Berlin, Germany

Islam and the West: Historical and Contemporary Dimensions

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: humanities
University website: www.berlin.bard.edu
Islam
Islam () is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion and the fastest-growing major religion in the world, with over 1.8 billion followers or 24.1% of the global population, known as Muslims. Muslims make up a majority of the population in 50 countries. Islam teaches that God is merciful, all-powerful, unique and has guided mankind through prophets, revealed scriptures and natural signs. The primary scriptures of Islam are the Quran, viewed by Muslims as the verbatim word of God, and the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, composed of accounts called hadith) of Muhammad (c. 570–8 June 632 CE).
West
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east.
Islam
Terrorism is terrorism, violence is violence, and it has no place in Islamic teaching, and no justification can be provided for it, or any kind of excuses or ifs or buts. Good intentions cannot convert a wrong into good; they cannot convert an evil into good.
Fatwa by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri [6] and [7]
Islam
As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims] … it is declared … that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
The Treaty of Tripoli (January 4, 1797), written by Joel Barlow, carried unanimously by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by President John Adams.
Islam
And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah: for Allah sees Well all that ye do.
Sura 2:110 (The Cow, سورة البقرة) as translated by Yusuf Ali as translated by Marmaduke Pickthall
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