Muslim communities

All religion mostly named after their founder or after community but not for islam. Islam is an Arabic word and connotes submission, surrender, and obedience. Everything in this world obey Allah’s rule. Even the moon, the space, the human organs and others. Every man was born as a muslim who obeys Allah but we are given the mind to think and we given the free will to choose. It is way a person exercise his freedom which divides mankind into two groups; believer and non believers. The man who…

Attar in The Conference of the Birds suggests that in order to enlighten an individual, the individual must have an educator who is willing to destroy their Self. Throughout “The Story of Sheikh San’an”, Sheikh San’an is displayed as an exemplary Muslim who follows the Islamic guidelines and is described as the people of Mecca’s “living symbol of belief” (Attar 1984: 68). Additionally, his pious attributes qualify him to be an educator to many people. However, “every man meets problems on the…

When we asked Dr. Sabri about the supposed conflict between the Sunnis and Shi’ites, his response was relatively neutral. He explained to us that there are no significant differences between the Sunnis and Shi’ites — they are all Muslims. And as long as all Muslims believed in the statement of the Shahada, “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah,” then no other difference could be significant enough to set them apart so as to make them conflict with one another. The only…

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of an Arab or Muslim background, primarily due to the racists bigotry and stereotypes which derive from immigration enforcement practices post 9/11. Furthermore, “while race is widely perceived to lack an empirical basis, it persists as a salient feature of individual, as well as group, identity, and as a significant principle underlying the social and political order” (Provine & Doty, 261). More specifically, considering that “today the majority of Arab Americans arriving are Muslim,…

1- Muslims are totally responsible for what they do whether he or she and will get the punishment of committed crime as enforced by the state , this system is very necessary because it not only protects the society but if we receive punishment of the committed crime from the court of Shari’ah it will remove the afterlife punishment of that crime , Muslims must remember that Allah (swt) knows each and every of their actions . This…

The Philosophy of Hajj Rituals History of Hajj Hajj literally means ‘heading to a place’. In Islamic terminology, however, it refers to the annual obligatory pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) [1]. In essence, Hajj is man's evolution toward Allah. It is a social worship which creates a relation between God and His creatures and has different effects on the Islamic…

According to some scholars, Theo van Gogh’s troubled history with the Muslim community justified the leaders blaming the film that for spreading Islam phobia. Theo van Gogh was a well-known Dutch filmmaker/author and is the great grand nephew of the famous painter Vincent van Gogh. Unfortunately, Theo van Gogh was not famous for his well written books or inspiring documentaries but rather for his controversial outspoken opinions on Muslims, Jews and Christians or as I say the “former Donald…

The Guardian, a British news source both on paper and online shares an article that the Muslim Council of Britain has deemed the documentary “My Week as a Muslim” aired on Channel 4 was a prime example of racism and stereotype against the Muslim community rather than the thought-provoking educational piece it was intended to be. Through reading the article and personally watching the 40-minute long documentary, it becomes clear that it sheds clear connection drawn on various theories on…

From my personal expertise in society, Muslims’ subculture, which is recognized as the Islamic religion, had been discriminated against in society because of warfare and tourism. Muslims religion teaches about peace, love, togetherness, but the media have discuss the subculture for been dangerous. The United States have mix culture in each state. I grew up in a Christian family with the knowledge that the only subculture who is perfect is Christianity. Muslim culture is a part of the subculture…