Muslims who come to the United States either for visiting, studying or immigration purpose, they have to take the initiative to describe the difference between the true religion and what the media and the racist haters are saying, again not to spread the religion from spiritual prospective but to let people understand the truth and correct the misunderstanding of the wrong expressions that Americans have been hearing for the past thirteen years i.e "Jihad, Allah, Sharia Law, seventy two virgins etc.... In addition, do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [l...

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These three verses of the Qur'an outline that both men and women have no difference between them, as far as their relationship to Allah is concerned since they are seen to be the same in the eyes of Allah. ...

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Saudi Arabia contains a population of less than twenty million people and is the largest country located in the Middle East. It is bordered by the countries of Jordon, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, and Bahrain. The Red Sea lies to the west and the Persian Gulf lies to the ...

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The role of women, in accordance to the teachings of Islam, has been to be modest, in both actions and dress, and subservient to her husband, the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, and the true intentions of Allah. ... The causing of attention while outside of the home is considered against the will of Allah for the woman is to be silent and obedient to her husband. ...

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In present day America, the informed citizen can hardly go a day without hearing tell of the latest act of terrorism. With a Christian majority, it is no surprise that American news stations invariably credit Muslims with the proliferation of terrorist activity, while analogously extreme Christian factions are overlooked. The term "terrorism" is often used in conjunction with "religious extremism," the former typically a consequence of the latter. Religious extremism, however, is not confined only to acts of violence; it is the violent side of the extremist spectrum, though...

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Marwa declared that reading any book other than the Qur'an was a sin and a form of pagan worship.25 Marwa began a prohibition on reading the Hadiths or Sunnah.26 While nearing the end of his life, Marwa came to believe that he not Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was Allah's true prophet.27 Boko Haram continues to follow and hold up Marwa's beliefs today, such as the opposition of Western education being taught to Muslims. ...

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