The Quran itself says that it is a revelation from God which, sums up all the people need to know about God and religion, "This is a book, in it guidance sure without doubt to those who fear God (surah 2 v2.)"... Avery good example of this is that of Umar (RA), one of the rightly guided Caliphs. ... Sunni Muslims believe that the four rightly guided Caliphs were very significant and knowledgeable, however, they themselves needed to do Fiqh- so basically this undermines religious leaders authority and raises the Quran's superiority. ... The Quran is a book of Guidance. " This is a b...

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The followers are Muslims They worship in a Mosque The holy book is the Quaran Important festivals include; Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha The founder is Prophet Mohammed There are around 1.3 billion Muslims in the world; also it is the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. ... After his death they were written down and named the Quaran which is their Holy Book. This Holy book is what they believed to be the word of Allah which was written in Arabic. ... The stars are their guide and the moon lights the way. Islam guides its followers on the journey of life. ...

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Hindus do not have one "Holy Book" like many other religions, but many texts including the four Vedas along with their Upanishads, called the "Sruti", several Dharma Sasthras or Smrutis, Ithihasas and Puranas including the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The Bhagavad Gita, or "Song of God", comes as part of Mahabaratha, is an essence of the message of the Upanishads and Hindu Philosophy and is considered to be a guide on how we should live as told by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. 5. ... Only He can guide man through the complicated course of life and instruct him regarding good and evil. ... Since th...

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Islam's holy book, the Quran. ... The followers of these three religions are considered the 'people of the book', due to the fact that all these three religions have their own holy book which they consider to be the words of God. ... After his death, his recitations were written down, forming the holy book of Islam, the Quran. ... This is a factor that led to the spread of Islam because this Holy book has a huge contribution in making people convert into the religion of Islam. The Quran is so important towards the Muslims, in which" the Quran provides detailed instructions...

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The Qur'an forms the basis of the Muslim faith- the religion of Islam, in which Muslims believe the book is a revelation from God. ... I read several chapters, or suras, from The Koran Interpreted by AJ Arberry carefully and found that The Qur'an recurrently stresses the importance of faith, and guide people to live a better life in order to achieve Paradise after death. ... The book said that once you saw God's signs demonstrating his ability to bring life to the dead, "Then your hearts became hardened thereafter and are like stones, or even yet harder; for there are stone...

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The Koran is a book following the religion of the Muslim people. ... The people of the book have very strict ideas about how society is to be run based upon their religion and culture. ... In The Koran, men and women have rights that are far more gender bias; men are guided more towards money and power, while women are guided towards a family and the home. ...

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A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. In the Abrahamic faiths, the works of the Bible, Torah, and Quran set the basis for the religion, and every sect of that religion accepts its book as the word of their respective God. This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book ...

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Amongst these was the Hellenistic type, from which they received the philosophical heritage of Greek thinkers, like Pythagoras, Aristotle, Plato, who proposed that "reason and intellect are the highest tools and guiding principles in a human being's search for truth and salvation"[Ikh14]1, [Ent]1 Vital works of those philosophers were translated into Arabic that made them accessible to the Muslim world. ... " [Bri71]4 PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT EPISTEMOLOGY-BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF IKHWAN US SAFA FOUNDATION OF BASIC ISLAMIC THOUGHT: In Islam, the Quran (Book of God) is acc...

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The religion of Islam consists of five basic guide lines that the Islamic people live by. ... This is believed because God first revealed the Quaran (holy book) to Muhamed this month. ... All three of these religions worship the same god, and same holy book for the majority. ... I don't think that Islamic people are the ones to blame for any kind of terrorist attacks, in the Islamic holy book it says any type of terrorism act will result in harsh punishment. ...

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The Holy Book of Islam is called the Qur"an. ... The Islamic faith, like most established religions offers those who with to follow it, a guide on being a better person and maybe some solutions on how to deal with difficult situations, it in no was promotes violence....

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The Shinto religion does have a similarity to Christianity in that commitment and loyalty is a guiding principle of both religions. ... Additionally, there is no "holy" book or transcriptions written by a Buddha. ... Despite, all of this, religion can be comforting, help to guide a person's life, and serves a social function. ...

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The word testament means "witness," and Christians believe that the Old Testament contains the witness of God originally to the Jews, and the New Testament the witness of people who knew Jesus or were closely associated with events in the early church." (46) The Bible is the guide book for the Christian. ... Although divided on which book is correct the core beliefs and teachings of both religions are almost identical. ...

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Smith claims to have had the blessing of the divine power to guide him to a location of golden plates, which entails scriptures of ancient American prophets, and they became the foundation for his publication, the Book of Mormon. The context of this book, along with the literary passages from the bible became guidance for Mormons. ... Throughout the book Marty uses Smith's revelations as examples to further define other aspects of blooming denominations. ... Marty explains the creation of the Book of Mormon with a sarcastic tone, as he informs us readers that the initial circle of believe...

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The first page shows all of the schoolgirls playing with the veils, and as the book continues, Marjane firmly remains against the institution of blindly following a ruling decided by the emperor of Iran. ... At this point, she stills relies on her relationship with God to guide her, but she is slowly beginning to allow herself to be influenced by what her mum says. ... Through the rest of the book, Marjane is forced to conform to the standards of the religious fanatics. ...

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The book has been revealed partially within Judaism and Christianity as well. ... The early expansion of Islam took place under the leadership of the four "rightly guided" caliphs (successors to Muhammed): Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali (Muhammed's son-in-law). ...

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God teaches us that, through our own free will, we will be able to find the Holy Spirit within ourselves and use it as a guide. ... Father Drumont fails to see this, but later confesses that the mission is uncivilized at the end of the book. ...

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Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. ... In Egypt, in the Book of the Dead, a man couldn't proceed into the after life unless he was found innocent of any wrong doing on Earth. ... One of the lines of the Book of the Dead reads "I have not committed sin in the place of truth," which I read as "I have not lied." ... The revelations that Muhammad received were collected into a new book, the Koran, directing his followers what to believe and how to live (In the...

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" The main focus of this essay is the Koran, which is the holy book for the Muslims and the Bible, which the Christians follow. ... When the Christians are reading the Koran they just think the book is telling stories of a man called Muhammad who thinks his soul is in possession of god. ... Following these incredible sights would remind them that God was always with them, guiding them each step of the way on their journey to the Promised Land. ...

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The Quran: The Quran is the holy book of Islam written by the followers of Muhammad after his death. ... The Quran is the spiritual guide for Muslims and prohibits drinking wine, eating pork and gambling. ...

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On my fiftieth birthday my brother gave me this book. ... Then I plodded through the first half of the book, which is largely historical. ... The book follows the rise of fundamentalism in the three great monotheistic faiths - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. ... They are believed to be the only rightly guided way of life, and regulate every aspect of a Muslim's lifestyle. ...

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ABSTRACT: In the contemporary world environmental crisis is considered as one of the burning issues for human being. We are now entering into the post modern era, yet environmental degradation exists as a major concern. Though it touches the mind of all the key thinkers, it seems to remain a threat. With the help of world organizations and governments, we are trying to get rid of this problem. But if the people of all walks of life do not become conscious about the prevention of such kind of degradation, obviously these will not have any result. ...

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ABSTRACT In the contemporary world environmental crisis is considered as one of the burning issues for human being. We are now entering into the post modern era, yet environmental degradation exists as a major concern. Though it touches the mind of all the key thinkers, it seems to remain a threat. With the help of world organizations and governments, we are trying to get rid of this problem. But if the people of all walks of life do not become conscious about the prevention of such kind of degradation, obviously these will not have any result. ...

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