Shia Islam

justified by their perception that there is only one kind of Islam and what fundamental Muslims believe in is universal Islam because they consider the Quran as a rule book to live by without any questions or arguments. In reality, however, this is not always true, as there are divergent views of Islam which often make it difficult for people who have faith in Islam but have some unanswered questions to accept the idea of universal Islam outright. The confusion faced by such Muslims is…

The Exploration of the Politics and Ideas of Western Muslim Reformers: the Emergence of Islamic Reform in America Introduction The confrontation between Islam and modernity has been one of the major issues that Muslims still deal with it across the contemporary Muslim societies because the consequences of modernity have brought profound religious and socio-political challenges to many aspects of Islamic faith and life. Hence, the intellectuals of Muslim majority societies have engaged with…

piece of sweet covered in flies or would you like a wrapped one" suggesting that a woman who doesn’t cover her head may apparently be someone everyone’s had a taste of. This anaolgy in itself is absolutely offensive and against the very teachings of Islam. Its also quite silly to compare the wrapper on a piece of sweet to something so significant. Every woman is beautiful, precious and valuable weather “Hijabi”, or “Non-Hijabi”. The idea that the covering makes a woman more preferable is…

The source shows us that the Muslims were very scared that the Christians and Jews were going to convert the Muslim population and take it over. That is why they tried so hard to convert the Christians and Jews to Islam that is also why the Muslims pressed the Christians and Jews so much. The Muslims wanted the Christians and Jews to not be a threat to their religion. This portion of history is important because if it the Muslims hadn’t let the Christians come and…

the desire to replace the current system with one based exclusively on the tenants of Islam, all things discussed by Milton-Edwards. According to Milton-Edwards the actions of secular leaders in the 20th century contribute significantly to formation of terror groups. This is true, as to the members of IS, the Middle Eastern states of the 20th represent years of Muslim repression and the bastardization of Islam, and act as a call to arms. In the article they call the dictators of these groups…

Islam religion is different from other religions in many ways. Muslims worship a god named Allah. They feel that Allah is the only god that should be worshiped or followed. They also believed that he created all of the creatures. Muslims follow the teachings of the prophet Muhammed who they viewed as Allah’s messenger. They believe that forgiveness is always available through repentance. Instead of the bible they refer to the Qur’an as a record of the earlier dates. Anyone practicing the Muslim…

Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion and is getting larger in terms of followers every year. In the year of 2050 Islam will grow from 1.6 billion to 2.76 billion followers. The word Islam means submission because people are submitting their will to God. Islam has many religious roots pertaining to other world Religions. In the media Islam is stereotyped for not practicing peace by saying Muslims commit acts of terrorism, women don’t have rights and that the Jihad is a holy war which are…

differences in the two subjects in present day, Religion was the earliest form of inquiry about the universe which directly resulted in modern Science and both intersect in the context of curiosity, belief and truth. Today’s most infamous religion, Islam, has many scientific allusions present in the Quran and the Hadiths (traditions/sayings of the prophet Muhammad). One of these allusions is present in the Quran describing the development of the embryo [23:14] “Then We made the…

needs (knowledge he needs humans to have, if he wants his plans carried out by them.) Revelatory experiences are the backbone of mysticism in the western tradition. The starting point for all three major world religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--was Abraham’s first revelation and covenant with God. In exchange for completing a few other obligations, God promised Abraham that he would…

Is cheating truly the American way? Cheating is an act of dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. There are many ways of cheating. Another way of cheating is when one person has a significant other and performs any type of intimate acts with another person or to gain benefit especially in a game or examination. In America cheating is truly the American way, because in some other places it is not allowed. When someone is caught cheating in America, there are no…