Qur'an

One of the objectives of MAT is focused on providing Western media outlets with accurate sources of Muslim perspective (Muslims, 2015). MAT states that Islam is intended to be a religion of peace, and those that say otherwise are misrepresenting the Qur’an. To support this view, MAT uses passages from the Qur 'an such as, “And the believers, men and women, are friends one of another. They enjoy what is right and forbid what is wrong,” (Muslims, 2015). This organization has also made it their…

Rituals of the Hajj). The Hajj takes place within five places over the course of six days during the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar. The rituals of Hajj can be found in the 5 Pillars of Islam derived from the Islamic holy book, the Qur’an. Within the Qur’an one verse speaks of the pilgrimage’s significance, “And remember Abraham said: My Lord, make this land a secure one, and feed its people with fruits, those of them who believe in God and the Last Day…” (Peters, F. E., Page 7). Through…

A Prosperous Dinner Party Tonight was the night, I finally had caught three of my good friends on some off time and was treating them to a nice formal dinner at my house. First, I finally got a hold of Jesus Christ, a central figure of Christianity and the believed Son of God. After inviting Jesus, I of course had to extend an invitation to Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and the last prophet of God as known by the Muslims. Finally, Moses, largely considered the largest of the Jewish…

In Islamic perspective, integrity means consistency which Muslim individuals have to remain steady in the same position throughout their life. But, in an English language, Cambridge by the way, integrity has described as Honesty (the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change)’ and Whole (the quality of being whole and complete) (Cambridge 2012). Therefore, integrity, by a complete sentence, is. When people work strenuously, integrity is one of the…

give to the poor and needy. When giving to the less fortunate, you should do it in private, not out in the open. Almsgiving is usually for the needy, but can also be used for paying your taxes as well. Although almsgiving is not very defined in the Qur’an, it is still expected of every Muslim to follow it and do the right thing. The fourth pillar of Islam is sawm, or fasting. To show your faith in Allah that you believe in it, you must fast on the ninth month of the the Islamic calendar,…

There are three main monotheistic religions, they are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three of these religions believe in revelation and divine disclosures of sacred knowledge. They also have the idea that there are only one higher up that passed set of holy rules to humankind through prophets. Prophets literal meaning is “one who speaks for God” they were sent out by god to speak the word of god. There were many famous prophets like Abraham in Canaan, Moses on Mount Sinai, Jesus at the…

Jean-Jacques, Reginald ********************************************************************************************************** 1. Select one of the challenges of Islam in the modern world described in our textbook; research on the Internet how this challenge is being met in major Muslim societies today; and write an essay on your findings. Student Answer: I do not know if I should consider this topic of Islam a challenge or cultural in the modern world. The covering from head to toe,…

Islam Essay A very important factor for the spread of religion and the Empire was Mecca. The Islamic Empire was the start of the religion Islam. Mecca was important for the religion because before Islam it was a location for shrines, during the time of Islam it was the location of The Kaaba, and Muhammad the founder and the prophet of Islam was raised in Mecca. Mecca was also important for non religious reasons. It was a very important site for trade. During the time of the Islamic Empire,…

Is the world’s second largest religion one of war? With ISIS attacks all over the world from Brussels to Turkey to Egypt, it is not a surprise, that Muslims’ stances and beliefs are questioned. The issue of whether all Muslims are potential terrorists or not is controversial, as a lot of governments around the world have been discussing how to deal with ISIS, and whether they should ban Muslims from entering their countries, or not. By this point, everybody in the world has his own distinct…

tribes that lived in the desert areas around it by establishing a food and caravan trade system. Mecca also became a ground for establishing peace between feuding clans. Islam first arose when Muhammad constructed the Qur’an through the words of Allah. Once he was finished with the Qur’an, Muhammad preached the words to his clan. Islam brought unity to the people of Arabia and it showed that everyone was equal. However, with all of these positive aspects, the new faith became a threat to the…