Islam

Historical past. If you read the bible in the old testament. The people who were surrounding neighbors of Israel in the old days are ancestors to today's people of the Muslim world.

Also that the land of Jerusalem is a holy city to them, which they both want.

Plus, some Muslims believe that, if your not one of them and don't convert you will die. "some Muslims believe that, if your not one of them and don't convert you will die." WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT FROM?! so does that mean that you think that Muslims think that they are immortal? are you serious? if you want to answer a question, answer it correctly. Obviously, asker, Jews and Muslims don't fight because Muslims think they are immortal and every non Muslim person is not. i mean really! they fight because Jews are illegally occupying land that belongs to the palestinians and are killing palestinians and bulldozing their homes. Muslims are fighting for their land and Jews are fighting to steal.

== == == == The Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca is the fifth pillar of Islamic faith.

The pilgrimage to Makkah (the hajj) is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to do so. Nevertheless, over two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those of different nations to meet one another. The annual hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so that hajj and Ramada-n fall sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments that strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before God. The rites of the hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include going around the Ka'bah seven times, and going seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar (Hajir, Abraham's wife) during her search for water. The pilgrims later stand together on the wide plains of 'Arafat (a large expanse of desert outside Makkah) and join in prayer for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought as a preview of the Day of Judgment. The close of the hajj is marked by a festival, the 'Id al Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This and the 'Id al Fitr, a festive day celebrating the end of Ramada-n, are the two holidays of the Islamic calendar.

It's one of the five pillars of Islam - basically 5 things they gotta do.

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Monsoon winds helped in trade with other countries. The monsoons over the Indian Ocean helped trade between the Red Sea and Japan. Moving along with the winds was easier for ships to reach destinations without too much effort.

The Colonization of the Arab World is the singular most crucial event in creating the Nationalist, Communist, Arab Socialist, and Islamist movements in the Middle East. It was the strong rejection of colonialism and imperialism in the Arab World that led to these movements as different ways of creating a modern Arab identity.

Breathing, eating, praying (but to the wrong god)

Islam was founded in the cities of Mecca and Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Thus the early followers of Islam were Arabs, and the Quran was revealed in Arabic. However, not all Arabs are Muslims, just as not all Muslims are Arabs. Arabs only make a small part of the Muslim population. A great many Muslims come from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Russia, Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Albania, North Africa & Eastern Europe.

It depends on what you mean by famous, but some prominent Muslims in the world today include: Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei (a nuclear scientist with the IAEA who developed safer nuclear technologies), Naguib Mahfouz (an Egyptian literary genius), and Muhammad Yunus (an economist who developed micro-finance). All three of these men have received Nobel Prizes for their work.

Famous Muslim celebrities in the West include: Mehmet Oz (a celebrity doctor affiliated with Oprah Winfrey), Maz Jobrani (a stand-up comic), Aasif Mandvi (contributor on the Daily Show), Ennis Esmer (series lead in the Canadian TV series The Listener), and Tariq Ramadan (Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University and Islamic Apologist).

Islam first reached Ghana through Muslim traders & missionaries. The king of Ghana did not convert to Islam. Nor did the majority of the people. But the king did not allow Muslims to build settlements within his empire. this is written in the 7th grade history book p.156 paragraph 3

Islam first reached Gahna by Muslims traders and missionaries. Nor the king or the majority of people convert to Islam,but the king did'nt allow Muslims to construct within his empire. this is the way i changed it a little.

-marlenne l. :)

Islamic culture influenced Spain in a number of ways.

Architecture in Spain was strongly enhanced by Muslims who brought new building designs. Most popular of these was the Mudejar Style, which was widely copied, especially in Southern Spain after the Muslims were forced out of power. Many of the former Mosques and Palaces built by the Muslims became Cathedrals and Summer Palaces for Spanish royals in the Renaissance period. The Muslims also pioneered more advanced and conservationist irrigation methods, which made it possible for the cities of Spain to grow. Islamic influence also changed the language drastically, giving the more guttural aspects of Spanish and a large number of Arabic loanwords. Artwork, music, traditions - all have been adopted as Spanish culture since the Moorish realm.

Yes Arabic is spoken in Egypt.

It is wrong that Nawab Saleemullah Khan founded Muslim league. It was founded by the Muhammaden Educational Conference behind the circumstances arose in the aftermath of 1905 partition of Bengal. In this regard the Muhammaden Educational Conference that always raised and considered the national and political problems faced by Muslims of India, decided to form the a separate Muslim political party to safeguard the interests of Muslims. The convention in which the declaration for its formation was made, was actually the annual meeting of the Educational Conference. The convention was attended by almost 3000 notable celebrities from through out South Asia.The decision to hold the convention at Dhaka was made only because to demonstrate the Muslim power to then British Government and hindus of Bengal who strongly opposed the partition of Bengal. The meeting of M.E.C. commenced from 27 Dec. 1906 and continued upto 30 Dec. The last session of the meeting was converted into a large convention. Nawab Sir Saleemullah Khan didn't appoint Nawab Wiqar ul Mulk, but he only hosted the meeting i.e. arranged convention to be held at his residence Ehsan Manzil Dhaka. Nawab Muhsan ul Mulk, the Secretary of both the Muhammaden Education Conference and the Aligarh College trust and other notable Muslim leaders related to the Educational conference like Sir Aga Khan III, Maulana Muhammed Ali Jauhar, Nawab Wiqar ul Mulk (who founded Muhammaden Political Association in 1900 however it was not much more active) were the main political figures to consider the matter of forming a new Muslim political party, especially Nawab Muhsan ul Mulk who was then the Secretary of Educational Conference as the convention in which Muslim league was founded was the annual meeting of the conference. After its formation on 30 Dec. 1906, Sir Aga Khan III was nominated its first president and Nawab Muhsan ul Mulk and Nawab Wiqar ul Mulk became its joint Secretaries. Nawab Muhsan ul Mulk passed away in Sept. 1907, and Nawab Wiqar ul Mulk held the Secretaryship of Muhammaden Education Conference and Syed Hussain Bilgrami was appointed Muslim league's Secretary.

The constitution of the Muslim League was framed by a board headed by Maulana Muhammaded Ali Jauhar. Muslim league's Head office after its formation was set up in Ali garh where it remained until 1910 when the Head office was shifted to Lukhnow. It functioned upto 1927 at Lukhnow. The same year it again transferred to Delhi where it remained till 1947.

For details about formation of Muslim league please read this article.

[[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-India_Muslim_League ]]

Where is there an indication that sycamore trees possess religious symbolism?

> The sycamore tree was mentioned in the Bible a couple of times, one of the most popular ones being where Zacchaeus had climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus.

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Completely wrong. As for the answer, I don't know.

Someone help me out here?

Most people believe that there is one supreme power that created the creation. Christains call him God, Muslims call him Allah, Hindus call him Bhagwan and so on. Ethiests however believe that no such supreme creator exists.

PEOPLE THAT GO TO MECCA THEY HAVE TO E MUSLIM UT IF SOMEODY IS LEARNING AND IS VISITING THE PLACE ITS OKAY UT IF YOU ARE NOT A GOOD MUSLIM YOU WONT BE ABLE TO GO THERE OR ALLAH WONT GVE YOU A CHANCE TO GO THERE AND THE MOST MAIN THING IS YOU HAVE TO BE CLOSEST TO ALLAH IF YOU WANT TO GO TO HAJJ AND ALLAH ONLY GIVES CHANCE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND HEARTED AND ALWAYS PATIENT AND HONEST AND HOPEFULLY MY DAD HAS BEN 2 TIMES TO MECCA .

Yes, his name is mehmet which in Arabic is Muhammad, the name of the prophet of Islam.

Like many a conquering army in ancient and medieval times, the Muslim forces were motivated by their sense of holy mission, but also by the prospect of loot. Wealthy warriors, who could afford horses, became the cavalry and the poorer ones the infantry. The fighting forces led the way through the invaded territories and behind them, often miles away, followed their support staff: the cooks and quatermasters, some prostitutes and personal slaves, doctors, and of course, their loot and people to watch over it. These are collectively called the "baggage trains." What happened at Tours was that the Muslims were assaulting and the Christians were defending and it was all pretty evenly matched through most of the day when rumor started that the Christians had attacked the trains. The cavalry, who naturally had the most loot, dashed back to the rear to protect their stuff, leaving the infantry, who couldn't move as fast, thinking they were being deserted. That sort of thing always has a bad effect of moral, and the Christians rapidly gained the upper hand. The Muslims were beaten back (presumably with their loot) and very slowly that invasion of Europe turned into a retreat, known as the Reconquista. Who knows? But for some mounted mujahideen who thought more of their swag than their god, we might all be speaking Arabic today.

• There is no relation between one's color and eating pork. It is a matter of religious requirements.
• If black people are Muslims or Jews than they don't eat pork per their religion's requirements. If they are neither Muslims nor Jewish, then it is up to them whether to eat pork or not to eat it. There's no relation between people's colors and not eating pork.
• However, Islam; per Qur'an rules; allows Muslims to eat pork if they have no other choice to survive.

There are a bunch of nice things you could do for your fellow employees; you could periodically complement them, perhaps bake someone a cake on their Birthday, and in general try to be happy and uplifting. If you are happy, you will spread your happiness to others. Just make sure not to too nice!

mohammed founded the religion of islam.

The term Islamic Renaissance is probably not the best to use, because it carries an implication of a time in Islam before it analogous to the Dark Ages or Middle Ages. I think it is better termed the Islamic Golden Age, as it is often called.

The Islamic Golden Age was a time of great scientific flowering, which happened almost as soon as Islam began to be spread. It started in about 750 AD, and its ending is reckoned as 1258, when Baghdad was sacked. During this time, Muslim scientists made remarkable scientific progress, and much of their thinking spread to Europe, much to the benefit of the Europeans.

An example of their work can be seen in their scientific investigation of medicine. In the article cited below in Islamic Medicine, the following extraordinary quote appears in a context clearly referring to practices of the Islamic Golden Age: Like in other fields of Islamic science, Muslim physicians and doctors developed the first scientific methods for the field of medicine. This included the introduction of mathematization, quantification, experimentation, experimental medicine, evidence-based medicine, clinical trials, dissection, animal testing, human experimentation and postmortem autopsy by Muslim physicians, whilst hospitals in the Islamic world featured the first drug tests, drug purity regulations, and competency tests for doctors.

The European Renaissance is a time that began in about 1350, give or take a few decades, and lasted to 1600 or 1650. It is a time in which people of Europe congratulated themselves for their recovery to the cultural levels of ancient Rome, after what they clearly viewed as a long and inferior time called the Middle Ages or Dark Ages.

My own view is that in terms of science and superstition, the Renaissance was hardly better than the Middle Ages, and in many ways was worse, as can is clearly exemplified by the introduction of witch hunts, which did not happen until just about the time the Renaissance began, when papal authority for inquisition of sorcerors was granted in 1320. By contrast, laws of the Early Middle Ages made the burning of supposed witches a capital crime and denounced the believe in witchcraft as superstitious. Please see the link on the history of witch hunts cited below.

Both the Renaissance and the Islamic Golden Age were times of great flowering of the arts, with great creativity in decoration, architecture, music, and literature.

I have no doubt whatever that others will disagree about my views of Renaissance science. I am leaving reference links below, and I hope that those who disagree will do the same.

Sudan, located in northeastern Africa, is Africa's largest country. Sudan is predominantly an arid (dry), desert land except immediately around the Nile River, which flows northward through central and eastern Sudan.

Sudan gained independence from Britain in 1956, but became embattled in civil war for much of the second half of the twentieth century. The first civil war ended in 1972, but the region had only about a decade before a second civil was broke out in 1983 and continued until January 2005. The wars were rooted in strife between the Arab Muslims in the north who control the political, economic, and social web of the country, and the people of the southern region, where the country's oil resources are located. The southern people are Christian.