Therefore whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam and whatever is injurious is morally bad. ... All this just goes to show how important it is that we thank Allah. ... This means that whatever we do in this world, good or bad, it will be revealed on the Day of Judgment. ... Luqman tells his son to perform salat, and enjoin upon people what is good and forbid what is bad, and to bear with patience whatever would befall him. ... Establish regular prayer enjoin what is just and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide th...

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• Grade Level: High School

I was born into a Muslim family and as a result continued to practice whatever my parents taught me, whether it was to fast during the holy month of Ramadan or to recite the Arabic verses of the Quran out loud. ... I still had to continue going to school and function as a student even though I had other duties as a Muslim. ... If I compare eid here to eid in Pakistan, there is a huge difference, over there you celebrate at least a whole day or typically three days but here only for three hours because we have to go to prayer then resume normal life. ... Whereas in Canada women are free to wear...

• Word Count: 1474
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• Grade Level: High School

The Zhou dynasty brought China together, but when the dynast fell apart, the small states that divided China began to go to war. ... This religion was a way for the Chinese people to accept and comprehend what was going on around them, and to help them to return China to its former glory. ... Occasionally, so many people would die that the clans would go to a third party. The two clans would then delegate, and who ever was chosen would then determine whatever punishment they saw fit. ... You are always certain that what is going on is reasonable, and never random. ...

• Word Count: 1294
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They believed that God controlled their every moves and if he was unsatisfied with them, they would die and go to hell. ... God will not hold them up in these slippery places any longer, but will let them go; and then, at that very instant, they shall fall into destruction; as he stands on such slippery declining ground, on the edge of a pit, he cannot stand alone, when he is let go he immediately falls and is lost." (Edwards 642) Then he goes on to say, "Men's hands cannot be strong when God rises up. ... Edwards even goes into depth saying that God had never promised anyone ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Democracy in the West wasn't achieved in a day and night, rather the West had to go through years of trials and tribulations in order to achieve the democracy we are mindful of nowadays. ... Mistakes are going to be made in the effort of flourishing change in a mostly static and unchanging society. ... Whatever the future of democracy and Islam holds, Feldmans response shows concern for its practical implementation. ...

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Persian Muslim traveler and Ismaili spy Nasier Khusraw's (Doc #3) report on Cairo depicts a vivid prosperous image of the Muslim city of Cairo as an active trading city, with all the services like caravansaries for caravan traders and the two thousand ships belonged to the Sultan, shows that Muslim cities at that time period were on the trade routes and were important in keeping trades going. ... Whatever specific roles these cities each played, they were all politically important respect to the whole Muslim societies and Muslim world for they were "throne of the Caliphate" and "heart...

• Word Count: 1294
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• Grade Level: Graduate

The United Nations is now put in to a very hard merry-go-round; one side belonging to whether to act upon the religious persuasion of one party, or on the other side, to let the superiorly-equipped Jews kill thousands of Palestinians. ... That sounds like a good package to the militant Muslim, and why not go forth with it if it will only bring better things? ... What is needed is widespread education informing the people on what is actually going on with their leaders. ... Perhaps it is the tyranny boiling in the Middle East, forcing its citizens to do what they want, for whatever reasons t...

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The United Nations is now put in to a very hard merry-go-round; one side belonging to whether to act upon the religious persuasion of one party, or on the other side, to let the superiorly-equipped Jews kill thousands of Palestinians. ... That sounds like a good package to the militant Muslim, and why not go forth with it if it will only bring better things? ... What is needed is widespread education informing the people on what is actually going on with their leaders. ... Perhaps it is the tyranny boiling in the Middle East, forcing its citizens to do what they want, for whatever reasons t...

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However, this is exactly the same misunderstanding going on these days with Islam. ... Media plays a great role in manipulating whatever is to be broadcasted to the masses. ... As Arab American students "were subjected to many forms of harassment including mockery, as well as physical violence and even death threats, not only from other students but from teachers and students as well" (Sally Bonet, 2011), parents tend to stop their children from going to schools and try to find a whole-Muslim school to get their children in. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Families will arrange marriages for their children in the Middle East, giving women absolutely no choice in who they are going to marry. ... But not just limited education, women should have the right to be educated to whatever level they desired (Brown, 23). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They go through four stages the first one being the lowest form, to be dominated by yours wants and desires. ... The third stage is a be satisfied with whatever God gives you, be it good or bad. ... It has the answer to all question of life, and that's why a Sufi goes in depth when studying the Qur'an. ...

• Word Count: 1971
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• Grade Level: High School

"Throughout the history of Islamic civilization, the idea of glorifying self-destruction to destroy others for whatever cause was scarce and rare," said the widely known Father of the American Muslim identity, Dr. ... However, terrorist organizations who act in the name of "Allah" such as Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS are going against what the Qur'an is saying. ...

• Word Count: 1991
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The hoopoe tells a bird who questions purity, "To those who let go every interest and give themselves entirely to our quest; all your possessions are not worth a hair Until your heart is free of ownership you cannot start detach yourself from all that it contains," (Davis, p.129). ... "If any taste of selfhood stays with you then you are damned whatever you may do," (Davis, p.149). ...

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