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The Honor and Right of Women in Islam

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  The Honor and Right of Women in Islam A woman is the significant other, a soulmate for a man. She was created by God in a very distinct nature of feminine, gentle and physically weak compared to a man. The most dominant one is that she possess strong feelings, patience, and a soft and gentle heart. It is one of the wisdom on why it is women who should bear the burden in nurturing the children, as a very significant role in the household, tending to her husband and so on and so on. Concomitant with the flow of time, voices began to appear; voices that heralding their thoughts about how women should be wholly equalized with men, in the way of socializing, freedom, rights, position etc. They think that women nowadays, or, to be specific, women in Islam, are discriminated, intimidated, suppressed, shackled, tyrannized, etc. They think those things are degrading women; they think of women as boneless creatures without willpower, humiliated, etcetera, etcetera, until they consider it neces

Difference Between Islam and Sikhism

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  Difference Between Islam and Sikhism • Categorized under  Islam , Religion  |  Difference Between Islam and Sikhism Sikh Children Islam vs Sikhism Islam and Sikhism are two religions practiced in different parts of the world. They are different in almost everything like customs and practices. When Holy Quran is the holy book in Islam, it is Guru Granth Sahib in Sikhism. In  Islam,  it is believed that Gabriel, the angel, was the mediator of God who had revealed Quran to Mohammed. Ten gurus compiled the Guru Granth Sahib, which included passages from Sufis and Hindus. When there are five pillars in Islam, Sikhism has three pillars. The Five pillars are the duties a believer has to practice in life. They are Salat, Sahada, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj pilgrimage. The three pillars in Sikhism are Naam Japna, Kirat koro and Vachakko. Unlike Islam, Sikhism has Five K’s. The Five K’s are Kesh (uncut clean hair), Kangha (wooden comb), Kachera (clean white shorts), Kara (steel/iron bracelet) and Ki

Buddhism vs. Islam

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  Buddhism vs. Islam Diffen  ›  Philosophy  ›  Religion  ›  Islam On the surface,  Buddhism  and  Islam  have more differences than similarities in their philosophies. While Islam is a monotheistic religion that believes in worshiping an almighty God, Buddhism rejects the notion of a creator  God  but does honor enlightened beings as deities. Buddhism preaches  vegetarianism  and shunning alcohol and drugs. Islam also bans alcohol but does not preach vegetarianism. A Buddhist who takes a spiritual refuge outside the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is not considered a Buddhist. S/he may study and learn from other religions, but to consider another teaching and to honour someone outside the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha (collectively called the Sasana) as equal to or higher than the Sasana makes him/her a non Buddhist. Comparison chart Buddhism versus Islam comparison chart Buddhism Islam Practices Meditation, the Eightfold Path; right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right live

Similarities and Differences Between Islam and Hinduism

  Similarities and Differences Between Islam and Hinduism Topics:  Hinduism ,  Islam   Words: 437   Pages: 2   Nov 7th, 2021 The two religions; Hinduism and Islam are considered poles apart from each other for many reasons, though one fails to consider their similarities as well. Being humans, no matter what religion or sect one belongs to, they think that their knowledge of the religion is best. For instance, all human beings alike whether they are Hindus or Christians or Muslims seek guidance from their religion’s holy scriptures; that is for the Muslims it is The Holy Quran while the Vedas, Upanishads, Itihaas, Bhagavad Gita, and the Puranas are for Hindus. Are these two religions are different in concepts? Our experts can deliver a  customized essay  tailored to your instructions for only  $13.00   $11.05/page 304  qualified specialists online Learn more The most basic form of similarity between the two religions is the concept of; ‘see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil’ that

The Origins of Hindu-Muslim Conflict

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  The Origins of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in South Asia What are the historical origins of animosities between South Asia’s two largest religions? By  Akhilesh Pillalamarri March 16, 2019       Credit:  Teadmata via Wikimedia Commons ADVERTISEMENT It has lately become fashionable in some circles, particularly among individuals inundated in postcolonial thought, to  blame   the current  conflict between India and Pakistan, and more generally, strife between Hindus and Muslims on the British, and the British Raj’s colonial policies. In the  words  of Shashi Tharoor, an Indian parliamentarian: “The colonial project of ‘ divide et impera ’ (divide and rule) fomented religious antagonisms to facilitate continued imperial rule and reached its tragic culmination in 1947.” Some academics go even further, arguing that the very religious identities of Hindus and Muslims in the subcontinent were  constructed by the British , and as such, the subsequent strife between these groups was a function of t