Analysis Of Islam By Nye

By definition, Islam is a religion of those who obey the doctrines of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad, who in the 7th century lived in Arabia, initiated a religious movement that throughout the Middle East was supported by the Arabs. Today, not only in Middle East origins, Islam has adherents, where it is the dominant religion in all countries (Non-Arab, and Arab), but also in other parts of Africa, Asia and, of course, as well as in the United States. Those who are loyal to Islam are called Muslims. The Sunni, Shiite conflict in Iraq started long before the ruling of Saddam Hussein, but when Hussein became Prime Minister of the country the conflict between the two religious sects was taken to a new level. Right when Hussein gained full power, under his control, began years of persecution of the Shiite Muslims in the country. But, before this happened, the conflict was based upon Muhammad and who was to rule after he had died. When Muhammad had died there were many disputes on who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in 632. Shiites believed that the prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, was to be the successor. Both consider the Koran the word of God. But, devoutness and religious practice distinguish between the two sects. However, Islam teaches that all Islam is equal so Sunni and Shiite sects fight with each other not only because of “hatred” but, also because of religious

Naomi Shihab Nye’s purpose in writing this letter is to persuade any person who thinks about being a terrorist should think twice about it because it hurts him/her and the people they do it too and she is effective in her writing.

When studying Islam, it is important to understand the essential elements of the faith, how they are practiced, and the distinctions among the three branches: Shiite Islam, Sunni Islam, and Sufism.

Mogahed embeds her argument by using ethos and introduces herself to the audience with the different classifications she has been labeled, some of which being an “oppressed brainwashed terrorist”(1).

The spread of Islam throughout the world was among the most significant worldwide movements in history. Beginning as the faith of a small community of believers in Arabia in the seventh century, Islam rapidly became one of the major world religions. The core beliefs and culture of this faith is the belief that Muhammad (570-632), a respected businessman in Mecca, a commercial and religious center in western Arabia, received revelations from God that have been preserved in the Qur'an. The core of Islam remains the same today after 1396 years. Islam still translates to “submission” and Muslims still live by the Qur’an and follow the 5 Pillars of Islam. However, throughout the Pre-Islamic, Umayyad, and Abbasid

In the 7th century A.D., Islamic faith was charging through the Middle East. Many reasons are to credit for the rise of Islamic faith. However the muslims attacks on other nations, Islamic beliefs and trade were the key contributors into the rise of the Islamic religion. There army would lay waste to other nations.Also the Islamic beliefs were intriguing and the city of Mecca was in the middle of a bunch of trade routes which helped spread the religion.

On October 27-28th is the Annual Costa Backcountry Fly Championship Series in Islamorada, FL. The entry fee is $500 and includes a t-shirt and fisherman activities checks and registration form should be mailed into BFC. The fish species is Snook or Redfish only, each angler can us one rod & reel at a time. According to the rules, the fish must be caught, photographed, measured and released alive into the water. The competition is a based on a score basis system so, depending on how many inches your fish is determines your score if the fish measures 8” you get 8 points etc. There is no chumming, and all fish must be caught with a fly only no bait or scents may be applied. The tournament begins at 7am and ends at 3pm, awards will be handed

Based on the way Yasmeen dresses, in traditional, Muslim hijab and black, Islamic dress, the knowledge she is different than the dominant, American cultural and religious norms follows her everywhere (p. 76). In middle school, her fellow students called her “Terrorist” and

Wherever we are and in whatever time we happen to live, we cannot avoid asking the basic questions of who we are, where we came from, what we are doing here, and where we are going. In everyone's life, especially when one is young, these basic questions arise in the mind, often with force, and demand answers from us. Many simply push them aside or remain satisfied with established answers provided by others in their family or community. In traditional societies such answers always came from the teachings of religion, and to a great extent they still do for the majority of people in many parts of the world. But there have always been and still are today the few who take the question "who am I?" seriously and existentially and who are not satisfied with answers provided by others. Rather, they seek to find the

However, not all Americans are willing to see beyond the Muslim terrorist frame. In the distance behind the Muslim-Americans are two people expressing their indifference to the situation around them. In front of the Muslim-Americans are two white women. One of the two women is holding a pen and paper, indicating she is asking questions and taking notes. But the remarks the woman is making are insulting the Muslim-Americans. The facial expression of the group communicate a sense of anger,fear and hurt.The appearance of a Muslim-American triggers negative perceptions about them, resulting in negative actions and remarks towards

Misconceptions are the base of any generalization, ignorant impressions and externalized opinions. In the essay “To Any Would Be Terrorist”, Shihab Nye expresses her preoccupation and “rational anger” towards the repercussions of the 9/11 attack, assuming that the authors of those events will read and be touched by the facts and arguments she explains throughout the text. Nye writes: “I beg you, as your distant Arab cousin, as your American neighbor, listen to me. Our hearts are broken, as yours may also feel broken in some ways we can’t understand, unless you tell us in words” (173). Lamentably, Nye fails to recognize the context in which the terrorists committed the attack, since she can only try to understand the “Arab tragedy” experience

In the essay to “Any Would-Be Terrorist”, Shihab Nye expresses her preoccupation and “rational anger” towards the repercussions of the 9/11 attack, assuming that the authors of the events will read and be touched by the facts and arguments she explains throughout the text. Nye writes “I beg you, as your distant cousin, as your American neighbor, listen to me. Our hearts are broken, as yours may also feel broken in some ways we can't understand unless you tell us in words” (173). Lamentably, Nye fails to recognize the context in which the terrorists committed the attack since she can only try to understand the “Arab tragedy” experience from an external, contrasting, and Americanized point of view. The author assumes that, before committing the terrorist attacks, the terrorists couldn't find another way of denouncing the crisis lived in their country or the suffering caused by the US military invasions.

Chapter 5 has a great explanation for the religions that exists in our life time. With everything that is happening in our world now, I am very interested in the Islam religion. With all my respect to people beliefs , I can not accept and understand why ISIS attacking and killing Christians? According to page 275, in contrast to other societies of the age, which often forced conversions and persecuted or killed of differing beliefs, the Islamic Empire become known for its relative tolerance of minorities and non-Muslims. Unfortunately, not all of the members of Islam inherited it. To add, every Muslim was instructed to follow the five basic pillars: belief in Allah, prayer five times a day the giving of alms, fasting from sunrise to sunset

Islamic rule spread over major areas of Africa, the Middle East, South, Southeast and Central Asia, Spain, and Southern Italy. Many Christians saw Islam as a religion of the sword. They have been very violent throughout their history. Arabian armies engaged in attacking the remnants of the Byzantine Empire. The First Crusade was launched in order to stop the Arabian invaders.

"Islam" is derived from the Arabic root salaama meaning peace, purity, submission and obedience. Islam stands for making peace by submitting to the will of God and obeying His law. Jews and Christians view Islam as the latest of the world's great religions. However, worldwide Muslims (sometimes written "Moslems") understand their universal religion as the "final religion" and the "primal religion."