Muhammad Ali

Ibn Arabi is one of the most influential Sufi authors, as he is credited for combining the mysterious (such as alchemy and astrology) with Quranic teachings of the Prophet. He is known to be the “The Reviver of the Religion” by the great master, al-Shaykh al Akbar. Although he was not credited with founding a specific Sufi order, his influence still continued to be the one of the strongest within the Islamic realm. In his early years, Ibn Arabi served as a secretary for the governor of Seville…

In Islamic history, upon the death of Muhammad, his followers were faced with the decision of who should take his place as the leader of Islam. This leadership position was called the caliph. The empires of the caliphates in the Middle East began and expanded with imperial conquest, actively and passionately practice the conversion of non-believers to Islam, and ended with destructive civil wars. The empires started and expanded using imperial conquest. After the death of Mu’awiya, the Umayyad…

Joanne, we can with certainty agree that Israel is a resilient nation fueled by their national power influenced by a strong spiritual infrastructure.1 I do appreciate your illustrations of how the all those who assume various leadership roles in Israel work together to protect and serve the people by teaching them survival skills. The Middle East has been a tinderbox almost since the beginning of time due to original sin. I do agree that the animosity between Israel and Palestine is…

the veil . According to the survey, the ideology, gender, religion or economic status don't interfere significantly the opinion of the Spanish people regarding the use of the Muslim headscarf. This latter case led to a major national debate and controversy. The objective of this working paper is to examine the ongoing conflict surrounding the Muslims girls wearing the veil (hijab) in public Spanish schools. The purpose is to identify the different actors in the conflict and to analyze how they…

Ever since the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11th, 2001 a fear of radical Islam, the Muslim religion as well as Muslim individuals was born, especially in the United States. This fear created major issues when conflict began to arise in Syria. Thousands of Syrians began to flee Syria for their own safety. This specific group suffers from great discrimination which makes them a very vulnerable population to work with but they also hold their religion very close to their persons…

1. British Mandate British Mandate named as "Mandate for Palestine" was established in 1922 by the League of Nations. Its purpose was to manage non-self-governing regions such as Ottoman Empire sanjaks of Nablus, Acre, the Southern part of the Vilayet of Syria, the Southern portion of the Beirut Vilayet, and the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, prior to the Armistice of Mudros. But with the passage of time the government failed to apply this Mandate and the Britain declared the termination of this…

As civilizations progress over the course of hundreds of years, interaction is bound to happen. You can see examples of the mixtures of cultures all over the world. For example, the book The Stranger takes place in the country of Algeria which has a rather interesting collaboration of cultures. Location and outsider influences are the main sources of the components of a culture. Due to Algeria’s North African location, it has gained many Islamic traits from the neighboring areas. Islam provides…

Islam and Shi’a Islam. The majority of Muslims live in the middle east, including Iran and Afghanistan. Muslims refer to God as Allah, which is Arabic for the God. There are many Prophets in every religion, Muhammad is a main Prophet in the Islamic religion. “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his Prophet”, recited by many Muslims as an act of testimony. Some other…

There are multiple theories on the spread of Islam and it’s effect on different regions. The spread of Islam in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa were adapted in a contrastive matter, including the the spark from trade and then the advice of Muhammad, however the impact of this spread affected both areas in a multitude of ways. Trade was a very present process during this time period. With Asia being a part of trade in the Silk Roads, Muslims were able to marry the Chinese. This was the start…

Why is there so much hate for Muslims? Why does Donald Trump have to ban Muslims entering the United States? It is not fair at all everyone is all human and it should not matter what religion you are because that does not justify what kind of person someone is. There are some good people and bad people in this world today and not saying its a must to try to find out what type of person someone is but, at least try to give the Muslims a chance to prove that they are good people. Donald Trump…