Personal Philosophy : Al Farabi

Master Fard Muhammad is Allah in person. His father knew of a message that had to be delivered to his people, but he knew that as a black man he could never just come into solid white America with no problem with the authorities. He knew that he need to go to the caucasus region and find a pure caucasian woman to give birth to his son, so that his son could deliver the message to his people. Some may say that Master Fard Muhammad can’t be God because his mother is white, but that is fallacious. Dr.Wesley points out that if you plant an apple seed in Africa, Asia, Or Europe it will still germinate as an apple tree. Just like Fard was the seed of his father and his mother was like the soil.

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

Master Fard Muhammad had met a man with only a 3rd grade education and brought him up to be the messenger of Allah. Master Fard Muhammad was from The Holy city of Mecca back east and his father Alphonso knew over there in the west it was wicked. Alphonso, which is Master Fard Muhammad's father, had went to the caucus mountains and mated with an white woman and married her. They had a son together which at the time was Wallace D Fard who soon became Master Fard Muhammad. Alphonso knew Master Fard Muhammad would complete this mission because if he went to North America looking like a black man the authorities would pay too much attention to him. He had to be mixed so he could be disguised, so he could find a man to resurrect his people. He studied

It’s important to recognize those who make an impact on their world. Mohammed Mossadegh is one of those people, as he represents 1951 “Person of the Year”. Mossadegh was born on May 19, 1882 in Iran, a place known for their trading routes and oil supply. The people of Iran take pride from where they come from, while appreciating their Zoroastrian religion as Kinzer says, “the Zoroastrian religion taught Iranians that citizens have an inalienable right to enlightened leadership” (Kinzer 20). Being only eight years old when Iran’s government started to fumble, Mossadegh was able to grasp onto politics at a young age (Kinzer 54). As Prime Minister of Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty, Mossadegh’s decision to Nationalize the most profitable British business in the world, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, caused foreign conflict as it did political chaos (Kinzer 53). Mossadegh’s decision was based off of his experiences he had, during his reign as Prime Minister, and the great passion he had for his country (Kinzer 123).

Muhammad Ali once said “I am the greatest” and he has the evidence to prove it. Muhammad Ali was determined to fight and beat up who ever stole his bike. When Muhammad Ali was little somebody stole his bike so he wanted to become a boxer to beat up whoever took the bike. Then he trained every day and eventually he got so good at it he joined in his first competition and won. Then went on to face some of the best at the time like sonny Liston, Malcom X and joe Frazier.

Alfarabi is probably the least important of these, he is primarily significant because he was a pioneer in the invocation of Aristotle as a philosophical authority (essentially paving the way for the Golden Age of Muslim Aristotelianism). He is said to have believed in the unity of the thought of Plato and Aristotle. Also, his work shows a confluence of their theories. An example of this is his claim that God is simultaneously identical with the 'neo-Platonic One' and with Aristotle's 'Self-Thinking Thought'. When we look at Avicenna however, we find the development of a Muslim philosophy more independent of theological constraints as well as an Aristotelianism less apologetic to supposed Platonic doctrine (philosopheruk). With this being said, Avicenna rejects the conception of a divine creation of the world in time and follows Aristotle in considering the primary aim of philosophy to be the study of being qua being. Algazali demonstrated a critical backlash against the Aristotelianism of Avicenna, within the Islamic tradition. In his work 'The Incoherence of the Philosophers', he attacks the inconsistency of the philosophical positions of Alfarabi and Avicenna with orthodox Koranic interpretation (philosopheruk). This work is significant philosophically because it does not rule out the possibility of philosophy de jure, but rather points to the misuse of philosophy by both of his predecessors. In other words, he was concerned with the philosophical ideas of the eternity of the world and the rejection of bodily resurrection, ideas which he regarded not simply as theologically 'heterodox' but as the result of a misapplication of Aristotelian logical

A Muslim’s Mind is an elucidating oeuvre by Edward Hoskins, aiding with a cognition and expanded awareness of the Muslim faith and traditions within the ken or purview of a Christian worldview. Everything from the minutia to the sacred receives a delving treatment; both the Qur’an and Hadith share cameos with the quotidian tasks of an ordinary, boilerplate Muslim. A sundry of disputatious subject matter is broached and further disquisition is arranged and mounted against fallacious strains of Islamic thought. Moreover, abetting this book and its ethos are a selection of techniques and refutations to employ when negotiating the complexities of any Christian to Muslim interface.

Norman Daniel in Islam and the West: The Making of an Image, writes about medieval Christian polemicists viewed Islam with horror. While they did not have authentic information to base their research on, Daniel claims that their beliefs are biased against Muslims based on what they considered Muslims were like, and as a means of attacking Islam on spiritual and moral grounds. He writes that “these opinions are not Muslim opinions at all; both right and wrong, they are a collection of Western beliefs about Muslims.” (Daniel, 159).

Clay, named after his father and Kentucky abolitionist Cassius M. Clay, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. At age 12, he had his bicycle stolen, and reported the fact to a local policeman (and boxing trainer), Joe Martin. Martin suggested that Clay learn to fight; under his guidance, Clay rapidly advanced through the youth ranks. A low achiever academically, Clay won six Kentucky Gold Gloves while at high school and was allowed to graduate despite his poor grades. Presciently, his principal announced during a staff meeting about the issue that Clay would someday be "this school's claim to fame." Clay later joked about his lackluster academic record saying, "I said I was the Greatest, not the smartest."

Today, word of “Islam” connected with more terrorism and violence. Here, article “Islam” by Vincent J O’Malley explains about what is Islam in real sense. According to O’Malley, connection between world second largest religion Islam and terrorism makes very different and negative scenario towards Islam religion in the world population. He explained Islam through different question related religion and philosophy in the article. He started with Muhammad’s life and his background with first question. According to O’Malley, Muhammad was born in 570 in the area of Arabian Peninsula at Mecca. Muhammad was raised by grandfather in the begging and, after he was taken by his paternal uncle. He also describe about Muhammad personal life that he was married with Khadija while he was 25 years old. After first question about Muhammad’s personal life, he moved to the next question of Muhammad’s religious insight. In the begging Muhammad was believed in polytheism but latter on changed with monotheism. According to O’Malley, monotheism means “there is no god but God”. He also explain, Muhammad was borrowed some stuff from the Christianity and Judaism to develop his own religion. Muhammad included some old and New Testament from the Christianity regarding Jesus, Mary and John. After discussing about Muhammad’s religion, Writer O’Malley moved to next question about begin of Muslims calendar. So, the whole idea about beginning of Muslim calendar has explain about beginning of Islam religion.

Islam was and is extremely encouraging of pursuing knowledge and learning. The medieval period was being undeniably free-thinking and the knowledge gained comes from a diverse blend of many different fields of knowledge (Habib, 2008: 55-56). Scholars have many different theories on what caused this rise in scientific activity and learning in Islam. Gutas puts forward two possible causes of the Islamic scientific flourishing in his monograph “Greek Thought, Arabic Culture.” One idea he proposes is that Christian scholars who were fluent in both Greek and Arabic decided to translate texts out of enthusiasm for the betterment of society (Gutas, 1998: 3). Gutas also puts forward the more popular theory that the rampant translation movement and scientific learning ought to be attributed to the rulers of Islamic society at the time. These rulers and caliphs were enlightened and enthusiastic of learning for the sake of learning (Gutas, 1998: 3-4). The encyclopedia entry in “The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam” credits Islam’s rise in scientific activity primarily to the construction of centres of higher learning, academies, and institutions, such as the House of Wisdom (“The Sciences,” 1996: 409). In “Modern Science and Islamic Essentialism,” Habib emphasizes that internationality and diversity are unique and distinct characteristics of Islamic science. He claims the reason behind the success of Islamic science is primarily the diversity and plenitude of the sources translated, rather than the cooperation of all Islamic citizens in translating as other scholars defend (Habib, 2008: 55-56). Habib conveys that science and learning will thrive in an environment which supports its study; he expresses that the Islamic prophet and the Qur’an encouraged followers to search for knowledge by whatever means necessary. Habib claims “A

On the other hand, even though Alhomedi did a good job organizing his bibliography by explaining, summary, and commentary paragraph his research articles, what Alhomedi need to work on and improve his

Most can say that your community, household, and family, is what identifies you. As a young American Muslim growing up in one of the most accepting countries, the experiences and values I learned from the community, has influenced my character, and formed me into the person I am today. Living in one of the most diverse communities known to Texas, Sugar Land has given me the chance to connect with others, including those of my faith.

Let me start off by clarifying that this is not the personal site of Muhammad Ali Hasan. I am just an observer and wanted to acknowledge the work he is doing in the United States on behalf of Muslim Americans. People are often afraid of what they don't understand and Muhammad Ali Hasan is doing his best to clear up fears and misconceptions of what many believe the Muslim culture to be. From my experience many Americans do not understand the followers of Islam.

The world’s fastest growing religion that originated in the Middle East may have a lot more in common with a philosopher from Ancient Greece than many may think. Although Islam came many years after Plato, and originated in a completely different part of the world, they have major key similarities. Some of these similarities include both of their views on the soul, Plato’s philosophy and Sharia (Islamic Law), and their view on the concept of moral absolutism. The astounding similarities will be discussed further in the following paragraphs.