Masjid al-Haram

The Kaaba is believed by Muslims to have been built by Abraham and his son Ishmael. Tradition states that after Abraham’s death, the structure was used to house pagan idols. Once Muhammad returned to Mecca, he cleansed the building of the pagan shrines, leaving only the black stone that was given to Abraham by the angel Gabriel. One picture was a close up of the Kaaba, and another showed the entire courtyard at Masjid al-Haram that surrounds the Kaaba. In the latter picture, Muslims were gathered in prayer while facing in the Kaaba’s direction. Another sacred place pictured was Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Muhammad’s burial site in Medina. The most notable part of this masjid’s architecture was the numerous minarets around the exterior walls of the mosque. The imam elucidated that the minarets were used by criers to call those in the vicinity to prayer five times a day. It is no longer manned by a person, but a loud speaker serves the same purpose still today. The masjid was originally built by Muhammad, however it was much more modest before the prophet’s…

I want to start out saying that I really didn’t know anything about Islam, Mecca or the Hajj. So this whole video was quite the learning experience. What I found the most interesting is the…hoops that they have to go through to be completely forgive. Having to go on this journey, if female asking for a males permission to go, and how much it costs. I found it silly that you could pay for a better tent to sleep in – considering that they all supposed to be one and the same. The whole concept of…

As an African-American leader, Malcolm X was a well-known in the Nation. He was against the race pride and black nationality in the 1950s and '60s. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, In Omaha, Nebraska. He was a black leader that worked for a spokesman for the black of the Nation during the 1950s and '60s. He has join the nation of Islam when he was in prison. Malcolm X used to encourage black people to fight for the freedom from the racism "by any means necessary," overall, in the beginning,…

only way one gets educated to help improve the progress of a nation. Education is indeed accessible but only a few are given the opportunity and willingness to acquire it. Yet, notwithstanding, a religion has come in power to take such freedom and denial from women. This so called religion “Islam” with its believers are dutifully inflicting so much pains to those that refuse to subject to their words (Prophet Mohammed) and in such rigidly stand to oppress their captives. In the…

meaning keep stretching us thin and turn each other on one another. They are looking for America to collapse. The citizens of the United States need our government to do anything necessary to keep our population safe. One thing the government is in fact in charge of would be making sure the United States citizens are safe through any mean of punishment. Human rights activists believe this is not the case and there should be no reason for using harsh interrogation techniques. Guantanamo Bay is…

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If I were to name the twenty-first century, I would call it the Age of Disaster. Many events have happened throughout the course of the twenty-first century that forever changed lives all around the world. To kick off the twenty-first century, a group named Al-Qaeda, planned a terrorist attack. The plan went in full force on September 11, 2001. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers, destroying the towers within hours. A second plane also crashed into the Pentagon. A final plane was thought to…

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Al Qaeda is a terror group with a deep religious ideology, which it uses to justify their actions. Al Qaeda has a Salafi-Jihadi ideology, a dogma that has found its beginnings with Jamal al Din al Afghani. Four main terms that formulate this ideology are Salifism, Jihad, Hijra, and Jahiliyya. Al Qaeda engages in what is called a lesser jihad, meaning creating a better community, expanding it or defending it through terror attacks or war. Greater Jihad includes betterment of the community and the…

misrepresented and viewed in that way, so for the show to present this issue in that derogatory way is very influential and offensive to Muslim Americans. In other television shows such as the very popular fictional drama Homeland where Brody the main character who was captured and tortured in Afghanistan. When Brody returned he announced his Islamic faith, which resulted in hate towards him and then was assigned a CIA officer to look after him in case he was a threat or a spy. In this…