Excerpts from Osama bin Laden`s “Declaration of Jihad” on the USA
... 6. Divisions of the lands of the two Holy Places, and annexing the northern part of it by Israel. Dividing the land of the two Holy Places is an essential demand of the Zionist-Crusaders alliance…. A few days ago the news agencies had reported that the Defense Secretary4 of the Crusading Americans h ...
... 6. Divisions of the lands of the two Holy Places, and annexing the northern part of it by Israel. Dividing the land of the two Holy Places is an essential demand of the Zionist-Crusaders alliance…. A few days ago the news agencies had reported that the Defense Secretary4 of the Crusading Americans h ...
Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota
... One private Islamic school in the Twin Cities, and several public schools where > 60% of student body is Muslim ...
... One private Islamic school in the Twin Cities, and several public schools where > 60% of student body is Muslim ...
Christians and Muslims - St John the Baptist Orthodox Church
... subjection of Christians is permitted in the encounter between Islam and Christianity. Clearly for centuries, Muslim groups have understood the words of the Quran and Muhammad to necessitate aggression against Christians. Indeed, certain Christian groups have understood their mission to include viol ...
... subjection of Christians is permitted in the encounter between Islam and Christianity. Clearly for centuries, Muslim groups have understood the words of the Quran and Muhammad to necessitate aggression against Christians. Indeed, certain Christian groups have understood their mission to include viol ...
Analyze terrorism as a form of warfare in the 20th century
... Islamist Terrorism From 1945 to the Death of Osama bin Laden Despite Islamic teachings against suicide and killing innocent people in battle, terrorist groups like Al Qaeda have used a fundamentalist form of Islam to justify an unholy war of terrorism. In 1988, Osama bin Laden founded Al Qaeda. His ...
... Islamist Terrorism From 1945 to the Death of Osama bin Laden Despite Islamic teachings against suicide and killing innocent people in battle, terrorist groups like Al Qaeda have used a fundamentalist form of Islam to justify an unholy war of terrorism. In 1988, Osama bin Laden founded Al Qaeda. His ...
Historical Review of Issues on Takfir in Malaysia
... This has become an issue because UMNO, which leads the government of this country, has been accused of being infidel (kafir) because they have not implemented the law of Allah the Almighty. Hence, people of UMNO are labelled infidels (kafir), thus allegedly, livestock slaughtered by UMNO members can ...
... This has become an issue because UMNO, which leads the government of this country, has been accused of being infidel (kafir) because they have not implemented the law of Allah the Almighty. Hence, people of UMNO are labelled infidels (kafir), thus allegedly, livestock slaughtered by UMNO members can ...
How do we know that the teachings of the Quran are universal and
... determined by Allah Almighty. He is very well aware of what is safe and good for us and what is not. Therefore, He has made it easier for us to achieve our goals, but already giving us direction and guidance. Why women cannot laugh loudly or speak loudly? I believe the answer would not be just limi ...
... determined by Allah Almighty. He is very well aware of what is safe and good for us and what is not. Therefore, He has made it easier for us to achieve our goals, but already giving us direction and guidance. Why women cannot laugh loudly or speak loudly? I believe the answer would not be just limi ...
Sharing Your Christian Faith with Muslims
... In America, estimates of the total Muslim population range between 1.3 and 7 million. An estimated 2 million African-Americans have converted to Islam, but many Muslims in the U.S. are immigrants. A large majority of the immigrants are Arabs and Iranians. Although there are some Arab Muslims in the ...
... In America, estimates of the total Muslim population range between 1.3 and 7 million. An estimated 2 million African-Americans have converted to Islam, but many Muslims in the U.S. are immigrants. A large majority of the immigrants are Arabs and Iranians. Although there are some Arab Muslims in the ...
Sunni Vs. Shi`a - White Plains Public Schools
... history and not something that is connected to faith Muhammad directed ‘Ali as successor on many occasions; he is the rightful leader of Muslim faith ‘Ali is seen as a divinely appointed imam ‘Ali has power to add to Hadith and continue newly found beliefs of Islam Shi'a believe in holy books after ...
... history and not something that is connected to faith Muhammad directed ‘Ali as successor on many occasions; he is the rightful leader of Muslim faith ‘Ali is seen as a divinely appointed imam ‘Ali has power to add to Hadith and continue newly found beliefs of Islam Shi'a believe in holy books after ...
Islam - University of Wisconsin
... • Hadith (tradition): traditional sayings of Mohammed and other early followers – Tradition of the Mahdi • Sharia (way): Codified Islamic Law ...
... • Hadith (tradition): traditional sayings of Mohammed and other early followers – Tradition of the Mahdi • Sharia (way): Codified Islamic Law ...
133676_Primers Prototype - Part 1 Kamran
... Kamran Bokhari, director of STRATFOR’s Middle East analysis, explains the original schism that divided the Muslim faith into two sects. (Audio file, 3 min. 43 sec.) The Shia and the Sunni constitute the two main principal sects of Islam. The differences are rather complex. There has been an historic ...
... Kamran Bokhari, director of STRATFOR’s Middle East analysis, explains the original schism that divided the Muslim faith into two sects. (Audio file, 3 min. 43 sec.) The Shia and the Sunni constitute the two main principal sects of Islam. The differences are rather complex. There has been an historic ...
Activities - Series 3 - Episode Seventeen
... Change the verbs in the following description of the Muslim Feast of Ramadan. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Ramadan 1. ___ (to be) the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It 2. ___ (to be) the Islamic month of fasting, i ...
... Change the verbs in the following description of the Muslim Feast of Ramadan. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Ramadan 1. ___ (to be) the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It 2. ___ (to be) the Islamic month of fasting, i ...
Muslim women and marriage
... This lecture is an exploration of the meaning of marriage in the Islamic tradition and the practices of contemporary Muslims. It draws on anthropological literature on marriage in specific Muslim countries in order to map the variety of practices and experiences. The first part of the lecture is abo ...
... This lecture is an exploration of the meaning of marriage in the Islamic tradition and the practices of contemporary Muslims. It draws on anthropological literature on marriage in specific Muslim countries in order to map the variety of practices and experiences. The first part of the lecture is abo ...
Document
... Five Pillars of Islam The five pillars of Islam are the entire backbone of the religion. One must follow the five pillars to be a muslim. Each of the pillars is an important part of our religious beliefs. ...
... Five Pillars of Islam The five pillars of Islam are the entire backbone of the religion. One must follow the five pillars to be a muslim. Each of the pillars is an important part of our religious beliefs. ...
ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE AND THE PRIMACY OF SHARIAH
... which the ummayads adopted in their caliphate. In areas where Persian culture once dominated, it was influenced by the relics of the sasanid laws, which survived the Islamic invasion. In Jahiliyah Arabia, customary practices survived under Islam in the issues the shariah did not provide specific sol ...
... which the ummayads adopted in their caliphate. In areas where Persian culture once dominated, it was influenced by the relics of the sasanid laws, which survived the Islamic invasion. In Jahiliyah Arabia, customary practices survived under Islam in the issues the shariah did not provide specific sol ...
The New Islamic Family
... Dealing with Separation and Divorce Nasreen on her family and her in-laws When was I was in my husband’s house I was made to feel that I wasn’t feeding the baby properly, I wasn’t changing the baby properly, I wasn’t bathing him properly, you know. I would wake up in the morning, I would go to the ...
... Dealing with Separation and Divorce Nasreen on her family and her in-laws When was I was in my husband’s house I was made to feel that I wasn’t feeding the baby properly, I wasn’t changing the baby properly, I wasn’t bathing him properly, you know. I would wake up in the morning, I would go to the ...
Open resource
... century, Muhammad ibn Saud, founder of the modern-day Saudi dynasty, formed an alliance with Abd al-Wahhab and unified the disparate tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. From that point forward, there has been a close relationship between the Saudi ruling family and the Wahhabi religious establishment. ...
... century, Muhammad ibn Saud, founder of the modern-day Saudi dynasty, formed an alliance with Abd al-Wahhab and unified the disparate tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. From that point forward, there has been a close relationship between the Saudi ruling family and the Wahhabi religious establishment. ...
the origin of milad-un-nabi
... of Islamic prophets as taught by the Quran 33:40–40. This Great Prophet was born in 570 on the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar, in the Arabian city of Mecca. According to Islamic beliefs, at age 40, in the month of Ramadan, the prophet received his first ...
... of Islamic prophets as taught by the Quran 33:40–40. This Great Prophet was born in 570 on the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar, in the Arabian city of Mecca. According to Islamic beliefs, at age 40, in the month of Ramadan, the prophet received his first ...
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites (December 11, 2006)
... century, Muhammad ibn Saud, founder of the modern-day Saudi dynasty, formed an alliance with Abd al-Wahhab and unified the disparate tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. From that point forward, there has been a close relationship between the Saudi ruling family and the Wahhabi religious establishment. ...
... century, Muhammad ibn Saud, founder of the modern-day Saudi dynasty, formed an alliance with Abd al-Wahhab and unified the disparate tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. From that point forward, there has been a close relationship between the Saudi ruling family and the Wahhabi religious establishment. ...
Islam - Allah is one, and Christ was just a prophet
... The Bible has had an important influence on the teachings of Islam. For instance, the Muslim proudly traces his ancestry to Ishmael, a son of Abraham. Muslim beliefs about the nature of God, the resurrection of the body and judgment are roughly similar to the teachings of the Bible. But there are so ...
... The Bible has had an important influence on the teachings of Islam. For instance, the Muslim proudly traces his ancestry to Ishmael, a son of Abraham. Muslim beliefs about the nature of God, the resurrection of the body and judgment are roughly similar to the teachings of the Bible. But there are so ...
Test 5 packet 2009
... Around 855, a Danish man named Rurik became the first Russian king and Kiev became the center of early Russia. A descendant of Rurik, Vladimir I, who ruled from 980 to 1015, converted early Russia to Christianity. Although Kiev’s proximity and contact with Byzantium is largely responsible for the co ...
... Around 855, a Danish man named Rurik became the first Russian king and Kiev became the center of early Russia. A descendant of Rurik, Vladimir I, who ruled from 980 to 1015, converted early Russia to Christianity. Although Kiev’s proximity and contact with Byzantium is largely responsible for the co ...
Wahabi Movement and Muhammad Iqbal
... with the help of evangenlists in the U.S. have taken to the gun in India’s North East for nearly fifty years. Here again thousands died and local culture destroyed. The worst terrorists attack in world history prior to Sept 11 were the Bomb blasts in Mumbai 1993, 250 lives lost and about 700 injured ...
... with the help of evangenlists in the U.S. have taken to the gun in India’s North East for nearly fifty years. Here again thousands died and local culture destroyed. The worst terrorists attack in world history prior to Sept 11 were the Bomb blasts in Mumbai 1993, 250 lives lost and about 700 injured ...
Christians and Jews Under Islam - Al
... God, Allah in Arabic. It comes from the same root as silm or salam, meaning “peace.” Hence the popular Arabic greeting, al-Salamu Alaikum, “peace be upon you.” Islam arose in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula, in Mecca, early in the seventh century AD. Until this time the Arabs were still pr ...
... God, Allah in Arabic. It comes from the same root as silm or salam, meaning “peace.” Hence the popular Arabic greeting, al-Salamu Alaikum, “peace be upon you.” Islam arose in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula, in Mecca, early in the seventh century AD. Until this time the Arabs were still pr ...
File - Benoit`s Religion Classes
... e) Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims are expected to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life if it can be afforded E) Hegira – means the “Flight”. Mohammed’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622CE. He had to leave Mecca because the tribal leaders and merchants of Mecca were trying t ...
... e) Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims are expected to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life if it can be afforded E) Hegira – means the “Flight”. Mohammed’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622CE. He had to leave Mecca because the tribal leaders and merchants of Mecca were trying t ...
Islam - TypePad
... understanding his power) • Shi’ite see Allah as a spiritual presence • Shi’ite also see Ali and Fatima’s words as holy • Sunni see ONLY Mohammad's as holy (others are guidance but not holy) • Shi’ite – Look more to the interpretation of the Koran (the hidden meaning al-baten) while Sunni take only w ...
... understanding his power) • Shi’ite see Allah as a spiritual presence • Shi’ite also see Ali and Fatima’s words as holy • Sunni see ONLY Mohammad's as holy (others are guidance but not holy) • Shi’ite – Look more to the interpretation of the Koran (the hidden meaning al-baten) while Sunni take only w ...
Islam in Indonesia
Indonesia is constitutionally a secular state (but the government officially recognizes only six formal religions), with Islam being the dominant religion in the country. Indonesia also has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million identifying themselves as Muslim (87.2% of Indonesia's total population in 2011).Based on demographical statistics, 99% of Indonesian Muslims mainly follow the Shafi'i school of Sunni jurisprudence, although when asked, 56% does not adhere to any specific denomination. There are around one million Shias (0.5%), who are concentrated around Jakarta, and about 400,000 Ahmadi Muslims (0.2%). The remaining 0.3% are adherents of other branches including Wahhabism/Salafism etc. In general, Muslims in Indonesia can be categorized in terms of two orientations: ""modernists"" who closely adhere to orthodox theology while embracing modern learning, ""traditionalists,"" who tend to follow the interpretations of local religious leaders and religious teachers at Islamic boarding schools (pesantren).