Imam

mosque there is the raised platform “minbar” space which seems more sacred than other spaces because it’s raised up and it’s the place where the person who leads the prayer “imam” stands. I came to this conclusion because of the raised platform he’s higher than us which means he has more advantages. Also by the raised platform the imam is close to god more than us while praying. The mosque helps to focus attention on sacred actions. The carpet, the minbar, the adhan and the way prayers kneel and bow all

Introduction: We are surrounded by many religions and their way of thinking and teaching that contributes to bring peace to the world. Even though, meaning of Islam is total submission to G-d and to follow his will, Islam is divided into two groups, Shia, Sunni and their view of the religion Islam. The blood shadings between Shia and Sunni in the history of Islamic interfaith differences have affected future generations, since the death of Prophet Muhammad in A.D. 632, which have affected educational

Early references[edit] In 988 Ibn al-Nadim compiled the Kitab al-Fihrist which mentions Jabir as a spiritual follower and as a companion to Jafar as-Sadiq, the sixth Shia Imam. In another reference al-Nadim reports that a group of philosophers claimed Jabir was one of their own members. Another group, reported by al-Nadim, says only The Large Book of Mercy is genuine and that the rest are pseudographical. Their assertions are rejected by al-Nadim.[9] Joining al-Nadim in asserting a real Jabir; Ibn-Wahshiyya

now considered an overall noteworthy historical event. The Shi’a doctrine of Imamate stated the Imam had been divinely appointed and thus held sole complete religious and political authority. Whereas authority within Sunnism derived from the ummah and scholars, known as the ulama. Even though Sunnis aimed to follow the normative practice of the Prophet, they did not attribute sole authority to the Imam as the Shi’ites did. Sunnis instead favoured the hadith, which they treated as the “vehicle of

admirers of Ali(RA), who was the son in law of the Prophet Muhammad, protested and believed that the Prophet(PBUH) had chosen His son-in-law to be His rightful successor. According to the Shia Muslims, they believe Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) designated Imam Ali(RA) as His successor by Allah’s

The Muezzin is anyone who makes the call to prayer in the mosque. In large Mosque this person may be called the servant of the mosque. In small mosque the imam would also perform the call to prayer. Mujtahid is the interpreter of the Quran and the Hadith. They were also Muftis who used interpretation to clarify Islamic law but in many countries Islamic law is not the law of the land. In countries where the

approximately 120 million Shiite Muslims in the world. The Shia consists of one major of thought known as the jafaryia or the “Twelver’s”, and a few minor schools of thought, as the “Seveners”or the “fivers”. These names all refers to the number of imams they recognize after the death of Mohammed. The term Shia is usually meant to be synonymous with the

in Shia Islam. Making up 12% of Shia Islam makes them the largest group within that section. Twelvers received their name from previous successors believing in twelve godlike leaders, or more commonly known as Imams. Twelve male descendants from the Muhammad family are believed to be Imams with religious and political power. Twelvers previously belonged to a group called Jafar Sadik. However, Jafar Sadik split into two groups, the Ismaili and the Musawite (later changed to the Twelvers). In most

What exactly is western hegemony? This question can be easily answered with a couple of minutes using google. To save your time though I will answer it for you. Hegemony is defined as, “the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group” (Merriam-Webster). Western hegemony is the west exerting hegemony on the east. This has been an ongoing theme for some time now. The west is considered more advanced or better than other countries. This is in the heads of the people

the same time, there is a form of disagreement among them from another perspectives. The scholars agree that bay al-urbun is necessary if the seller returns the deposited money by the buyer if the business deal is canceled by the buyer, as stated by Imam Malik (Al-Dasuqi 1980: p 63) .Even thisconcept applies, the objectives of the al-urbun contract still cannot be achieved. Then, there will be no disagreements among the 'ulama’ if both parties continue the businessdeal andthe money which has been deposited