Muhammad

follow, however, I will only be covering three main beliefs; the belief in Allah the only God, the belief in the Prophets and the belief in the Angels. All these beliefs are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, the Islamic sacred book, and also mentioned by Muhammad the Prophet, God’s messenger. The most central and important belief in all of Islam is that there is only one supreme God, who goes by Allah in the Arabic language. The belief in Allah as the only God is the foundation of the Islamic religion, as

For 1,500 years, Islam has existed. It was founded by the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. Since its founding, Islam has been a religion of violence. Acts of murder, domestic violence, and excessive punishment all plague the Qur’an, the religious text to Islam. Muhammad condones the acts and even kill poets who made fun of him (Arlandson 2, 6). How can it be a religion of peace when its founder condones murder? The Qur’an also states that any Muslim should kill non-believers unless they choose to convert

This tribal aspect reflects the adopted leadership of Muhammad; as tribal rulers were seen as an arbitrator than a ruler (Weissleder, 1978). This political structure influenced the Shura system. The legal system of this period was based on tribal or customary law which influenced the Islamic communities of today(Weissleder

of the Prophet Muhammad as an expression of surrender to the will of Allah, who is know to be the creator of the world in their eyes. Islam refers to their sacred text, The Quran; which encloses the teachings of the Prophet that were exposed to him from Allah. Together, both the

Islam is currently the worlds 2nd largest and fastest growing religion with nearly one-fifth (approximately 1.2 billion) of the world’s population believed to be Muslim (About.Com, 2008, Online http://islam.about.com/od/muslimcountries/a/population.htm). Islam is a monotheistic religion which means it believes in the one God. It is Abrahamic or one of the ‘Religions of the Book’, this means that, similar to in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the Jewish Torah, stories such as that of

The sanctity of the Qur’an is very important to the Islamic faith.  Qur’ans in other languages are considered to be offensive and blasphemous.  Islam is a monotheistic religion that began in Arabia which focuses on the belief of Allah and Muhammad, the five pillars of faith, and the Qur’an.       Prayer is very important to the Islamic faith.  To Muslims, prayer acts as a reminder of Allah’s reign over their lives.  Muslims pray five times a day.  They pray at daybreak, noon, mid-afternoon

The Posture of Prayer: An Islamic and Christian Perspective Communication: The Basis of Life Islam, Judaism and Christianity are three of the world’s great monotheistic faiths. They share not only many of the same holy sites, such as Jerusalem, and prophets and patriarchs, such as Abraham; but also the many practices and beliefs such as prayer, ablutions, and strong familial ties of the patriarch and others before him. Collectively, scholars refer to these three religions as the Abrahamic faiths

"The dowry, previously regarded as a bride-price paid to the father, became a nuptial gift retained by the wife as part of her personal property" (Fanar). This quote sums up the transition of women from being property to an individual person. Women used to be sold and purchased, but Islam raised the status of the women within a society that never thought much of the female. In the past, certain societies believed marriage was nothing more than a status symbol. Women were thought of producing children

far as 632AD. Their continued disagreement is about the prophet Muhammad. Both factions have similarities but are distinguished in its differences and system of beliefs. The Sunni, also known as Sunnah, make up more than a half of all Muslims throughout the world. This particular faction is considered to be the more traditional and orthodox of the two factions. The Sunni follow the behavior of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and

stone. The other gods took the form of other natural objects. Muhammad was born in Mecca to a merchant family and then was orphaned. He met the angel Gabriel who told him to preach the he would be given. They were called the Koran. He spread the word in Mecca but it failed so he left with a few followers to spread to other areas. He formed the first Muslim community and went back