Muslim essays

Introduction Marriage is an important provision of Islam. Along with the creation of men, Almighty Allah has given some demands for all men and some methods for satisfying those demands. One of the important demands amongst all of them is marriage. Marriage is a special blessing of God to men and the important circumcision of the Prophet (PBUH). Marriage is...

There has continually been a distinction between Islamic Ummah and West and their civilization and different aspects. This report can explore the variations of each. Civilization may be a heritage of social norms, moral values, ancient customs, belief systems, political systems, and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe. Muslim Ummah believes and follows monotheism...

Abstract This essay tries to explore Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance from a different angle. In most of his writings we find Emerson influenced by the religions of Eastern people. His reading of Islamic history gave him the opportunity to discuss an essential quality – self-reliance. Whenever Self-Reliance is read, a reader can get a feeling of connecting with God, the...

Muslims have had numerous outstanding achievements in the past. These achievements and groundbreaking discoveries covered diverse areas including math, science, medicine, literature and architecture. WIthout the foundation set by these Muslims, the world would not be as advanced as it is today and therefore it is very important to recognize the accomplishments achieved by these individuals. In the ninth century,...

Introduction There is a constant rise in issues regarding Islamophobia in UK and several cases have been reported till date. Abuse is becoming a part of everyday life for Muslims in UK and a lot of people aren't even taking the issue into consideration. Many officials have even denied existence of such a thing, but the reality remains the same....

Introduction This study will try and identify the differences between the Islamic and conventional banking from earlier days as well as today. While looking at the differences the study will identify the advantages and disadvantages for both sides equally. It will also talk about finances for both banking systems. This study is going to look at all the sources available...

The methodology chosen for the research is discourse analysis, specifically analysing contemporary media texts (post-2010) that depict images or focus on Muslim women in the forefront of the articles. The media texts are newspapers, with a mix of tabloid and broadsheet newspaper articles. The language, visual elements and the contextual meaning behind the articles will be analysed. “The method explores...

Abstract Born on the 15th of October 1947, Dr Abd Al Rahman Bin Hamood Al-Sumait was an Islamic scholar, medical practitioner and Humanitarian born and raised in Kuwait. He was also a qualified doctor specializing in internal medicine and gastroenterology before getting involved in charity and humanitarian work. He graduated from University of Baghdad with a Bachelor of science in...

Today in American culture it is apparent some people have antagonistic thoughts and view of Islam and Muslims. Hate crimes against Muslims have scaled in the United States, prompting the presentation of the term 'Islamophobia' into the ordinary vocabulary of Americans. Today in American society we can see that American Muslim women are battling to address the generalizations and misguided...

Issues of identity, independence, acceptance by society, and practice of faith are not new to women. Add faith to the mix and it becomes an even more complicated subject. This paper examines the main arguments by Jasmin Zine in 'Honour and Identity: An Ethnographic Account of Muslim Girls in a Canadian Islamic School' and Anaya Mcmurray in 'Can Black Muslim...

Muslims are individuals that regularly live by or practice Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims think about the Quran, their religions blessed book, to be the exact expression of god as uncovered to the Islamic prophet and courier (Muhammad). Islam spread first all through Arabia including encompassing nations and afterward spread over the world. There are 1.2 billion Muslims spread...

It could be argued that although there have been a few isolated cases, there is a growing issue of early marriage due to ill informed decisions. Child marriage cases that have come before grassroot organisations and the Quazi courts demonstrate that early marriages between the age of 14 and 17 are arranged by guardians in districts such as Puttalam and...

Introduction Much acclaimed and celebrated Afghan writer, Khalid Hosseni in one his works, the Kite Runner mentions “There are many children in Afghanistan, but little childhood” (Hosseini, 2011). A statement as such is years of honour and threat their generations had to encounter simply to flee their country to evade war. Ever since 1978, the Saur Revolution, the Soviet invasions...

Family law or personal law is that branch of civil law that deals with or governs relations of among the members of the family or we can say that it deals with personal family matters of an individual like marriage, dowry, and dissolution of marriage, guardianship, adoption, maintenance, inheritance, and succession. These laws not help in defining a relationship between...

We see people from different backgrounds every day. Just alone in Chicago, we see different cultures no matter where you go, you see people with different beliefs and values. There are so many opportunities to learn something from people, some of whom are your friends whom you interact with every day. You will only understand the culture of a person...

The most tragic event to occur on US soil was the September 11 attacks in 2001 by the terrorist organization, al-Qaeda. Pamela Engel and Ellen Loanes from Business Insider describe the tragedy as “the most deadliest attack on US soil since Pearl Harbor,” claiming the lives of 2,977 innocent civilians, 19 hijackers and injuring more than 6,000 others. Two weeks...

Introduction There is no doubt that Britain is one of the most generous nations in the world but, for the last few years Muslims charitable giving also taking quite a limelight in UK. As per charity commission reports, every Ramadan, Muslims in UK donate more than £100 million-this is like £38 per second giving. So much so that retail sector...

Introduction Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) are the buzzwords of the new millennia. One is inundated with these terms on mainstream media, within the field of academia and in the political arena. Why are these phrases mentioned so frequently, dissected in such minutiae and intimately linked to the religion of Islām? Since the coordinated attacks on the World Trade...

It would seem that it is not just the misrepresentation of Arabs and Muslims as a regressive group but also the lack of representing them in a balanced way. Pistritto in The Real Faces of Islam compares the representation of Muslims in “Islam vs Islamists”, a documentary that had taken the task to show Muslims battling with Islamic extremists in...

Islam is a universal religion through worldwide that brings peace and freedom to all human beings. I am totally agree with this statement because I had done my own research about this religion. There are no doubt that Islam is a peaceful religion and a way of life in our daily activities as a human. I will reveal the truth...

Islam, a religion that has affected todays broader society and has seemingly created both peace and pandemonium within the current world. An Abrahamic faith, originating in Mecca and dating back to the 7th century, Islam is built upon the foundation of ‘submission to the will of god’ (A&E television networks, 2019). These followers of Islam are monotheistic, strongly believing that...

Introduction The institution of religion as per the view of the feminist, especially the Abrahamic religions are patriarchal in nature, given the fact that the creation of the institution of religion from a sociological perspective, historical perspective as well as from a divine and theological perspective have been male-dominated with very less importance given to the role of the women...

In the third lecture namely, The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer, various aspects of God have been explained In the third lecture, various aspects of God have been explained. These include Creativeness, Knowledge, Eternity and Omnipotence. Eternity is described by Iqbal using the ash ‘rite theory of Atomism. Divine knowledge is only possible through eternity , and...

In Islam, there are things that are considered lawful to do and there are things that are forbidden from doing. What is considered lawful and unlawful to do are all stated in the two main sources of for the Muslims which are the Al-Quran and the Hadith. The contents that are in the Al-Quran and Hadith applies to every aspect...

Ethnic and religious practices are now key features of most societies, with Muslims representing century with the revelatory experiences of Prophet Muhammad. His life represents a second largest group in the world. The Muslims share a common belief centering on the unity of Allah and the unity message from the holy Quran. The history of Islam dates back to the...

Islam is a religion that always concern about its population from the smallest things until the biggest matters in their people’s life. This is because Muslim people believe that sooner or later they will perceive rewards for their good deeds and also they will become aware of punishment if they do lot of wrong doings. As we know that Islam...

What is terrorist? Terrorist meaning by Cambridge dictionary is someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes. Meanwhile definitions of terrorism are the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Terrorism has been practiced by political organizations with both...

The Nation of Islam, commonly mistakenly interchanged with the Islamic religion, was its unique movement that became the forefront of a racial evolution in America. Although its core values and ideals generated controversy among many people, its many followers was a reflection of the persuasiveness of its leaders and the strength of our human desire for identity. The following paper...

Islam is not only one of the three major religions practiced today, but it is also the fastest-growing according to an article done by CNN. The Islamic religion was founded way back in the 7th century in Mecca, Saudi Arabia by Muhammed. Although it is and always has been the fastest-growing religion, no one ever seems to ask such an...

Judaism Abraham who was considered as the first prophet to have made a covenant with God is the father of Isaac who is the ancestor of Jewish people and Ishmael who is the ancestor of the Muslim people. Isaac’s family line practices Judaism as well as Christianity. While Ishmael’s family line practices the religion of Islam. Because Judaism, Christianity, and...