Pilgrimage

Muhammad adopted the practice of praying alone for several weeks every year in a cave on Mount Hira near Mecc. Islamic tradition holds that during one of his visits to Mount Hira, the angel Gabriel appeared to him in the year 610 and commanded Muhammad to recite verses which would later be included in the Quran. There is a consensus that the first words of the Quran to be revealed were the beginning of Surah 96:1. Upon receiving his first revelations, he was deeply distressed. After returning…

First, one of the central beliefs of the Islamic religion is that Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his prophet. Now, onto one of the practices is the “Five Pillars of Islam”. The “Five Pillars of Islam” are faith, prayer facing Mecca, fasting, pilgrimage to Mecca (If you can afford the trip), and alms. Another interesting part of this religion is the Qur'an. The Qur’an is the sacred text of this respective faith. This book was written 30 years after Muhammad’s death and is though to the…

honor, and averting the portrayal of hypocrisy, in order to create a lasting legacy. Arguably, a significant element to consider is inducing feelings of deep attachment and grandeur, according to Source A. Monuments are intended to serve as a pilgrimage sight. Their intent is to bring believers together. As said in Source A, "We must not forget that in the disenchanted world of the modern secular nation, the monument is not, properly speaking, a sacred site." (Source A). Although the sight of…

The main function that had become of the building was that it had become a center of pilgrimage, where people all over the world were paying money to visit it. Being religious or not, one who visited the Cathedral had always felt the holiness of the building. When discussing the major elements of design, the Chartes Cathedral had consisted…

Milosch graduated from San Diego State University. His poetry has appeared in various magazines, including the California Quarterly. He has multiple nominations for the Pushcart and received the Hackney Award for Literature. His books are The Lost Pilgrimage Poems and Landscape of a Hummingbird. Before I retired, I worked for the last 40 years as a trail locator for the Cleveland National Forest and as a heavy equipment foreman in the private sector. My Poetry draws on those experiences; as…

Introduction: The Crusades were military expeditions undertaken by Western European Christians, whose purpose was to wrest the domain Muslims of the Holy Land. As Holy Land Christian pilgrimage sites such as Jerusalem and parts of Palestine are known. These expeditions were carried out at the request of the Pope, who granted indulgences to the participants. The start of the cross dates from 1095 and its completion occurs in the late thirteenth century. The word "crusade" comes from the cross…

Bowden, Mary Weatherspoon. Washington Irving. Boston: Twayne, 1981. Bowden underlines the integrity of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., in which “Rip Van Winkle” first performed, and proposes that Irving’s most highest literary accomplishment was his style. Though the book was not known, it include two of the most famous American short stories, one being “Rip Van Winkle” Mary Bowden received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. She taught in…

Gender roles seem to have been written in stone from the beginning of time, wherein men are expected to remain resourceful leaders who arrange and execute decisions, as well as provide for their families. Women, on the other hand, are expected to obediently listen to their husbands and nurture children and cook for the family. These roles, however definite in the 1900s, shift between genders as circumstances grow demanding and difficult in John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath,…

According to the text " King was among the civil rights leaders who spoke in the shadow of the Great Emancipator during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom on May 17, 1957." I think that his leadership is iconic for many people, he was present for civil rights movement to give the people what they wanted and deserved, people needed his support as a leader. The author also states " In the…

way to get closer to God. Then again, in Islam, fasting during the month of Ramadan is mandatory (for most Muslims). Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, the other four including the Shahada, Salat (prayer), Zakat (charity) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Similarly, Christians promote giving to charity and many attempt to make a trip to the Holy Land and Jerusalem as their own…