... is a religion founded on the basis of peace, but nowadays people view it as a religion founded on patriotism and war. They believed that "Muslims became politicized and hitched their faith to a violent star" and this thus causes the "pattern that has come to characterize the Muslim attitude to conflict worldwide" (Phillips, 12). The Muslim ... faith consists of five pillars: Shahadah (Islamic Creed), Salat (Daily Prayers), Zakat (Almsgiving), Sawm (fast during the month of Ramadan), and Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca), in which all Muslims must ... fundamental teaching of the actual re...

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... Death which resulted in the deaths of innocent children was something the Church failed to explain or provide support for in a time of emotional turbulence. This led people to lose faith in the Church and feel confused and frustrated. Compounded by the immense wealth the Church had accumulated through commoners' donations and its lavishness, people saw through the corruption of the ... ...

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