... , based on sex and age. The greatest quantity of authority is given to the eldest male in the family. In The Color of Paradise, the father has the largest amount of authority. The cinematography of the film illustrates this family value marvelously. When the father is observed in ... relationship with religion were discussed countless times throughout the course of the semester. Nature has very close ties to God. In the Qur'án, paradise, or heaven, is described in terms of nature extensively, if not exclusively, "And as for those who kept the faith and worked justice ... life, along wit...

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... be able to recognize one should the occasion and necessity arise. The final view and reward or punishment in Islam is the entry of a person into either paradise or hell. It is described as a perfect garden, possessing of more attributes than the Garden of Eden, with everything imbued with the all-loving presence of ... The attributes of each are not described as much as the comparison between the two. It is a constant refrain to demonstrate the greatness that is in paradise at Allah's side and the shame, regret and pain of those who are forced to endure the pits of hell. The concept of th...

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... allowed in heaven. The first person believing in both a non-biased divinity and that his actions reflected his good heart stated "Only If I can go, anyone else can go inside Paradise." The second man, angry, reiterated this statement as he believed that he was in no way inferior to his friend. The third man stated, "You are both correct. If only ... the "I" (pure expression of the self) goes, you can enter paradise." His two friends agreed that one's heart must be of a pure essence to please Allah and that one has to purify oneself about the thought of the self in order ... ...

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... in order to not become like them even if he does not himself commit shirk. Qadhi also explains that those who think that Jews and Christians are going to enter paradise are wrong. A true Muslim cannot be upon tawhid until he acknowledges, realizes, and accepts that every other religion other than Islam is falsehood. He notes that Jews and Christians took ... ...

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