Islam: The Misunderstood Religion

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This paper provides an overview on the Islamic religion. The author describes the origins of Islam and the founder, Prophet Muhammad as well as the fundamental beliefs and practices Muslims around the world keep. The paper examines Islamic symbols such as the crescent and the moon star and discusses Islamic theology by comparing Islam to Christianity and Judaism, the two other Abrahamic religion. The author also touches on the topic of Islam in modern day and explains how the teachings of the Quran have been misinterpreted by terrorists in the name of Allah, giving many Westerners a jaded view of Islam and Muslims as a whole. This paper includes pictures.

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Origin
Scripture Analysis
Theology
Present Time
Reactions
References

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"Women were considered inferior to men, slavery was common, and the nation was ruled by religious "men of God" through fear and ignorance. So while I think, fundamentally, Islam teaches great things, there is a lot of growing up to do in the Islamic World in general and especially the Middle East. Stoning a woman to death because a husband "thinks" she is having an affair, genital mutilation, Jihad, terrorism, segregation, flogging, and many other atrocities being performed are all acts of ignorance that should not be tolerated in such an advanced society."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aziz, Zahid. Introduction to Islam. Columbus, OH: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore, Inc., 1993.
• Clark, Malcolm. Islam for Dummies. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2003
• Dodge, Christine Huda. The Everything: Understanding Islam Book. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2003.
• Garretson, Wm. Religious Denominations of the World. Philadelphia, PA: William Garretson and Co., 1871
• Googan, Michael D. The Illustrated Guide to World Religions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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