Ummah

The good life varies from religion to religion. The Buddhist of the West will be compared and contrast with the Muslims of the East. The good life for the Buddhist is nirvana. Buddhist seeks enlightenment and that is done by being led through the human form of Buddha (Ludwig, 2006, p.147). The rituals and practices are not what helps one reach nirvana, but the individual discipline and mindful meditation. The rituals and practices are instrumental tools. “Devotional rituals can be beneficial in…

Going back to the history, Waqf is one of the ancient charity institutions in the globe and the initiative dated back to the life time of the holy Prophet (S A W). A prophetic revealed that during the life of the holy Prophet (SAW), Umar Ibn Khatab made an inquiry on how he should arrange a piece of property and the Prophet answered by saying “preserve the thing itself and devote its fruit for religious purpose.” According to this narration, Umar Ibn Khatab, withheld the property from being sold…

propels you forose who Allah has shown mercy to and for that reason they were created” and then he mentioned also a hadith that is related by it but it does not have a connected sanad to the Prophet ( P.B.U.H) which is “the ikhtilaf of my ummah or the differences of my ummah is a mercy” so the question is then how do you have harmony with difference of opinion? How do we keep hearts together when the opinions differ because Allah Almighty commanded the community to hold to the rope of Allah…

Community In truth while our community is ethical and honorable we still, like many others, have to face difficult challenges and problems. The test here is to be able to conquer these challenges the way the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught the Muslim Ummah to throughout his life. If the Muslim communities allow these issues to defeat them, they will suffer more in this life and possibly in the hereafter. Overcoming the hardships that come our way will only help make the community stronger and…

Joining the Local Project Team comes in two-folds for me. The first part is growing from the experience and second is create a camp environment to help the counselors, guides, staff, and participants see through the concept of what makes camp so special. Growing from the experience is a very integral part of being on the Local Project Team. Over the past year the process of the Local Project Team has helped me realize and learn a lot about myself. When applying for the position last fall I…

schools because it might create confusion for the young students. It might solidfy the idea of sectarianism and accidentally teach the student to be intolerant of one sect over the other. I assume most Sunday schools want to promote the idea of "One Ummah." Although I'd like to think their intentions are pure, my experiences as a Shia Muslim lead me to think otherwise. Most of my friends who attended Sunday schools had a negative preconcived notion about Shias before they met me. They remember…

Abdullah Ibn abbas was not content to accumulate knowledge. He felt that he had a duty to the ummah to educate those in search knowledge and the general masses of the Muslim community. He began teaching and his house becomes a university with specialized area of study, with the exception that there was only one teacher? Abdullah Ibn Abbas himself…

a basis of the Islamic faith and under the authority of Allah, (Surah Al-Baqarah [2], n.d.). These principles or laws laid out through the Medinan surah’s focus on Muhammad’s mission to unify the community and create an Ummah that would conform to the beliefs of the Quran. An Ummah, otherwise known as community or nation, appeared because Muhammad was sent to communicate the divine message, (Wikipedia, 2017). He was sent to bind His people together in faith and submission in order to receive…

Kwame Anthony Appiah’s paper highlights the contamination of native cultures by globalizing influences. Surprisingly, Appiah wrote this piece after UNESCO’s came to an agreement for protection and promotion of the diversity within cultures. Whether the importunate to protect cultures or individuals is necessary, Appiah believes that the individual must be the focus of moral concern. Appiah realizes that although monoculture is still in existence today, their distinctiveness has diminished…

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…