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    Islam is a widespread religion in the world and probably the only religion which has a set of laws that are followed by its members to the book. Likewise, the Islamic religion focuses on the preservation of self and community to follow moral values, the Shari’ah was introduced by Prophet Mohammad as a guideline to be a true and devout Muslim. Furthermore, Shari’ah or the path to religious beliefs will be discussed further in detail in reference to its definition, origins, sources, and its relevance

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    Islam The religion of Islam came about during the seventh century when the prophet Muhammad allegedly began receiving his “divine revelations.” The teachings of Muhammad were not widely received at first but began gaining popularity as time wore on, and his followers began to be known as Muslims. In this paper, while summarizing the religion of Islam, I’ll make it clear that these teachings are unbiblical and inconsistent. In the seventh century in a city in the Middle East called Mecca, a prophet

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    The religion of Islam started after Muhammad was visited by Gabriel during one of his annual seclusions in a cave. After receiving what are considered to be divine revelations, he established and led a theocracy known as Islam. He accumulated followers, known as Muslims, who believe he is the last prophet and that his revelations from the Gabriel make up the Qur’an. The Qur’an inspired the idea of fana, passing away, and the practice of hajj, the last of the five pillars which Islam has been built

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    The worldview of Islam The question of the origin of life and mankind is both a major topic in Islam and Christianity worldview. The Muslim religion is composed of over 1.6 billion followers who believe in monotheism and one God called Allah. They strongly believe that Allah created the sun, moon and the planets according to Qutb (2015). Just like Christians, Muslim believe that the first humans to be created by Allah were Eve and Adam. Even though Muslims claim to be guided by ethics and to fulfil

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    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

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    exponentially is Islam. Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world and is estimated to grow in the years to come. With Islam spreading across the world and many people converting, this will have an effect on the religion itself; the teachings will be shaped by the cultures and ethnicities of the area. Thus, Islam will differ from country to country. Not only that, with Islam spreading it has caused some controversies. Since a lot of people do not understand Islam, it is often confused

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    culture along with them during their immigration. The culture that corresponds with Islam varies from the Western liberal culture. This is because the majority of Islam is strictly set on the words of the Qu’ran that were written thousands of years ago. As a result of Islam’s strong beliefs with their traditional values and practices, Islam will not be compatible with western/liberal beliefs and values. The religion of Islam is extremely set in keeping their faith traditional by strictly following the

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    The arrival of Islam brought many changes to Arabian life and society as it then existed. One of these changes was among the treatment of women and their place in society. Before the coming of Islam in the 7th century, women were thought to be inferior servants to men. The arrival of Islam throughout Arabia opened many opportunities for women that allowed them more rights and more influence on the basis of equality. The arrival of Islam is what was crucial for women to be seen as human beings. Women

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    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. “The strong person is not the good wrestler

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    The meaning of Islam is submission to one God. The central point or belief in Islam is to believe in the existence of only one God or Allah. The religion revolves around this one belief known as tawhid. This idea occurs in other religions such as Judaism and Christianity. All of these authentic religions speak of the same God as Islam is the reassertion of the revelation of God to Abraham, Noah and Christ. Islam considers these great figures as prophets and they are included in the Quran, the holy

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