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I Need a Baseline for this paragraph about islamic Architecture and Gothic Arch.. Will you help?
In a solid paragraoh can you identify specific elements of each, the Islamic Ar. along with Gothic arch. (comparing the two). What were some of the philosophies and ways of each?? Thanks, and 10 points to whomever gives me the most solid paragraph. Furthermore, school is over, so this is not an assignment, but I need good answers for this peer group I am leading.
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- Who is Allah? Allah means God. It is a personal name, which Allah calls Himself in the Quran. That is where we get it. It can also be found in an Aramaic copy of the Bible, and even Christian Arabs say Allah. Who is Jesus to us? Jesus peace be upon Him is a true prophet. Sent by Allah like Moses, Abraham, Lot, Noah, Jonah, Joseph …etc. Who were Jesus's parents? Jesus is the son of Virgin Mary, and he had no father. Allah created Jesus. Can Jesus, or Mohammed peace be upon them be worshipped? No, Allah does not accept that a cow, a person, an angel, a prophet, a stone, or anything be worshipped in place of him, or even along with Him. Worship must be to Allah the creator of them. Is Allah the same as what Christians call the father? Allah is the creator who Jesus worshipped. He is the Creator who spoke to Moses, and split the sea for Moses, and his followers. That is Allah. But Allah tells us: "Say Allah is one, He is Perfect, He has never begotten, nor was He begott, and there is no one equal to Him". Is there a trinity in Islam? No. Allah is perfect. Do we have free will? Yes, of course. Allah does not punish us for something we did not do on our own. But at the same time, our will is not inspire of Allah's will. We cannot do anything if Allah will not allow it. In other words nothing goes on in Allah's kingdom without His will. Did Allah create Evil? Yes, Allah created the good, and the bad. Whatever bad happens to us is due to our sins. We sin and Allah pardons much of what we do; however, when something bad happens to us it is our fault, and we are to blame. Bad things that happen to a person are a chance for that person to reflect, and ask: ”Why is this happening to me?” A chance for a person to return from his sin, and obey, and worship Allah. Do bad things happen to the believers (good people)? Yes, they do. But they appear bad to the believers cause they are things people don't like. Who likes breaking a leg? However, when a bad thing happens to a believer this believer is patient. He praises Allah in all circumstances. He knows Allah does not decree something unless it is for his own good. But how can breaking a leg are good for a beleiver? Because it is a chance for the believer to think about what he did wrong. Also because Allah forgives much of what we do, but those things we are not forgiven, they are forgiven due to our patience when we are struck by a calamity. Allah gives us better reward when a problem strikes us on earth if we are patient. This reward can be on earth, and it can be in Heaven. Does Allah hear my prayers? Yes. Does Allah answer my prayers? We know that Allah answers all the prayers of the believers. This can be in 4 ways: 1- Get what we are asking for! 2- Get something as good or better! 3- We get spared something bad that would have happened otherwise. 4- We get rewarded on the day of Judgment with a much greater reward than what we were asking for on earth. When does Allah not answer our prayers? * When it is bad for us! * When we ask, but not from our heart! * When we say: I asked and asked and He did not answer. * When we eat, drink, and wear unlawful, food, and clothes, and property that wa earned either through interest from the bank, or that was stolen, or if the food was pork, or the like. What can I ask of Allah? Any thing but don't ask Him to do things like make you a prophet. Cause He has already said that there will be no more prophets. You can ask Allah for guidance. Meaning you can ask Him to show you the correct religion. Where is Allah? Allah is the highest. He is high above ALL of His creation. He is ascended upon a Throne, which is greater than the heavens, and the Earth. Much much much greater than the heavens and the earth. So much greater that the heavens and the earth could fit in the footstool of the throne, and they would be like a ring thrown into an open desert. Allah is certainly the greatest. Does Allah look like us? No Allah is perfect. He is not like any of His creation. He has told us that He has Hands, Eyes, a Face, and Foot. But all of these attributes are befitting to His might and Glory. A Muslim does not say a single thing about Allah other than what Allah says about Himself. We don't say He is like a clover, He got tired, He is Jealous! Allah is Perfect, and Unique. What does it mean to believe in Allah? It means to believe in Allah in total perfection, and uniqueness. It means to believe in His prophets cause they are His, and He sent them. We cannot pick and choose. A Muslim must believe in all the prophets of Allah. It means to believe in the Angles! We must love them all, we cannot hate an Angel say, for example, to hate Michael who is charged with rain, and the vegetation of the Earth, or Gabriel who is charged with revelation (brings down the scriptures to the prophets). It means to believe in Allah's predestination of good,
