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Contact with industrialized nations brought Muslim populations to new areas through economic migration. Many Muslims migrated as indentured servants, from mostly India and Indonesia , to the Caribbean , forming the largest Muslim populations by percentage in the Americas. There are more and more new Muslim intellectuals who increasingly separate perennial Islamic beliefs from archaic cultural traditions.

Its supporters say that there are multiple ways to read Islam's sacred texts, and they stress the need to leave room for "independent thought on religious matters". Secular powers such as the Chinese Red Guards closed many mosques and destroyed Qurans, [] and Communist Albania became the first country to ban the practice of every religion. Jamal-al-Din al-Afghani , along with his acolyte Muhammad Abduh , have been credited as forerunners of the Islamic revival. In Turkey , the Islamist AK Party has democratically been in power for about a decade, while Islamist parties did well in elections following the Arab Spring.

Piety appears to be deepening worldwide. It is estimated that, by , the number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world, "driven primarily by differences in fertility rates and the size of youth populations among the world's major religions, as well as by people switching faiths. Sunnis believe that the first four caliphs were the rightful successors to Muhammad; since God did not specify any particular leaders to succeed him and those leaders were elected. Sunnis believe that anyone who is righteous and just could be a caliph but they have to act according to the Quran and the Hadith, the example of Muhammad and give the people their rights.

For legal matters derived from the Quran or the Hadith, many follow four sunni madh'habs schools of thought: Hanafi , Hanbali , Maliki and Shafi'i. All four accept the validity of the others and a Muslim may choose any one that he or she finds agreeable. The Salafi movement claim to take the first three generations of Muslims, known as the salaf , as exemplary models.

The Deobandi movement is a reformist movement originating in South Asia, influenced by the Wahhabi movement. While the Sunnis believe that a Caliph should be elected by the community, Shia's believe that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib , as his successor and only certain descendants of Ali could be Imams.

Other points of contention include certain practices viewed as innovating the religion, such as the mourning practice of tatbir , and the cursing of figures revered by Sunnis. Shia Islam has several branches, the most prominent being the Twelvers the largest branch , Zaidis and Ismailis.

Different branches accept different descendants of Ali as Imams. The Zaydis consider Zayd ibn Ali , the uncle of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq , as their fifth Imam, and follow a different line of succession after him. Other smaller groups include the Bohra as well as the Alawites and Alevi. Sufism , or tasawwuf Arabic: It is not a sect of Islam and its adherents belong to the various Muslim denominations.

Classical Sufi scholars have focused on the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God by making use of "intuitive and emotional faculties" that one must be trained to use. The Barelvi movement is a Sufi-influenced revivalist movement within Sunni Islam with over million followers, [] largely in South Asia. Central Asia is considered to be a center of Sufism. Sufism has played a significant role in fighting against Tsars of Russia and Soviet colonization. Non-denominational Muslims is an umbrella term that has been used for and by Muslims who do not belong to or do not self-identify with a specific Islamic denomination.

At least one in five Muslims in at least 22 countries self-identify in this way. Some movements, such as the Druze , Berghouata and Ha-Mim , either emerged from Islam or came to share certain beliefs with Islam and whether each is separate a religion or a sect of Islam is sometimes controversial.

The majority of Muslims live in Asia and Africa. Most estimates indicate that the China has approximately 20 to 30 million Muslims 1. According to the Pew Research Center , Islam is set to equal Christianity worldwide in number of adherents by the year Islam is set to grow faster than any other major world religion, reaching a total number of 2. Causes of this trend involve high fertility rates as a factor, with Muslims having a rate of 3.

Countries such as Nigeria and the Republic of Macedonia are expected to have Muslim majorities by In India, the Muslim population will be larger than any other country. The term " Islamic culture " could be used to mean aspects of culture that pertain to the religion, such as festivals and dress code. It is also controversially used to denote the cultural aspects of traditionally Muslim people. Perhaps the most important expression of Islamic architecture is that of the mosque.

For example, North African and Spanish Islamic architecture such as the Great Mosque of Kairouan contain marble and porphyry columns from Roman and Byzantine buildings, [] while mosques in Indonesia often have multi-tiered roofs from local Javanese styles. Great Mosque of Xi'an in Xi'an , China. Dome in Po-i-Kalyan , Bukhara , Uzbekistan. Interior of domes in the Alabaster Mosque in Cairo , Egypt. Islamic art encompasses the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people not necessarily Muslim who lived within the territory that was inhabited by Muslim populations.

However this rule has been interpreted in different ways by different scholars and in different historical periods, and there are examples of paintings of both animals and humans in Mughal, Persian and Turkish art. The existence of this aversion to creating images of animate beings has been used to explain the prevalence of calligraphy, tessellation and pattern as key aspects of Islamic artistic culture. Islamic calligraphy representing various planets. Geometric arabesque tiling on the underside of the dome of Hafiz Shirazi's tomb in Shiraz , Iran.

The formal beginning of the Muslim era was chosen, reportedly by Caliph Umar , to be the Hijra in CE, which was an important turning point in Muhammad's fortunes. It is a lunar calendar with days lasting from sunset to sunset.

The most important Islamic festivals are Eid al-Fitr Arabic: Criticism of Islam has existed since Islam's formative stages. Early criticism came from Christian authors, many of whom viewed Islam as a Christian heresy or a form of idolatry and often explained it in apocalyptic terms. Objects of criticism include the morality of the life of Muhammad, the last law bearing prophet of Islam, both in his public and personal life, [] [] as seen in medieval Christian views on Muhammad.

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The staple of his religious philosophy was arguing that the creator was the center point of all human life that played a direct role in all world affairs. Al-Ghazali's influence was not limited to Islam, but in fact his works were widely circulated among Christian and Hebrew scholars and philosophers. Some of the more notable philosophers and scholars in the west include David Hume, Dante, and St. One of the more notable achievements of Ghazali were his writing and reform of education that laid the path of Islamic Education from the 12th to the 19th centuries CE.

Al-Ghazali's works were heavily relied upon by Islamic mathematicians and astronomers such as At-Tusi.

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Early childhood development was a central focal point of Al-Ghazali. He worked to influence and develop a program to mold the young minds of children at an early age to develop their mind and character. He stressed that socialization, family, and schools were central in the achievement of language, morality, and behavior.

He emphasized incorporating physical fitness such as games that were important in the development of young minds to attract the idea of attending schools and maintaining an education. In addition, he stressed the importance of understanding and sharing cultures in the classrooms to achieve a civic harmony that would be expressed outside the classroom and kindness to one another.

In his writings he placed this responsibility upon the teachers. His treatise on early education centered on Islamic laws, God, and memorizing the Qur'an to achieve literary skill. Ghazali emphasized the importance that there should be a dual respect in regard to the teacher and the pupil.

Whereas the teacher guides the student and takes the role of a father figure and offers council to the student, and the student respects the teacher as a patriarch. He stressed that the teacher needed to pay attention to the learning paces of his students so that he could help them be successful in academic achievements.

He believed himself to be more mystical or religious that he was philosophical however, he is more widely regarded by some scholars as a leading figure of Islamic philosophy and thought. He describes his philosophical approach as a seeker of true knowledge, a deeper understanding of the philosophical and scientific, and a better understanding of mysticism and cognition. But his work and ethical approach transcends another boundary into the Islamic business practice.

Traditional Islamist's are influenced by Ghazali's writings since he was indebted to writing about and incorporating Sharia Law. They emphasize, "His mastery of philosophical logic and reasoning earned him the title of philosopher without losing his status as a religious scholar. Therefore, they approach the business perspective with the same ideology and organizational thought. Al-Ghazali mentioned the number of his works "more than 70" in one of his letters to Sultan Sanjar in the late years of his life. The tradition of falsely attributing works to Al-Ghazali increased in the 13th century, after the dissemination of the large corpus of works by Ibn Arabi.

Many, perhaps most, later Muslims concurred and, according to Watt, some have even considered him to be the greatest Muslim after Muhammad. He was called The Proof of Islam and undoubtedly was worthy of the name, absolutely trustworthy in respect of the Faith How many an epitome has he given us setting forth the basic principles of religion: How many a simple explanation has he given us of what was hard to fathom, with brief elucidation and clear solution of knotty problems. He used moderation, being quiet but decisive in silencing an adversary, though his words were like a sharp sword-thrust in refuting a slanderer and protecting the high-road of guidance.

He studied fiqh in his own town, then he moved to Nisapur in the company of a group of students. He stayed with the Imaam al-Haramayn and gained a deep knowledge of fiqh within a short period. Ibn Rushd Averroes , a rationalist, famously responded that "to say that philosophers are incoherent is itself to make an incoherent statement. By issuing such a warning, al-Ghazali is in fact protecting the scientific enterprise for future generations by insulating it from being mixed with theoretical philosophy that could eventually dilute science itself to a field based on conjecture and reasoning alone.

Al-Ghazali was commonly accused by Orientalist scholars of causing a decline in scientific advancement in Islam because of his refutation of the new philosophies of his time. He believed he saw danger in the statements made by philosophers that suggested that God was not all-knowing or even non-existent, which strongly contradicted his orthodox Islamic belief. He is known today for his role in protecting the traditional Islamic beliefs of the Muslim culture.

His contributions played a role in the revival of the Islamic faith as taught by the prophet Muhammad before him, despite the challenges presented by philosophy during his time. Most aspects of Al-Ghazali's life were heavily influenced by his Islamic beliefs, and his economic philosophy was no exception. He held economic activity to a very high level of importance in his life and thought that others should as well, as he felt that it was not only necessary for the overall benefit to society but also to achieve spiritual wholeness and salvation.

In his view, the worldly life of humanity depended on the economic activity of people and so he considered being economically active to be a mandated part of the Sharia law. He established three goals of economic activity that he believed were part of one's religious obligation as well as beneficial to the individual: Conversely, he discouraged people from purchasing or possessing excessive material items, suggesting that any additional money earned could be given to provide for the poor. Al-Ghazali thought that it should not be necessary to force equality of income in society but that people should be driven by "the spirit of Islamic brotherhood" to share their wealth willingly, but he recognized that it is not always the case.

He believed that wealth earned could be used in two potential manners. One is for good, such as maintaining the health of oneself and their family as well as taking care of others and any other actions seen as positive for the Islamic community. The other is what Al-Ghazali would consider misuse, spending it selfishly on extravagant or unnecessary material items.

In terms of trade, Al-Ghazali discussed the necessity of exchanging goods across close cities as well as larger borders because it allows more goods, which may be necessary and not yet available, to be accessible to more people in various locations. He recognized the necessity of trade and its overall beneficial effect on the economy, but making money in that way might not be considered the most virtuous in his beliefs. He did not support people taking "excessive" profits from their trade sales. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other people named Al- Ghazali, see Ghazali.

Notable early Notable modern Singers. The Revival of the Religious Sciences. The Alchemy of Happiness. Theories, Models, Applications, p Retrieved 17 December Adamec , Historical Dictionary of Islam , p. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Winter ed. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Historical Sources "A native of Khorassan, of Persian origin, the Muslim theologian, sufi mystic, and philosopher Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali is one of the great figures of Islamic religious thought Smith, Islam in America , p.

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George Saliba, a Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science at Columbia University who specializes in the development of astronomy within Islamic civilization, calls this view the "classical narrative" Saliba, Retrieved 23 February The Varieties of Religious Experience. Lumbard, Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition: Essays by Western Muslim Scholars, p. Retrieved April 23, The Islamic Text Society.

This period has tentatively been called the Golden Age of Arabic philosophy Gutas It is in this period, and especially in the thirteenth century, that the major changes in the coverage and structure of Avicennan logic were introduced; these changes were mainly introduced in free-standing treatises on logic. Many of the major textbooks for teaching logic in later centuries come from this period. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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Muhammad — prepared the Constitution of Medina , taught the Quran , and advised his companions. Ali fourth caliph taught. Aisha , Muhammad's wife and Abu Bakr 's daughter taught. Abd Allah ibn Abbas taught. Zayd ibn Thabit taught. Umar second caliph taught. Abu Hurairah — taught. Alqama ibn Qays died taught.

Husayn ibn Ali — taught. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr taught and raised by Aisha. Urwah ibn Zubayr died taught by Aisha, he then taught.

Said ibn al-Musayyib taught. Abdullah ibn Umar taught. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr taught by Aisha, he then taught. Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin — taught.

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