Islamic Republic of Iran Frederick W. Kagan
... The Islamic Republic of Iran is a revolutionary theocratic state formed in 1979 following the overthrow of the last Shah (monarch), Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the revolution and then of the Islamic Republic until his death in 1989. Khomeini had long op ...
... The Islamic Republic of Iran is a revolutionary theocratic state formed in 1979 following the overthrow of the last Shah (monarch), Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leader of the revolution and then of the Islamic Republic until his death in 1989. Khomeini had long op ...
Muslims must embrace all
... global group identity based on sectionalism. The history of Prophet Muhammad, the early Muslims and the Qur’an identified Muslims as a community (ummah) without geographical boundaries but a community integrally linked to the world community. While Islam requires Muslims to empathise and support fel ...
... global group identity based on sectionalism. The history of Prophet Muhammad, the early Muslims and the Qur’an identified Muslims as a community (ummah) without geographical boundaries but a community integrally linked to the world community. While Islam requires Muslims to empathise and support fel ...
Introduction to Islam - Georgia State University
... essentially political after the death of the Prophet. • Office is more important than individual • Shi`is believe that members of the Prophet’s family should have led the community. These are Imams • Those members had special knowledge that is miraculously passed on from one Imam to another ...
... essentially political after the death of the Prophet. • Office is more important than individual • Shi`is believe that members of the Prophet’s family should have led the community. These are Imams • Those members had special knowledge that is miraculously passed on from one Imam to another ...
Association of Islamic Charitable Projects جمعية
... goodness among people—knowing that society can only be reformed through piety and fear of Allah (the Creator). The A. I. C. P. urges Muslims to help each other and share responsibilities, such as encouraging the wealthy to console and relieve the poor—whether Muslims or non-Muslims. The A. I. C. P. ...
... goodness among people—knowing that society can only be reformed through piety and fear of Allah (the Creator). The A. I. C. P. urges Muslims to help each other and share responsibilities, such as encouraging the wealthy to console and relieve the poor—whether Muslims or non-Muslims. The A. I. C. P. ...
What is Islam?
... that states the fundamental beliefs of Islam • Salah – daily prayers of Muslims, said five times a day • Zakah – charity performed by Muslims • Sawm – fasting (Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan) • Hajj – a journey or pilgrimage to Mecca ...
... that states the fundamental beliefs of Islam • Salah – daily prayers of Muslims, said five times a day • Zakah – charity performed by Muslims • Sawm – fasting (Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan) • Hajj – a journey or pilgrimage to Mecca ...
Islam Study Guide
... 21. What does jihad mean? 22. Who do Muslims call “People of the Book”? 23. What was the Islamic system of law called? 24. What language are all Muslims supposed to learn? 25. What is a caliph? Who was the first caliph? 26. What is the difference between Sunnis and Shiites (Shi’a)? 27. Are there mor ...
... 21. What does jihad mean? 22. Who do Muslims call “People of the Book”? 23. What was the Islamic system of law called? 24. What language are all Muslims supposed to learn? 25. What is a caliph? Who was the first caliph? 26. What is the difference between Sunnis and Shiites (Shi’a)? 27. Are there mor ...
Review Questions and Answers on Islam
... these words originally came from? (Qur’an/from Allah) 2) Who do Muslims believe are the “people of the book”? What does this help to explain? (Christians and Jews/past historical tolerance for peoples of these faiths in Muslim lands). 3) What are the “Five Pillars of Islam”? 1. Faith: believers must ...
... these words originally came from? (Qur’an/from Allah) 2) Who do Muslims believe are the “people of the book”? What does this help to explain? (Christians and Jews/past historical tolerance for peoples of these faiths in Muslim lands). 3) What are the “Five Pillars of Islam”? 1. Faith: believers must ...
The Five Pillars of Islam
... Fasting During the Month of Ramadan Muslims fast for one lunar month each year, a period called Ramadan. During this time, Muslims reflect on their behavior and strive to purify their thoughts. ...
... Fasting During the Month of Ramadan Muslims fast for one lunar month each year, a period called Ramadan. During this time, Muslims reflect on their behavior and strive to purify their thoughts. ...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, condemned the publications as a
... death threats and complaints about his handling of this matter. Another incident concerned an Egyptian author of many books about the oppression of women, Nawal Saadawi. Following a magazine interview in which she described the pilgrimage to Mecca and the ritual kissing of the black stone there as “ ...
... death threats and complaints about his handling of this matter. Another incident concerned an Egyptian author of many books about the oppression of women, Nawal Saadawi. Following a magazine interview in which she described the pilgrimage to Mecca and the ritual kissing of the black stone there as “ ...
The 5 Pillars of Islam
... The 5 Pillars of Islam Muslims have 5 duties which they try to carry out to be part of the Muslim community. ...
... The 5 Pillars of Islam Muslims have 5 duties which they try to carry out to be part of the Muslim community. ...
o Type of government: Theocracy (rule by religious) → dictatorship
... The religion practiced by Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the principles of their religion, as described in their holy book, the Qur’an. (Qur’an is also spelled Quran or called Koran.) ...
... The religion practiced by Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the principles of their religion, as described in their holy book, the Qur’an. (Qur’an is also spelled Quran or called Koran.) ...
The Satanic Verses controversy
The Satanic Verses controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1988. Many Muslims accused Rushdie of blasphemy or unbelief and in 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie. Numerous killings, attempted killings, and bombings resulted from Muslim anger over the novel.The Iranian government backed the fatwa against Rushdie until 1998, when the succeeding government of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said it no longer supported the killing of Rushdie. However, the fatwa remains in place.The issue was said to have divided ""Muslim from Westerners along the fault line of culture,"" and to have pitted a core Western value of freedom of expression—that no one ""should be killed, or face a serious threat of being killed, for what they say or write""—against the view of many Muslims—that no one should be free to ""insult and malign Muslims"" by disparaging the ""honour of the Prophet"" Muhammad. English writer Hanif Kureishi called the fatwa ""one of the most significant events in postwar literary history.""