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    The Shehu was well mindful that he had to influence and educate men and women who would subscribe to his ideas and share his aspirations to produce an ummah that devoted to Islam in order to transform society. As he knew he could not rely on other scholars to achieve his purposes‚ he established his own ‘school’‚ taught his own students and generated his own community of scholars and teachers. It was through his students that he spread his message and the students will formed the inner core of the

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    Evolution and growth of Muslim society in the Sub-continent Although Islam spread rapidly in the world as soon as it surfaced in the world‚ but it established its foothold in the Indo-Pak Sub-continent in the beginning of 8th Century A.D. It was during the rule of sixth Umayyad caliph‚ Walid bin Abdul Malak (705-715 A.D)‚ when an overarching incidence of ship looting occurred near Debal‚ a sea port. The ships‚ carrying widows and children of deceased Arab soldiers‚ sent by the king of Ceylon (present

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    ghazals in English". In some ghazals the poet’s name is featured somewhere in the last verse (a convention known as takhallus). Contents [hide] 1 Pronunciation 2 Details of the form 3 Themes 3.1 Illicit unattainable love 3.2 In the context of Sufism 4 Important poets of Urdu ghazal

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    hybridity in other areas‚ such as art‚ music‚ philosophy‚ and religion Sikh: Member of a religious community founded in the Punjab region of north India by Guru Nanak in the sixteenth century. It combines Bhakti‚ devotional Hinduism with Islamic Sufism. In the face of militant opposition of its neighbors‚ Sikhs also became a militant armed people Conurbation: An enormous complex city‚ made up of many parts‚ each of which may be a small town or city by itself - - a megalopolis

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    Islamists also believe the universe was created by God‚ Allah‚” (http://www.mideastweb.org/islamintro5.htm ). He is the sovereign in the universe who both expands and terminates it in his appointed time. Islam is a diverse religion. The Sunni‚ Shi’a‚ Sufism‚ and Ahmadiyya make up the four main groups of Islam (http://www.mideastweb.org/islamintro5.htm ). With any religion‚ there will be extremists. As it is with Christianity‚ where one denomination may not agree with another‚ the same is true with

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    Islamic Attitudes on Homosexuality The life of a homosexual Muslim is certainly an interesting and conflicted one. A gay Muslim must struggle with the oppression of the conservative Muslim community‚ while trying to keep their own identity intact at the very same time. Inglehart and Norris assert that overall‚ Muslim nations have remained the most traditional societies in the world (65). This is certainly evident in the 2000-2002 World Values Survey (WVS)‚ where only 12% of Muslims in Muslim society

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    Islam Worksheet When studying Islam‚ it is important to understand the essential elements of the faith‚ how they are practiced‚ and the distinctions among the three branches: Shiite Islam‚ Sunni Islam‚ and Sufism. Write a 1- to 2-paragraph response for each of the following directives and note where there are differences among the three branches of Islam. 1. Explain the meaning of the name‚ Islam. The name Islam is closely related to the Arabic word salam and the Hebrew word shalom meaning

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    fathers acknowledged the spirituality of Priscilla‚ a saint in the earliest Christianity and even venerated her more than male ascetics (Clark 159). Likewise‚ the Caliphate looked at ascetism as a path to achieve nearness to God. A new phenomenon‚ Sufism (the Islamic term for spiritual purity or ascetism) meant that the believers would usually isolate themselves from the earthly matters and subject their beings to the Ultimate Source (God). As a result‚ Sufis were revered by both‚ the public and the

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    Centre‚ Trivandrum‚ 1992. Hussain Randatani ‚ Mappila Muslims‚ OtherBooks‚ Calicut‚ 2007. Innes C.A‚ Madras District Gazatteers-Malabar and Anjengo‚ Madras‚ 1908. Jawaharlal Nehru‚ The Discovery of India‚ Oxford press‚ New Delhi‚ 1989. Kunjali v‚ Sufism in Kerala‚ publication division university of Calicut‚ 2004. Kurup K.K.N Legacy of Islam (Kerala)‚ Samayam Publications Kannur‚ 2006. Panikkar K M‚ A History of Kerala1498-1801‚ Annamalai Nagar‚ 1960. Roland E. Miller‚ Mappila Muslims of Kerala- A

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