atheists legal protection or recognition. Indonesia, for example, demands that people declare themselves as one of six religions; atheism and agnosticism do not count. Egypt’s draft constitution makes room for only three faiths: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Sharia law, which covers only Muslims unless incorporated into national law, assumes people are born into their parents’ religion. Thus ex-Muslim atheists are guilty of apostasy—a hudud crime against God, like adultery and drinking alcohol. Potential
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WHY IS INTEREST PROHIBITED IN ISLAM ? A STATISTICAL JUSTIFICATION. INTRODUCTION According to Sayyid Qutb (1999), “No other issue has been condemned and denounced so strongly in the Holy Qu’ran as interest.” Interest is one kind of fee charged by a lender to borrower for the use of borrowed money, usually expressed as an annual percentage of the principal. The rate depends on time, value of money, the credit, and risk of the borrower and the rate of inflation. Different economists have given different
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Critical Thinking Islam Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Apologetics 104 Liberty University I. Part One: What would the worldview of Islam be? i. The Question of Origin – In the Islamic worldview, the origins of the faith lie in their god's initial creation of the universe and everything in it, including the first parents, Adam and his wife. For a time, all creatures lived in perfect peace, but then they were tempted and disobeyed their god's rules. As a result, Adam and his wife
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I N DI A / H AT E P O L I T IC S into a taxi late one night two years ago. Tehelka, the newsmagazine I work with, had just broken a major investigation. It was an hour past midnight. e airwaves were still crackling with the amplifying shames of the story as television anchors quizzed a conveyor belt of public figures on its implications. In February 2002, 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya – the symbolically surcharged birthplace of Lord Ram – had been burnt alive in a train by a Muslim mob
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BIBLE HIGHLIGHTING LEGEND BLUE | Promise to God | RED | Bad things (Punishment, complaint, etc.) | GREEN | Facts | PURPLE | Something is special to me | ORANGE | Command; something we should do | PINK | A word of praise to God | YELLOW | Something I REALLY like; want it to stand out | *I don't necessarily mark everything, but here is a passage to give you an example: ------------------------------------------------- 2 Peter 3:8-18 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends:
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Religion and Diversity Awareness I am a Christian. I have set beliefs on topics such as abortion, homosexuality, and most of all religion. Does this mean that I have to be intolerant as well? It troubles me to read of how intolerant our religion has become. I feel that we can respect others differing opinions while holding fast to our beliefs. Many of the Christian faith feel compelled to fight for what they believe in. My question is why? Why do we have to fight those who believe different
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Elements of Religious Traditions Elements of Religious Traditions In striving to understand religious traditions it is important to understand what religion is. The common translation of religion is “to join again,” “to reconnect” (Molloy, 2010, p. 5). Religion cannot be accurately defined with a single definition because there are many differences. Most definitions found in dictionaries are not completely accurate or complete. Dictionary definitions according to Molloy, 2010, p. 5, indicates
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Hadith Arqam ibn Shurahbeel reported: I traveled with Ibn Abbas from Medina to Syria and I asked him, “Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, leave any instructions?” He said, “The Messenger of Allah did not finish the prayer before becoming very ill and he went out while being supported by two men and dragging his feet on the ground. The Messenger of Allah died and he did not leave any instructions.” [Musnad Ahmad, Number 3345, Sahih] عَنِ الْأَرْقَمِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ قَالَ سَافَرْتُ
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2 ﺑﺮﮐﺎت اﻻﻣداد ﻻھل اﻻﺳﺘﻣداد BEACONS OF HOPE BY Ala’Hazrat Azeemul-Barkat Mujaddid Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (Alaihe Rahma Wal Ridhwan) Translated By: Abu Muhammad Abdul Haadi Al Qadri Beacons of Hope 3 ISLAMIC INQUIRY This inquiry came to the great Mujaddid Imam Ahmed Raza Al-Qadri (Radi Allah unho) from Ahmad Nabi Khan of Mohalla Shabazpura Saheswan of the 14th Shaban AlMoazzam 1311 Hijri. QUESTION What is the ruling of the Ulama of Deen regarding the Ayah اياك نستعينA person
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Factors Influencing Non – Muslims to Purchase Halal Food in Malaysia Chapter 1: Introduction The word Halal refers to the term permissible or allowed to eat in Arabic (ehow.com). It is an important way of life lived by the Muslims and it isn’t only consisted on food but other products too. It doesn’t only matter what kind of food it is, but the preparation method of the food is considered very important as well. The Halal food guarantees safety, hygiene, healthy eating lifestyle and wholesomeness
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