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    religion of Islam today, there is a general that women are considered to be oppressed and deprived from becoming successful and powerful women. There is a claim within the Muslim community that Islam helped to elevate the status of woman with the creation of the religion in 610 A.D. The Muslim woman in Islam, specifically the married Muslim woman is not protected in Islam through the Quran. They are not considered to be of equal status of their male counterparts.. Many people in Islam believe

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    Islam : Islam And Islam

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    Islam is a religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th century C.E. Islam was founded on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Islam belief centers on the premise that Allah is the one and true God with no partner or equal. Islam is divided into several branches each with its own interpretations. Founder & Followers: Muhammad is considered the founder of the Islam faith. He was born around 571 CE in Mecca, in what is today Saudi Arabia. Much of what we know about him comes from his sermons and

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    Islam is the second most wide spread religion across the globe under Christianity. Similarly, to Christianity and Judaism Islam believes in one God. Muslims label their God Allah. Allah is everything, nothing is above him. I found it interesting that, “Allahu Akbar!” means “God is greater”. I had no idea what it meant but I had heard it before. Allah’s Prophet is Muhammad. Muhammad is the messenger he is how Allah’s message can be shared with the people. Muhammad’s call is when the angel Gabriel

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    Islam, an ancient religion that was born in Mecca, and a religion that is still around in today's modern era. Islam being made, and thought by one of God’s prophets, Muhammad, and his troubles, adventures, and origins are remembered by many people in the world, not just muslims. With many similarities and differences to Judaism and Christianity, from the beliefs, to the holidays, and to even their actions, the three all have their own belief, but are still connected. Islam having many traditions

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    words. The the words kept flowing out of his mouth as he spread this. The leaders of Mecca then kicked him out of the city because they wanted to keep the pagans for the economy. Then as he left he then faced Mecca saying that Islam was different from Judaism and Christianity. Islam spread quickly due to Military Conquest and Political Order. Some people think that the message was most important.For example the Koran says no stealing from other Muslim (Document B). Since the Koran said no stealing this

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    came to the people, he taught many new things about this holy god named Allah and a promising way of life if you followed his way. This caused many people to follow Muhammad and helped rapidly spread this religion called Islam. The use of the Qur’an and the power of Allah helped Islam expand. Also, the Muslims had control of Mecca, which allowed them to spread their culture and ideas to people rapidly around the world. Explained in both documents B and E, the use of the Qur’an and its just rules, combined

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    Beliefs of Muslims Islam began in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century, and it slowly expanded to all over the world. Islamic religion, which is belong to Muslims, have beliefs, prayers and worship like every religion has. Beliefs are very significant in Islam. To be considered a Muslim, there are some requirements that people have to follow and apply. We can clearly say that Muslims have remarkable faiths when we talk about Islam which make people curious at first. In fact, they believe

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    In Islam the followers believe in the god Allah. Muslims believe that Muhammad was Allah's messenger. Some other things they believe is there is only one god and that is Allah, believe in equality, and everything happens in Allah’s will. The purpose of life is to live in a way that pleases Allah so one day you will gain paradise afterlife. Muslims do not eat pork of any kind. Islam can be traced all the way back to 7th century saudi arabia. Allah gave the Quran to the angel Gabriel and he gave

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    Even though every religion is a little different, sometimes they have some things in common also. Islam is a religion that believes in one, eternal God, named Allah. The word of Allah is spoken from the angel named Gabriel, to Muhammad. Muhammad is the founder of the Islamic religion. He was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is where the religion was founded, and he died in the year 632 A.D. Islam was founded in the beginning of the seventh century. Like stated earlier, Muslims believe in one God

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    other religions and also mine which is Islam. In this genertation, it is very hard to practice my religion especially Islam with all stuff on the news. People think Islam is a religion of evil which is the complete opposite. While I was a child people would always ask why I would fast, and I would explain to them it was part of my religion and for me to call myself a Muslim I have to fast. There are many reasons why us Muslims fast. Fasting in religions, in Islam and Christianity fasting are similar

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