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Aquinas reconciled his Christian principles with his favorable attitude to property by arguing that private property as not only being natural to the worldly order but also beneficial as compared to holding property in common as people are better stewards when they own the property privately. In the Summa Theologica, Aquinas is of the opinion that while the nature of property is in the control of God, the use of this property is under the dominion of men, and that “by his reason and will, he is…

UNDERSTANDING JIHAD IN THE CONTEXT OF HINDU-MUSLIM CONFLICTS In order to understand the concept of “Jihad”, let us first understand the culture it comes from, i.e., Islam. As the Quran states, “The word Islam means, “surrender” to the will of God (Allah in Arabic). Since there is only one God and mankind is one species, the religion that God has ordained for human beings is one.’’ Islam also preaches that God in His mercy had sent messengers to convey His message, to different…

The Hajj is one of five pillars of Islam, the other four being Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, and Sawm. Considered the largest coming together of people in the world, the Hajj pilgrimage in extremely significant to the Islamic religion (Mosher). The purpose of the Hajj pilgrimage is for the Muslim people to demonstrate their solidarity and…

Belal Jamil Mrs. Dachille AP3: Hr. 1 19 August 2015 The Glass Castle: Setting In The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, setting plays a crucial role in the plot. The book revolves around the life of Jeannette Walls, from her early childhood in the 1960’s, to her adult-life in the early 2000’s. Since Jeannette’s father, Rex Walls, is unable to hold down a job and refuses to pay taxes, a majority of Jeannette’s childhood is spent moving from city-to-city. Due to this, there is no specific location…

Goode 2 THROUGH THE LENSE OF PROTHERO AND SMITH: ISLAM AND SIKHISM Myka Goode Religion 212: World Religion Dr. Rachel Brown December 8, 2017 THROUGH THE LENSE OF PROTHERO AND SMITH: ISLAM AND SIKHISM Essentially the Same and Fundamentally Different This research is meant to be a comparative essay between two religions, Islam and Sikhism. The religions are dissected to showcase that while there may be some differences, specifically the origin of the religion or how…

"The way of Islam? Within Islam itself, every Muslim, every believer, has to practice certain worship, some personal practices, and five prayers every day. Every male and female is expected to perform prayers five times a day. Also, we fast during the month of Ramadan. Fasting is a very important, highly spiritual practice that you can go through, along with prayers and devotions at night during the month. "We also emphasize that each believer earns for himself, for his own livelihood, and that…

The idea of nature is of huge importance and the concept of harmony with nature and oneself is the defining characteristic of the ancient Chinese belief system. There is an emphasis placed on the welfare and well being of the individual in the present life as opposed to a future one. What separates Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism is the meaning which is associated with nature. Confucianism places emphasis on the nature of the human. Taoism focuses on harmony with the universe and…

All praise to Allah for His guidance towards straight path. He is the only One who gives protection and guides to the believers. Peace and blessing to Prophet Muhammad as a Messenger of Allah, a compassionate, saviour and guider to right path. He is an icon for human race to emulate. Ever since the advent of Islam to this world, Islam faced many challenges from its foes, that is, the disbelievers. The disbelievers want to extinguish Islam and its foundation from this world. However, Allah will…