During the Post-Classical Age, cities and urban areas in Muslim society helped with the diffusion of Religion, expanded commerce and trade, and spread of knowledge and literary. Education was one of the three main reasons why Muslim cities thrive. Al-Hijari Andalusian states in document 2, “Under the Umayyad, it served as the throne of the caliphate, heart of the entire region, cupola of Islam, and home of the imam. Unto it flocked seekers of science and poetry, for it was a resort of the noble and a mine of the learned.” Coming from an Iberian Muslim of Arab origins, Al-Hijari makes a valid point because he would have known the best education there was to be found in that area. Many would have traveled here in order to obtain knowledge or to further their knowledge.
“Dome of the Rock” displays the first entirely wrapped interior filled with colorful patterns that resemble textile (Kleiner, 147-151). Not only is the ornate patterns a new development, but also the themes of these patterns are almost always floral or vegetal scenes with gold inlay. This is because the Islamic religion shuns the display of fauna in any sacred context (Kleiner,
Islamic visual arts are ornamental, vibrant, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational and often associated with the arabesque style. Early Islam forbade the painting of human beings, including the Prophet, as Muslims believe this tempts followers of the Prophet to idolatry. A prohibition against depicting representational images in religious art, as well as the naturally decorative nature of Arabic script, led to the use of calligraphic decorations, which usually involved repeating geometrical patterns that expressed ideals of order and nature. These methods were used on both religious and secular art and architectures such as scripts, carpets, ceramics, decorations, jewelry and more textiles. As we studied in class, early Islamic monuments or attitudes whose functions and forms were directly inspired by the new faith or derived from it.
Tajwid is the set of rules that one follows when properly pronouncing the letters of the Quran. Muslims believe in preserving the words of God in the beautiful and incomparable form in which they were first revealed to Prophet Muhammad (s). The main purpose of Tajwid is to guarding the sacred text of the Quran from distortion. It was feared that through history Arabic would be exposed to intermixing and changes through dialect of different regions, so it became mandatory for one official set of rules that would uphold the integrity of the proper recitation of the Quran. These rules consist of knowing and understanding each letter, how each one is pronounced based on the previous letter, where and how these letter should be pronounced from, based on the location of different vocal tools in the human body.
Most Christians do not follow teachings of Jesus about non violence because they have good reasons. Turn the cheek has made Christians to act cowardly and support injustice. It is said not to refuse evil, but this makes Christians to be disobedient.Going the second mile, is a cliché that makes Christians to join the oppressors. Jesus described this issue as masochistic, impractical and suicidal. In Jesus teachings, he never told Christians to do all those negative actions however, it is said to be a misunderstanding.
Student Analysis How did these instruments impact Muslim and Western civilization? Document 6 Source: The standard for Arabic literature and poetry is the Quran, which influenced Sufi poets. Read these two excerpts and answer the questions that follow. In the name of the Merciful and Compassionate God. That is the Book!
Jesus is acknowledged by the Islamic faith as a prophet. They do not believe that Jesus was executed, but rather taken away from the situation by God, or Allah, before any harm was done. The crucifixion and resurrection are not part of their texts. Now, because of the opposing views on the two different religions, Muslims and Christians have been in disagreement for many, many years. The main disagreement being that Christians believe that all men are created equal and Muslims believe that they are the chosen ones and all others are considered infidels.
The Muslim Next Door I really enjoyed reading The Muslim Next Door:The Qur'an, the Media, and that Veil Thing by Sumbul Ali-Karamali. She introduced the values, practices and beliefs of Islam clearly to me. This book was easy for me to understand. I found Ali-Karamali to be a warm yet funny author and while reading this book, I felt like Sumbul Ali-Karamali invited me inside her life. For me, I thought it was hard trying to be a faithful Christian in America but for Sumbul Ali-Karamali, being an American Muslim was much more difficult.
Overall the Koran teaches its believers to be good people and it has very good core values I found inspiring. I found extremely interesting on how the Koran was written. It seemed that three powerful figures were involved in the Koran; Allah, The angel Gabriel and the Prophet Mohammed. That in itself is a topic I would like to read more about. What we see in the world today is how Allah is an important factor in the Islam religion.
They did not think for themselves. They let the Puritan government take over their beliefs and judgments. None had a mind of their own when it came to Hester and her scarlet letter. Since it was in the law to carry a sign that indicated their crime, people avoided her for being an adulterer. (Hokamp) The townspeople would avoid her, would throw food at her and yell nasty things.