Muhammad
Essays

Arabic is among the youngest of the Semitic languages, emerging around the fourth century C.E. And rising to prominence only after the death of Muhammad. The spread of Islam enabled the growth of the Arabic language,…

In the western community, there is a tendency driven by political, cultural and ideological differences to demonize or dismiss many of the leaders of the modern Muslim community as being warlike and resistant to…

The foundation of Islam is called the "Five Pillars of Faith." They are "Testimony of Faith, or Kalima, Prayer (Salat), Fasting (Sawm), Almsgiving (Zakat), and Pilgrimage (Hajj).

¶ … land of Arabia witnessed a remarkable change in their cultural, moral and ritual practices. They underwent a reformation from a totally barbaric nature to that of a civilized one.

A brief synopsis of 10 different religious traditions with a conclusion expressing some of the fundamental similarities of the religious influences in human societies through the ages. The religions discussed are: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Polytheism,and Legalism.

Judaism was the world's first monotheistic religion dating back several millennia. The origins of Judaism arise from a variety of Middle Eastern cultures and, unlike Christianity and Islam, Judaism actually developed…

The Cultural Conflict Between Sunnis and Shiites: A Phenomenon of Social Cognition

Throughout Islamic history, Shi'ites developed a denomination distinct in various significant ways from that of Sunnis. The differences between Islam's two major denominations arose as early as the beginning of Islamic…

Barbara Stowasser divides the groups debating over Islamic values into three categories: modernists, conservatives or traditionalists and fundamentalists. Women's status and role are an important to all these groups in…

¶ … Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong. Specifically, it will contain a book report on the book. The history of Islam is little understood by many Christians in the world, and this succinct book helps make the…