Mosque

In the words of Robert Bellah, civil religion is “an apprehension of universal and transcendent religious reality revealed through the experience of the American people (Bellah, 172). The nation’s history of fighting for freedom and equality are documented with words from our founding fathers and wise historical figures. They are recognized through sacred texts and symbols including, but not limited to, the Declaration of Independence, the Star Spangled Banner, phrases such as “God Bless…

the direction of Mecca and they must recite prayers from memory. A Muslim can sometimes have their own prayers called a du’a. Muslims prefer to worship God in a mosque, but they can pray where ever they are. Zakat says that you have to donate money to a religious official, representative of Islamic state, or a representative of a local mosque. The amount is set to 2.5% of the Muslim’s income. The money donated is used to feed the poor, encourage people to converge to Islam, supporting the…

The topic for this study is hate crime, and its impact on Canadian Muslim families. The hypothesis is that hate crime is having an effect on Muslim families, and recent events are acting as a catalyst. There exist numerous sub questions and propositions. What constitutes a hate crime, what do Muslim families think, does hate crime cause Muslim families to be more vigilant, is hate crime a predominant issue within Canada, does the ethnic background of the person have an effect? My proposition is…

After the death of Mu’awiya, the Umayyad leader, the Umayyads united their rule and embarked on wars of imperial conquest. (Spodek 351) To make known their imperial power, the Umayyad caliphs build elegant monumental mosques in Jerusalem, Medina, and Damascus. (Spodek 351) These mosques are still tourist destinations today and are still quite beautiful. They borrowed their imperial conquest style, amongst other things, from the Byzantine Empire. (Spodek 352) The Umayyad’s also expanded their…

important speech was given by a former U.S. Marine, Ted Hakey, Jr. In November 2015, Ted Hakey Jr. realized how misinformed he was on the Muslim community, his misconceptions lead him to shoot at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s mosque in Connecticut. After this event, the mosque leadership announced their forgiveness of Ted Hakey Jr. actions. As a result, Ted Hakey Jr. became close friends with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He continued to share his sentiments at the guest session and he…

has been done to stop these acts. Hate crimes against muslim include accusing someone of being a terrorist because they are muslims or blaming them for terrorist attack, defacing women wearing hijabs or other traditional head coverage and defacing mosques or muslim graves. Many of the hate crimes perpetrated against Muslims in the United States have been violent. On February 10, 2015, three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad…

is, this was place where things of all matter where celebrated, expressed, and remembered. Peace, serene, and holy those are some of the few words that come into my mind when I think of the Mosque. Ever since I was a child, I could remember the great festivities, prayers, and joys that I experienced at the mosque. It was always like a second home to me, yielded by my community which I loved dearly and a religion that had I practiced almost all my life. And, to think that this exact place is…

devil by throwing seven pebbles at the largest of three pillars. Then they sacrifice sheep or goats. Finally, the boys will completely shave their hair off after the sacrifice. The women will then clip pieces of their hair. They then head to the holy mosque at Mecca for another seven circles around the Kaaba. Because of Muhammad and his life a thousand years ago, Muslims do this today. This is all a direct correlation to Muhammad (Narr, August…

The person that I interviewed is from the Wolof people group and is from the Gambia/Senegal region of West Africa. She had lived there in the urban setting for a good majority of her life, but has also had good amount of western influence. She identifies herself as a Muslim but is not as serious about her religion as the majority of the people in her culture and she does not believe in a lot of the unorthodox Islamic practices. This factor gave an interesting perspective during the religion…

Religion greatly influenced the way that Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta viewed the local people and their ruler. Kublai Khan incorporated Christianity and other religions, and Mansá Músá assimilated Islam into Malian culture. It is important to look at the way each religion altered certain societies. There are differences between the people’s reactions to the religion, and how Polo and Battuta’s own culture and personality affected their perceptions of different societies. As a result, it becomes…