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Islam is a monotheistic faith and the world's second largest religion. Followers of Islam, called Muslims, believe that God revealed His will to Muhammad and other prophets, including Moses, Abraham, Adam, and Jesus.

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Who established the first school in Islam?

Madrasa is a place where religious education is imparted. The First Madrassa was founded by the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (May peace be upon him) in Madina Munawara. It was called Suffa. The desciples are known as Ashaab-i-Suffa.

Is Nigeria a Muslim country?

NO, nigeria consist of christains, Muslims, and traditional beliefs. In the east, which is the igbo tribe, 99% of people in that tribe are christain(catholic and protestants). In the west, which is the yoruba tribe, it's 60% christain and 30% Muslim. In the north is the hausa tribe and they are 90% Muslim and 10% christain. the south of nigeria is basically goes back to the yoruba or igbo(if the southern part is more to the west, then it's yoruba inhabitated, it it'f more to the east then it's igbo inhabited). Although there are people in nigeria that have traditional beliefs, significant amount but the percentages of them I don't know.

Which area of the world was least influenced by Muslim conquest and trade between the AD 600's and 1600s?

The areas with no Islamic influence during that period were the Americas, Australia, and Far East Asia. There was minimal influence, but some, in Northern Europe and Africa south of the Congo. There was strong Islamic influence in North Africa, the Middle East, parts of southern and southeastern Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indonesia.

What was the role of Islamic fundamentalists in the overthrow of the Shah of Iran?

Their role in the actual overthrow was minimal. There were some protests by Islamic Fundamentalists in late 1978 and 1979, but the majority of protests were from Communists, Women's Rights Groups, Secularists, Social Democrats, and other left-wing groups. It was after the departure of the Shah in January 1979 that Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from his exile and proceeded to tell these groups that he could create a unity government. In October 1979, he created the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which effectively solidified clerical rule and ended with the repression of the Communists, Women's Rights Groups, Secularists, and the Social Democrats who had actually started the Iranian Revolution.

What is the date today in Islamic calendar on September 17 2012?

According to the English calendar the 11th month of the year is called November but according to the Islamic calendar the 11th month is called Zikad and today is 23rd of Zikad.

What land in Spain was conquered by the Muslims?

Answer 1

Muslims ruled almost the entire Spain for about 800 years. Later the Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims.

Hispania was the Latin name given to the whole Iberian Peninsula (covering the territories of present day Spain and Portugal)

Answer 2

Muslims conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 CE to 750 CE, excepting the northern provinces which today are identified as A Coruña, Asturias, Santander, País Vasco, Pamplona, and Gerona. However, they held the northernmost territories (such as Barcelona) for around 70 years. By 1038, Alfonso VI had reconquered the northern half of Spain. By 1248, the only Muslim Kingdom remaining in Spain was the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, which survived until it too was conquered in 1492. The Muslims only ruled the Grenada area for 800 years.

Was the Ottoman Empire Muslim?

Yes. The Ottoman Empire was mostly, if not all, Muslim.

What was the first day of the Muslim calendar?

It corresponds with Sunday of the planetary week. Islamic days begin at sunset

What leader unified Arabia into a Muslim state though battle?

Mohammed's with Mecca led to the unification of Arabia under his banner in an Islamic State. However, after he died, several major tribes withdrew from the Islamic State believing that they were united only to Mohammed and not in perpetuity. Therefore, Mohammed's successor, Abu Bakr, was "forced" to re-unify all of Arabia into a Muslim state through battle.

Which empire was primarily Muslim?

The Arabian Empire was primarily Muslim, as was the Ottoman Empire.

What religion are Arabs?

Answer 1

Most Arabs are Muslims, but there are minorities of Jews, Christians, and other religions.

Answer 2

Today Arabs are mostly followers of Islam but unknown to most people, there were, until the creation of Israel, many Jewish Arabs as well as Christians. Jewish Arabs have for the most part become Israeli citizens but one needs to remember that the Himyarite Kingdom of Yemen converted to Judaism prior to its incorporation into the Sassanian Persian Empire and many Arabs and Arameans in Iraq had been converted to Judaism as well since the Talmudic era.

Answer 3

There are officially 22 Arabian countries: As with most peoples of large geographic areas, there is no single religion held. However, the religion most commonly held is Islam (also known as Muhammadanism), followed by Christianity, then Judaism.

What policies did European nations use to gain control of Muslim lands?

Answer 1

The ottoman empire collapse and they jumped on the land and resources knowing they were down on their knees after their defeat in World War I.

Answer 2

The Europeans used a number of policies and methods to gain control of Muslim Lands:

Superior Military Power: The Europeans had military technologies that were significantly more advanced than anything in the arsenals of all of the Islamic States (with the exception of the Ottoman Empire). As a result, they were able to massacre any army sent to impose their colonial expeditions.

Treaties with Local Rulers: Several colonizers, the British especially, preferred to leave the conquered Islamic Empires in charge of their domains since they already had a number of ministers and officials on the local levels in the various territories. The colonizers would then dictate what the Islamic Empire would need to do and the state would comply in order to remain in what little power and luxury they still had.

Protection of Minorities: Christians, Jews, and other religious minorities were in a terrible position in the Islamic World prior to colonial arrival, where they were forced to pay additional taxes and unable to actively take part in governmental affairs. In the colonial system, all indigenous inhabitants were equal. Christians and Jews took the opportunity to ascend to higher ranks in government, receive superior Western education, and become entrepreneurs under the colonial auspices. As a result, these minorities became staunchly protective of the colonizers since they had essentially liberated them.

White Man's Burden: Many Europeans were persuaded by the writings of Rudyard Kipling and John Stuart Mills (and others) that there was only one true trajectory for human civilization and that the Europeans were simply further along that trajectory than the citizens of the colonial empires. Therefore, it was incumbent on the European since he was so much further along, to push the non-European States into the Modern Era. This view was seen by most in the colonized territories to be insulting to their own culture and beliefs.

Divide and Conquer: Relatively straightforward, the Europeans would draw borders arbitrarily to prevent one ethnic group from being able to unite entirely against the colonizers and would include multiple ethnic groups with animosity towards each other to be in the same colonial borders to prevent them from working together for independence. A good example of the first would be the Baloch in British India and Persia. A good example of the second would be the Acehnese and Balinese in Indonesia.

What do Muslims think about Poverty and Wealth?

This question is 'directionless'. What a common man would think about poverty and wealth from the point of his concern is what a Muslim thinks about the same. The only difference lies is in the context of the message of the Qur'an which states that "indeed Allaah is the giver of the wealth and the things which you don't know".

Hence when a Muslim is impoverished, he makes an attempt to earn his livelihood through the means which have been deemed lawful in the Shari'at and prays to Allaah to bear fruits to his attempts.

A wealthy person, as per the Shari'at, gives away the Zakaat to his Ulil Amr who is Da'i ul-Mutlaq (aq) of his time, he gives Sadaqaah (charity) to the needy.

There are 5 pillars in Islam. One of them is "zakkat" this means that you have to donate money to the needy every year. 5% of your savings has to go to the needy. Muslims have peace, they are not greedy for wealth.

Why are Islamists extremist?

It's not... It is just pictured that way for political and financial reasons to most of the world. Islam is actually a very tolerant religion. It is just ruined by crazy Muslims who are not even Muslims and by the media. Prophet Muhammad used to pray for his enemies for them to enter the mercy of God and Heaven, not their distruction. Some Jews once came up to him and wanted to pray so he introduced them to his Mosque and invited them to pray there. I hope this vision of Islam changes because it is really sad what the people are doing to it.

What year was the first mosque built in the US?

The first mosque in the US was built after the first world world war in year and was completed in year 1934.

What was the status of women in early Islam era?

During the period of Prophet Muhammad women's influence and zeal could be found in all corners of life.

Many of them were as active in religion as in politics, as courageous in war as in the peaceful and persuasive propagation of the teaching of Islam. Some of these noble selfless women could be found in the battlefield among the foremost ranks of those taking part in jihad. They were to be found in the political arena, in field of education, in the courts of Islamic jurisprudence, in the interpretation of Shariah, in the trade and commerce, in medicine and nursing.

There was no sphere of life that was not affected by their wonderful intelligence, their kind and gentle character, and there strong nature.

Some of the Sahabiyyat would go out for jihad with Prophet Muhammad and after his time, they would take part in the battles on land and at sea. The Sahabiyyat not only took an active part in the combat but also assisted the wounded and would provide food and water for the thirsty. These great women would stand in the ranks of those taking part in Jihad in Allah's cause.

These courageous women also played a role in Daw'ah by their excellent example. Some of these women would turn their houses into places of prayer.

Many of these women were experts in the fields of Qira'at (the correct way of reading the Qur'an), Shari'ah, Fiqh, study of Hadith and the other significant branches of Islamic studies. Some women memorized the entire Qur'an well. In Islamic jurisprudence or Fiqh 'Aishah's verdicts could fill several volumes. The same could be said of Umm Salamah's recorded verdicts.

These women had much knowledge that benefited the ummah besides the enormous amount of Islamic knowledge. "Asma' bint Yazid bin Sakan was an expert in making speech; Asma' bint 'Umais was famous for her interpretation of dreams. Several women companions were noted for their skill in medicine and surgery.

These women affected all aspects of life during the time of Prophet Muhammad and their great contributions still affect our life today. They were educated in all things and benefited the ummah greatly. All Muslim women should follow the great example of these women and look to them as their role models and examples for life.

What caused the rise of militant Islam?

The rise of militant Islam is an International political games to get control of Islamic countries and of their resources. Otherwise could you give one reason why this claimed Islamic terrorism didn't occur before the USA presidency of Bush (the father and the son)!!!. In addition, the rise of national resistance in some countries against occupation is logic and legitimate, as happened sometime ago in France against occupation. However, these national resistance movements when arise by Muslims in an Islamic country against occupation it is considered arise of militant Islam or terrorist movements. Could you find reason for this attitude? Why no one calls the resistance to occupation in Palestine as national resistance or Palestinian resistance while called instead Islamic terrorism or Islamic Militants. Also, in Afghanistan, could you tell why is the resistance to occupation called terrorism or Islamic Militants and is not called Afghanistan resistance to occupation?.

Another example is from Iraq. It is well proven presently that all the nuclear issues against Iraq were fabricated just to justify occupation of Iraq by the Western allies. You may say that this occupation ruled out the dictatorship ruling in Iraq. It is true that Iraq was governed by a dictator. However, this was the same case with the former ruling systems in Spain and Iran why these two countries were not also occupied by Western Allies. Iraq was governed by a dictator but was achieving the highest social and economic development records in the area and there were no blood sheds and national wars in Iraq as the case now. Could you call Iraqi resistance to occupation Islamic militants or terrorism?.

What can Muslims eat for lunch?

Muslims eat a variety of foods from chicken to steak. They also eat fish, rice, grains, wheat and potatoes. They are not permitted to eat anything of pork.

Why do people do shirk?

A promise of something gone horribly wrong in that persons mind, could cause a lack of seeing a right and wrong. This could have been in early development from parental care or lack thereof, a sense of self worth missing, a shut down on values.

Why is Arabian nights important to the world?

"The Thousand and One Nights" is rich in narrative techniques and it presents before the reader an amazing, dream world as well as reality. While reading this book, we are transfered to the ancient world of Cairo, Egypt and Baghdad and we can see the people, hear their sounds, smell the Athar and touch and sense everything.

Even though set in the Asian world, the stories can be applied to anyone around the world and they are appealing.

Why did the Arabs introduce Islam?

Islam religion was not introduced by Arabs. It is God religion introduced by God since start of universe creation and even before.

Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrender to God (as the one and only one God). Accordingly:

if you mean Islam in its general sense, then Islam began by the universe creation where all God creatures were created under their submission (Islam) to God. Upon start of mankind, they are taught through God prophets to be on full submission (Islam) to God. Islam is then introduced through the period from universe creation until prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) death in year 632 AD.

All prophet missions; including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, was to hold submission (Islam) to the one and only one God, the Creator, with no partner, no son, no father, no companion, no associate, and no resemblance (defined as monotheism).

In this sense:

  • Islam per God revelation of Torah to Moses is called Judaism.
  • Islam per God revelation of the bible to Jesus is called Christianity.
  • Islam per God revelation of Quran to Muhammad is called the very name Islam.

If you mean Islam religion per God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad, then it was founded by the start of Quran revelation by God to prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril) in Mecca (or Makkah; currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in year 610 AD. Quran revelation continued also when the prophet (peace be upon him) migrated to Medina (also in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) until prophet death in year 632 AD. So, Islam continued from year 610 AD through year 632 Ad (year of prophet Muhammad death). The core Islam message is to worship only One God (The Creator) with no partner, no son, no companion, and no associate. Prophet Mohammad came to re-institute, the religion of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.

What is the connection of Muslims with Plato and Aristotle?

Muslims preserved the writings of Plato and Aristotle long after they had been destroyed or lost in Medieval Europe. Without the Muslims we would not have those texts. Additionally, many Muslims commented on Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy with some (like Ibn Rushd) supporting and extending it and others (like al-Ghazali) disagreeing and refuting it.

During the Abbasid caliphate a number of thinkers and scientists played a role in transmitting Greek, Hindu, and other pre-Islamic knowledge to the Christian West. They contributed to making Aristotle known in Christian Europe. Three speculative thinkers, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and al-Kindi, combined Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism with other ideas introduced through Islam.

What caused the civil war in the Islamic empire?

The majority of Iraq say it was American soldiers that bombed a sunni's car and told the sunni that it was the shia people who did it. I know it since I am Iraqi and all of the Iraqis i know say the same.

What is the importance of Shiites?

All muslims have common beliefs :

Belief in Allah:means believing firmly in His existence, Lordship and Divinity, and in His names and attributes.

Belief in the Messengers of Allah: It is to believe that Allah chose the finest amongst mankind to be Messengers whom He sent to His creation with specific legislations; to worship and obey Him, and to establish His religion and His Tawheed (oneness). Allah ordered His Messengers to convey the Message to people, so that they would not have any proof against Him after He sent them.

Belief in the Last Day: It is to believe that the life of this world will come to an end. Allah says:

(Everyone upon it [i.e., the earth] will perish. And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.) (55:26-27)

Every person believes this principals are called muslim.they are common beliefs in islam but after death of prophet differencs emrge about the succor of the prophet.

Acoording the Quran and speeches of prophet, Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam. Muhammad, before his death, designated Ali as his successor.Ali was Muhammad's first cousin and closest living male relative as well as his son-in-law, having married Muhammad's daughter Fatimah. So the many belief importance of shia is imams belief which cotinue to present untill twelfth iman (pbuh) .and shia muslim follow iman in everthing .