The Angel of Death -- a spirit that extracts one's soul from the body at the moment of death -- appears in many religions and cultures. The archangels Michael and Gabriel have acted as angels of death in Judeo-Christian religion. Azrael is the Islamic Angel of Death, who sometimes ...
In this perspective, the recent Paris terror attacks as well as all other incidents of terrorism which cause the death of innocent people should actually be considered as the attacks on the whole humanity. Notwithstanding, the terror incident in Paris has once again triggered the old debate as t...
When did the Quran first appear? Is the Koran the holy book of the religion of Islam? Are the Hadiths in the Quran? What is the central teaching of the Quran? What does the Quran teach about other religions? How old is the Quran?
is divided into three main sections: (1) The foundations of early Islamic values about illness, leprosy, and disability; (2) Leprosy and stigma in Islamic communities and/or places; and (3) Art, storytelling, and other expressions by people living with leprosy in various parts of the world...
It’s an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month when devout Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset. Ramadan is a time of increased worship, charity, and good deeds. Eid al-Fitr means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast. ...
While power was still accrued via military and political maneuvering, politics and religion are more intertwined in the Middle East. The head of state was known as the caliph, and his authority stemmed not just from political power or wealth but from Islamic law. Below the caliph were sultans...
Kevin has edited encyclopedias, taught history, and has an MA in Islamic law/finance. Cite this lesson Religion is one of the largest factors in changing a developing civilization. Investigate new religions and old cultures, the appeal religion has to lower classes, how religion can be absorbed...
aOver the past ten years, the Shaikh Mohammad Centre for Cultural Understanding has been organising visits to Jumeirah Mosque for non-Muslims, aimed at promoting cultural understanding and first-hand experience as an insight to the Islamic religion. 它只是一个三个清真寺在阿拉伯联合酋长国开放对非穆...
When it comes to finding the perfect partner, finding a Muslim is not always easy. This is because the Islamic religion covers a wide variety of sects and variations. While you may know someone is Muslim, that doesn't tell you a whole lot about their outlook on life or their values. Yo...
Islam is the pre-dominant religion (90%), 8% are Christian and 2% other. Having migrated from the Empire of Mali (13th and 14th century), the Mandinka established themselves as farmers in Senegambia in the fourteenth century, cultivating sorghum, millet and vegetables. By the fifteenth ...