Islam Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (159) essays
Islam essays:
Ramadan
... the Christian event called Lent, where Christians fast. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, as for the calendar used in the UK and most other countries, there is no set date or time for Ramadan , it is constantly changing. As the Islamic calendar is mostly controlled by the moon ...
Islam & Terrorism
... The Threat of Islamic Terrorism With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's and the cold war over, the international community seemed to be on the threshold of an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Instead, a new series of problems ...
What is the ISlamic Meaning of Life
... the purpose of life is Ibadah. Ibadah is submitting to Allah. The five pillars of Islam are the basis of their worship. They are Shahadah, Salat, Zakah, Sawm and Hajj. The Shahadah is the declaration of faith to Allah. It is whispered to a new born baby and a dying person tries to make it the ...
The ultimate standard for Muslim leaders is the Prophet Muhammad.
... Of course, the virtuous people were most revered by him. The Holy Prophet was justly angered when he observed a violation of God's commands and of Islam and was most pleased at the good deeds. Both his pleasure and displeasure were for God ...
Comparing Judaism and Islam
... God but God, and Mohammed is the messenger of God." and the basic creed of Judaism says "Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one." Judaism and Islam both have Holy Books from which religious teachings are taken. The Muslim Holy Book is called the Quran ...
Christianity vs Islam
... God is Allah, and that Muhammad is the prophet of Allah- so a likeness can be drawn between the Islamic Allah and the Christian Jesus. To most that practice Islam, it is not just a religion but a way of life that is inescapable, that they are born into the Islamic world from Allah and the ...
Islam
... the Quran diminishes the purpose of reading the Quran, which is not only reading but also understanding. In conclusion, the word terrorism and Jihad have so many differences, and people must begin to get knowledge about this area of Islam . The media must start educating people about Islam on the ...
Reveiw of Jan Goodwin's The Price of Honor: an in-depth critical analysis of Goodwin's book about women and Islam.
... the Islamic Belt: a change of countries whose population is between 90 to 100% Muslim (Goodwin, xiii). In the late 1980's and early 1990's, Goodwin lived in the countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, the United Arab Emirate states ...
A critical reflection essay on Islam
... constantly circulated, it is very hard to get an evident picture about Islam both as a religion and as way of living. The first stereotype has to do with the jihad. Jihad literally means "The struggle in the path of God ...
Islam More Than A Religion
... Islam." There are five pillars. To these five, the Khawarij sect added a sixth pillar, the jihad, which, however, was not accepted by the general community. Jihad means "holy war" or "holy struggle". The first pillar is the profession of faith which states, "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the ...