Islam And The Beliefs Of Islam

At first, the history of Islam is connected to Mohamed’s life. Mohamed was born in to a wealthy merchant Clan, which is now Saudi Arabia. On the other hand Muslims thought Islam began with God. Mohamed was raised by his uncle, because his parents and grandparents passed away. Mohamed lived the life of a Quryash Merchant then later married a girl by the name of Khadija. Mohamed started hearing voices and though he was going mad. But Khadija thought differently and told Mohamed that he was the chosen one. Mohamed searched for the true faith of Judaism and Christianity. Mohamed isolated himself in to the mountains near Mecca for retreat and mediation. Gabriel the Angel told Mohamed to recite the Koran. The Koran was only originally recited and not written down in one volume until after Mohamed’s death. This has brought controversy over the authentic composition. Mohamed’s wife was the first to convert.

It is interesting to note that in the religion of Islam today, there is a general that women are considered to be oppressed and deprived from becoming successful and powerful women. There is a claim within the Muslim community that Islam helped to elevate the status of woman with the creation of the religion in 610 A.D. The Muslim woman in Islam, specifically the married Muslim woman is not protected in Islam through the Quran. They are not considered to be of equal status of their male counterparts.. Many people in Islam believe that women are supposed to be seen and not heard. A woman in their opinion has no “voice” within the religion and are not on equal footing as men. It is my belief that due to the strict teachings of the Quran and Hadith, the status of women within the religion has placed restrictions and limitations on them. Their position in society has not improved or elevated. Women in Islam have no more religious freedoms today than they had before.

(d) One of the five main pillars of the Muslim faith was the hajj, which is a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Islam is the second most wide spread religion across the globe under Christianity. Similarly, to Christianity and Judaism Islam believes in one God. Muslims label their God Allah. Allah is everything, nothing is above him. I found it interesting that, “Allahu Akbar!” means “God is greater”. I had no idea what it meant but I had heard it before. Allah’s Prophet is Muhammad. Muhammad is the messenger he is how Allah’s message can be shared with the people. Muhammad’s call is when the angel Gabriel gave the command to “Recite!” He had recited the words of the angel and that night is known to be, “The Night of Power”. This incident there are the two most important words in Islam: Qur’an (recite) and the other is submission. Ummah is also important in Islam because it means the community of people who surrender to God. To be Muslim, you must surrender to God’s will and live a life of service. Being Muslim you must be willing to show public marks of servitude. Dar al-Islam, Dar al-Sulk, and Dar al-Harb are very important to Islam. Dar means “abode” and Dar al-Islam is talking about both state and religion of the Muslim people. Dar al-Sulk is talking about the rest of the world that isn’t Islam but has good relations with them. Dar al-Harb is about the last people who are not Muslim and don’t have good relations with Islam. Lastly, I find it interesting that there is a unifying power called Taqwa and Jihad which represent being devoted and devout.

All through its history, Islam has been seen as a religious convention which began in (seventh) century Arabia with the prophet Muhammad who lived between 570-632. He got the heavenly divine revelation that is recorded in the Quran. This is still trusted today in the cutting edge Islamic convictions.

Islam is a religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th century C.E. Islam was founded on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Islam belief centers on the premise that Allah is the one and true God with no partner or equal. Islam is divided into several branches each with its own interpretations.

Due to much media in the world often times when a person hears the word Islam, their mind will go straight to the Twin Towers attack attack on 9/11 and group them all together with the blame (Mavani, 2010, p.95). However, anyone who knows people associated with the Islam religion know that is not the truth. Islam is often called the religion of peace and all they want to do is to please God in everything they do. The goal of Islam is to live your life as an act of worship and the way to attain this goal is through the Five Pillars of Faith and ultimately through God. The Five Pillars of Faith include faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca. By following these Five Pillars, Islams believe the all knowing God will judge them

In the article “Islam Is a Religion of Violence”, Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses the long-debated question of whether Islam is a religion of violence or peace. Islamic terrorism was brought to the forefront of American and Western awareness on September 11, 2001 with the crash of the twin towers. More acts of terrorism committed by Muslims followed throughout the years in different parts of the world. To understand the cause of Islamic terrorism, Ali divides its adherents into three categories: the fundamentalists or the “Medina Muslims” who envision a regime based on Islamic religious law, the clear majority or the “Mecca Muslims” who are not inclined to practice violence or even intolerance towards non-Muslims, and Muslim reformers or

Islam, ISIS, ISIL, Sunni Muslim, Shi’ite Muslim, 911, various terrorist attacks around the world. What do the aforementioned people have in common? Their belief in the Qur’an and Allah. How does this belief in Allah differ with Christianity’s belief in Father God? Who knew that taking down Al Qaeda, and murdering Saddam Hussein would lead to the formation of the violent Islamic State called Isil or Isis? We often hear news about Shiite and Sunni Muslims – what is the difference? Is there really a difference: both are considered monotheistic in nature, however, the “path” to the Almighty, tends to differ depending on the group or sect. What are the fundamental beliefs of Islam? What world view if any do Muslims ascribe? Islam, like Christianity, and Judaism are thought to have originated with Abraham. However, Islam insists its founder is the Honorable Elisha Muhammad, likewise, Judaism insist that Moses is its father, but if there was no Abraham, there would be no Moses. A Babylonian man who was from a paganistic polytheistic family is chosen by God and ordered to leave his country and go to a city which has foundations whose maker and builder is God (Hebrews 11:10). Abraham’s lineage stems from Ur, of the Chaldeans – the Persian Empire. He was Babylonian, and later declared Hebrew by the Almighty God – from this man comes three major religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

The objective of this work is to examine Islam, a highly controversial sensitive issue in today's world and specifically to examine the misconceptions, beliefs, and values of those of the Islamic faith. Most people think that the majority of Muslims live in the Middle East, while in reality there are more people of the Islamic faith living in Indonesia. Islam, just as Judaism and Christianity, is practiced in various cultures, serves to shape, and is shaped by those cultures. This study examines the perceptions of those of the three faiths in various countries and how they view one another and seek to answer how a level of threat is felt by those belonging to these three religious groups in various countries. Countries examined in this study include those of the United States, Great Britain, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East. The depth of understanding or the teachings of Islam among the various religious groups in these various countries will also be examined in terms of how these understandings impact the ways that Muslims and non-Muslims interact and communicate with one another.

The religion of Islam is primarily centered on achieving peace and surrendering the self to the will of God or Allah and His Law. Islam began forming into the religion it is today under a prophet named Muhammad who became the final prophet of God, The Seal of the Prophets.

Many think that a religion starts with its main figure and very often we see that many religions get names after those important religious personas. Christianity was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Buddha, etc. Very few religions carry the name independent of its “founder” and one of those is Islam. For Muslims, Islam did not begin with Prophet Muhammad but has existed since the time humanity came into being.

The Islam religion is largely misunderstood. People have misconceptions about the Islam religion, and its beliefs and rituals. Often, the media paints a dim view of Islam with inaccurate accounts and news stories. Non- Muslims view of Islam have been shaped by the constant media barrage of inaccurate news stories blaming all of Islam. When some Americans think of Muslims what comes to mind is the World Trade Center Attacks on September 11, 2001. Especially after the attacks many view all Muslims as “radicals” which refers to terrorism and Anti-Americanism. The Islam religion seems strange to most in the modern world. To Muslim’s, religion is always the foremost thought in their mind they do not make a division between secular and sacred. Islam means “surrender” to the will of God. It is a way of life that encourages one to give due attention to a relationship with God and His creation. In this paper, I intend to discuss the true beliefs of the Islamic Religion. I will also discuss women of Islam, Islam vs. Christianity, and Islam vs. Judaism.

“These three religions, Judaism, Christianity and, Islam, all support a peaceful world and advocate peace in their main teachings and sacred texts.” (Mt Alvernia Task sheet) There are more than three religions in the world but these three religions are some of the main religions that profoundly support this statement. The Islamic religion is often portrayed by the Western media as a violent religion that does not teach or believe in interfaith or world peace, however through an interfaith understanding it can be seen that the Islamic religion does in fact believe in interfaith peace. Through comprehensive examination of the Islamic teachings and beliefs, it can be seen that the Islamic religion advocates interfaith understanding and peace.

If Islam was sent to all mankind, then logically, it can only be inferred that it does not deem one culture superior to another. That being said, the spread of Islam was the spread of religion, not culture. Islam is often conflated with Arab culture, and vice versa. However, this perception of Islam as a whole is entirely untrue, as Islam is not a religion specifically for the Arabs, but for all humanity. Arabic might be the language of Islam, but there is no culture for Islam. But because of this misconception, most people assume something is Islamic simply because it looks Arabic. Although most have a mental image of what we deem “Islamic” architecture to be, there is in fact no style of Islamic architecture, as Islam did not force any culture onto the people it reached.