... interpretations, as well as the separation of East Pakistan in 1971, because it showed that common adherence to Islam was not sufficient to hold a nation together. It re-sparked the debate about identity and unity and created a traditionalist or purist backlash. Hunter also talked about how the Muslim world is not hermetically sealed from the rest of the world and developments ... of Islam; an obvious example of this would be al-Qaida. In general, it's hard to generalize about the analytical groups above; especially when it comes to making larger statements concerning socioeconomic back...

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... discussions through the early history of Judaism of which the Talmud is comprised. There are officially 613 mitzvoth that are clearly established in Judaism. This number is often a source of debate, but a definitive listing is only a matter of scholarship as some mitzvoth are overlapping, such as the two which respectively command that a Jew not work and must rest on the Shabbat ... teachings as a necessary guide to lead the chosen people of God to the World to Come. As prophecy has always been a powerful force in Judaism, there are several important ones concerning the appearance of th...

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