Muhammad
Essays

The role of women in organized religion has been an issue of discussion and debate for many years. It gained significant attention as the "women's rights" movement gathered momentum, and it has been fueled further by…

This paper provides a history as well as an overview of Islamic architecture, the environment and Islam, and the reflection of Islam in architecture. An examination of the reflection of the environment in Islamic architecture is followed by an analysis of salient elements and details of Islamic architecture that are especially useful for Islamic eco-friendly construction. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning these issues and Islamic architecture are provided in the paper's conclusion.

For the purposes of this paper I visited the local Ahmaddiya Muslim Community or as they prefer to called Ahmadis. Ahmadis are a sub-sect of the Islamic Community. What attracted to me to study this community was that unlike the general image we have of the Islamic community, this community is non-violent and is considered heretical by the larger Islamic community for having a prophet in succession to Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic faith. In many Muslim majority countries the Ahmadis are banned and in many others they have been ex-communicated from the Islamic mainstream.

Some religions, such as certain sects of Protestantism, have a relatively unstructured leadership. However, three major religions, that of Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism and Shiite Islam, have highly organized…

According to traditional Muslim religious beliefs, the Quran is the written transcript of the word of God, as revealed through direct communication to the last of the pre-Islamic Arabian Prophets, Muhammad.

Freedom of the Press and Cartoons as Political Statements

¶ … Arab invasion of the Persian empire. The writer illustrates that the conversion to Islam by the Zorastrians was by choice not by force. The writer also demonstrates an understanding of the Arab invasion of Persia,…

Ottoman rule in Iraq began in 1535 and lasted until World War I. During this time Iraq became a central player in Ottoman religious, economic, and political developments, as it was important to Ottoman interests in…

Roadblocks to the Democratization of Israel

Religions in Ancient History: Similarities and Differences