Imam

Ali’s close partisan constitutes the Shi’at Ali, along with the general of Islamic belief in Allah, Muhammad's message, and the Quran. The Shiites believe in the Imam as the true leader of faith and the veritable interpreter of the Quran. According to the Shia doctrine, the prophet shortly before he died, has appointed Ali as the leader of the community and initiated him into the esoteric aspects and the mysteries of faith and certain designated descendants, in turn, inherited this function. Also

Some of these radical Islamist Imams are also so entrenched that it would be difficult to remove them, especially when police and government authorities do not have power or desire to deal with them. They open schools for children, community centers in neighborhoods, and perform other services that are expensive for the government. Since this saves the government money, they are content in letting the Islamist radicals stay, but in reality their service to the community is designed to show young

novella, Saleh contrasts the two extremes of this difference. The unorthodox, Sufi ways of thinking, which are fully embodied by Haneen, one of Zein’s close friends. The other end of the spectrum, the completely orthodox view, is exemplified in the Imam. The main character, Zein, is a crucial element in the story and his wedding a critical point for bringing these contrasting interpretations of the religion together. The wedding, therefore, symbolizes a point of reconciliation and perhaps a new beginning

Introduction Islam is a monotheistic religion that started in Arabia (1). It was founded by the prophet Muhammad and during the first century of its creation, it spread throughout Arabia and beyond (12). Muslims believe that Muhammad saw visions of the angel Gabriel telling him the of the wisdoms of God. Today, Islam is the second largest religion in the world and just like other major world religions, there are divisions that exist in Islam. What must be the most significant division is the division

Sacred Spaces I visited the Mosque or Masjid on River Road on September 24, 2016. I went to the service with my fiancé and our friend Samim who is Muslim. He helped us with deciding what to wear and what to do when we went in. The religious service I attended was the Dhuhr, which is the Midday Prayer that comes after Morning Prayer. Muslims pray five times a day, facing Mecca. Mecca is the holy city of Islam, where the prophet Muhammad was born and where he received the Quran. The Quran is the holy

community throughout the book, Zein is able to interact with all factions of the village, regardless of their standpoint. Zein is portrayed in the book as a group of one. Zein is isolated as a group of one because of his constant openly berating if the imam. Although he can sometimes appear as an outcast because of this, every group in the village still appears open and understanding of him thanks to his open personality and likeability. The turning point in the story, which leads to a closer community

Emilio Vasquez MENA 160A1-001E DIS The Sunni Creed of Adud al-Din-Iji and the Zaydi creed of Imam al-Mutawakkil have some major fundamental differences, as you may expect since both come from opposite spectrums of Islam; but, after careful analysis, one may be surprised to find that both creeds hold a fair amount of similarities. In this essay, I plan to compare and contrast the Sunni creed and Zayid creed by showing you evidence of the significant similarities and differences in these two short

As the power of the Abbasid caliphs diminished, a series of independent dynasties rose in various parts of Iran, some with considerable influence and power. There were numerous overlapping dynasties that existed in the area, similar to the ancient Greek city-state concept. Several Samanid cities had been lost to another Turkish group, the Seljuks, a clan of the Oghuz Turks, who lived north of the Oxus River. Their leader, Tughril Beg, turned his warriors against the Ghaznavids in Khorasan (Afghanistan)

On July 15, 2016, I attended Clarkston’s local Masjid. At the beginning the thought of going to another sect would be quite frightening, for I believed I would not be welcomed into their holy place. Although, I was completely fallacious because, it turned out to be the complete opposite. The Muslims there were glad to have someone interested on their ways of life and how they lived their religious life, and truthfully I was so absorbed by their religion that I was nearing the acceptance of converting

The Jama Masjid of Aligarh is the largest mosque of city and situated at the highest point in Aligarh. The mosque is commonly called “Jama Masjid” which means Friday. It was built by Mughal emperor Sabit Khan Bahadur Jung Bin Muhammad Beg Mughal Turk between 1714 A.D. (1127 Hijri) and 1728 A.D. (1141 Hijri), which was the 11th year of the reign of Mohammad Shah Ghazi (1702- 1748), a Mughal Emperor, son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the son of Bahadur Shah I. The mosque was completed in 1728 AD