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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 denies God is called kafir because…

month of Ramadan and paying the poor tax, forms the essential framework of religious life for Muslims. More than that, the observance of the ritual prayer forms the framework of each Muslim’s day, from the pre-dawn morning prayer to the night prayer that precedes sleep. Prayer’s Importance in Islam Prayer, in the ritual sense, is an obligation of the faith, to be performed five times a day by adult Muslims. According to Islamic law, prayers have a variety of obligations and conditions of…

“You People Did This,” the fall of the twin towers had just occurred, although worried about her family and Muslim Community she’s very worried about all the mayhem that will be caused by this. She doesn’t want Muslims to have this burden of being held accountable for the attack and wants Americans to understand that violence isn’t Islam. The real jihad (struggle to please god) isn’t the Muslims, it’s the Americans struggling though the hard times, and it’s the Americans trying to blame others…

High School stereotypes don't need to be accepted because everyone has a different personality which is not a bad thing. Stereotypes can drag down performance as researcher Min-Hsiung Huang recently decided to ask different type of men a simple question and all had different answers. Sociologist stated that this was happening because there was ‘race silent’ and which makes the other race feel that white are more superior than blacks. When reminded by a different race about your ethnicities…

The Religion of Islam The founder/prophet of Islam is Muhammad. He was 40 years of age when he became prophet of this religion. When you enter the Religion of Islam you become a muslim. You don’t just become a muslim but you also have to follow some steps to fit in this religion. You have to follow the five pillars of Islam which are: 1) Prayer 2) Charity 3) Faith 4) Pilgrimage & 5) Fasting. The religious book is called the Quran. Islam is the second largest religion in the United States! Does…

evidence that suggested a Muslim appearance increase aggressive responses using a shooter bias paradigm. The questions that led to this investigation “Could merely appearing Muslim be a cue facilitating such aggressive reactions?” According the affect-cognition theories, a more positive attitude will show a more top-down stereotypical bias; revealing a bias to shoot at a Muslim target. An angry attitude will demonstrate a higher bias selectively shooting only at Muslim since aggression is linked…

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,…

Jalsa Salana is the annual assembly of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and it was started by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Who claimed that he was the metaphorical second coming of Jesus. This convention was attended by more than 8,000 delegates including 1,500 guests and is considered the longest running Muslim convention in the United States. People of any age were allowed to have first-hand exposure to the perspectives of various religious and political leaders. The speeches that were given at the…

The hajj is the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year. All Muslims are expected to perform the hajj at least once in their lifetime. During the hajj, there are a series of detailed rituals such as the stoning of evil, wearing a special garment, and circling around the Kaaba repeatedly. More than 2 million Muslims go on the hajj annually, and the numbers of Muslims are still increasing. Before they set out for the hajj, everyone must pay all their debts,…

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…