Islamic Religion

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in 570AD. When he was forty he was called to become God�s messenger. The Angel Gabriel came to Mohammed and taught him the verses of the Holy Quaran, which is the Holy Book of Islam. At that time the Arabs had many beliefs and gods, but Mohammed taught that there was only one god. In Islam they are not allowed to make pictures of God, because it is said that an artist can only express him/herself based on experience. Muslims don�t see God as an "old man wise and bearded," nor do they describe God as a "Spirit." Because they believe that the "spirit" is also part of God�s creation. Muslims are prohibited to put anything between them and God, and are not allowed to direct prayers toward any of the prophets. So they are to direct their prayers directly to the Creator, Allah.
Saudi Arabia is a special place in the Islamic world because it is the birthplace and heartland of Islam. It is so cherished because the sacred Ka�abah, a black cube-shaped stone is in the square of the Holy ...

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Makkah to Medina in the year 622 AD. So for example 1996 AD would be around 1417 AH in Saudi Arabian terms.
In most Islamic countries treatment of female citizens goes along with pleasing an "ancient sexist cultural tradition." The traditions of the anti-Islamic cultures have taken over the Islamic teachings where women and men are viewed equal. Women in Islam have the right of inheritance and the right of individual independent ownership free from their father, husband, brother, son or anyone else. Muslim women have the right to accept or reject a marriage proposal, they also have the right by a mutual agreement to clarify in the marriage contract that she has the right to divorce, ...

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