When the term worship is herd we generally think about devotion to that of a higher power, our creator God. In Islam worship is an indispensable and inseparable part of religion. Ibaadah which is the Islamic word for worship incorporates all that Allah loves and is please with, both in declaration and action. The traditional meaning is "Worship is an all-inclusive term for all that God loves of external and internal sayings and actions of a person." (The Institute of Islamic Information and…
needs. Similarly Allah has given all mankind a free will, which means that mankind have free to choose whether to act in an evil way or a good way. This is the reason that makes human beings as the only species with free will. The belief in qadr in islam does not contradict or disagree the idea of free will. We can choose what we want to do and avoid and reject what we do not want to do. However, we should understand when and what time we should use the words, free will or Qadar, and what are…
A Nations political attitude cannot be used to refer to the attributes of a culture. 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…
Muslim religious leader, about how similar Islam is to Judaism; a correlation which dates back to the patriarch Abraham and his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, of whom Judaism and the Muslim religion are attributed to deriving from according to not only the Judaic approach, but their own Muslim approach. During this conversation, as well as when I was living in Israel, I learned that they keep a less stringent form of kosher in halal. Though, Christianity and Islam didn’t satisfy my thirst for that…
2.4 Islamic Work Ethics and Job Satisfaction Islamic Work Ethics is defined as the “set of moral principles that distinguishes what is right from what is wrong in an Islamic context” (Beekun, 1997). Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammad; who denoted hard work caused sins to be pardon is the foundation of Islamic Work Ethics” (Ali, 1995; RagabRizk, 2008). As the economies of Asian, Arab Muslim Countries flourished, the importance of Islamic Work Ethics become important. The Managers…
afterlife. Although the Qur’an places men and women on the same level spiritually, Carole Hillenbrand highlights that there are still issues revolving around women's rights in marriage and divorce in Islamic societies in her book, Introduction to Islam (Hillenbrand, 249). In order…
This is because in Islam alcoholic beverages and other item which regarding from the alcoholic are prohibited. While adopt the quality of physical facilities provided by the hotel, and the quality of the services to customers, it also must take consideration about how the…
other readers with an apolgetic shrug. ‘Well. For a start Islam has Jewish heritage as does Christianity,’ said David, lowering his voice slightly. ‘The Holy Koran states that Jacob and Abraham were the first human beings to submit to Allah’s law. Abraham founded Judaism.’ ‘Interesting,’ said Abdul. ‘Of course I know of Ibrahim and Yacoub but I never thought of them as Jews.’ ‘And Isa is, of course, Jesus who the Koran recognises as a holy prophet,’ said David looking animated. ‘Of course,’…
The importance of knowledge in the Islamic world was intrinsic to its culture. For, the Prophet Muhammad had repeatedly stressed on the importance of knowledge and learning: “Acquire knowledge, it enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies.” Several…
on the proper way to spend their life. They believe in an afterlife in heaven that is determined by the quality of your life on earth. A Muslim’s main goal in life is to achieve enlightenment. In order to do so one must complete the five pillars of Islam, the most infamous being the fifth pillar, the hajj. This past time originated hundreds of years ago and is still practiced today. This tradition has rarely been questioned, but all this time the Muslims might have been missing something. This…