Sharia

Eid is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims. The holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan. In Ramadan, Muslims fast for the whole month. Before I went to the mosque for eid prayer I had to do many preparations. According to Erving Goffman, preparations are done in the backstage. Backstage is where there was no audience and I was able to be my true self. (22) When I was in the backstage I asked myself questions about the way I would look and act at the event. I decided to wear salwar kameez…

The Philosophy of Hajj Rituals History of Hajj Hajj literally means ‘heading to a place’. In Islamic terminology, however, it refers to the annual obligatory pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) [1]. In essence, Hajj is man's evolution toward Allah. It is a social worship which creates a relation between God and His creatures and has different effects on the Islamic…

Aisha Bibi is a woman from Afghanistan known all around the world for her famous picture on the cover of the 2010 Time magazine. It showed her face without a nose with a troubling comment on the side, “What happens if we leave Afghanistan” (Baker). The article by Aryn Baker explains, she was beaten and abused by her husband’s family, Aisha Bibi fled to her parents after she could no longer take the abuse. She was then dragged away by a group of men from the Taliban and taken back to her husband.…

The Spread Of Early Islam The Early Islamic Empire expanded through a variety of methods such as Conquering new land, gifts of stipends should people convert to Islam, and multiple treaties. All of these methods had a different success rate, however some contributed more to the spread of Islam. One of the most prominent methods was Conquering and expansion through combat. In Document A it states, “In the battle of Yarmuk certain Muslim Women took part and fought violently.” This shows that the…

It's agreed by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars that Muslim women are falsely represented and misunderstood (Negrea-Busuioc, E., et al., 2015). Another popular idea that is misunderstood is the Muslim women’s attire the hijab, which a lot of western people believe is due to the oppression of women. Many westerners believe that the hijab is only define as covering up, but "the hijab are interpreted in a variety of ways . . . in the form of physical garments signifies headscarves (as worn by…

The trend to unveil had begun in Egypt in the early 20th century, set in motion by the writer Qasim Amin. Amin had argued that "gradual and careful change in the status of women," including women's casting off their veils, was now an essential step in the advancement of Muslim societies and "not contrary to the principles of Islam." Although Amin's ideas had been met with great resistance, how they gradually gained acceptance and spread among the "more advanced Arab countries," first in Egypt…

Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz, takes you on a journey through a child’s perspective, growing up through the Islamic religion in Pakistan to living in America as a Muslim family. He shows the reader what it is like to be Muslim as a young man and the different types of dilemma you may face. The book automatically captivates you from the very first page when he introduced his mother as well as the names of the rest of his family showing the reader right away that family is a huge dynamic in…

“What do you think when you look at me? A woman of faith? An expert? Maybe even a sister. Or oppressed, brainwashed, a terrorist. Or just an airport security line delay” True words spoken by Dalia Mogahed, a practicing Muslim woman who chose to wear the hijab. The reality is that a majority of people have had at least one of those questions or words run through their mind when coming across Muslim woman in a hijab. But, not everyone wants to keep their thoughts to themselves. Whispering things…

After Muhammad’s death, the Umayyad clan emerged as the dominant force in the Islamic community. Under the rule of the Umayyads, the Arabs built a vast empire and established the foundation for an enduring Islamic civilization. The shift from Umayyad to Abbasid rule reflected a series of significant changes within society. As the Abbasids gained control, regional interests and religious divisions caused immense political fragmentation among the vast empire. In the Umayyad empire, there was a…

The significance of Imamat in Shia Islam differs from the role of Imams in different communities such as the Sunni tradition. In particular, the Nizari Ismaili have a living Imam (The Aga Khan) which is a unique historical and religious figure. The community believes the Imam is their chief interpreter and sole authority (Islamic Monthly Para.8). Moreover, there is an important emphasis placed on the intellect in the community’s tradition, as well as the idea of ‘masum’ (freedom from sin). This…