Prophet College Essays Samples For Students

The Islam religion had no divisions before the death of Prophet Muhammad in the year 632 A.D. It is believed that the Prophet Muhammad had prophesied that upon his death there would emerge more than 72 Muslim sects (Friedman 128) but only one of them would not go to hell (Mervin 11). The biggest cause of the split was the lack of and/or the failure by Prophet Muhammad to name his successor before his death.
Conventionally, his successor would have been his eldest son or a male relative. The problem was that all his three sons who were the ...

The Book of Amos

Introduction
The Book of Amos is part of the group of twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. The twelve Minor Prophets were not less significant than the Major Prophets. Their expressions of prophecies were just shorter than the longer and more detailed prophecies of the Major Prophecies (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) (Keathley, III, 2016, n.p). One could call Amos a pastoral prophet, since he was not in the courts of the kings and of priestly lineage (such as Jeremiah). He was a herdsman, and spent time caring for the sycamore trees as well (Amos 7:14). It is important ...

Christology

Introduction
Although he lived in the 1st century, Jesus is still one of the most influential individuals in the history of humankind and the most influential individual in terms of Christianity, leaving his teachings to travel through time and space, being transmitted from generation to generation. This essay discusses about Jesus as a prophet and as a religious reformer, correlating these attributes of Jesus with Christology.

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Jesus the Prophet
Jesus communicated with his contemporary through “poetic teaching, paradoxes and hyperboles”, transcending them from their quotidian human concerns related to politics, social welfare, oppressions, etc., to a world of infinite grace, ...

The Quran and the Bible have some similarities as well as differences. However, in the recent years, believers of the two religions have focused on the differences more than the similarities. These differences have brought about enmity and misunderstanding among believers of the two religions. The rivalry between Christians and Muslims began during the Crusader Era (1095-1291). This was a period when the Crusaders were trying to free their “Holy Land” from the yoke of Islam (Trautman and Peterson). To understand the genesis of these differences, which have highly been exaggerated in the contemporary society, it is important to ...

All religious groups have major principles that govern their faith. For instance, Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad is the prophet who was sent by Allah (God) to come and liberate his people. It is just in this same way that Christians from all walks of life from around the world profess their faith in God through Jesus Christ who is commonly referred to as The Son of Man. It is through him that the Christian faith was born and almost everything therein is attributed to God through him. When he came into the world, a new kind of worship came ...

Introduction

Isaiah is one of the Major Prophets in the bible; he is remembered for his straightforward message and a call to repentance. He was mainly called after God realised the wickedness that was in the land. It was at a time when the people of Judah had forsaken God and worshiping other idols. God had planned to destroy the land but decided to warn the people through his prophet Isaiah (Lee, 53). The nation of Judah had apparently become rebellious, worshiping other gods. Isaiah walked from one city to the other with his message of repentance. This made him to be ...

Discussion Questions

Although the Umayyads achieved great success during their reign, they never had the support of the whole empire. Cracks started emerging, especially for the newly conquered regions made up of Non-Arab Muslims. Most of their caliphs were not elected through popular vote nor were they elected by respected community leaders (Alkhateeb). Again, the Umayyads began losing the support of newly converted Muslims because of treating them differently from other Muslims (Alkhateeb). They treated them differently by imposing a tax, as though they were not converts. That was against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, who preached equality of all the ...

Muslims consider Prophet Muhammad as a religious and political role model because they consider him to be a messenger of God. Prophet Mohammed has been a very popular Prophet not only among the Muslims or the followers of Islam but also among several religion researchers, philosophers, diplomats and other people (Selected readings from The Quran, 2013). His teachings that have been recorded in the Quran have provided direction to several people and have helped the Islam religion be formed. The Quran has been considered as holy and a set of teachings that guide people towards the way of life that they should live. ...

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The Qur’an describes the manner and circumstances of the revelation to Prophet Muhammad in the cave called Hira, which is situated on a mountain near Mecca. Prophet Muhammad was surprised and forced to read what was written, despite his explaining to the angel that he could not read. The Prophet goes home to his wife Khadija and shares with her the frightening experience he has. He has a second encounter of revelation, except this time it is only the voice of the angel that communicates with the Prophet. Once again the Prophet returns home frightened, ...

Humanitarian aid is a common culture across the globe. Logistical or material assistance is offered in response to crises of humanitarian which include man-made and natural disasters. There are a substantial number of organizations that are created in different nations in order to offer this aid to the affected groups of people. Muslim as a religion has been providing humanitarian aid. This has resulted to significant influence on this aspect of humanitarian aid across the globe. This has promoted the value of charity both to Muslims and non-Muslims (Lewis 56).
The humanitarian acts are taken are essential elements of practice in ...

Introduction:

According to Alexenberg (2008), Islam has a strong culture of aniconism. This is the prohibition of depiction of the supernatural using material objects. The Islamic holy book, the Quran, does not expressly prohibit the depiction of human figures. However, it prohibits idolatry. It is important to note that because of its aniconism culture, it generally considered wrong to depict God, the prophet Muhammad and other prophets using images.
Before the Jyllands-Postencontroversy, it was unheard of in popular media of depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Jyllands-Posten is the leading newspaper by circulation in Denmark. Before the newspaper published the story, ...

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Islamic Fasting

Introduction
Fasting is a term used to denote the age old practice of abstaining from food. In general, it is defined as the conscious or willing abstention from all or some foods for a certain period of time. Scholars believe that fasting is an ancient practice that has been observed in the earliest history of human civilization and is universal in scope. Fasting, for instance, has been observed in the culture of Native Americans as well as in the natives of New Guinea and in almost every culture and civilizations around the globe (Piper 31). Fasting has ...

Abstract

As a Buddhist, I did not know much about Muslims, their sects, and beliefs. During the course of an interview session with my friend, Turki, a Muslim from Saudi Arabia, I learned a lot about the two main sects of Islam, Sunni and Shia Muslims. I got a better understanding about the religion and culture of Islam, Sunni and Shia Muslims, and their history. Historically, there used to be only Sunnis. However, following the death of the fourth caliphate of the Rashidun, the sect of Shia is born. The views of companions of the Prophet are actually a very ...

Comparison between the religions

Islam and Christianity are two most widely followed religions of the world. Both of these are divine religions that are confirming the presence of Prophet Abraham.

Some of the Comparisons of the Two Religions

God. In Christianity, there is One God, who is present in three distinct individuals known as The Trinity. On the other hand, in Islam, there is One God (in Arabic known as Allah), who is unique as mentioned in Quran 112:1.
Trinity. The concept of Trinity in Christianity shows the Father, Son and Holy Spirit according to Matthew 28:19 (Boora, n.a.). The Islamic view of God is strictly on the basis of ...

Many people today view a prophet as basically any person who sees the future, but while they remain right, a prophet is far more than a person with that ability. A prophet is principally a person who has been chosen by God to speak to the people on behalf of God to convey a teaching or message. In the past prophets were role models of holiness, scholarship and were always closer to God. They were mandated with the task of setting standards for the whole community. This paper will indulge in an explicit analysis on the prophetic beliefs that are found in Judaism, Catholicism ...

Why the knowledge of Prophet’s life is necessary for a better understanding of the Qur’an?

Muslims hold the belief that the Qur'an is God’s word as given to the prophet Muhammad over a period of twenty two years. Understanding the Prophets life is thus important in distinguishing the different components of the Quran namely, God’s word and the words of the Prophet.

Explain the following terms/names:

Sirah
The life of the Prophet was transmitted by people and was compiled into books referred to as Sirah (Sumar, 89) These books thus document Prophet Muhammad’s virtuous life on earth.

The Year of the Elephant

This is an Islamic name referring to the time between 570 CE when it is believed that the ...

In the ancient times, there were many civilizations around the world, but all of them managed to develop independently. In spite of the fact that the world is so diverse and the West seems to be too far from the East, different parts of the world have a lot in common. However, it is extremely hard to trace the common themes between the West and the East when it comes to religions without concentrating on their differences first. This paper is going to focus on the differences in the role of the prophets between the biggest religions of the ...

Introduction

Ezekiel was the son of Buzi an Israelite priest who was an emigrated Israelite in Babylonia. It is believed that he lived through the teachings of Josiah and Jeremiah and he began his own ministry in about 592 B.C. when he was about 30 years of age and continued until about 571 B.C. .God raised up Ezekiel to serve as a prophet during a most difficult time in Israel’s history. He provides a tremendous illustration of a leader with backbone and conviction. In the beginning God first brought up Ezekiel as he received a revelation about four angelic ...

Lineage, birth and childhood

Muhammad was son of Abdullah who was ultimately a descendant of Adam. While his mother Amina was pregnant she came across a divine message which said that she was bearing God’s messenger and was supposed to name him Muhammad. Muhammad’s father died shortly after his birth and he was brought up under the guidance of his grandfather, Abd-Muttalib who roped in foster mothers for the child. The boy Muhammad was then nurtured via humans who found him deserving enough for the futuristic role (Peters, 45). Muhhamad told about himself that his heart was deprecated of any black ...

“The peace that comes when one’s life is surrendered to God,” this is the meaning of the word Islam. God is known as Allah. Literally, the words “al” (the) and “Ilah” (God) combine to make up the word Allah. Thus, Allah means “the God,” the only one God (Smith, 222). Islam is the youngest among the major religions in the world. Those who follow Islam are called Muslims.

The Prophet Muhammad

Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad. He was born in 570 AD. The name “Muhammad” means “highly-praised.” Muhammad experienced death of his immediate family members at a young age. Just a ...

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Allah, the most gracious has chosen Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) the last and final prophet of Allah. He was the most influential and historical prophet in history. Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) was both a religious and secular personality than any other in the world.
He was a religious person in a sense that he preached Islam among people by his good deeds and words. He never forced people to enter into the fold of Islam. Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) laid the foundations of a thriving spiritual community that changed the passage of history. His historical life is full of religious events than any other founder on ...

Many Christians believe that Jesus was not only a prophet, but that he was the son of God. This argument has been a long one, spanning throughout the centuries. Far from the fact that people should not believe in Jesus’ righteousness, but they should not be tempted to believe that he was the son of God, despite what the Bible and the Old Testament say. He was God’s prophet.
Despite the fact that God ordered Adam and his wife to worship only him when they descended to Earth and to avoid unholy actions and beliefs, the sons of Adam ...

Hadith can be considered as the biography of the Prophet, it was imprinted in the memory of his community as an example to follow. Hadith were commonly transmitted during the first three centuries of Islam, they allow us to understand the Islamic worldview and tradition. This work is an attempt to analyze the role of Hadith in Islamic tradition and prove that they greatly impact Islamic tradition.
The Hadith literature is a primary source that describes the Prophet’s directions and behaviors. 634-925 is the period when the Hadith literature was written down. It has a form of textual ...

First published in 1932, The Prophet comprises 26 prose poetry essays, each dealing with a different yet vital aspect of life. The language and narrative style Gibran has used very closely resembles that used in Holy Scriptures such as the Bible and the Quran, two very strong influencers of Gibran’s ideology of life. The story begins with the experiences and teachings of Almustafa (or The Chosen One), just before he is about to board a ship to make a return journey to his homeland after spending 12 years in exile in the city of Orphalese .
During his time ...

Islam came into being after the birth and prophetic wisdom of the Prophet

Muhammad. Born in the Arabian Peninsula in 570 AD, he became the source of the spread of a new religion in Arabia that was bound to reach far and wide areas. Muhammad was born to a prominent tribe named the Quraysh in Arabia. As it was a highly influential tribe, Muhammad was also a well-known member of the Quraysh and his teachings were heard by all far and wide. Muhammad was a trader, and he married a widow Khadijah who was a wealthy merchant and who helped Muhammad immensely. It was in the year 610 AD; it was when ...

Proposal

The world had always been full of different religious beliefs, because there is probably no universal explanation of the origins of human creation. Since the ancient times, we all needed a symbol of faith and of the existence of the judge, who sees everything, thus, is always eager to price, or to punish. Depending to the extent to which we’ve followed his commandments. The two religions: Islam and Christianity are highly different, and their followers are people, whose worldview differs from the other. It makes the two different religions mystically connected, and creates a view of the existence ...

Mohammad was the son of Abdullah, who was a descendant of Ishmael. The latter was the son of Abraham and Hagar. Muhammad was born in Mecca City in August 570 AD. He later became the founder of a major religion - Islam. The main aspects of Muhammad’s life include his troubled childhood, adult life as a trader, marriage to Khadija, meditation and revelations in Hira Cave, founding of Islam, persecution of Muslims and his death.
Muhammad was born at a time when Arabs were polytheists –worshippers of multiple gods and goddesses. The worship of many deities was as a result of numerous ...

Rabbi Maimonides is a medieval Jewish philosopher who wields considerable influence on Jewish thought and on philosophy in general. He also contributed significantly to the codification of the Jewish law. His writings and views hold a prominent place in Jewish intellectual history. In the Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides explores the concept of God and explains the plausible description of God according to Torah. Maimonides also spends significant amount of time in trying to understand the structure and characteristics of the universe. To this point, it becomes important that Maimonides wrote the book before scientific discoveries, so he draws from Aristotelian ...

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Christianity and Islam are the two most renowned and most practiced religions all over the world. There are a number of similarities and differences between the two religions.
As far as similarities are concerned, Islam and Christianity are Abrahamic religions. Prophet Abraham is considered as the patriarch and ancestor of Christians and Muslims. The two religions also share a monotheistic nature which means that the believers have faith in the existence of One God. They consider Him as the Sole Master, Creator, and Sustainer of everything. Both religions reject the idea of multiple gods. The followers ...

Judaism is an ancient and the oldest religion, and it is believed that, it is the mother of Christianity and Islam. The three religions share the some few common roots and numerous common elements based on the so-called Abrahamic religious heritage. They are monotheistic, in that they believe there is only one Supreme Being. However, Jews and Muslims always place emphasis on the oneness of God as well as unity. The unity of God in Christianity is misunderstood in some cases, based on the that one God is triune (Holy Trinity) (Nwigwe para 7). The holy trinity in Christianity ...

Nowadays, it is extremely important for people to read books like the one by Fazlur Rahman called “Major themes of the Quran.” Surrounded by the anti-Islamic propaganda and Islamophobia, people should try to get as much educated as possible in order to understand that Islamic culture is very close to the Christian and thus, cannot be judged based on the actions of extremist groups. “Major themes of the Quran” gives the readers a great insight into the sacred book of Islam and explains its main concepts. It is divided into several parts, and each part is responsible for a ...

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The moral parable of The Prophet’s Hair was written by Salman Rushdie as a part of the East, West compilation of short stories in 1981. Rushdie was born in Bombay, India in 1947. He studied at the King’s College in Cambridge, England and now resides in New York City. This story belongs to the literary genre of magical realism, in which magical elements are inserted into an otherwise realistic setting.
The main character, Hashim, is a businessman with a family who starts out as kind and caring. He unsuspectingly finds a religious relic, a silver vial containing a lock of hair from ...

Section I

Among the many definitions the term (jihad) is the value of the" war against the infidels in the name of principles or beliefs, which is a sort of terrorism and news media has reached to conclusion that term jihad presents radical Islamist ideology (Ford N.p). The last third of the 20th century was marked by large-scale revival of religious trends in the area of ​​the spread of Islam. In our opinion, to a large extent the activation of the Islamic movement and ideological doctrines of Islam due to the fact that many Muslim countries are often subject to military, political, economic ...

Prophet Muhammad ibn Abd Allah has been able to carry on Islam religion during (ca. 570-632) in western Arabia. After the death of the prophet, caliphs have succeeded him as leaders that claimed political authority over the Muslim community. The period of the caliphate, Islam as a religion has undergone civilization around the world. The Near East period captures the historical view of Islam in its early development.
In the historical setting around the sixth century, two empires controlled Arabia these included Byzantine Empire in the west and the Sasanian Empire in the East. Small players in the political ...

Shia and Sunni Muslims share much of the fundamental beliefs about Islam. The differences between the two Islamic groups stems, not from spiritual differences, but political differences. The differences between the two groups originate from the diverse positions and the practices in Islam that carry spiritual importance. The Sunni Muslims make up majority of the Muslim population in the whole world. Majority of the Shia population are only found in Iraq and Iran while in Yemen, Lebanon and Bahrain, the Shia Muslims are the minority. The two Muslim sects differ on the question of political leadership and this has ...

In the Jewish State of Israel, politics and prophecy generally work together. Israel was founded when there was a covenant between God and Abraham. In this covenant, God entered into a relationship of mutual obligation with the Israelites instead of him solely imposing his will. This covenant was not only related to religion but was binding in politics and law. God himself is the King, but He exercises his kingship on earth through his chosen proxies. In the case of Israel, there exist three religious institutions which were led by people who had been divinely endorsed namely the Prophet, ...

Introduction

Islam, though one of the youngest religions in the world, is one of the fastest growing and the second in terms of adherents. Statistics from the Pew Research Center show that out of the 200 countries under consideration, the religion had 1.6 billion followers which represented 23.2% of the estimated world population of 6.8 billion people as of 2010. The statistics reveal that as of 2050, more than 29% of the world’s population will be made up of Muslims. As such, one in every four people is likely to be a Muslim going by these statistics and this ...

Background of Islamic Faith

In the VII century BC most of Arabia was a desert inhabited by tribes of nomadic Bedouins. However, on the fertile lands along the shores of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean were scattered permanent settlements, from where originated caravan routes across the sands to the cities of Syria and Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Due to the caravan trade, there flourished rare oases along the trade routes, including the small towns of Mecca and Medina, which in the history of Islam were destined to play a key role.

Prophet Mohammad was born in Mecca, in the family of camel driver. Upon ...

Relationship of People to God

God has a very intimate relationship with man and through Adam with the rest of mankind. God made Adam of baked-clay and then as a special of his favor, owing to his deep-rooted love for hos creation, breathed His spirit into Adam. God insisted that angles, pure beings always singing the glories of God bow before Adam. The angels naturally protested but God, being the all-knower, knows what the angels do not. As a sign o what he meant he held a competition of knowledge about the nature of things, between Adam and the angels. Adam won and the angels prostrated before him ...

Burning of the dead bodies (p. 15-16)

Documentary record reveals that Hinduism is one of the dominant religions across the globe, mainly practiced in India subcontinent with a current population of over 700 million people. The religion is mainly dominated by diversity, and its ability to accept any doctrine or practice. Majority of the Hindus are monotheists while others are polytheists. Hinduism as a religion, however, is stern in their authoritative traditional practices such as burning of the dead bodies. To them, the concept of life after death is usually vague practice. They believe that their first man to die Yama had a clear reference to the world of ...

Christian Leadership

Christian leadership is the type of leadership that is practiced in the church according to the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus set the foundation of leadership of the church by placing the apostles on the bottom-most part of the church to support the rest of the followers. Paul, the apostle took the work of the apostle seriously to ensure the doctrine of Christianity is spread throughout the world. He named five ministers who would help in building the kingdom of God as Jesus wished (Ascough 2002).

The five-fold leadership ministry or the ascension gift matrix is a concept of leadership ...

Subject

The politics affecting Middle Eastern countries has a direct impact o world economies and politics. Yet, the political system of Muslim countries greatly differs from modern Western concepts, leading to misconceptions about the morality of such a system and doubts about its feasibility in the modern democratic world of politics. In this paper, I will be firstly be discussing how religion and politics in Islam cannot be separated. I will further discuss the rationality behind Islamic politics existing in the modern democratic scenario.
Unlike Christianity, Islam does not consider its clergy and its political rule to be different and to ...

A jeremiad is a literary device whereby the writer or orator condemns the actions of a reprobate society. The jeremiad contains a prophecy announcing impending doom if the society does not repent and change its evil actions. The word “jeremiad” is from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament (Baym). Jeremiah was a prophet in the seventh century B.C.E. who predicted calamities that would befall Israel for breaking God’s covenant. Jonathan Edwards fashioned himself as a modern- day prophet in the Puritan tradition preaching the termination of his nation for breaking the national covenant. This paper will attempt to show how Jonathan ...

How the world shrinks

The primitive era saw the world coming together in the 15th and 16th century whereby there were a shift and movement of kingdoms all around the world. The example of Angola stands as an important one as it saw a movement of the Europeans into Angola and the surrounding areas. There was a better system of administration, judiciary, and management in the country after the Europeans entered the country, and it led to its betterment. To name the areas as primitive only means, there was a lack of available options for improving the societal conditions, and when the country ...

Introduction

The delivery of the speech that is critiqued in this paper is an argumentative lecture by Yusuf Estes on the subject of Hadith in Islam. The delivery of the speech shall be assessed within the framework of how effectively Estes was able to deliver the introduction, the body and how the speech was concluded, followed by recommendations.

The Critique

For any speech to be effective, it must create an impression on the listener. Even if the content is excellent, it is the delivery by the speaker that decides how the speech is received and how much of it is retained. Studies ...

Ever since the artists and publishers of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris were assassinated by the Islamic Extremists, France has been on a maximum security threat level. Several arrests have been made, but the vicious circle continues. When Charlie Hebdo exposed its first cover after the attack that left several of its staff members dead, another debate has sparked as to how far the boundaries can be pushed when it comes to freedom of expression in images. It is essential to know as to who draws those boundaries and how those boundaries get drawn (Charlie Hebdo attack ...

Wilt Thou not revive us again?

The concept of revival for the nation of Israel is often uniting once more with their God. Israel is notorious for forgetting the ways of God and following strange gods or falling into sinful ways. Every time God is unable to bear the unfaithfulness of His people, he would inflict them with some form of hardship. For example, occupation by a foreign power. The revival that this verse refers to is on these lines. The nation pleads with God to remember the old covenants to their forefathers in Abraham and Jacob. They also place their supplications in the matter ...

Religion has no exact date that states its commencement; it has a term of the ancient world. Religion is a vibrant force in the lives of many people around the world . The breaking of the Ten Commandments caused numerous misunderstandings, and people started worshiping their gods and going against the rules offered to them. The origin of Christianity is believed to have started from the preaching of Jesus Christ. He came to show people the right way to follow and stop worshiping the small gods that they had. On the other hand, Islam is from a prophet called Mohammed ...

Monotheism is seen by many people to be the belief in one Supreme Being who controls all activities in the universe. In the Ancient European context, the predominant view was that there were many gods and many spirits that ruled and controlled affairs in different parts of the universe. The Ancient Greeks had numerous gods for various events in the natural cycle – a god of thunder, a god of rain and others. The Romans also had various approaches to spirituality, where the Greek gods were renamed with a twist of more spirituality and consultations with deities and spiritual powers. The idea of a ...

In human nature inherent desire to Eternity. Being held hostage by this fleeting material world, man, always striving for Eternity. The one, who will listen to your inner voice, will hear how that voice again and again tells him about Eternity. Even if a person has been granted the universe, it does not quench the thirst for eternal life, for which it was created. The natural human desire for happiness is due to the constant objective reality and the fact that eternal life is real.
Like many other world religions, Islam preaches faith in an afterlife (Akhirah). In the ...

God, or Yawheh, has a number of roles which define who God is in Old Testament writings. Among them are creator, one who calls forth, deliverer, law-giver, provider, leader, one-who-is-to-be-praised, and prophet-provider.
A second identity of God is as one who calls forth. After Moses has fled to Midian to become a shepherd, God calls him forth to be a deliverer of the suffering Israelites in Egypt. Moses is very reluctant, but God overcomes that reluctance by giving him a staff, a symbol of power. The initial calling occurs in Exodus 3: 2-4: 17. God names Moses deliverer with the promise that God ...

Introduction Islam is termed as the fastest growing religion as compared to other religions. It believes in one God who is known as Allah becoming a monotheistic region. It was brought to humanity by Muhammad the prophet who was revealed by God these things. Islam developed in a place known today as Middle-East in the 7th century C.E Islam means surrender and or submission, Allah. Quran is the sacred book of Islam for it contains teachings taught by Muhammad after being revealed to him by Allah. Due to Muslims are characterized by praying five times to Allah in a day. Islam does ...

The term “Salafism” has been derived from Arabic word Salaf having meaning “the past”. It shows the time of caliphs in Islamic history who applied the Prophetic model by following Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in his footsteps and presented this correct way of life to people. So all those Muslims who were guided by these caliphs and they lived their life as per Prophetic model also became part of salaf. Islam spread under the authority of different Muslim dynasties from Ummayad to Abbasid. Salfism took theological meaning and then it was known as ahlal-Hadith during caliphate of Abbasid. During his ...

The essay will discuss the death and burial narratives that associate with Adam, the first human being in the Islamic religious literature called Qisas al-ambiya or Stories of the Biblical prophets (Boeschoten and Vandamme 107). The stories relate to the discursive religious communities that articulate political identities. The author examines the reburials of political figures in Eastern Europe preceding the collapse of Russian Empire. The paper provides an argument concerning Islamic narratives on the death and burial of Biblical figures such as Adam that redefine and reinstitutes boundaries to identify and distinguish Muslims and other religious sects. The paper ...

The rise and the spread of Islam can be traced back to the fight of Hijra and the conquering of the Mecca. Prophet Muhammad (the last prophet of Islam religion) was living in exile together with his followers in Medina near Mecca. They used to raid caravans going to Mecca for their food supplies and other essential needs. However, the Muslims were facing a number of problems such as, their number had increased and they needed a place to settle and engage in economic activities. Additionally, the situation was aggrieved by the mistreatment and persecution by the Mecca’s. Thus, to ...

Oedipus the King and Antigone are great plays written by Sophocles. They give an account of the tragedies which befell Thebes. Whereas Oedipus the King chronicles the story of Oedipus, a mysterious man who suffers during childhood before eventually murdering his biological father, marrying mother and becoming a king, Antigone continues the chronicle by giving the story of King Creone who established his rein before eventually falling due to fate and his own arrogance.
Both plays have heroes. Although they establish their leadership regimes in this kingdom, they really suffer. However, this suffering is not only attributed to fate, but ...

How was the history of Ancient Israel influenced by the Mosaic covenant and the Decalogue

The mosaic covenant promised Israel blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience, and this really influenced the people of Israel to choose an upright life. This covenant was addressed to them alone-the Israelites (Campbell, 2004). No one could separate the civil, moral and ceremonial parts of the covenant from each other, but it was to function as a unit. It was the most conditional of all the biblical covenants since it dealt specifically with how the people of God should live-the Israelites (Meyer, 2009). It was mandatory for the Israelites to live an upright life so as to receive blessings ...

Before the age of Mohammed Muslims said that their people lived in the age of ignorance and the Arabian Peninsula was an archaic place that housed a myriad of religions and cultures – some sort of political wasteland (Basif, 2013). The Bedouins were the nomads that occupied the peninsula and provided the backbone for the social atmosphere. They were skilled travellers and controlled the commercial networks. While the peninsula housed a lot of towns and cities, Mecca stood out from them all. It was not a major trading city or a crossroad to one but it stood near an oasis marked by a black cube. ...

Introduction

As any other religion, the Islamic confession consists in a set of dogmas, norms, rules and values that must be obeyed by the people practicing it. The Quran, the book that comprises the Islamic learning and religious texts teaches Islamist about how they should behave and act in order to achieve a moral character. By respecting and continuously practicing the exercises imposed by the “five pillars of Islam”, respectively believing, praying, giving, fasting in the month of Ramadan and making at least one pilgrimage to Mecca in a lifetime, Islam believers fit in a moral and ethical framework and achieve a comprehensive lifestyle.

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Practicing ...

Reading through Western media, one would be forgiven for thinking that the Muslim girl child is an endangered species. Apparently, marrying them off at age 7 is just fine as far as the religion is concerned. Well this is simply not how the religion approaches girls. Read through the Qur’an and study the history of the religion before coming to such a conclusion.
The advent of Islam in the Middle East was in fact a blessing to females. Islam arrived at a time in history when a female child was an object – a piece of property and not a person. Baby girls were ...