From its humble beginnings in the middle of Arabia, the Islamic religion began a ceaseless and rapid growth across Afro-Eurasia largely in part to the powerful Muslim armies and rulers, the simple Koranic messages of equality which trumped the local beliefs, and the ability of Muslim traders to spread out from the Islamic empire and spread the ideas of Islam around the world. ... The idea of converting to Islam to avoid the tax occurred to many people and soon the conquered states were full of converted Muslims. ... The originally conquered people with resentment towards their conquerors turn...

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Radical Islam always seems to be a problematic topic to discuss, as Muslims are usually seen as a minority. ... Christians slaughtered Muslims in great numbers, and Muslims slaughtered Christians in great numbers. ... But all of these problems come from the past what is the problem with radical Islam now. ... Radical Islam has so many problems and issues under its belt. ... The rest of the world shouldn't have to answer for Islam's mistakes Islam should....

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The treatment of women in various Muslim societies today ,therefore, should not be taken as necessarily reflecting the teachings of Islam. ... Non-Muslims also have come to beleive that in Islam, it was taught that women had no souls, but Muslims themselves have never actually believed this. ... The practice among some Muslim men of acquiring a number of wives also is, in fact, against Islam. ... The teachings of Islam also do not allow the practice of holding concubines, nor do they encourage the practice of temporary marriage, which occurs among some Muslims. ... Although it is customary am...

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The Delhi sultanate did not promote a significant cultural revival in India, aside from a degree of mixed Indian and Muslim painting, architecture, and clothing styles. ... Around 1300 AD, Arab and Muslim traders were gaining increasing significance in Southeast Asian trade. ... A new trade route was established, that traveled across the Sahara to Muslim North Africa, thanks to the domestication of the camel. ... The leaders of this new kingdom favored Islam, and employed Islamic bureaucrats and popularized Arabic script, furthering the majority of Islamic culture. ... Mali was seen as one of ...

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He toured India preaching Islamic renewal and jihad, and built a highly developed network of personal friends and partisans spread across northern India organized to recruit and dispatch men and financial aid. ... He toured India preaching Islamic renewal and jihad, and built a highly developed network of personal friends and partisans spread across northern India organized to recruit and dispatch men and financial aid. In 1826 he provided an Islamic challenge to an expanding Sikh empire when he and numerous disciples, supported by his network, arrived in Peshawar, (now in Pakistan), to estab...

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The Religion of Islam: Muhammad and Islam: Muhammad was the messenger of the Islamic faith; he is the one who started it all. ... Muslims regard the Quran as the word of God and Muslim leaders set up there government according to the teachings of the Quran. ... Muslims would set out military campaigns in the name of Allah to convert other nations to Islam. ... Scholarship in the Islamic World: Muslim scholars preserved hundreds of ancient Greek and Latin works. ... Islamic Prose Literature: Prose literature not only tell of stories help Muslims in there religion but were also for ente...

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An Indian Muslim reader of my weekly column in Dawn, who has become a friend after months of correspondence by email, is bitter about the assumption by Pakistanis that they are the only Muslims in the subcontinent. ... Jinnah's two-nation theory has come back to haunt Indian Muslims: nationalist Hindus cite it when they say Muslims should go to Pakistan. ... (Go to the graveyard or go to Pakistan) has become a facile slogan to mock Muslims. ... This adherence to archaic traditions has deepened the divide between Hindus and Muslims. ... Zakaria says that Mahmood of Ghazni's depredati...

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Christianity: Jesus was a preacher and healer who lived 2,000 years ago in Palestine. After He died, his disciples spread his teachings over the land. Christianity is now the world's largest religion. Christians believe that there is one God who is the creator of the world who is kind loving and fo...

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Infact even at times religion crosses religion boundaries for example the practice of polygamy is allowed in Islam (up till 4 wives) but in our eastern culture the news of a person walking the isle the second time let alone fourth time always raises eyebrows. ... For example even when adopting the British and Indian culture the practice of rejoicing over alcohol had to be kept aside in Pakistani culture die to Islamic beliefs. ... Even though the Hinduism and Islam are so distinctly different religion yet the two countries being Muslim majority Pakistan and Hindu majori...

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The INC, composed mainly of Hindus with some Muslims continued to pressure the British into making significant political changes. ... India is home to Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and an infinite number of religious traditions. ... Muslims are the most prominent religious group and are an important part of Indian society. India also has the second largest population of Muslims in the world....

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After independence India was partitioned to create Pakistan, a Muslim state. ... The Janata Dal (United) Party claims to be a national party and advocates a secular and socialist ideology and draws much of its popular support from Muslims, lower castes, and tribals. ... India is home to Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and other religious traditions. ... Besides Hindus, Muslims are the most prominent religious group and are an integral part of Indian society. In fact India has the second largest population of Muslims in the world after Indonesia. ...

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Outline I. Introduction a) Thesis b) Introduction II. Beginning a) Nationalism in the beginning b) Black Nationalism III. Good and the Bad a) Good i. Mohandas Gandhi ii. Jawaharlal Nehru b) Bad i. Hitler ii. Benito Mussolini IV. What, besides our Constitution and pioneer spi...

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Only 4 centuries later the Muslims (a.k.a. ... Since these buildings were made for religious purposes many of the Buddhist and Hindu temples were torn down by the Muslim invaders. ... This religion is a cross between Hinduism and Islam (Muslim.) ...

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The largest group included is Arabic that is the liturgical language of Islam. ... Of the Semitic languages, Arabic was carried beyond its original home in the Arabian Peninsula and spread throughout the Arabian Empire and is spoken across North Africa to the Atlantic coast, and Arabic and Hebrew are used by Muslims and Jews in other parts of the world. ...

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There are a couple of more famous ethnicities, such as Hindu and Muslim. ... Religions such as Buddhism, Christian, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Sikhism are one of many thousands of religions that are followed. ...

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