Misconceptions Of Islamic Teachings

There are many misconceptions regarding Islam and Muslims. In reality most Muslims are non-Arabs and most live outside the Middle East. There are five million Muslims in the United States. There are an estimated 10,000-15,000 Muslims in the area.

Islam: suppressor of women, enemy of Western nations, and breeder of terrorists. The West has many stereotypes and misconceptions about Islam that are due to the media, prejudice, and ignorance. Islam is often seen as an "extremist" or "terrorist" religion. Often, the media's reports about Islam are incorrect due to ignorance or not wanting to acknowledge its true teachings. This is one of the reasons why Westerners are often wary of Muslims. In contrast to what the media portrays, Islam is a peaceful religion, which does not promote violence or terrorism.

Dreading for his life he ran off to an urban area in Medina. Muhammad was able to construct the first Islamic temple and started to divide Islam from Christianity and Judaism. These visions formed the foundation of a poetic text known as the “Qur’an”, that holds the principles of Islam. Muhammad went into to many battles against his people, he commanded to turn most of the Arabian headland to the new religion and constructed a new empire. After Muhamad’s death the battle over control has separated Muslims till

In our world today, when people mention the name of Islam or say that someone is a Muslim, we automatically think about terrorism, bombing, and other various acts of violence. If people say that they are Muslims, then we start judging them in a negative manner. Especially when the topic of being a woman in the religion of Islam arises, people start questioning on why women are treated so poorly in this religion. Coming from a Muslim family, I think that Islam is an underestimated religion in our society today. Islam is a very beautiful religion with many beautiful qualities. It is one of the most rapidly growing religions in the world. It is also the world’s second biggest religion right after Christianity. Islam has approximately 1.6

It all began when he was meditating on Mount Hira, near Mecca, to seek some peace. This is when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to him and instructed him to recite “The name of (your) Lord”. Muhammad began to believe that he was called on by God to be a prophet and teacher of a new faith, Islam. This was the first of many revelations that became the basis of the Qur’an (the holy book of Islam). This contradicted the polytheistic beliefs of the pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula, it made many people believe that there was only one God. This new faith incorporated aspects of both Judaism and Christianity. It respected the holy books of these religions and its great leaders and prophets — Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others. Muhammad called Abraham “Khalil” (meaning God's Friend) and named him Islam's ancient

Islam came into effect by the prophet Mohammad. However, historians believe that Islam’s origin began with Prophets or Messengers. These Prophets, including Jesus and Moses, had original faith and spread Islam during their time. Most Muslims however do believe that Mohammad was the starting point of their religion.

Islam is the second largest religion in the world, with 1.7 billion members or 21% of the world’s population. Its

From an Atheist’s perspective, it’s a rather simple task to stereotype a religion, let alone the concept of religion itself. Add that to the fact that in the lunacy that is today’s media, Islam is the most frequently and rigorously stereotyped religion, the potential to form misconceptions is endless. Ignorance and a general lack of knowledge of Islam were reasons why I most anticipated the section in which we studied Islam. At the conclusion of class discussions, readings, and my visit to a mosque, I was able to see past the negative connotations cast upon Muslims. My experiences enabled me to form perceptive relationships and enhance my knowledge of Islam, thus helping me to see peace and submission that is Islam.

In America today, under current political regimes, there is an ever-growing oppression towards Muslims. This can be seen in attempted policies that aim to keep people of Islamic nations from entering the United States, as well as a general sense of fear and hatred towards its people. Why? At the very basis of Islamic teachings their messenger, Muhammad, instituted the Medina Document, one that identified Christians and other monotheists groups such as Jews, as “sister” religions and “People of the Book.” Although there is a somewhat respectful view of Christians from the perspective of Muslims, this view does not seem to hold true for the other side. I believe that if we educated children in the US about Islam’s core beliefs, practices

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.

Islam is perhaps the supreme misunderstood religion today, among non-Muslims and among some of the Muslims themselves. There are both historical and modern influences that might clarify this misconception of Islam within certain rings in the West. One should start with the fact that Islam, represented historically as the Ottoman Empire man Empire, occupied parts of Europe, which had certainly not occurred to European civilization before. Then there were the Crusades, which was Christendom attempting to, I believe, execute and impose its religion upon the Middle East. I deliberately use the phrase "Middle East," as the Crusades did not just impact the Muslim population; the Jews were also in a similar position and were victims of this process. Furthermore, according to specific groups, the Orthodox Christians were victims as well of those circumstances. Therefore, it was fundamentally Western Christendom that was the driving factor of the Crusades, which extended throughout centuries and ended in defeat for the powerful Christian leaders. This had an impact on the psyche of the Western people and influenced their opinion of civilization. Then, of course, you had colonialism, which affected both sides and created a situation in which the antagonism became even more serious. After the colonial period, a key factor that arose concerned the economic benefits represented by oil, which is considered a gold commodity that is most essential to manufacturing and industrial

The monotheistic religion of Islam was developed in the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century by the prophet Muhammad. Followers of this religion are called Muslims. To become a Muslim one simply has to confess “There is no one but God; and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah”. (Sardar, 2007, p. 1). This is called the shahadah and creates the basis of the religion. God or Allah, is said to have sent messages through the angel Gabriel which were spoken to Muhammad in Arabic. These revelations later became the Qur’an which is the Muslim Bible. A practicing Muslim believes the Qur’an is the actual word of God and must follow its teachings.

Though Islam is usually defined in today's society as a religion that actualizes a terrorist cult called Isis. Terrorism is defined as where men and women go rogue and commit acts of evil. Islam is not that, nor does it create terrorists. Terrorists are not following Islam. “Killing people and blowing people up and dropping bombs in places and all this is not the way to spread the word of Islam. So people realize now terrorists are not Muslim.”- Muhammad Ali.

Islam is the religion that is followed by Muslims about the teachings through Muhammad by the prophet Allah. Today Islam is considered as one of the most prominent religions followed throughout the world with 22.32% of the world population practicing this religion (DeSilver, Masci). Though Islam is thought of as one of the most popular religion across the world, many still lack the understanding of what Islam is. Following 9/11, the perception of Muslims changed thus proposing the idea of Islamophobia. Defined by the Oxford English Dictionary Islamophobia is the unfair prejudice or discrimination towards Muslims due to race, religion, or ethnic identity. The idea changed the way that all Muslims were perceived throughout America and the world. Muslims today face discrimination throughout the society. Following 9/11, the perception of Muslims changed allowing Americans to treat Muslims unfairly by the exclusion of the Muslim culture in American society, Muslims are being targeted and harmed in public, and Muslims are perceived as a terrorist or threat to national security.

In 570 A.D Mohammed was born in an Arabian tribe called Quraysh who controlled the city of Mecca. According to secular history the prophet Muhamad introduced the Islamic Faith in 610 A.D. after undergoing what he stated to be an divine visitation. Muhammad verbalized the Quran which is the holy book of the Islamic faith, which Muslims trust to be the pre-extant faultless words of Allah. (AllAboutReligion.org, 2002-2017) Rendering to the Quran the Islamic faith began long before the prophet Muhammad was born. The Quran was verbalised, written or in other words dictated by Muhammad but it was not created with him. The Quran states of itself that it was given by Allah through the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. (AllAboutReligion.org, 2002-2017)