The life of a Muslim is is very specifically laid out in the Quran. Jihad is a part of these specific laws and can be seen throughout the Quran. Jihad by the sword must be fought as a community and the leader of the community is the one who decides when Jihad must be…
The Sudanese states and empires as well as the Eastern and Southern African states and kingdoms have many different historical and geographical issues. These issues relate to the topic of historical development, trading issues, war and persecution, and the spreading and influencing of religion throughout Africa. Both in the Sudanese states and empires and Eastern and Southern African states and kingdoms, “European powers have interrupted historical tendencies toward national development in…
In religious context, the word fatwa carries more meaning, because when a Muslim has a question that has to be answered from an Islamic point of view they ask an Islamic scholar known as a Mufti. These Muftis have a deep understanding or fiqh of Islamic Law sources, and the observance of morals, rituals and social legislation which plays a major role in them issuing a fatwa. The Mufti also uses usul al-fiqh, a body of principles and investigative methodologies that are developed from the…
Cleopatra v. Mansour: Permanent Beauty or Temporary Presidency Pope Shenouda II once said,”Egypt is not just a country we live in but a country that lives in us.” Cleopatra is the face of beauty and charm which she used to her advantage when ruling. Adly Mansour has his focus entirely on how Egypt is being ruled and the safety of the citizens. Although both Cleopatra and Adly Mansour are both very famous Egyptian rulers, Mansour focuses more on how his country is being ruled. Cleopatra, along…
As an African-American leader, Malcolm X was a well-known in the Nation. He was against the race pride and black nationality in the 1950s and '60s. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, In Omaha, Nebraska. He was a black leader that worked for a spokesman for the black of the Nation during the 1950s and '60s. He has join the nation of Islam when he was in prison. Malcolm X used to encourage black people to fight for the freedom from the racism "by any means necessary," overall, in the beginning,…
I chose to write about role of women in Islam because in modern day society there are many stereotypes about Muslim women, as to having no independence or power. As with most stereotypes, this is a misconception. In this paper, I will explain how the roles of women have evolved over the years as well as an interview with a Muslim woman. In the Muslim society, the role of a women is different from the role of a women in other religious societies. The women’s position has wide-range of social,…
Sunni extremism (Armstrong, 2002). Originally, Qutb was considered somewhat moderate, but after being imprisoned for being in the Muslim Brotherhood, his ideas became radicalized. His belief that Muslims are “…bound to fight to the death” (Armstrong, 2002) set the foundation for the idea of Martyrdom operations as a noble tactic. Additionally, his belief that Muslims should “…separate themselves from mainstream society…and engage in a violent jihad” (Armstrong, 2002) because his beliefs were so…
(“Terrorism research,” n.d.). Osama attended Al Thagher Model Schools in Jeddah for education from 1968-1976. There he learned British style education and the religion of Islam. The teachers were members of a group called the Muslim Brotherhood, which started in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood promoted violence in order to achieve Islamic control which influenced Osama (Zalman, 2015). When the 1970’s came around, bin Laden married his second cousin, and later got married to three other women.…
lives of the Egyptian people there are still many that only recognize hate and destruction to persuade civilians in their favor. One group that is in existence in Egypt is known as the Muslim Brotherhood. Their main purpose is to overthrow the Egyptian government and enforce Radical Islam. Attached to the Muslim Brotherhood is a government political party known as the Freedom and Justice Party. (Egypt-Infastructure, Power and Communications, 2016) (N,…
Jew-dominated. Osama used his managerial skills to establish this group as a business and obtained many of the finances from legitimate businesses. Osama created the Brotherhood Group system allowing people to fund this organization discretely as radical followers were traveling into the United States and Europe through employing them to the Brotherhood Group linked businesses. Each organization…