Muslim communities

Women in the Islamic society were not considered equal compared to men in the community. The extensive gap in gender roles was prominent in the Islamic Faith. Although the Quran states that men and women were supposed to be seen as equals, in this civilization, gender roles were simply not balanced. Muhammad was able to spread his message effectively with the help of other people. The two most important people that helped spread his message were in fact women. Although women were not seen as…

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 but they are seeking after…

since September 11, 2001, people's perspective on Muslims in the U.S. has changed from a positive view of Muslims and Islam to a negative and hatred-filled view. Now many American citizens only think of Islam as a religion full of hate and Muslims being people represented by violence. As a result of the increasing religious discrimination towards Muslims in the U.S., it has caused a negative impact on the society and the people. For many years, Muslims have been mistreated and harassed by…

shahadah states that there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet. The book of Islam is the Qur’an, which is divided into 114 surahs, or chapters. Mecca is the central location of Islam, which is both the location of Muhammad’s birth and the Ka’ba. Muslims believe Muhammad received his call to prophethood during his days of isolation at Mt. Hira (Oxtoby, Hussain and Amore).…

The prophet Muhammad founded the religion of Islam, and Muslims pray to Allah, or God, five times a day. Now, in 2015, you can find Muslims all over the world, much like Christians and Jews. The religion of Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad in 632 . He wrote a book called The Qur’an, and all Muslims follow the rules written in the book. One of the examples is The Five Pillars of Islam. The first pillar, Shahadah, is Faith. Muslims recite a declaration of faith that means, “ There is…

politicians. In spite of the fact that his given name signifies "blessed" in both Swahili and Arabic, President Barack Obama was not brought up in an especially religious family. His mother was raised by non-practicing Christians; his father was raised a Muslim, but was an atheist by the time he married Obama's mother. Neither Obama nor his mom were ever nonbelievers or related to agnosticism in any way, yet she brought him up in a generally common family where he found out about religion and…

mean to eat ethically? That’s what I was wondering, while I was trying to pick a question to write about. While I did research, I found out “means you strive to make educated decisions about your food choices and the impact such choices have on our community, animals, and our environment, and then you strive to reach the best conclusion for YOU” According to this blogger named Caitlin. I’m not a vegan, and I eat meat however, I don’t eat red meat I eat white meat and also I care how my meat is…

merely as Umar was the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate of Islam. Umar was one of the most influential Islamic figures at the time and a close companion of Prophet Muhammad himself. During his reign, Umar upheld many of the values that the community had held dearly, and the regulation of the Islamic Calendar would enforce this ideology. The calendar would begin in 622, the year that Muslim’s traveled from Mecca to Medina, as to be counted as so many lunar years after the Hijrah. Umar was…

The mosque is a symbolic place for Muslims and is a way to recreate the pure presence of people on the Earth. The mosque is known all over the world for its distinctive architecture as well as its importance to the Muslim community. This place endowed with a special atmosphere. Fazl-i -Umar mosque is a common place for many people as it unites humans of different age, peculiarities, and purposes because of its objects and atmosphere. The Dayton Fazl-i-Umar mosque is located in Ohio. It is…

party of my community shall not cease fighting for the Truth— they shall be triumphant over their opponents” (Hadith, “Struggle”, 116), but only one sentence is not enough to demonstrate that Islam is radical. Actually, people have such misconception is because the meaning of Jihad is distorted. It should not be interpreted as “holy war”, but “a struggle for Allah” (Smart and Hecht, 115). This struggle is not necessarily a fight with weapons, but a defense of their own belief. Muslims are taught…