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    AD, and would continue to move forward until the 18th century. These expansions of religion and politics were led by dynasties of Caliphs , beginning with the prophet Muhammad and then the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs. Islam spread from Mecca to Medina and furthered into central Asia, North Africa, Spain, and parts of the old Byzantine and Persian empires. Despite this, there is a large misunderstanding about the spread of Islam during this period of time and why the expansion of the Catholic Church

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    Yemen, Iran and the nuclear issue. Saudi Arabia considers itself the leader of the Islamic world, which gives way to the idea that they use culture as a bridge. Saudi Arabia is home to two of the most important places for the Islam. These cities are Medina and Mecca, which are the holiest cities for Islam. Being that they hold these two cities, they believe it is their right to assume leadership over the Islamic world. That in itself shows that they are using culture to justify their actions such as

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    one is either surnamed by the clan or tribe or region one come from or one’s name attached to that of one’s parents mostly a father’s name. Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca situated in Saudi Arabia in 570 CE and died June 8, 632 CE at age 62 in Medina also a city in Saudi Arabia. Muslims all over the world regarded prophet Muhammad as the real source of Islam a very well monotheistic religion that has in its verses and chapters a story about almost all the prophets and messengers that came before

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    The Prophet Muhammad is undoubtedly one of the single most important figures in all of history. His messages as the Prophet of God created a new community of Believers that has morphed into the second largest religion in the world, and created one of the greatest states in history, the caliphate. However, since his death 1400 years ago, his followers have struggled to define exactly how Muhammad’s authority and teachings apply in their day and age (Donner xi). Was he a commanding military leader

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    A desert peninsula in 6th century was the cross roads of the world, the bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa. Arabia was a vacant wasteland of desert, rarely seeing any life besides that of the trade caravans. City states dominated the political life and the only form of centralized government was in chaos. This was Arabia in the 6th century, this even though Christian was to become the staging ground for the growth of the 2nd largest religion that exists today. This is where the "Prophet" Muhammad

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    Although my country is facing a lot of internal and external challenges, it remains steadfast, thanks to the wise policy that instilled confidence in our hearts, but there are some problems that can happen in a lot of developed countries, such as environmental , social and educational problems. Solving these problems helps to push vehicle of progress and civilization forward , so I will talk about three problems face my country . The first problem environmentally is dust storms

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    Islam played a key role in the long-distance trade between the South China Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the 7th century until the late 15th century. During this time, Islam had a large number of merchants which allowed for them to play such a role in the expansion of trade and which also allowed for the expansion of Islam as a religion. The Silk Road was the most used land routes between the 7th and 15th century and this was because it was the largest, most active trade routes that stretched

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    Epistemic Vices Medina

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    perpetrator, however this ideal is far from reality as the experiences I endured will show how this letter contributed to the three epistemic vices Medina ascribes to those in power, which in this context are the Department of Education, administrative departments at colleges and universities tasked with enforcing these recommendations. The vices Medina ascribes to those in power are: epistemic arrogance, epistemic laziness, and close-mindedness. He

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    Introduction “Culture is a set of basic assumptions and values, orientations to life, beliefs, policies, procedures, and behavioral conventions that are shared by a group of people and that impacts each member’s behavior.” Culture is extremely powerful. It is so deeply rooted in people’s subconscious that it has permeated every aspect of individuals’ and groups’ way of life. Culture is evident in one’s biological processes, emotional responses, intellectual pursuits, social interactions, and worldview

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    Muhammad was born around 570 CE in Mecca. Muhammad had a lot of struggles since meeting Gabriel to spread Islam. All his hardwork and sacrifice paid off when the Muslims won the battle of Madinah. Since his early life, he became a prophet and brought Islam to the Arabians. Towards the end of his life, he moved to Madinah and did his last Sermon. After his death Islam grew into a great empire that helped mold the world we know today by helping create advanced technology to make life easier for us

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