Ramadan

This week’s reading gives great insight on America as a pluralist society. The United States of America is no a hue “melting pot” comprised of many different religions. Although the founding father’s claim to have settled and colonized America to escape religious persecution and religious freedom this country as founded on Protestantism. In this great country of freedom many people of various faiths have suffered from religious persecution. Contrary to various free thinkers ho decided this…

of faith,” and “pilgrimage to Makka” also known as Haji. The other three requirements are done either daily, monthly, or a set period of time during the year. Sawn, which is the fast that takes place during Ramadan, happens once a year for a month, which is also known as the holy month of Ramadan. The other is your tradition giving of the alms or offering given once a year as a tax. But the one requirement that strikes me the most is “Salat.” Salat is worship, but is used interchangeably…

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…

house, the president lights a Christmas tree celebrating Christmas with the majority of the United States population. The president also light a ceremonial menorah celebrating Hanukah with the nations Jews and honors the beginning of the month of Ramadan with the Muslims in our country. Celebrating the divers’ faith that lives in this country is a way of showing religious…

Child Trauma What is the purpose of a childhood if your morning alarms are the sound of bombs, and bedtime stories, repetitive warnings? A Syrian refugee once said, “I grabbed the pen to write my misery, but the pen cried before my eyes did.” Hearkening a child, I repeat, a child, express such an eloquent, figurative statement should disturb the comforted and silence the disturbed. Child trauma has vigorously taken over Syrian refugees, for children have become victims of today’s…

What does belief mean for human beings? by mahdi. More than 90% of the people in the world have a religion, 5 big religion. The 5 biggest religions are 1, christianity. 2, islam. 3, Hinduism(Sanatana Dharma). 4, Buddhism. 5, judaism. These beliefs aren't the same, for example christians believe in jesus as their god, islamic people call their god Allah, etc. In most countries, many people believe in the same religion as their parents until they are adults. Most people believe in gods…

lifestyle and Islam existed together in perfect equilibrium... Was a whole, when being Islamic and Somali... It had been a period if the information of tolerance and peace won... You could hope periodically, or never wish at all, fast in the month of Ramadan or never quickly at all, make a pilgrimage to Mecca or never do it at all; but would permanently consider yourself a real follower of Islam, understanding that to be a Muslim is really a connection between man and Lord and that one's faith…

Although fate and destiny have a similar connotation, fate represents the preordained course of your life that will occur in spite of your actions, and destiny represents predetermined events within your life that you take an active course in shaping. Christianity and Islamic religion represent different opinions on fate and personal destiny based on belief in different gods, and the location from which each religion originated. The religion of Christianity began with God coming to earth through…

We have been friends for three years, but it feels longer. After we first met, I always knew her as the one who didn’t like pork. I’d ask her “Why don’t you like pork!?” She would say “I don’t know, I just don’t like it.” I’d tell myself, “How could she not like pork!?” “Maybe she is just allergic”. I personally thought pork was tasty, depending how a person prepares the meat. This question stuck with me throughout our friendship. As the months, days passed, the answer began to reveal itself.…

controlling because she tries to have her past southern-like lifestyle. Laura has a very low self-esteem, escaping reality through her glass figurines. As critic Ramadan said “Each character has a role in his or her own mental play. Each character then tries to drag its co-characters into its own circle of entanglements in vain” (Ramadan). The family’s dysfunctionality causes the family bond to break, blaming the father that abandoned them in such circumstances forcing them to remain with each…