Qur'an

freedom. Their properties and places of worship also enjoy complete protection. In addition to the non-Muslim citizens, even the ambassadors of non-Muslim countries and others working on diplomatic assignments have been guaranteed complete protection. Qur'an states: “O mankind! We created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is he…

women are discriminated against and are verbally and physically abused and nothing is done to help them. The Islamic religion is aware of this and this is why they don’t require all women to wear hijab. There is a verse in the Islamic holy book, the Qur’an, where it states that Allah does not want his people to go through any hardships. Allah’s followers take this into consideration when women are in environments where they could be ridiculed and discriminated against. Even though women are not…

The Prophet Mohammed, in 622, founded the first Islamic state, a theocracy in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In this state, he founded two branches of the Islamic religion. Sunnism and Shiism are the two main sects in Islam, which have been in conflict for more than a millennium. The Sunni Muslims believe the first four Caliphs rightfully took the place of Mohammed as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize these caliphs as genuine religious leaders. Shiites, in contrast, believe the only ruler and…

merchant named Khadija. While in Mecca, Muhammad was disgusted with the people who focused on material values so he prayed and fasted in a cave for several months then God finally revealed himself to him. It was the beginning of the sacred scripture, Qur’an. According to Mckay, Hill, Buckler, and Ebrey (2000), Islam means “submission to God.” Mckay et al (2000) stated that Muslim means “a person who submits.” Therefore,…

The Middle East has been considered the hub for the focal point of the world’s religions. However, the Middle East in itself has contributed to the innovation and evolution of all aspects in society since its beginning. Throughout its four regimes it has contributed culturally, ethnically and religiously in many methods. But, the early modern regime controlled itself and managed to blossom itself to the world religiously, ethnically, and culturally. The Middle East has flourished on its…

mutually beneficial relationship with a religious activist named Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab. Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab was a towering religious thinker who held that Muslims ought to adhere to a puritanical interpretation of Islamic law as derived from the Qur’an and Hadith; he also believed that people ought to be religiously instructed so that they could grasp what God expected from them. Both men formed a partnership dedicated to refining the Islam of their day, and with this goal in mind they…

the primary text, Readings of the Quran by Kenneth Cragg on page 144, and Martin Luther’s views on faith and righteousness is described in the primary text, Martin Luther by John Dillenberger. These texts are key in comparing what was said in the Qur’an, the Islamic holy book, to what Martin Luther unravels in the lines of the bible, the Christian holy book. In the text by Cragg, God commands Moses to make the people of Egypt, including the pharaohs, believers, and to repent. Moses urges the…

Painting is a very universal art form. Paintings are created in civilizations all over the world from all different time periods. The flexibility of paintings is wonderful, all that is needed is a pigment, which is the color, and a binder, such as egg or milk which allows the pigment to turn into a paste and be applied to a variety of surfaces including paper, wood, stone, and canvas. The purpose of paintings also vary greatly, paintings are used to tell stories or illustrate religious…

In a much simpler sense, this is what a Caliph or Caliphate system seeks to achieve. Importance of Caliphate according to Quran and Sunnah The importance of establishing the Caliphate is proved in the Qur'an, Sunnah and sayings of the Companions. From the Qur'an, Allah commands Muhammad to judge among the Muslims with His rules where He the Almighty says: "So judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that has come…

Who is Allah talking to? This surah revealed in Makkah, where musyrikin extremely stubborn, so Allah sent down this Surah for those who are stubborn, which he repeated his word “Then which of the favors, miracles, wonders, powers, feats, gifts, and blessings will you both deny and deliberately lie against” Before, we go further lets we look at surah al Waqiah. There are five topics in surah al Waqiah which are talking about paradise, people with the right hand is the best people, people of the…