been dozens of protests at major airports such as New York’s JFK, Los Angeles international, and more. Crowds are gathering and challenging this…

There is also The Hajj , Aisha wrote a Hadith ( Book #26 Hadith #712) where she had been menstruating when she hit Mecca and she didn’t perform the Tawaf of the Kaaba, nor the Tawaf between Safa and Marwa , shes then informed Allah’s Apostle about it , he replied “ perform all the ceremonies of Hajj like the other pilgrim , but do not perform Tawaf the ka’ab till you get clean( from your menses) . This influences…

eliminate the feeling of unequally between Muslim. Women are also dress in a white hijab with only their face and hands showing (Dawn, 2011).The second component which is tawaf beings as the pilgrim enter Mecca. In encompass of walking around the Kaaba seven times in a counter clock direction, starting from the eastern corner in which the black stone is located and touching and or kissing of the sacred stone in the middle of Harma while reciting the talbiya (Religious facts, 2015). Each circle…

the symbol of the oneness and continuity of the Abrahamic, i.e. Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith (“The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem”). “The Foundation Stone and its surroundings is the holiest site in Judaism. Though Muslims now pray towards the Kaaba at Mecca, they once faced the Temple Mount as the Jews do. Muhammad changed the direction of prayer for Muslims after a revelation from Allah. Jews traditionally regarded the location of the stone as the holiest spot on Earth, the site of the…

Islam and Hinduism Before we start with the description of Islam and Hinduism we need to understand what its religion, or at least try to comprehend the meaning of religion. The definition of religion is very difficult, many have try but they focus on only the few aspects of religion, some will exclude beliefs, practices and those religions that will not fit well. As Kile Jones once he wrote trying to define religion “It is apparent that religion can be seen as a theological, philosophical,…

A World’s Religions class permits the students to enhance their knowledge in terms of others people’s religions, in what others believe in and all the things they experience in their daily life, their customs and how we can all make connections to Catholicism. As a society, we all have the duty to accept each other, such as respecting each other's religions, in order to have a better quality of life. All Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam celebrate their truth in their own way and we should…

Farah Azzouz Pilgrimages, or holy travels, are done for many reasons. Mostly religious, almost every faith has pilgrimages specific to its beliefs and work to strengthen one’s beliefs. The pilgrimages below, the Hajj and the Kashi Yatra, differ in many ways, yet compare in many ways. They are from two different religions, yet show similar ideals and similar ritualistic activities. Both hold certain values strongly and the rituals they perform showcase what values they hold deeply. In the case…

Christianity: Christianity originated in Jerusalem, which is in the present day country of Israel. The creator of Christianity was born in Bethlehem, just outside Jerusalem. Christianity was spread by hierarchical diffusion. This is because many kings of Empires were converted to christianity and thus forced their people to believe in the beliefs of christianity. Christianity could also have been spread by contagious diffusion. The religion was spread and taken in by neighboring countries and…