Ummah

Similar to Iran, Egyptian women’s movements have dealt with oscillating political and religious regimes. Many trace the origins of the Egyptian feminist movement to the 1919 Revolution in which women participated in rallies for independence from the British. The Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) was founded shortly after in 1923 by Huda Sha’arawi. The EFU led the literary movement in which women published articles and wrote in magazines (Ramdani 41). In addition to fostering a literary culture in…

and Shia have different opinions on hadith. Sunnis believe that Abu Bakr, the father of Muhammad's wife Aisha, was Muhammad's rightful successor and that the method of choosing or electing leaders (Shura) guided by the Quran is the consensus of the Ummah (the Muslim community). Shias believe that Muhammad divinely ordained his cousin and son-in-law Ali Ibn Abi Talib (the father of his grandsons Hasan ibn Ali and Hussein ibn Ali) in accordance with the command of Allah to be the next caliph,…

The Warrior Prophet of the Early Islamic State History is constantly changing. Every second something is added to history’s never-ending story. However, within this time certain civilizations and people stand out. I believe that the Prophet Muhammad sticks out as someone that tremendously impacted the early Islamic civilizations. He is most commonly known as the founder of Islam. But not only was he a religious leader, but he was also a military and political leader. All great leaders start…

Assalāmu ‛Alaykum guys, hope your all in the best of health and imaan InShaAllah. Just wanted to go over something thats been bothering me for a while. When describing the importance of hijab, I don’t understand when people say "Would you prefer an unwrapped 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…

From time immemorial, poverty has continuously been a feature of society although some wealthy minorities did exist as well. It is evident in today’s societies that poverty is a social phenomenon and a serious problem just like it has been in the past. In order to address this social phenomenon called poverty, an Islamic concept of Waqf which has its root during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), when ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab acquired a piece of land, and asked the Prophet, peace be upon him,…

Islamic State is a large, violent, and Islamic organization that has recently emerged as the new face of terror following the Syrian revolution and the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Their main goal is to establish a global caliphate and unite the Ummah. In July 2014 the Islamic State started its own propaganda magazine called Dabiq. In the first issue there is a feature article entitled “From Hijrah to Khilafah”. This article accounts the history, methods, and motives behind the Islamic…

In the city of Mecca, a man started a new religion known as Islam. This man was Muhammad who was born in about 570 C.E. As he prayed in a cave in the mountains of Mecca in the year 670, he was visited by the angel Gabriel. Further, this angel proclaimed that Muhammad was a prophet, or messenger of God. As he received messages from God, Muhammad began to teach and recite the revelations to others. Moreover, these revelations were recorded in the Qur’an, which was the holy book of Islam. Over time…

KHILAFAT MOVEMENT: This is also one of the period of Hindu and Muslims unity as they both fight against the British. Gandhi started Non cooperative Movement against British Black laws and Muslims started their Khilafat movement because of their sentiments towards Turkish Muslims. They Both put their movement by their own way against british. Reasons Of Khilafat Movement: Khilafat Movement was a religio-political Movement launched by the Muslims from the…

ALLAHABAD ADDRESS: In 1930 Iqbal distributed the Presidential Address the Allahabad Address, afore address Iqbal additionally distributed landmark lectures on Islam in 1928 and 1929 in Aligarh, Hyderabad and Madras. Because Iqbal's address ocular perceiver-plot was predicated on Islam. Iqbal's views on Islam and introversion with the modern conditions and modern situation avails him to engender the Allahabad Address. In 1932, Iqbal additionally presided over All India Conference that was held at…

Religion can be viewed from many different perspectives. People throughout the world hold different religious values. One person’s religious value will not match the religious values of another person. Islam is a religion that is accused of supporting terrorist activities throughout the world. Through day-to-day knowledge of what is happening around us, other religions observe evidence that Islamic followers direct their actions and techniques to proclaim ‘power’. Although, that particular…