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Islam
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.
21,950 Questions
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.
What happened to the Muslims empire under the first four caliphs?
they finished by different political events.
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 .
What are two ways Arab traders affected the Islamic world?
Two ways Arab traders affect the Islamic world are they come to trade and they go back w/ the religion of the Islams!
When was the Great Mosque of Djenne?
The first Great Mosque of Djenne was built in the 13th century by Koy Konboro -- Djenne's first Islamicized ruler.
How do Islamic women feel in Islam?
Islam teaches that woman is complementary to man and is the other half of human being. She has the same rights and duties as man. She is responsible of her doings and sayings in front of God on the day of judgement. Prophet Muhammad instructed Muslims to deal with women kindly and with sympathy. He said that the Paradise is under the feet of mothers.
Further answer
The above answer is the official teaching of Islam, in the same way that women in history are officially regarded as equal in the Christian Church.
However, there are those of some religions who would oppress women and cherry pick passages from either the Bible or Koran to enable their own prejudices to be backed up by 'scripture'. In this way, throughout history, women have been oppressed and treated harshly by those who have interpreted scripture wrongly to suit their own ends. This results in some Islamic states treating women as second class citizens - for example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, nor can they get a similar education to men.
This, although Islam officially regards women as equal to men, there are many cases where they are treated as inferior. This prejudice is not restricted to Islam however, as both the Christian Church and Judaism are also both guilty.
Muslims aren't allowed to eat pork for sure
but for the other types of meat it really depends on how it is slaughtered
if Allah s name is said before the slaughter then it will be halal
There are many more other rules for slaughter but here are the basics
the slaughter has to be quick and painless the knife must be sharp
and many more
When did Islam reach West Africa?
Answer 1
The Ottoman Empire, about 1301 - 1922 carried Islam with it. The acquired northern portions of Africa from about 1512, through 1520, and held much of those areas in northern Africa until about 1683. From there, it's simply a matter of migration of the folks carrying Islam with them. The closest to the western part of Africa would be Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli (Libya).
Answer 2
While Answer 1 is entirely accurate as concerns when the Ottoman Empire arrived and which areas of Africa it conquered, that was not responsible for the original spread of Islam in Africa. (All of those areas were already majority-Muslim when the Ottomans conquered them.)
The arrival of Muslims by expansion and conquest of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad Conquests came between the years 640-680 C.E. (with Egypt falling from the Byzantine Empire in 640 and Morocco acceding to union with the Umayyad Caliphate in 680 C.E. The drift to areas of Africa south of the Sahara, like Senegal, the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires, etc. occurred in the following century of merchant exchanges with the North African areas. Islam became the dominant religion in West Africa (except along the southern coast of West Africa) by around 750-800 C.E. Exact dates are difficult to know since Islam spread by trade and commerce in these areas as opposed to conquest.
Does a Muslim belong to the Islamic religion?
== == * Yes, a Muslim does belong to the Islamic religion.The follower of Islam is called Muslim. == ==
Is Islam the enemy of civilization?
Islam is a religion that affects all our life aspects, improves morals, calls for work, encourages thinking and research and improving modes of life, builds up solidarity and good societies, and spreads the culture of peace, love, and accepting the other. In this sense Islam religion leads to civilization. In this sense it was the Islamic civilization that was the cradle for the following European civilization.
Answer 1
The crusades were theft of land for religious reasons. The Zionist Organization began its campaign after being promised a sovereign nation by the Arab Club then not receiving their payment.
Answer 2
There are a number of major differences between the Crusades and the Establishment of the State of Israel. There are three major distinctions and numerous minor ones.
Religion vs. Ethnicity:
The Crusades was a religious movement, organized by leading religious figures in Europe as a multinational Christian endeavor. Franks, Germans, Italians, and Slavs all fought in the Crusades at the urging of the Popes and the Orthodox Patriarchs. Their goal, similarly, was also religious: to evict to Muslims from the Holy Land. The establishment of Christian Kingdoms was merely a by-product of the success (from a European perspective) of the First Crusade and these states were integrally linked to Europe and European dictates.
The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements were nation-building exercises. They were both lead primarily by secular individuals who saw religion as an identifier and dissociated themselves from religious ritual and belief. Term "Jewish State" was (and is still) viewed by Jews in the same way that Germans see the term "German State" as in the idea that it is a state with predominantly German citizens and German folk history. The Arab Nationalist movement similarly counted being Muslim as part of being an Arab, but the Arab Nationalist movement never endorsed the public application of Islamic Law. Both groups were interested in building independent, viable nations and to varying degrees, they have succeeded.
Rallying Cry vs. Primary Objective:
The Crusade to Jerusalem was not the primary objective of the War. If it had been, the Crusades would have begun centuries earlier when Caliph Omar conquered Jerusalem and removed it from Christendom. The reason that the Crusades began was that the Byzantine Empire was being threatened and Constantinople (its capital) was being threatened by Turkish (Muslim) armies. As the Patriarchs and Leadership in Constantinople needed additional soldiers to defend their eastern borders, they requested assistance from the Pope. The Pope, in order to sell such an operation to Franks, Germans, Italians, and others who could care less about Byzantine problems was to stir up religious fervor and declare a Holy War. The primary objective was the stability of the Byzantine Empire, but the rallying cry was to free Jerusalem.
The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements actually want, as a primary condition, to control certain pieces of land. They have no secondary objectives other than to use that land for their own people to build a country and a society. The creation of Jewish and Arab States is the primary intent of the Zionists and Arab Nationalists.
Conquer vs. Return:
In the Crusades, Christians with no ancestral or historical connection to the Holy Land arrived to conquer and subdue it. As mentioned above, this was a Holy War and an intent to "defend the faith". As a result, Christians slaughtered Muslims and Jews when they took over cities and refused to give quarter to any who opposed them. This is similar to the way that the Mongols conquered the Middle East a few centuries later. Similar to other acts of conquest, the conquerors still remember where they come from and intend, one day to return home, an act that was eventually performed by many or their children or grandchildren.
The Jews do have an ancestral connection to the Land of Israel and the Arabs do have an ancestral connection to the Levant region. As a result, both groups want to live in this region. For the Jews, this required (for the most part), a physical migration. For the Arabs (for the most part) were already living in the area. Jews did not intend to remove or subjugate the native Arab population. Many Zionists wrote that they intended to work the land with the Felahin (the Palestinian farmers) and did not wish to exile them, kill them, or otherwise displace them. The Arabs as a political unit, however, did not wish to cede any land to a Jewish political project and therefore any attempt for the Jews to do such a thing was met with violence and antagonism. Palestinians who fled the creation of Israel, similarly wish to return to their native land and not necessarily to conquer it or to exile the Jewish population. (It is important to note that there are certainly views on both sides at this point to marginalize or exterminate the other group, but that is not the main thrust of either side's vision.)
How did lands once controlled by the byzantine empire become part of the Islamic world?
How were lands that were once part of the Byzantine Empire added to the Islamic world?
How does wearing a burqa affect the daily movement of Muslim women?
Muslim women are not required, per religion to wear burqa or veil that covers her face. Religion, on the other hand, does not forbid wearing burqa. However, woman that selects wearing burqa should arrange her daily life activities accordingly.
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Who developed timbuktu as a center of trade?
Sundiata, the great chief of the Malinke and the king of the Mali Empire, made Timbuktu an important center for Islamic Culture
The spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara came about through?
Instead, the usual pattern for the spread of Islam south of the Sahara was through gradual and peaceful conversion.
How many people were arrested and killed during the Reign of Terror?
41,594 people were arrested and killed during the French Reign of Terror, which lasted from September 1793 to July 1794. The executions finally ended when the architect of the terror, Maximillian Robespierre, was overthrown and executed.
Who helped overthrow the shah of Iran?
The entire (with a few exceptions) Iranian Population rose up in the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini was able to co-opt the populist movement to take over the post-revolutionary government.
Why did the Jews and Muslims fight for islam?
Jews never fought for Islam. Jews fought with Muslims on occasion, but far more often had an auxiliary role or fought with Muslims in a Nationalistic context (for a modern Secular Nation-State as opposed to a Theocratic Islamic State).
Several Jewish Tribes fought alongside the Muslims in Mecca-Medina Wars of the 620s C.E. in defense of Medina. Several other Jewish tribes famously fought against the Muslims, even if they were Medinan. They saw such wars and alliances based on local politics and a determination to survive the outcome of the war.
Jews were often pro-Islamic in the early Caliphate period as Muslim governance tended to be less oppressive than the Christian alternative. In many cases, but especially in Spain, Muslim soldiers would not trust the formerly Christian city to remain docile after the Muslim troops departed. This would normally mean that the conquerors would have to leave a rearguard in the city to prevent an uprising. However, since the Jews were in favor of Islamic leadership, Muslims would entrust the endemic Jewish communities of a given city with weapons and the protection of the recently conquered city. In this way, more Muslim troops were free to advance.
This positive Muslim-Jewish Alliance existed from the mid-600s C.E. to around 800 C.E. when the Muslim expansion ended. Jews and Muslims remained on good terms, however, up until the 1800s except for a few minor hiccups (relatively speaking).
An Islamic ruler is the one known as "Khalifah" which establishes the suprmacy of Shariah and Islamic state known as "Khilafah" in the world which covers all the Islamic countries of the world and establishes ONLY one Islamic state in the world ( From Morocco to Indonesia).
How did Abu Bakr come to power?
The Abbasids came to power under the auspices of a Shi`ite movement which, they claimed, had transferred its loyalty to Muhammad b. `Ali, the great-grandson of Muhammad's uncle `Abbas. Intensive propaganda began around 718 in Iraq and Khurasan.
Why is the state of Israel opposed by many Muslim states in the region?
After WWII, Jews were settled in a state controlled by Palestinian Arabs, a move supported by most of the European nations and the US. in the 1960's, the Jews took over the state militarily and turned it into the current Jewish state of Israel, driving many of the Palestinians out of the region and turning the rest into a largely disempowered minority. Most Arabs see the state of Israel as an illegitimate state imposed on the region by western powers in an effort destabilize the surrounding Arab/Muslim states and believe it should be removed (much the way the US saw the Iraqi take-over of Kuwait as illegitimate and took steps to remove it). add several centuries of conflict between Arabs and Europeans (the various European crusades and expansions of the Ottoman empire), where Jews are largely considered by Arabs to be European rather than semitic.
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The following facts were apparently dropped from the above account
because of some sort of computer error:
1). the continuous Jewish presence in the area since roughly 1200 BCE;
2). the stated policy of the British government 20 years before WWII that
some part of the mandate administered by the British in Palestine ought
by rights be re-designated a modern Jewish homeland;
3). the resolution by the majority of the UN General Assembly in 1947 to
partition the western extremities of the British mandate into regions
administered respectively by Arab and Jewish interests, in endorsement
of the British policy;
4). the declaration of independent statehood by Israel in 1948 (not "the 1960s"),
and its subsequent recognition by all but about 30 UN members;
5). the property, economic, voting, and legal rights of the "largely disempowered
minority", including its several elected representatives in the national parliament.
How did Islam spread in the Arabian Peninsula?
The three main Jewish tribes in Median had formed a powerful bloc before the arrival of Muhammad and began to resent his ascendancy. They now felt demoted and were determined to get rid of him. However, some of the Jews in the smaller clans were friendly and enhanced Muhammad's knowledge of Jewish scripture. One of Muhammad's greatest disappointments was that the Jews of Medina refused to accept him as a prophet. He was also shocked to learn that Jews and Christians, whom he assumed to belong to a single faith, had serious theological differences.
The immigrants from Mecca were merchants, not farmers, and in any case there was not enough farming land for them. In order to support themselves, they began to conduct ghazu against the rich Meccan caravans. Since they were attacking their own tribe, this was a serious breach of precedent.
In March 624, Muhammad led a large band to the coast to intercept the largest Meccan caravan of the year. The Quraysh sent an army to defend the caravan, but the Muslims inflicted a stunning defeat at the well of Badr. This impressed the Bedouin tribes, some of whom enjoyed seeing the mighty Quraysh brought low.
In 625, Mecca inflicted a severe defeat at the Battle of Uhud, but 2 years later the Muslims defeated the Meccans at the Battle of the Trench, so called because Muhammad had dug a defensive ditch around Medina. In the Battle of the Trench, there had been ten thousand Meccans against three thousand Muslims. This was a turning point and many of the nomadic tribes came over to Muhammad's side. Even some of the Meccans began to defect and made the hijrah to Medina.
In March 628, Muhammad announced that he was going to make the hajj to Mecca and asked for volunteers to accompany him. About one thousand Muslims set out for Mecca in the traditional white robes of the hajji. If the Quraysh forbade them to approach the Kabah or attacked bona fide pilgrims, they would betray their sacred duty as the guardians of the shrine. Eventually the Quraysh were pressured by this peaceful demonstration to sign a peace treaty, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. This was a turning point that impressed still more of the Bedouin and conversions to Islam escalated.
In 630, when the Quraysh violated the treaty by attacking one of the Prophet's tribal allies, Muhammad marched on Mecca with ten thousand men. Muhammad destroyed the idols around the Kabah and rededicated it to Allah. He gave the old pagan rites an Islamic significance by linking them to the story of Abraham.
When Muhammad died in 632, almost all the tribes of Arabia had joined the ummah, either as Confederates or as converted Muslims.
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The steps are such that:
- Quran started being revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the angel Gabriel (or Jibril) in year 610 AD
- when the followers of Islam started being increased, the polytheists (or pagans) persuaded the prophet to crown him on Arabs and to marry him with the woman that he selects. The prophet said his famous words "I swear if they cam put the sun on my right and the moon on my left to abandon the call to Islam, I will not accept"
- Then they moved to threatening those who convert to Islam and then started sanctions against Muslims
- Prophet Muhammad was supported by some of Yathrib (that called later as Medina or AlMadinah) and they invited him to immigrate to their city
- The polytheist tribe leaders in Mecca (or Makkah) decided to assassinate the prophet and selected an armed one of each tribe and they surrounded the prophet home such that when he comes out to be killed at once by all of them. So, his tribe can't take revenge.
- Upon God command, the prophet led his cousin lay down in his bed and he went out and threw some dust on the faces of the polytheists surrounding hid home. so, they lost temporarily their ability to see.
- The prophet passed by his companion Abou Bakr and left together Makkah (or Mecca) to Yathrib (or Medina) as commanded by God.
- The prophet and his companion were welcomed in Medina. Other Muslims joined the prophet later. They were deprived from all their properties (homes, lands, money, ...) upon immigration.
- The prophet; upon his arrival; first located the location of the first mosque. Then he brought together the long conflicting Medina parties (the Aws and the Khazraj). Then he issued the Medina decree that considers all Medina citizens (Muslims, Christians, Jews, polytheists, ...) equal in rights and obligations. This was the first decree in the world that allows equal rights among all citizens irrelevant to their faith, color, or nationality.
- The prophet started building the city structures and systems and laws. This was the first start of Islam spread.
- Most of Muslims at that time were traders and merchants. Their good morals and conduct in foreign lands helped in Islam spread in addition to the defeat of polytheist armies upon attacking Muslims.
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