Muslim communities

being Muslim in America meant that you had to live in fear, conceal your faith, or pay the price of retaliation by someone who reacted out of ignorance. It meant you had to constantly apologize for acts of terrorism committed by criminals that use Islam as a banner to progress their vendettas. However, being Muslim also meant that you could learn self-disciple through the five-daily prayers, patience, and tolerance as I tried to understand the reasons why so many Americans feared Muslims.…

instigate a level of subversive power over the Javanese people. Moreover, the actions taken by the Dutch colonial authorities and scholars impacted the inter-relations and cohesiveness of local populations in Java and preyed on vulnerabilities amongst community groups and neighbors over what was perceived as a threat to their colonial authority. In fact, it can be argued that the Islamic threat from the Middle East, perceived by the Dutch authorities, was a result of agitation over the lack of…

There are five elements that make the bases of beliefs in the Muslim faith. The first element is faith in God and that he alone is the creator. The second element is the belief in angels. Angels play an important role in the Muslim faith, the first messenger Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel. The third element is the faith in God’s messengers, the prophet and messengers who God made revelations to. The fifth element is the faith in the holy book, the Qur’an. Finally, the last…

without consuming the property itself, Therefore, Waqf itself relates to land and building, there are awqaf of books, agriculture, machinery, livestock, shares and stock and cash money. Although the general idea of Waqf is as old as humanity, Muslim jurist argue that the first Waqf ever existed is the sacred building of Ka’ba in Makkah since the Quran(3.96)…

Only the Public philanthropic is important institutions for poverty alleviation. Ahmad Bello (2009) sees waqf as an essential part of Islamic civilization that takes care of the poor within the community. Waqf institution assists welfare development and keeps step with economic development in the community. It represents an asset dedicated in perpetuity for a particular beneficiary or group of beneficiaries to attain specific purposes. The encouragement of establishing such a socioeconomic…

to free the way for renewal of the previous Islamic world as center of freedom and modern thoughts. Liberal movement of Islam also known as Progressive Islam . They interpret the primary sources through personal perspective rather than traditional Muslim point of view. They argued that they are returning to the…

ethnic minority groups, Muslims, especially those of South Asian origin, experienced discrimination in housing, education, employment, social and welfare services, the media and public life. Some important issues were the availability of halal food; time off for religious festivals; refusal to allow time off for prayers; lack of or inadequate prayer facilities; and issues of dress and language in a range of settings. It is also well-knowledged the unfair treatment of Muslims in housing, and…

the Archangel Gabriel squeezed him so hard causing words to come out of his mouth. The words said that Allah was the only God. Once Muhammad decided to talk, the start of Islam in 622 spread so quickly. Islam spread so swiftly because of trade, community, and protection. Islam spread so quickly because of trading. Trading allowed the delivery of the Islamic religion expand. From the Great Ages of Man: Early Islam, Time-life books, document A, was a map of why Mecca was prosperous and…

in community empowering activities by creating social institutions such as NGO. Fourthly, the values have to be reflected into advantageous works which have a noble goal: people welfare (see Al-Hamdi 2013: 281). Sociologically, they are academicians and social activists in NGOs. Their thoughts occasionally became a heated issue in public spaces.…

Islam, the religion of the Muslims. A monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammed as the Prophet of Allah. Islam has gone through a great deal of scrutiny due to its violent history originating in the early days of the prophet Muhammed, who preached violence to his disciples in the Muslim religious text the Qur’an. A well known Christian evangelist and author Pat Robertson stated, “Although many Muslims are peaceful, Islam is not a religion of peace.” There is a consistent theme…