Islam Essay Topics and Free Sample Papers

The religion that I follow is Islam. The basic tenets of Islam include believing in the All Mighty, and following those instructions that were set forth by the beloved Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W). At present Islam is amongst the top religion that is being followed and it finds its followers in every part of the world.
Islam originated from the land of Arabia in the 7th century A.D. the prominent places of initiation were Medina and Mecca. It originated in the backdrop of a society that was marred by all kinds of social, moral evils. It came as a

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Islamic community treats women in an inferior way and a bad way. However, Muslims argue that they treat women in the best way possible. According to Fatima Mernissi, the author of Beyond the Veil, both notions and assumption are right up to a certain degree. The book covers religious, as well as political problems, faced by women in the Muslim community. Fatima gives the perspective of an insider and gives actual and theoretical accounts of what the women face in the Islamic community throughout the book.
Sexual inequality is the greatest focus of the author where he looks at

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The Haredim:

Haredim refers to the group of orthodox Jews that are politically, socially and theologically conservative. The Haredi men often put on black suits while the women are long dark dresses and thick stockings. The followers of this religion are easy to identify, but very difficult to understand them. The observance of both written and the oral Torah keeps the Haredim people together. The religious group in Jerusalem aimed at preventing any influence from outside and also avoiding contamination of their practices and values. This religious group as aimed at achieving strict observance of the Jewish faith in Jerusalem by

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Prophets and Kings is part of a unique video series of the Faith Lessons; Prophets and Kings Session four is part of volume two of the movie series. The movie produced by Ray Vander Laan combines together religious, historical, geographical and cultural context of the scriptures and linking them with the modern day believer. Session four “The Wages of Sins” focuses on prophet Hezekiah and how his faith saved the children of Israel.
Ray Van der Laan comes from a family with a strong Christian background; he received his bachelor’s degree from the Dordt College, and thereafter he

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Islam and Democracy

Introduction
The literature that has been written about Islam and democracy are both highly complicated in terms of interpretation of the fundamentals of democracy and are in an equal sense argued from several points of reference. These factors are compelling and are significant to the level of democracy in the Islamic world. The comparative debate presented in arguments by Irfan Ahmad and Bernard Lewis creates major literature that reveals the limitations in this path of inquiry. The main proposition in their argument is the discussion of the cliché aspect that surrounds Islam and their objective levels. The core metrics

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Introduction

The Stoning of Soraya M. is a true story regarding a horrific injustice tale set in Iran about a book by a French Iranian journalist. It is directed by an “Iranian-American” filmmaker. The Stoning of Soraya M actually puts on a good face and, therefore, it appears to be a morality story regarding the religious extremism, misogyny and the deadliness of the highest inaction. The central essay about the film is about how not stoning women to death is admirable (Sahebjam: 30). The film is based on a true story regarding a woman coming from a small village in

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Numerous religions have looked at heaven and paradise from different angles. There is a convergence on the idea of heaven among religions though the concept of paradise is accepted and disputed in equal measure. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines heaven as the dwelling place of the Deity. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines paradise as a place that is completely peaceful and pleasant. Heaven and paradise are concepts that come up when discussing issues relating to the afterlife. A considerable fraction of religious commentators agree that the afterlife forms the bedrock basis of all religions.
The Muslims believe that there is

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Biography

Malcolm X was born on 19th May 1925 as Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and his father Earl Little. Earl was an outspoken Baptist minister, a civil rights activist and a staunch follower of Marcus Garvey. As a civil rights Activist, Earl’s activities led to death intimidation from the Black Legion, a white supremacist organization. Before Malcolm's fourth birthday the family relocated twice to try to fend off the death threats. Despite relocating, suspected members of the Legion burnt the Little’s Michigan home in 1929. Earl was murdered two years later.

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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has an estimated population of 180 Million people. Out of this, 97% professes Islam as their religion of choice. Religious minorities, which constitute the remaining 3%, include Christians, Hindus, Jews, and Buddhists (Enloe, 1986). The politics of the country restrict religious freedom and the constitution endorses Islam as the state religion. There are provisions in the constitution that allow the minorities to perform their religious practices. I visited and lived in Pakistan for nine months and the experience I had was shocking. I witnessed religious persecution in various parts the country as extreme militant

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If to take a look at the phenomenon of Islamic civilization, mainly at the architecture, urban planning and poetry, the importance of art in the Islamic world becomes clear. Great masterpieces of Islamic civilization, Islamic architecture in the clearest way answer the question of what Islam is. These buildings have in their proportionality, harmony, tranquility and serenity the most important features of the Islamic message to people.
Of course, all kinds of Islamic art: architecture, fabric production, etc., borrowed many of the technologies and methods from different civilizations, in particular, from Ancient Iran and Byzantium. But all of them

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International Political Economy of Central Asia

Introduction
Until the close of the twentieth century, Central Asia as a region that was closed as it is apparent from the regions political and economic system. However, since the onset of globalization, the state of affairs has changed dramatically. The author of this book highlights the path through which the region entered into the highly globalized and competitive global arena. The scope of the book does not only look at the regions interaction with many external players and economies but also the geo-economic perspectives that characterize the regions rise to global importance. The region is awash with natural

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Biography

Malcom X was born on 19th May 1925 as Malcom Little in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and his father Earl Little. Earl was an outspoken Baptist minister, a civil rights activist and a staunch follower of Marcus Garvey. As a civil rights Activist, Earl’s activities led to death intimidations from the Black Legion, a white supremacist organization. Before Malcolm's fourth birthday the family relocated twice to try to fend off the death threats. Despite relocating, suspected members of the Legion burnt the Little’s Michigan home in 1929. Earl was murdered two years later.

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In the movie of A Separation, issues arise as it regards gender. The definition of gender was based the different roles that were given to people. It is demarcated along the lines of male and female. In this society, men were given an upper hand. All preferential treatments were directed to them. It was characterised by prohibitions that targeted women as opposed to men. When it came to issues on employment and career, gender did not advocate for the development of a woman. In the movie, Simin’s move to venture into professionalism was not welcomed by her husband.

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Accounting for Change - Monarchism, Oil, and the Coercive Apparatus

A few years after the Arab Spring began numerous protests from Middle East countries emerged. Many protests have failed to challenge their political leaders. However, in spite of these disenchantments, a golden opportunity is provided by the Arab Spring. Unrests in Arab countries have been endless and the revolution of Arab culture has been gradual. The presence of oil wealth and monarchism has reduced the likelihood of an uprising through the establishment of barriers to protest escalation. Tunisia and Egypt have had protests against bad leaders. These actions have played a significant part in determining the survival of their

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MOVEMENTS IN RELATION TO CHRISTIANITY

The account of the Crusades, which happened during the Middle Ages, is considered as a significant part of the history of Christianity and the church. It is regarded as the first great enterprise that shows “common zeal of the Christian nations of Europe.” At the same time, these religiously-driven military movements brought forth diverse social, economic, and political impacts upon the European region. History shows no similar record where so many men from different countries and social ranks were brought together having equal enthusiasm. Hundreds of thousands of lives were sacrificed during these campaigns. However, it is being contested

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4 Questions
A. Philadelphia, PA, USA. In a response of at least 175 words, compare the role of religion vs. nativist politics as underlying causes of the violent Protestant–Catholic confrontation. Include the word count in parentheses at the end of your response.The cause of the Philidelphia Nativist Riots was multifaceted; as Philadelphia improved on its industrialization, more and more Irish immigrants were coming to America to work, especially in the light of the Irish potato famine This brought a new population of Catholics to America, which alarmed the mostly-protestant Americans (and those Irish who were also Protestant). This

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Christianty regards the Holy Bible and Islam considers the Holy Quran as their holy books. The Holy Bible and Holy Quran are considered as a source of inspiration and instruction by Christians and Muslims respectively.
The Holy Quran is said to have a miraculous nature because of its distinctive and unique literary style. The Arabian lands revolutionized forever after the Quran’s incredible and marvelous revelation. The world witnessed that the Madinah state in Saudi Arabia based its laws and outlook on the foundation of Quranic teachings; 13 years after the revelation of first Quranic verse.

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Ali Eteraz has long established himself as one of the more insightful writers with regard to the complications of Islam and politics within Pakistan. His memoir shows his real gifts with narrative. The prose is absolutely lyric, sprinkled with deep memories and leavened with a sense of humor. The courage of the story comes from its sharp and slightly dark wit, and the reader is engaged by Eteraz’s search for answers to questions both cosmic and individual. The book consists of five sections, each of which takes one name he has given to himself. Every identity represents a

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Travelogues are valuable historical sources, but they must be used with great caution. The stories that travelers give out with the regards to their journeys and the places they visited are always essential sources for understanding of the past. As outsiders, travelers always note the elements of a culture which is too commonplace for local commentators to mention. Apart from these travelers always give some insight in the manner that their own society understood in place in relation to other cultures. Throughout history, there are several travelers' accounts which act as valuable historical sources. It is peculiar how Judge

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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

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Abstract

A rich history exists about various developments that have happened to India in the last 400 years. The history encompasses the influence of rainfall in influencing socio-economic lifestyle of the Indians, political system, the colonization, and decolonization of India, the partition of India and the factors that contributed to the partition, as well as the influence of World War 2 in resisting the colonial rule. The political model of Mahatma Gandhi is instrumental in defining the history of India during the colonial era as well as decolonization and partitioning of India into India and Pakistan. While history tend to

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- My cultural identity is being a Punjabi and the two cultural backgrounds that make up my identity are being a Pakistani and a Muslim. ---Pakistani is my national identity while being Muslim is my religious identity. Punjabi narrows down to provincial identity that is majorly my cultural identity.
- The activities of my life have a lot of cultural reflections. My communication styles, fun activities and family life all display the hints of the culture of Punjab. We often communicate in Punjabi language while liking the activities that are more daring and loud. While being a Muslim, I

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Facing your own identity and how you feel about yourself can sometimes be a challenge. When your race, gender, class, religion, or sexuality put you in a position to be oppressed it can be jarring. Being subjugated based on who you are is difficult, no matter your place in life. Fortunately, it is empowering to learn your own identity and not only accept it but own it. Through this class and this assignment I have learned more about myself as a woman and a minority, but also as a person. In many ways I face oppression, but I am

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Annotated bibliography

Bodden, V. (2008). The 9/11 terror attacks. Mankato, Minn: Creative Education.
Bodden discusses events that culminated to the terror attack of 9/11. He further describes the relationship between U.S. and the Middle East as well as, the global response after terror attack and how the attacked transformed the world.
Bolton, M. (2008). U.S. national security and foreign policymaking after 9/11 : present at the re-creation. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
In his book, Bolton has analyzed the 109th congress of Dec 2004 that was passed signed under President Bush: Intelligence Reform and intelligent Prevention Act (IRTPA). The book is

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A lot of myths describe judgment, and the good and evil. These apocalyptic tales harbor on morality tales as one sees them describing how one is right and good and will deservingly go to paradise, while those who are not righteous will suffer or be punished in hell. The Myths described in Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein border on morality in a big way and in doing so, present some extremely frightening possibilities. Maybe not violent in the sense like widespread bloodshed, but definitely something that is disastrous. Myths perhaps have a purpose in that they shape a person’

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This biographical drama which can be considered as the socio-political epic tells the story of the legendary, but controversial and discussions provoking personality of Malcolm Little, who became widely known under the pseudonym X. Former fraudster and prisoner, having come to Islam, became not only a religious preacher, but also a true fighter for the African American people. I need to mention that Spike Lee didn`t overcome the desire to glorify this ambiguous person in his most ambitious thematic movie “Malcolm X”. And he did it successfully – followers of Malcolm X received an opportunity to take a true

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Architecture and art have been a crucial part of the prayer and religion since the beginning of civilization. This includes religions like Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greece traditional religion among others. This paper will discuss the history of faith and its dependence on art and architecture. The paper will highlight objects of art and architecture depending on their aesthetic, physical and theological value. As many researchers argue that this part of religion showcases the deep discussion that may also unfold the history and other important factors regarding that religion that many might not know or even ignore.
Erzen (122) argue

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In the first crusade, the Christian knights captured the Jerusalem in 1099. This is taken from two accounts by Fulcher of Chartres, who followed the crusaders to the Holy land and Ibn al-Athir which account is found in the Muslim world. Although the two account explain what happened in the first crusade, they are extremely different. The Christian knight siege to Jerusalem caused severe harm to the inhabitants. Therefore, the paper will focus on the events that took place in two accounts and highlight their differences. Similarly, the paper will focus on the effect of the Christian knight siege

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Introduction

Music has no boundaries and is listened by all sections of society, globally. Whether it is in English, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu, or any other language, music is enjoyed by one and all for its sheer power of attraction. It is not necessary that all audiences like the same kind of music, and it is also not true that all artists are liked by all. Tastes differ, and preferences are many. While some would pledge their hardcore support for the songs sung by Madonna, or a Lady Gaga, they need not necessarily have to agree that they

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“Guilt by Association is not the American way!” stated Senator Durbin invoking that “We should all agree that it is wrong to blame an entire community for the wrongdoing of a few” (Fox News). The senator Dick Durban opened his first-ever hearing of the Civil Rights for American-Muslims address in the history of the United States. Durban is the 47th Senator of United States elected from the State of Illinois on November 5, 1996 and a Democrat from Springfield. He was reelected in 2002 and then in 2008. In the journey of a successful political career, Senator Durbin suddenly

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of the most important building of the particular styles:

Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, Gothic

Each period of history has its own particular, specific art style, which contains its own significant masterpieces. It doesn’t matter what kind of art is it: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. For example, for the Early Christian Era, such masterpieces are: The Basilica at Trier in architecture and Jesus healing the bleeding woman, depicted in the Catacombs of Rome. Talking about Byzantine period, it is important to mention such works as: the Church of Holy Wisdom or Hagia Sophia in the architecture and the most famous mosaic of this church

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In Buddhism, Karma denotes those actions that are deliberately done and would result in future consequences (Kessler, Gary, 20). The action has to be intentional and if forged through the body, mind and speech of an individual. Karma in Buddhism is completely defined by intention and lives in an individual’s subconscious mind for a long time until the consequences are manifested. Buddhists believe that rebirth is the cycle of life and death. It is fostered by things such as hatred, lack of knowledge and human desires. Karma is what determines the state and cycle of rebirth of a

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The paper will inform on “friendship as an ethical worldview in a Quran perspective,” through Ahmad Ibn Mistawayh a Muslim ethics. The paper will present different views that define friendship in God-human and human-human relationships. Quran has a fertile ground to discuss philosophy and ethics of friendship that remains uncultivated for many years in religious traditions. The perspective of friendship in the Quran helps to resolve conflicts, provide peace, reconcile, and make friendship beyond liberal peace. Literature of friendship dates back during the era of Cyrus the Great and writings of Gilgamesh.
Aristotle treats friendship as an essential to

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Rituals are part of every aspect of life and are practiced in different ways. There are rituals that are distinct to religion, sports and even education. In religion, rituals are common are form part of religious practice. Most religions in society today practice different activities that set them aside and distinguish them from each other. Most of the rituals that are practiced in religion serve different purposes and more importantly they serve and represent the beliefs of the different religion. Some of the world religions that indulge in religious rituals and practices include Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,

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Throughout the human history, wars have always been a defining attribute as to the existence of national and empires. The wars were a means of resolving disputes, extending territories or even acquiring resources. Consequently, the politics of the warring nations were greatly influenced by the wars they engaged. Examples include the Roman Empire and even Genghis Khan Empire, the political institutions ended up being influenced by the wars such nations involved themselves. The rise of successful war generals to power such as Julius Caesar further clarifies the point. In the present day, wars on the scale of the previous

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Islam - Sufism

Sufism can be traced back to its origins to the Qur'an. The opponents of Sufism – Salafi do object to certain doctrines and practices of Sufi, but cannot make claims against its authenticity. In fact, it is easier to make claims that Sufism is the more authentic as its traditions are more dependable with the historical outlines of Islamic thought. Many Sufis arose from their retreats and became an active part of the society.
The substance of Sufism is based on Truth and realization of Truth by love and devotion. This is a spiritual path towards God and Sufi is

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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.

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Reflection Paper

The main feature of Muslim religion at the beginning was its simplicity. For instance, to become a Muslim was enough to pronounce the formula: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad - his prophet”. Despite this, religious practice and rituals in Islam are not so simple. Moreover, every Muslim must follow them strictly, without any doubt and irresponsibility. Islam, unlike other religions, does not have an aim of self-perfection for people; it requires only an act of absolute devotion to Allah. Therefore, complicated system of rituals is one of the main characteristics of Islam.
There are not so

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Today, every time a mass or school shooting or act of terrorism occurs in America, one thought races through the minds of many Muslim individuals: Please don’t be brown. In light of the events that took place on September 11, 2001, Muslim families and people across the globe become a scapegoat for the tragedy that ensued on that date. Every time a person of color commits an atrocity their actions are immediately linked with the Taliban or Islamic extremist. The idea of Muslim people has become essentialized as a group of people who want to “destroy the Christian

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Lebanon is one of the Arab countries that is characterized by its hold to sectarianism. This means that the country allows the co-existence of diverse kinds of religions within its territories unlike some Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia which 100% Islamic. At present, the majority of its population is Muslim (54% Muslims = 27% Sunnis and 27% Shias), about the second majority are the Christians (41%) and the rest (5%) constitute the minorities. The diversity in religion in Lebanon has significant effects to its political, social, and economic realm.
In order to understand how the religion plays a crucial

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