Shia Islam

History is the recording of past events in time. The record keeping of our past is the reason we have what we have today; everything from government and military ideas all the way down to tradition and religion. If it was not for people keeping a record of everything that happened, whether it be good or bad, it is what helped shape the human race and evolve us into what we have become today. Although every group of people has their own structure and belief systems, the reason behind why they are…

Porter family serves in Middle East Salvation spreads through the Middle East Missionaries to the Middle East share insights into the culture. The Western world seems to gravitate towards negative or fearful views of the Middle East and the people groups that live there. Inspire of the highly publicized violence of Muslim extremists, God’s message of redemption is rapidly spreading through Islamic people groups. Great and Laura Porter are missionaries who have been involved in the Middle East…

Dar al Islam had founded many great advances in the sciences, philosophy and technology between the 8th and 14th century. This era would later be referred to as the Islamic classical age. It is interesting when you compare dar al Islam to the western world during this time because during their advancements the west was in their dark ages. They had forgone many of their advances in thought, and fell into mysticism and superstitions. During this era, Islam made many advances in understanding, and…

a question of one thing in regards to women of the Islamic faith living overseas. Does the religion of Islam help to reinforce female oppression, or does the Quran provide equal opportunities and rights for women, or perhaps a little bit of both. In my research I will examine the rights given to women by the Quran, the different…

For some, the Arab spring (whether is understood to be successfully or not) certainly represent the turning point in relations in the Middle East. A hundred years since the creation of borders between the countries of the Levant, the Maghreb and the Middle East, there was their collapse. When one mentions the Middle East, it is seen as a huge area where ancient civilizations were, some of the oldest cities in the world, but also the young states of today. A hundred years after rendering the…

Christianity and Islam are three major monotheistic religons in the world. Christanity is the worlds biggest religion with about 2.1 billion followers. Chirstianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who is the son of God. Judaism is ancient monotheistic religion. Judaism is about the world we live in and how we should live it. Islam is Abrahamic religion and is based on a religious text the Qur’an. Islam is second largest religion with one billion followers. Although Judaism, Islam and…

Application As demonstrated above, the divine nature of Jesus has been part of the equation in Christological studies since Christians began to witness. One can even say the understanding of his divine nature began while Jesus walked the earth. The first Ecumenical council included Jesus in the trinity as the Son God. The other councils in many occasions came to be as part of numerous attempts to reconcile his divine nature with his human nature, and to combat against any who questioned His…

In week five, in the class of Introduction to Humanities there was information that was presented to us by The Creative Impulse about the art forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. I knew for our class discussion that there needed to be a picture of Islamic art, so that we could discuss the art of that period. Consequently, I went to the Arab American National Museum for some examples of Islamic art that I could photograph. The museum is only open Wednesday thru Saturday and is closed for…

The word Sharī’ah was mentioned only once in the Quran 45:18 addressing Prophet Mohammad. “[O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled”. In the verse, the Prophet is being identified as a messenger to fulfill a purpose of faith. What is the purpose of faith that Sharī’ah is set to fulfill? An Islamic vision for a divine-human relationship is concerned with the higher objectives (Maqāṣid) of the Lawgiver (al-Sharī’). Linguistically, Sharī’ah is…

It is often said that some wounds run too deep for healing. This quote holds true for Aunt Florence in James Baldwin’s novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain. In the case of Aunt Florence, her “wounds” were ingrained since she was a child; her mother neglected to attend to Florence’s needs and instead, cared only for Gabriel, Florence’s brother. To seek opportunities she wouldn’t have at home, she abandoned her dying mother and delinquent brother, traveling north. Although Aunt Florence is…