Muhammad Ali

The 5 K's were established by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 from the creation of the Khalsa Panth which is to say the path to purity. Guru Gobind Singh created the 5 K's for a number of reasons. The first reason simply being that those who adopt the 5 K's would be easily identified as members of the Khalsa. The second reason adds onto the first stating that there would be a strong bond formed between the members of the Khalsa as there is a common ground being that the members would be wearing the 5…

In the seventh century, the different tribes in the city of Yathrib fought and persecuted one another over religion, territory, and economic gain that created chaos in the region. In order to restore peace within the tribes, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) created a new peaceful city-state and instituted the Constitution of Medina, which provides equal protection of all citizens regardless of their differences. The C.M. confirms the importance of respecting and preserving “the rights…

Chapter eleven of Speaking of Jesus, Carl Mendearis talks about people being confused about Jesus and how that is okay. He has Muslim friends who believe in Jesus but hate Christianity. He says “While Christians are the objects of “fear and trembling” to many Muslims, Jesus is not. “Jesus is the only sinless prophet of Islam.” Jesus calls us to do the impossible, to love our enemies and ray for those who persecute us. They may be Muslims, but they are right where Jesus wants them, they are lost…

Today I had the pleasure of attending the Zhur Jumuah prayer service at the Masijid-Al-Mu’minun mosque. I have learned a lot of information about Islam in my undergraduate experience, including the origin of the religion, the muslim dynasties, and the values of Islam, but in order to remember what I have learned, I must use the information and immerse myself in that environment. The purpose of this visit was to observe the religious practice I have studied to reinforce the course material.…

Do you know what Islam teach Muslims? Islam is a religion and legislation regulates people life from all sides of life. Also Islam is a religion of peace love and equality. Islam teaches people how to deal with every thing in there life. Two of the important things that Islam teaches people are respect and spread peace. The state of being honored regarded or all around respected. This is the most normally comprehended meaning of respect. Truth be told, the thesaurus goes on the depict regard as…

Slavery was a key component in the establishment of the United States. Without slavery, the Europeans wouldn’t have much success in expanding the New World. As for the slaves, people assume that they were captured Africans sold to explorers, entrepreneurs and slave-owners for profit in the expansion of land, faster production in crops, and made life easier for the White-Angelo-sax(Europeans). But, what many American schools fail to recognize, is the religious affirmation of the enslaved, Islam…

Holmes saying “The ultimate goal is better reach by free trade in ideas.” In the confrontation of ideas, even error can be beneficial as it will provide a space for the people to find the correct solution and hence to grow the knowledge. Prophet Muhammad said that difference in opinion among his umma were a mercy from god . Another example of technology changing the Islamic world is in the case of arrest of Malaysia deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He was once a youthful Islamist militant…

Written by Syed Hossein Nasr in January 1965, this book of ‘Ideals and Realities of Islam’ comprises of six main chapters. In general, the gist of this book is to clear things up regarding Islam. During the particular time the book is wrote, many of the Westerners came out with critiques and their own point of view regarding Islam without deeply understanding the religion which then somehow affected the young Muslims to lose their spiritual balance and feel estranged from their own tradition.…

god, also known as a monotheistic religion. This religion teaches that prophet Muhammad was called upon by God. The Angel Gabriel came to him bearing a message from Allah; the message read was, “There is one God Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.” In Mecca, where Muhammad was born, this was not a popular idea because people living there believed in multiple gods, also known as a polytheistic religion. Overtime Muhammad convinced his family, and many others to follow the monotheistic ways.…

In the article “Who are the Rohingya” the writer described them as “the world’s most persecuted minority”. Among the Rohingya’s majority of them are Muslim, there is a minority of hindu. There were around 1.1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar. Myanmar is a Buddhist majority country, the Rohingya people are living in that country for centuries. Most of the Rohingya lives in the western coastal state of Rakhaine and have faced a huge lack of basic needs. Since they are being tortured by the…