... with the right to practice what religion you wanted, there was also a tax you had to pay if you were not a Muslim. For peasants attempting to survive during this time, the less tax the better. The idea of converting to Islam to avoid the tax occurred to many people and soon the conquered states were full of converted Muslims. While at first ... are considered equal before Allah and none are able to circumvent the rules of their religion because of power or money. Islam offered a chance to join a growing Muslim community of equal believers that was simply too attractive to pass up. While...

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... of women by, thus opening up the door for tradition and public opinion to serve as Hindu law. The treatment of women in various Muslim societies today ,therefore, should not be taken as necessarily reflecting the teachings of Islam. Many customs practiced in certain areas are not in accordance with the Koran, but are simply rituals handed down over time within that ... among Muslims in Somalia is a tribal custom that has nothing to do with the religion of Islam, but much of the publicity surrounding this ritual has been attributed to being standardly Islamic. Many other myths about Isla...

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... rituals to Islamic as well of a pilgrimage or hajj to Mecca. The Quran: The Quran is the holy book of Islam written by the followers of Muhammad after his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the word of God and Muslim leaders set up there government according to the teachings of the Quran. The Quran is the spiritual guide for Muslims and ... prohibits drinking wine, eating pork and gambling. Muslims believe that both men and women are equal before God, but in the Quran it says that men have that higher authority on earth. The Spread of Islam: Islam was spreading ... worship of pagan ido...

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... the final upheaval of 'Quit India,' forced the British to look elsewhere for support for the war.(Metcalf) As a result, the Muslim League held prominence as an accommodating beneficiary towards the British.(Metcalf) Although in the earlier stages, Pakistan was not envisaged nor desired a ... factor towards the strengthening of the movement. In the past the identity of a Muslim was fixed as being just a member of the community. But with the Muslim League's personal commitment towards Islam, there seemed to be an assertion of communal solidarity. The gain in mass support ... can be attrib...

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... own culture with many beautiful, refined qualities. Each religious culture naturally embodies the beliefs of that religion as followers live out their convictions and goals at all levels of life. Islam is among the newest of religions, and arose from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. Muslims may be Arabs, Turks, Persians, Indians, Pakistanis, Malaysians, Indonesians, Europeans, Africans, Americans, ... Chinese, or other nationalities. Muslims believe that Islam is a total and a complete way of life. It encompasses all aspects of life and culture. Islamic religion influences politic...

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... submission, that is, submission to the will of God, the characteristic attitude of members of our faith. MUSLIM (also spelled Moslem) is based on the same Arabic root as Islam `(s-l-m) and means one who submits to God, that is, a believer in Islam. 1. The Islamic concept of God. 1. God alone is the real Deity and no one other than God has any right to ... Prophets; 3. This original message was corrupted, and split into various religions by peoples in different ages, who indulged in interpolations and admixture. These alien elements were eliminated by God and Islam, in its pure and origi...

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... different, but in some aspects they are very similar. Now, I will be reviewing six different religions with you. They are Hinduism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. I will be sharing with you the history of the religion and how they came about. Hinduism is a mysterious religious from India. If has over ... belief in the Day of Judgement and Life after Death, Heaven, and Hell. The prophets tried to stop the tide of disbelief and invited people towards Islam. Some adopted the ways, but some rejected it. The people who followed became Muslims and after higher learni...

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... , polytheistic views were observed in contrast to India's monotheistic views of Buddhism. As its civilization developed, Egypt adapted the monotheistic views and took Islam as its state religion. India, on the other hand, was influenced by the polytheistic views of Hinduism. In ancient Egypt, during the era ... out against the polytheism and paganism of the culture, was chased out of Mecca in about 622 A.D. According to Stearns, "the new faith (Islam) threatened to supplant the gods of the Ka"ba, whose shrines had done so much to establish the city as a center of commerce and ... retur...

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... ready to get married meet their future spouse through family or friends; and there is no room for dating. Marriage is Islam is referring to "Nikah " which means a spiritual contract. Marriage is seen as a blessing of god in the Muslim culture and love is seen as a sin. Bitter but true, and there is almost no legal help you can get ... of you own choice or if you are even seen with another man, you would be put in a jail straight away with the charges of "domestic violence". Most Muslim countries are based on sharia law and there are no laws, which separate states from the church. The do...

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... that. Communal riots and killings led the sub-continent to the gruesome partition. The narrator tells us: "a movement is going on for a separate Muslim state and they are strongly lobbying to the British" (188). The names of Shama-Huq, Zinnah, Nehru, Suhrawardy, Gandhi, Patel became familiar to ... literate, half-literate and illiterate people of the then India. The unnamed narrator of Agunpakhi comments on the fact that the movement for separate Muslim state became so high that "Ladke-lenge-Pakistan" became a buzzword during that period. But the narrator expresses her utter doubt about...

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What else could it be, besides hiding a woman from who she is and letting her be free. In the Muslim religion in India the veiling and seclusion of women is known as purdah. "Purdah is the practice that includes the seclusion of women from public observation by wearing concealing clothing ... know only what their fathers, husbands, and sons want them to know. Many say that women who practice purdah as having no voice or free will. Others, mostly believers in Islam, see purdah as a very positive and respectful practice that actually liberates women. It is viewed as liberating because it bring...

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... and on buildings. These buildings were created for religious purposes. Since these buildings were made for religious purposes many of the Buddhist and Hindu temples were torn down by the Muslim invaders. No matter if it is a building, panting or sculpture Indian art as stayed rough fully the same over the centuries. Dance and music varies greatly from region to region ... its" population still following it. Sikh's believe in a very simple way of life. They cannot express more the importance of tolerance and devotion. This religion is a cross between Hinduism and Islam (Muslim.) Traditio...

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... shows several different cultures in the architecture which include, Indian, Ottoman, Persian and Islamic. It's needless to say this building is universally admired and is known as the Jewel of muslim art in India. The Taj Mahal features a mosque, gardens and tombs for other people close to the emperor. The emperor is also buried here himself. (Editors, C,R). As India is a country ... of diversities, it is visible in the area of religion. The main religion of India is hinduism, but Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Baha'i Faith are all used acro...

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... Indian languages: Hindu, Punjabi and Telegu. Even though the mother language in India is Sanskrit, most people speak Hindu. There are a couple of more famous ethnicities, such as Hindu and Muslim. These are only a few of the many languages like Marathi, Konkani, Assamese, Urdu, Sindhi, Tamil and Oriya. "At first I had difficulty to adapt and learn the English language. I still get ... the God Sid believed in was Krishma. Since there are many different backgrounds represented in India, it looked almost impossible to learn each culture. Religions such as Buddhism, Christian, Hinduism, Isl...

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... severe can be understood by a classic example of Umayyad dynasty of Islamic Caliphate during 650 to 694 A.D. Upon prophet Muhammads death, a group of muslim leaders elected Muhammads father in law, Abu Bakr, to be secular head of Islam. However, Ali, Muhammads son- in-law and cousin who was also considered to be successor of Muhammad, had to acknowledge Abu Bakr as Caliph ... ...

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... -Pak relations have to be handled delicately and sensitively. If you drop it, it will break" - Pakistan Foreign secretary Riaz khokhar. A separatist insurgency seeking independence or the merger of mostly Muslim Kashmir with Pakistan by terrorists in India's part of Kashmir, has left 61,000 dead, most of them civilians, since it began in 1989.Pervez Mushraff and his Civilian Government ... high growth rates, however, Pakistan needs more than an end to tensions with India. It needs economic cooperation. Fazlur Rehman's India trip Fazlur-Rehman's- The chief of Pakistan's Jamait Ulema - e-I...

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