Mosque

Many know the power of the Greeks and Romans on our modern culture, but few reminisce the significance of an equally great people: the Moors. In the book, The Moors of Spain, Stanley Lane-Poole reminds the world just how significant the Moorish culture was to the formation of the modern world. Lane-Poole retells how the Moorish Empire took hold of Spain when the Muslim leader, General Tariq Ibn-Ziad and his 7000 men and voyaged to the Iberian Peninsula. The army was “led by a hero”(hhhh) and…

culture and have similar ideas and values that I have grown up with. However, as a Christian-Armenian, the religion we each practice are quite the contrary. I asked her to join me with the purposes of providing me with background knowledge about the mosque in which she routinely attends when she goes back home to Irvine. On Friday the 17th, I attended a service called the Jum’ah. The Jum’ah is…

Islam is stricter than Christianity to the extent norms and dignity when in a position of adoration. According to the Islamic practices, mosques have different principles that Muslims must take after when loving God (Kidd, 2009). A valid example, the custom temperance in Islam places a lot of highlight on cleanliness; in like manner, all mosques have set forward benchmarks overseeing cleanliness, which is key part of the admirer 's experience. Before performing a solicitation to God, Muslims…

religious teachings. Right or wrong, Wadud went ahead with leading a Friday congregation of around 100 faithful, evenly divided into men and women, in Manhattan, New York. The venue of the prayers had been changed over and over again, as three mosques refused to host the…

Hindu and Muslim Communalism 1. Introduction “Hindus hear and enjoy the Azan as dusk falls, Muslims walk past and enjoy the smells of Hindu flowers and incense and the sounds of chants and temple bells — that is India, that is Indian secularism.” ---------- Dr. Subroto Roy Communalism and communal parties and organizations are an integral part of present day politics. Communalism is one of the most serious problems that Indian society is facing since her freedom from colonial rule. It is…

Any field trip that begins with a discussion of modesty in a mosque and concludes with a belly dance routine deserves analytical attention in order to connect such contrasting activities. Islam, while maintaining many conservative traditions, has experienced the influence of American culture demonstrated by modern clubs and restaurants that contain attractions like female dancers and hookah bars. With Dr. Tatum’s comical dance and the superb humus in mind, I still enjoyed watching Muslims…

As one of the fastest growing religions in the world, Islam has many elements both physical and nonphysical that are sacred to its followers and the origin of the religion. Texts, people, and places of worship embody the word of Allah and allow Muslims to practice Islam. As a result, these sacred elements have had a large impact on Islamic culture. Comprised of 114 chapters, the Quran is arguably the most sacred and primary text of Islam. The most basic theme of the Quran is the relationship…

Mali is located in West Africa. They relied a lot on trade, and particularly the trade of gold. Islam was introduced to Mali by trade and it affected them in many ways. Ibn Battuta was considered one of the greatest medieval Arab travelers. “While in Mali in West Africa, he wrote his observations about the Mali people, who interwove their traditional customs with Muslim practices.” Ibn Battuta’s writings reveal that Mali takes Islam very seriously, and they live very closely to the Koran and 5…

scarf over my head, and I walked into the mosque that stood before me. As I looked around all I could see were people and golden walls. My jaw dropped open as I turned around only to see more and more gold walls and mosaics that went from the ground to the ceiling. I was so fascinated by everything around me that I almost stepped on a person who was kneeling on the ground towards the front of the mosque. This person was praying in the middle of a crowded mosque filled with tourists, but he…

2016, President Barack Obama made a historic and controversial visit to a mosque in Baltimore, Maryland to deliver a speech on freedom of religion, islamophobia, and the need for positive media images of Muslims. Through this speech, President Obama hoped to shed a light on the “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslim Americans that has no place in our country” (Hasan). In the article Thank you Obama for your mosque speech by Mehdi Hasan, Hasan covers this event, which relates to…