The Islamic Religion Of The Arabian Desert - 1505 Words

Michael Pudlin Professor Ermus November 18th, 2014 Allah says in the Qur an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It s who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I m a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He s better than me. It s about knowledge.(Hakeem Olajuwon) The Islamic religion may also be defined as your average day rollercoaster; You have your climb, your peak, your drop or fall, and of course even when this coaster has ended it still has impacted you in some sort of way. The Islamic religion arose in the Arabian Desert during the first half of the seventh century. This unique religion had essential characteristics that made it like no other, it carried an incredible transformation throughout the seventh and eighth centuries and in a sense just like angels above it once collapsed but still has made contributions to today s world civilization. Islam is a very controversial religion when talking about ancient time s. This renown religion has many essential characteristics on which it is based on. The word Islam means peace. The word Muslim means one who surrenders to God. But the press makes us seem like haters.(Muhammad Ali) The Islamic religion was the basic concept that stated that the whole universe was created by god in which the people of this religion called god Allah. 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