Before the Europeans came to Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ Africans developed an advanced civilization. Many cities‚ kingdoms‚ and empires like the empire of Aksum in east Africa in the 300’s and other parts of Africa arose and declined. In West Africa‚ empires like the Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai controlled the gold and salt trade. They were the crossroads of trading. Cities on Africa’s east coast also gained wealth and power through trade in between 1000 and 1500. In Africa between
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Islam Out of the many interesting religions‚ Islam has uniqueness to it. The name‚ Islam stems from the word “Salam” that means peace. The word “Muslim” which means a follower of Islam refers to a person who submits him or herself to the will of God. Muhammad founded Islam in the year 622CE. This particular religion started when the angel Jibreel supposedly read the first revelation to Muhammad. The Muslims believe in the “one true God” which they call Allah. Islam is totally based on the word
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Aisha Bint Abu Bakr has a major and significant role in adjusting the Muslim Ummah. It was she who was named the mother of the believers‚ it was she who transmitted 2210 ahadeeth that we find in books of Prophetic narrations that we read today and it was she who memorised the amazing and glorious book of Allah (s.w.t) the Quran‚ but who is this decent women? Aisha Bint Abu Bakr was one of the wives of The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). She has contributed a lot for the sake of Islam as many hadiths have
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Agatha Christie says‚ “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law‚ no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. “. Mother being the supreme lover‚ loves her child like nothing. A mother dissipates the clouds of darkness‚ and cause peace to return to our hearts when we are helpless in the wilderness life with her kind precepts and counsels. From the moment we are born till we are cradled in the chariot of death‚ we
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Jianyang Zhang History 2351 5/11/2014 Karen Armstrong‚ Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (San Francisco: Harper‚ 1992) Pp.240 The author of the book Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time‚ Karen Armstrong‚ born on 14 November 1944 is a well-known British author and commentator for her books on comparative religion. She is a provocative‚ original thinker on the role of religion in the contemporary world. Being a religious thinker‚ she has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions
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which they conduct their business. Preparation‚ and some basic knowledge of Saudi business culture‚ can make the difference between a successful business deal and a failed negotiation. For example Business visits during Ramadan (fasting month) and Hajj (pilgrimage) should be avoided as working hours are shortened and many senior businessmen will not be available. Understanding Islam‚ which governs every respect of a Muslim’s life‚ shall enhance how and why Saudi business people act or behave in certain
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14 21 28 December 2013 Su Mo Tu We Th 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 Fr 6 13 20 27 Sa 4 11 18 25 January 2014 Su Mo Tu We Th 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 Fr 3 10 17 24 31 Hajj Vacation: Starts Wednesday 9th of Oct. afternoon Ends Sunday 20st of Oct. afternoon Revision week for Upper School: Saturday 28th of Dec. till Tuesday 31st of Dec. End of Term I exams for Upper School: Sa 1 8 15 22 29 Su 2 9 16 23 30 March
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Malcolm X and his view on white people Malcolm X and his views on white people “For the white man to ask the black man if he hates him‚ is just like the rapist asking the raped‚ or the wolf asking the sheep‚ ‘Do you hate me?’ The white man is in no moral position to accuse anyone else of hate!” (Malcolm X‚ Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ 1965) Malcolm X (b.May 19‚ 1925; d.February 21‚ 1965) is also known as El-Hjaa Malik El-Shabazz‚ but he changed his name after he became a Muslim
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Hunter Kooyman October 25‚ 2012 History Essay “Chinese and Japanese Outlooks and Attitudes to the West” The age of exploration is said to be the most important time in human history. Everyday something new was invented; the human race constantly making things even better than they already were. However; under all the greatness and achievements there are many horrible things we had to do to get to these great times. It was a period of fear‚ isolation‚ wars‚ religious dispute‚ and
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an event of immense importance. It was a homecoming of sorts‚ a physical return to the city of their fathers in religion. Another theory goes as far as to suggest that in response to the political tensions that endangered the pilgrims performing the Hajj to Mecca in those unstable times.
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