Prophets of Islam

In the year 610, the prophet, Muhammed, received a revelation from God. These revelations were written down in the Qur’an and soon became the religion of Islam. This religion had a great involvement of women. Islamic women held an extremely important role in Islamic society and its spread especially Muhammad’s wives and their roles shifted in Arab society due to newly found Qur’anic revelations causing their roles to become a fundamental one. During the creation of Islam, women played the…

differences. For example, we both believe the scriptures to be the word of God to the extent that they have not been altered by man. We believe that God has communicated with man through the prophets He sends from the time of Adam forward. We both believe that due to alterations made by man, a new prophet and new scripture were needed to restore truths that have been altered. Our view of the nature of God differs, but not more so than the LDS view of God differs from that of some other…

"Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope”- Motto of the Muslim Brotherhood. [1] The Muslim Brotherhood, or Ikhwaan as it is also referred to , is one of the oldest and most important religious organizations whose inception was 80 years ago. It is, as it’s name suggests, a representative of political, Sunni Islam, that began as a welfare group, but soon rose to power, becoming much more influential…

and set my own intention of the book, I knew that Jeffrey Lang is not typical reverts. The book answers my questions, argues my existing principals and promotes me into thinking deeper about experience of being a Muslim and how non Muslims perceive Islam. Thus, this reflection will talk about experience with the Holy Quran and Hadith, interaction with non Muslims, concept of ummah and Palestine. These points will be related to author’s explanations, descriptions, experiences and also my own…

The Sturdiness of its Pillars and Women in Islam When the name Muhammad is mentioned what comes to one’s mind? Do you automatically think of a terrorist or a Muslim? Or maybe you know someone who is named Muhammad, which wouldn’t be uncommon since it is the most common given name to the Muslim people. For most people the word prophet would not be your first thought, but for a lot of people that is exactly what they think of. I feel the Muslim community has a bad reputation not just because…

During geography this quarter I learned about Islam. Islam means submission in Arabic. The people who practice Islam are called Muslims, or one who submits to God. The Islamic god is Allah, pretty much the same God that Christians believe in. Where Islam differs from Christianity is that they believe that they are related to Ishmael, Abraham’s illegitimate sons. I learned that the Muslims believe that Muhammad is the only prophet that they worship. Also, that Muhammad got all of his revelation…

Islam is a monotheistic religion that began in the Middle East, much like Christianity and Judaism, yet Islam is much more misunderstood. 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…

Judgment, or the end times in which the dead will be resurrected. According to the Qur’an “Allah will be the judge, and each person will be sent to heaven or hell. Heaven is a place of sensual pleasure. Hell is for those who oppose Allah and his prophet Mohammed” (Ridenour 2001). In fact, because Muslims believe when a person dies their soul is separated from their body, but later reunited when the body goes to the grave, Muslims go to extensive lengths to prepare a body after death, including…

Judaism Judaism is regarded as the mother of the two Abrahamic traditions that are Christianity and Islam. The traditional belief is centered on an all-powerful God. God is described as neither having a beginning or ending and being eternal in nature. There is the belief that ultimately God foreordains all activities in the universe. However, humans have been given special privileges in decision making. In Judaism there is immense respect for nature, which is evident in the biblical passage from…

In the pre-Islam, religion was comprised of many gods. The Arabs worshipped many gods and had various practices that were believed to appease these gods. Before Islam, the Kaaba and Mecca were covered in symbols which represented demons, jinn, demigods or tribal gods and other deities. All these represented the polytheistic culture of the pre-Islamic Arabia. During this time, Allah was used to represent a creator god among the Meccans, who had three daughters (Hishām Ibn al-Kalbī, 1951). Near…