Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Amena Mamoon Professor Mathews Western Civilization November 6, 2017 The novel “Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War” by Sebastian Gorka, is a novel that explains how the war on terror “is eminently winnable if we remove our ideological blinders, accurately name our enemy, and draw up a strategy to defeat the ideas that inspire terrorism.” (Gorka) I found this book to be slightly racist. As a Muslim, I understand what Jihad really means. Yes, it translates to holy war, however in the holy…

placed on the cleanliness for both spiritually and the context of food and beverage. For the food and beverage product to be approved for consumption it must comply to the Islamic laws as specified in the Quran, the Hadith (sayings) of the Prophet Muhammad, his Sunnah (tradition) and in the Fiqh (understanding) of the Islamic Jurists such as Hanafi, Shafie, Maliki and Hambali. The Quran has many an order directing Muslims to choose and consume good wholesome foodstuffs. The other factors such…

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In today’s world, it is decidedly as difficult if not more so to see how Hawthorne’s stratagem works towards its aim. The same sort of hypocrisy that plagues the Puritans is demonstrated again and again, as individuals or groups look to “out” others or marginalize persons whom they look down upon for whatever reason. Donald Trump, for instance, with his comments about making Muslims carry identification cards because of their religion, or the identifying of Jews in Germany by their armbands.…

Renowned for traveling through much of North Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Arabia Ibn Battuta and Shaihu Umar recounted their travels, dictated from memory. Each man experienced life in exceedingly different circumstances including quality of life, social status, and religious customs. Battuta and Umar emerged from distinctive social locations. For Ibn Battuta, Shaihu Umar, two men of God traveling five hundred years apart, religion is governed by their values, experiences, and cultural…

Religion plays a major role in political views and immigration. Recently, Republican candidates running for president, namely Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz, have suggested a religion test for Syrian refugees hoping for asylum in the United States. The candidates’ plan includes letting in Syrian Christians because, according to Senator Cruz, they are less likely to commit acts of terror than Syrian Muslims (Bloomberg Politics). However, President Barack Obama is not in favor of and does not support…

protected their clothes from the effects of the sun and sand blown around. Another reason is because they believe God has made it an obligation for believing women. In Chapter 33 known as al-Ahzab, verse 59, Allah gives the following command to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) “O Prophet! Say to your wives, your daughters, and the women of the believers that: they should let down upon themselves their jalabib.” (The Noble Qur'an, n.d). Jalabib is the plural of jilbab , which means a loose…

Islam was originated in the seventh century prophet Mohammed. He believe there only one god known as Allah, there no other existence. Allah is the creator of the world. Their major branches are Sunni and Shiite. Islam followed the five Pillars of Islam which are reciting Islamic creed, confession of faith, at least one pilgrimage to Mecca which is they have to go for a month long without any food during or drink during the daylight time, give money to the poor, and do formal prayer five time…

Since Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by the Ayatollah for his book, “The Satanic Verses.” I have been intrigued on how anyone could write something and have such a large group of people want you dead. The last 10 years has shown us how radical Islam is showing how cruel and brutal they can be with no compromise. In 1993, the judges for the “Booker of Bookers panel explicitly singled out Midnight’s Children for novelty of content and the three judges agreed that Rushdie's...stood above the…

Fundamentalism and Extremist Ideologies: Paris With the recent act of terrorism in Paris, I felt that it was appropriate to write about it in my learning journal regarding extremist ideologies . Out of the multiple events that took place in Paris, a group called ISIS took credit for it. The religious intolerance started to happen once ISIS claimed to be an Islamic (terror) group. What needs to be made crystal clear is that the followers of Islam are not terrorists. What also needs to be made…