many mosque are exclusively only for the Muslim devotees, many mosques have opened their doors for non-Muslims as well. These Masjids are built with modern and contemporary design and are fine examples of Islam. There are plenty of mosques all around the world. As Islam is one of the most widely spread religions, it has taken its fine culture and art to places such as Europe and Africa and have played a great role in influencing their culture. The Sheikh Zayed Mosque Abu Dhabi is one such mosque which
Islam and multiculturalism in Kuwait Different cultures are really welcomed by Islam. Only about 40% of the country’s population is Kuwaitis. 35% of the population is those from surrounding Middle Eastern nations such as Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Yemen and Palestine. In addition, about 9% of the population is Indians, 4% are Persian and the rest (7%) are from other foreign nationalities. This shows that there is a large percentage3 of people in Kuwait who aren’t Kuwaiti citizens
is a European religion as it was found in the Roman Empire then spread worldwide, most Catholics live in Latin America covering 40 percent of the worlds Catholics. Catholicism reached its popularity in the Middle Ages and they spread their religion using Missionaries to travel to other continents, after the fall of the Roman Empire Catholicism was still popular and had a major influence in Europe. Time went on and Catholicism spread to the New World thanks to Portuguese, Spanish, and French explores
death. The routes were also important in the spread of religion throughout Eurasia. One religion that spread through the Silk Road was Buddhism, an example of this can be found in Bamiyan in Afghanistan, Mount Wutai in China and Borobudur in Indonesia. Cultures and religions like Islam, Christianity and Hinduism also spread through the Silk Road as travellers came across these religions and took it with them back to their countries. For example, Islam and hinduism were introduced in Indonesia and
predominantly Islamic nations, and the Philippines is the only Christian nation in Southeast Asia. The dominant religions of Southeast Asia are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. It is common for many countries to have more than one religion - like how Bali is predominantly a Hindu state, despite the majority of the rest of Indonesia following Islam. With Southeast Asia being an ever-changing region, it is not uncommon for several religions to have integrated with each other over the years, possibly
around the world. Today it is difficult to say who is fighting against whom, in these territories. For further complicate the situation, the United State of America and United Kingdom (Western civilizations), Russia (Orthodox civilization) and Saudi Arabia and Qatar (Islamic civilization) have an entered the theater with their individual objectives and expectations. The second armed conflict started in the Ukraine, where Pro-Russians (in Donbas and Lugansk) supported by Russia (Orthodox civilization)
implications for mankind, and 3) the crucial difference between Islam and Christianity regarding the nature of Jesus over issues such as His divinity, His crucifixion, His resurrection, and His ascension. It will be important to first establish Islamic beliefs, next to study Christian thoughts, and lastly to critically compare the two, considering both the motives behind the varied thoughts and the consequences of each interpretation. Though Islam claims to acknowledge Judaism and Christianity to a limited
coming as they did from various villages and being withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the penghulu council of the village in which they might trade. At the end of the seventeenth century the Islamic mystic Jamal al-Din started the reformation of the Islam in Minangkabau. Islamic brotherhoods like the Naqshabandiyya and the Qadiriyyah were the driving force behind this movement, which had acquired much influence in the region at the end of the eighteenth century. The surau, schools training boys and
the coming of the Prophet, but also by the peaceful spirit and love of peace found in many verses of the Holy Quran, among them the following statement of the Almighty: In Islam, negotiations are part of the decisive and serious dialogue that takes place between Muslims and others to end conflicts; negotiations enable the spread of the Islamic faith, foster good neighborly relations, strengthen the bonds of cordiality and cooperation, or facilitate the conclusion of cultural and economic treaties
next big conflict would occur in the Middle East between two camps: a camp led by Saudi Arabia, and a camp led by Iran. This war would happen because of the different political, and religious views of Saudi Arabia and Iran. Views on the causes of this war range from the very early conflict between the Persians and the Arabs in the rise of Islam to the current national rivalry between the state of Saudi Arabia and the state of Iran. These two relatively great powers have been playing a major role