Muslim world

The fluidity of calligraphy symbolizes the "intertwining" of stability and change that exists in the mortal world (Nasr 28). Islamic calligraphy has the appearance of a never ending line; the letters are all connected to one another and the writing seems to be constantly moving (Piostrovsky 29). The continual movement of the line "is one of the ways of manifesting [Allah] to this world" (27) and "projects the concept of continuity, of endlessness, of pluriformity" (29). The symbolism of…

had caught my attention, this was a story written by Sean Murphy in The National Post: “Muslim army reservist suing Oklahoma gun range for refusing him service after learning his religion”, 18 February 2016 (http://bit.ly/1Lod7FZ). This article focuses on a 29-year-old man, Raja’ee Fatihah who is an employee of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services who was denied access to a gun range because of his Muslim belief. Fatihah has filed a lawsuit, because of the business emphasizing Anti-Islamic…

situation. Medina was the first Muslim community that Muhammad established. With Muhammad’s power growing in Medina the Meccans felt threatened. There were many small encounters between the two groups at first, but they slowly escalated into major battles. Three major battles included the Battle of Badr, Battle of Uhud, and The Battle of the Trench and the Siege of Medina. After these battles a treaty was finally signed between the two groups. Muhammad and the Muslims were then recognized…

‘Islamic’. Recognizing that in the post-Cold War world the West’s search for a new other manifests an alarming tendency to centre on the Muslim world, the author argues that a better understanding of Islamic life is desperately needed.…

Being a muslim family a year before 9/11 meant you were just like everyone else, but everything changed after my first birthday. Three days after I turned a year old, there was an initial shock as to why everyone was in such low spirits after having just given me cake and presents. My family began to be very cautious as to whom they would talk to. One of my earliest memories was watching the news channel blare, “World Trade Center collapses under terrorist attack”, and when the word “muslim”…

created two separate branches of Islam: the Sunnis and the Shiites. Of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, eighty-five to ninety percent of them are Sunnis. Sunnis believe that the rightful successor to Muhammad is Abu Bakr. Since none of Muhammad’s sons survived into adulthood, genetic male succession was not a viable option. So Umar ibn al-Khattab, a well-known friend of Muhammad’s nominated Abu Bakr. The Muslim community gave their support and he was elected the first caliph. The…

Controversy: Implications for American Islam”, he analyzes the Ground Zero project as well as supplementary evidence to discuss the mistreatment of Muslims in American society and the struggles that they have had to face especially after the events of September 11. To conclude his paper, Takim (2011) discusses the steps that can be taken to ensure American Muslims and the rest of the diverse American population can coexist. I think it would have been a great idea to build a grand “13-story”…

The political cartoon titled “Who has damaged Muhammad more?” by Signe Wilkinson that was published on 08/01/2015 speaks so much truth about Islam in this day and age. As a Muslim I greatly appreciate that the artist did not put a picture of the prophet because it is forbidden to do so and there is a reason behind it. In Islam, there is always a reason why something is “Haram” in this case pictures of the prophet is forbidden because the prophet feared that people would worship his image…

In 2001 the twin towers had been attacked by terrorist who were muslims, they had hijacked 3 planes and two of them hit twin towers causing them to be destroyed killing near to about 3,000 people.Many were outraged americans were outraged and turned to the fact that all Muslims where terrorist and had to be gone because, they had been the reason for 9/11.People had been stereotyping them calling them “dirty” or “evil”.They wanted them gone they wanted no part in their them or their beliefs and…

‘Islamic’ culture started with a man in Mecca, Muhammad. who had a revelation and he set out to change the world in the way that was shown to him. He died after having established a polity based on his vision in Medina and soon it assumed proportions that stretched far beyond. He now contested not only with the Quraysh in Mecca but the Byzantines and Sassanians as well. The leaders of the Muslim community, the caliphs after his death continued the conquests and established a vast Islamic empire…