Muhammad Ahmad

rights in the pre-Islamic era. It was not until Islam was founded that the social status of women was vastly improved (Shamley, 2015). This strongly contrasts the stereotypes about Muslim women that portrays Muslim women as defenseless. The Prophet Muhammad succeeded in reforming many social aspects within his culture, one of which was the treatment of women. These changes allowed women to own property, refuse arranged marriages, keep their names after marriage, and the right to obtain an…

migrated to British Columbia until Mohammad found out he’s diagnosed with Prostate cancer. As everyone in Ali’s family, including his girlfriend Razia, was going insane after hearing the upsetting news nobody really payed attention to Ali’s cousin Ahmad, who was also in the same shoes as Ali when he first migrated to Canada. Ahmed was a very quiet and was always a hard worker, even back home in Afghanistan, he would always work morning, afternoon, and night just so he can support his family,…

The Muslims had a special regard for both the prophet Muhammad and his numerous wives. Due to their close relationship with the prophet, Muhammad’s wives had special counsel from God through the Prophet, therefore earning the title as The Mothers of the Believers. Although glorious and powerful this title may be, it accounted for many restrictions that the wives of the prophet had to follow, such as limiting their time in the presence of men as well as the social sphere while also fulfilling…

Major Book Review Beyond The Veil Fatima Mernissi Syed Rizvi Fatima Mernissi’s book “Beyond The Veil” talks about how women are treated in Islam, political circle and the Arab culture. Like everything it has two sides, some people argue Islam empowered women in ancient Arab, where women were deprived of their rights. And, the other side argues, that women are mistreated in Islam, and have a lower status than men. In her book, Fatima Mernissi depicts both side of the story. She mostly focuses…

While Sharia is generally thought to be a set of unchanging beliefs and principles and seen as a legal code, it is important to note that it is more so a moral code that is not unchangeable and unable to adapt with time and place. Moreover, for Sharia to continue to be a defining element of Islamic society, it needs to be contextualised so as to suit modern circumstances. This idea that Sharia is static, unchangeable, and unable to adapt to time and place, is a highly Westernised view. For this…

Q1) Interpretation is one of the most standard tools used in reading religious text. Every person has a unique thought process and mode of interpretation; when reading religious text like the Qur’an, however, this poses some consistency issues and creates conflict among believers in different interpretations. However, interpretation, regardless of conflict it may cause, is critical to the entire concept of personal faith and strengthening spiritual bonds. Hadith are a mode of interpretation…

Essays for Final Exam Part A. II. The decline of the Ghaznavids and the rise of the Seljuk empire, 1040-1200 The sultan-caliph relationship was established when the Turks entered Islam. They did not abolish the Caliphate, by replaced it with a new institution, the Sultanate. It was in the second half of the eleventh century that a third nation was added to the Islam empire. The Turks first entered the Caliphate four hundred years earlier when they were brought in as slaves or adventurers…

Mary Cate Sliman English II- Period 5 Mrs. Trahan 9 November 2016 Christianity vs. Islam Although most people believe that Christianity and Islam are radically different, these religions actually have more in common than most people know. This paper will discuss both religions, their beliefs, their similarities and their differences. Before Christians were called “Christians” they were known as followers of “the Way,” which applied to people who believed Jesus was the Son of God (Litfin 2).…

(God) does not eat, sleep, or dies and that humans are not made into God’s image. However, Muslims do believe that humans are created in equal sight of Allah. Meaning there is no superiority of one another except in righoutesness and piety. Prophet Muhammad…

example, Khadija b. Khuwaylid (d. 619), the Prophet 's first wife, was renowned among the Quraysh for her business acumen (Anwar). His daughter, Fatima, helped found Shia Islam. The Quran states that the two sexes are equal before God (Wheeler). Muhammad used to bring his wives to the battlefields. ˓A˒isha b. Abu Bakr (d. 678) accompanied the Prophet to the wars and learned many military skills, such as initiating prewar negotiations between combatants, conducting, and ending wars (Anwar). This…