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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What does Islam say about war? 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; self-defense, in defense of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; forcibly from their homes. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock. As Muslims&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; see it, injustice would be triumphant in the world if good men were not prepared to risk&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; their lives in a righteous cause. The Quran says: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Fight in the cause of God against those who fight&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love transgressors. (2:190) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If they seek peace, then seek you peace. And trust&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in God for He is the One that heareth and knoweth all things. (8:61) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; War, therefore, is the last resort, and is subject&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; to the rigorous conditions laid down by the sacred law. The term jihad literally means&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 'struggle', and Muslims believe that there are two kinds of jihad. The other 'jihad' is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the inner struggle which everyone wages against egotistic desires, for the sake of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; attaining inner peace. </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What about food? 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Although much simpler than the dietary law followed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; by Jews and the early Christians, the code which Muslims observe forbids the consumption&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; of pig meat or any kind of intoxicating drink. The Prophet taught that 'your body has&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; rights over you', and the consumption of wholesome food and the leading of a healthy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; lifestyle are seen as religious obligations. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The Prophet said: 'Ask God for certainty [of faith]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; and well-being; for after certainty, no one is given any gift better than health!' </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">How does Islam guarantee human rights? 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom of conscience is laid down by the Quran&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; itself: 'There is no compulsion in religion'. (2:256) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; state are considered sacred whether a person is Muslim or not. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Quran&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; speaks of human equality in the following terms: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you in piety.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; God is All-Knowing, All Aware (49:13) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm29a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">University Mosque of Al Azhar - a center of learning since 969 AD.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm29b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 
Mosque in Iran.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mosque in Mali.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Islam in the United States 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It is almost impossible to generalize about American&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Muslims: converts, immigrants, factory workers, doctors; all are making their own&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; contribution to America's future. This complex community is unified by a common faith,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; underpinned by a countrywide network of a thousand mosques. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Muslims were early arrivals in North America. By the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; eighteenth century there were many thousands of them, working as slaves on plantations.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; These early communities, cut off from their heritage and families, inevitably lost their&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Islamic identity as time went by. Today many Afro-American Muslims play an important role&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in the Islamic community. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm28a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 
Mosque in New Mexico, U.S.A.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The nineteenth century, however, saw the beginnings&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; of an influx of Arab Muslims, most of whom settled in the major industrial centers where&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; they worshipped in hired rooms. The early twentieth century witnessed the arrival of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; several hundred thousand Muslims from Eastern Europe: the first Albanian mosque was opened&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in Maine in 1915; others soon followed, and a group of Polish Muslims opened a mosque in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Brooklyn in 1928. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In 1947 the Washington Islamic Center was founded&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; during the term of President Truman, and several nationwide organizations were set up in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the fifties. The same period saw the establishment of other communities whose lives were&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in many ways modeled after Islam. More recently, numerous members of these groups have&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; entered the fold of Muslim orthodoxy. Today there are about five million Muslims in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; America. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm31a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 
The Islamic Cultural Center, Washington DC.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Muslim World 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The Muslim population of the world is around one&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; billion. 30% of Muslims live in the Indian subcontinent, 20% in Sub-Saharan Africa, 17% in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Southeast Asia, 18% in the Arab World, 10% in the Soviet Union and China. Turkey, Iran and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Afghanistan comprise 10% of the non-Arab Middle East. Although there are Muslim minorities&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in almost every area, including Latin America and Australia, they are most numerous in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Soviet Union, India, and central Africa. There are 5 million Muslims in the United States.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </li>
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O mankind! We created you from a&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Quran, 49:13) </blockquote>

[QUOTE="gazaly, post: 1301655, member: 10197"] [LIST] [*][B][FONT=Arial]What does Islam say about war?[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in self-defense, in defense of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be triumphant in the world if good men were not prepared to risk their lives in a righteous cause. The Quran says: [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love transgressors. (2:190) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]If they seek peace, then seek you peace. And trust in God for He is the One that heareth and knoweth all things. (8:61) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]War, therefore, is the last resort, and is subject to the rigorous conditions laid down by the sacred law. The term jihad literally means 'struggle', and Muslims believe that there are two kinds of jihad. The other 'jihad' is the inner struggle which everyone wages against egotistic desires, for the sake of attaining inner peace. [/COLOR][/FONT] [*][B][FONT=Arial]What about food?[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Although much simpler than the dietary law followed by Jews and the early Christians, the code which Muslims observe forbids the consumption of pig meat or any kind of intoxicating drink. The Prophet taught that 'your body has rights over you', and the consumption of wholesome food and the leading of a healthy lifestyle are seen as religious obligations. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]The Prophet said: 'Ask God for certainty [of faith] and well-being; for after certainty, no one is given any gift better than health!' [/COLOR][/FONT] [*][B][FONT=Arial]How does Islam guarantee human rights? [/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Freedom of conscience is laid down by the Quran itself: 'There is no compulsion in religion'. (2:256) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether a person is Muslim or not. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Quran speaks of human equality in the following terms: [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All Aware (49:13) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][IMG]http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm29a.jpg[/IMG][/FONT] [*][FONT=Arial]University Mosque of Al Azhar - a center of learning since 969 AD.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][IMG]http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm29b.jpg[/IMG] Mosque in Iran. Mosque in Mali.[/FONT][/LIST] [LIST] [*][B][FONT=Arial]Islam in the United States[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]It is almost impossible to generalize about American Muslims: converts, immigrants, factory workers, doctors; all are making their own contribution to America's future. This complex community is unified by a common faith, underpinned by a countrywide network of a thousand mosques. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]Muslims were early arrivals in North America. By the eighteenth century there were many thousands of them, working as slaves on plantations. These early communities, cut off from their heritage and families, inevitably lost their Islamic identity as time went by. Today many Afro-American Muslims play an important role in the Islamic community. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][IMG]http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm28a.jpg[/IMG] Mosque in New Mexico, U.S.A.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]The nineteenth century, however, saw the beginnings of an influx of Arab Muslims, most of whom settled in the major industrial centers where they worshipped in hired rooms. The early twentieth century witnessed the arrival of several hundred thousand Muslims from Eastern Europe: the first Albanian mosque was opened in Maine in 1915; others soon followed, and a group of Polish Muslims opened a mosque in Brooklyn in 1928. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]In 1947 the Washington Islamic Center was founded during the term of President Truman, and several nationwide organizations were set up in the fifties. The same period saw the establishment of other communities whose lives were in many ways modeled after Islam. More recently, numerous members of these groups have entered the fold of Muslim orthodoxy. Today there are about five million Muslims in America. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][IMG]http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/uiatm31a.jpg[/IMG] The Islamic Cultural Center, Washington DC.[/FONT][/LIST] [LIST] [*][B][FONT=Arial]The Muslim World[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]The Muslim population of the world is around one billion. 30% of Muslims live in the Indian subcontinent, 20% in Sub-Saharan Africa, 17% in Southeast Asia, 18% in the Arab World, 10% in the Soviet Union and China. Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan comprise 10% of the non-Arab Middle East. Although there are Muslim minorities in almost every area, including Latin America and Australia, they are most numerous in the Soviet Union, India, and central Africa. There are 5 million Muslims in the United States. [/COLOR][/FONT][/LIST][CENTER][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Quran, 49:13) [/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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