Essays on Islam

The non-western cultural ritual that I chose to research and write about is Ramadan. This is a ritual that is well known and is practiced by over 1.6 million Muslim people around the world. Specifically in places such as Malaysia, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. This practice in particular caught my attention due...

Introduction Humans have an innate yearning to live for something greater than themselves and Islam as a divine religion allows Muslims to achieve just that. Islam expects its adherents to live a life of righteousness while being aware of Allah in every action, behavior, and aspect of their lives. Muslims have been prescribed many obligatory...

“O you who believe! Observing al-sawm [the fasting] is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become al-muttaqoon [the faithful].” (Muhammed Muhsin Khan, Quran 2:183) Religious sacred texts are the basis of religious traditions; used to educate the generations of adherents, whilst enabling the community to be aware...

If there is one group of people who tend to face extreme discrimination and social subjugation in the United States of America, it is undoubtedly religious minority groups. Muslim American Women in particular, stand out among the rest. The degree of orientalism that Muslim women continue to face in America has increased tenfold following the...

In this day and age, women all around the world suffer from excessive misbehavior. Western women are not safe even on their backyards. Not only this, media shows a discriminating image of women who raise voice for their basic rights. Muslim women are no exception to this rule; Muslim countries have special rights for women...

Islam, the submission to the will of God, requires on all its followers to dedicate their lives to the desires and the directives of God. The five pillars of Islam are the foundation on which Muslims build their relationship with God. Although some of the pillars need to be performed every day; once a year,...

Submission to the will of Allah is unquestionably central to the life of a practising adherent whether they are Shiite or Sunni. Through the Articles of Faith and the Five Pillars, Muslims are guided on righteous practices, however, through the practice of Hajj and the writings of Sayyid Qutb an adherent is able to practice...

Muslims, followers of Islamic faith, believe that if you have led a good life and followed the Islamic codes you will go to paradise after you die. The funeral serves as an important function for Muslims as not only does it provide comfort for the living, but it also provides an opportunity to pray to...

The house of Islamic practice stands on the five pillars in the words of Prophet Muhammad. The first pillar, Shahadah, is to utter the creed of Islam and in this action decare the belief in the onesness of God and on Muhammad as His final prophet. The second pillar, Salat, is the daily prescribed prayers...

Let me tell you that I going to tell you the thoughts of the people of western and the so called feminists and Christians pop so what their throughts on the Muslim women veil and critisim made by them.. So I well tell you the some people who practices and experience the veil and study...