It gave Muslims a distinct identity and fashioned their history and continued to be a source of inspiration for over 1000 years. ... Avery good example of this is that of Umar (RA), one of the rightly guided Caliphs. ... Furthermore, according to the quote above, the 4 Sunni imams do FIQH (Study of the Quran and Sunnah) this once more emphasizes the fact that the Quran and the Sunnah are equal. ... 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...

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The religion of Islam consists of five basic guide lines that the Islamic people live by. ... Muslims also believe human history began with Adam and Eve. ... When Europe sank into the dark ages Islamic scholars maintained high standards of academic study, mathematics, and scientific research. ...

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ZIA UL HAQ Introduction:- Although Islam played an important part in the creation of Pakistan and although in all the three constitutions of Pakistan, Islamic Shariah was made the supreme law of Pakistan yet all this actually was on paper only and very little sincere effort was made to make the simple values of Islam as the guiding principle of the national life. ... We are required to study whether this pro-Islamic attitude of Gen Zia Ul Haq was politically motivated or whether he was a real lover of Islam. ... Women consenting to fornication outside marriage were for...

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