Religion-Culture

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  • 701 BCE

    What events may have impacted and transformed the expression over time?

    When Islam was introduced to the Arabs Culture, Islam prohibited female infanticide and recognized women’s full person hood. When girls were born, they were buried alive due to their gender. Arabs before Islam where ashamed of females. After Islam, women, were given their full rights. Islam respects women and gave them liberty.
    Many remarkable women after Islam became:
    Scholars
    Businesswoman
    Warriors
    Poets
    Respected Wives
  • 680 BCE

    What factors may have contributed to the changes experienced by a cultural expression?

    New ideologies such as Islam. At the the age of ignorance ("Jahiliyyah"), Arabs were living off of personal thoughts, greed in power, and hierarchy ranks rather than faith & trust in God.
    Islam has promoted faith in Allah (God, the one and only) peace & equality. The commands ordered on Muslims are all for their own good.
  • 622 BCE

    About Islam

    In 622, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) traveled from Mecca to Medina with his supporters. This journey became known as the Hijra, and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
    Followers worship Allah by praying and reciting the Quran. They believe there will be a day of judgment, and life after death.
    The Quran is considered the most important book for Muslims, the text is considered as sacred word of Go. It contains 114 Surahs (chapters) for guiding Human Beings.
  • 613 BCE

    About Islam

    Islam is the world's second-largest religion with over 1.8 billion followers; Muslims. Islam, a monotheistic faith that is lead by the book of the Holy Quran and was revealed through Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
    About 613A.D, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) began preaching throughout Mecca the messages he received. He taught that there was no other God but Allah and that Muslims should devote their lives to this God.
  • 610 BCE

    When did Islam start affecting the Arab Culture

    Scholars date the creation of Islam to the 7th century (610 A.D), making it the youngest of the major world religions.
    Islam started in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
  • 610 BCE

    Researched Info. regarding the impact on the expression over time:

    Islam restored women’s rights and gave women any degree of freedom. The Quran admonishes the Arabs against killing their children for fear of poverty and promises sustenance for them. The primary goal of the law (shari’a) is to institute justice, protect the human rights of all members of all different groups regardless of their gender, & race of religion. Islam sought to secure rights of women, slaves, minorities, children at the time, known as the age of ignorance ("Jahiliyyah").
  • 501 BCE

    Guiding Question

    How has Islam built the Arab-culture?
  • Period: 1 BCE to

    Religious expression on gender equality in the Arab culture

    Many religions shape the way of a culture, as religious beliefs have strong influence on cultures.
    Islam is the Muslim religion, a monotheistic faith that is lead by the book of the Holy Quran and was revealed through Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
    Today, the Arabs culture is mostly based on Holy Quran. Many cultural traditions, appearances, language, etc. are learnt from the religion.
  • Period: 1 BCE to

    Religious expression on gender equality in the Arab culture

    Islam improved the women status compared to earlier Arab culture, prohibiting female infanticide and recognized women’s full person hood.
    Women after Islam:
    -Gets a dowry (marriage) for herself not the family
    -Rights and inheritance
    -Education
    Muslim Women Today:
    -Active in organizations; development projects; economic, education, health, and political projects
    -In the Holy book of Quran, there is a chapter for women: Surat Al Nisa’a, (some may translate as a chapter : The Women)
  • Period: 1 CE to 601

    Pre Islam

    Male dominance
  • Period: 555 to 619

    Great Women after Islam-Al Sayeda Khadija Bint Khuwaylid (may God be pleased with her) (السيدة خديجة بنت خويلد)

    -Ameerat-Quraysh (“Princess of Quraysh”) and al-Tahira (“The Pure One”)
    -One of Islam’s most remarkable woman
    -She inherited her father’s skills at a time in history when society was male-dominated and dangerous.
    -She was a successful businesswoman with a reputation of fair-dealing and high-quality goods from Mecca to Syria & to Yemen
    -She asked the prophet Muhammad (SAWS) to marry her when she was 15 years older than him
    -She was the 1st Muslim Women
  • Period: 575 to 645

    Great Women after Islam-Al Khansaa (الخنساء)

    -Poet
    -Lost 4 children but was strong because it was all for Islam with full trust of what God has written on them
  • Period: 605 to 678

    Great Women after Islam-Asmaa bint Abu Bakr (اسماء بنت ابو بكر)

    -Asmâ’ was called Zât an-Nitâqayn (the possessor of the two scarves) because she split her scarf into two parts in order to deliver food and water to the Prophet (pbuh) and her father, Abu Bakr in the Thawr cave when immigrating to Medina.
    -Took part in Battle of Yarmouk
  • Period: 619 to 632

    Great Women after Islam- Aisha Bint Abu Bakr ( عيشة بينت أبو بكر)

    Was a Scholar
    - The wife of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). She contributed more than 2,000 hadiths (sayings of the Prophet) to mankind.
    -Women turned to Aisha (mGbp) for issues in their lives as well as marital advice. When a girl came to Aisha (mGbp) unhappy that her father was forcing an arranged marriage upon her, Aisha (mGbp) brought the matter to the Prophet (pbuh) who for the first time- established that a woman’s choice in marriage was hers to make.
  • 625

    Great Women after Islam-Nusaybah bint Ka’ab (نسيبة بنت كعب)

    -She taught Islam
    -She was a true believer
    -Brave warrior
  • Period: 632 to 661

    The Rashidun Caliphates

    Beginning of the Islamic Empire, the beginning of Muslims spreading peace, justice and faith.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    The Umayyad Caliphate- Great Islamic Women

    Atikah bint Yazid was a princess, a scholar and generous because she gave her money to the poor.
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    The Abbasid Caliphate

    The Qur’anic verses banning female infanticide testify.
  • Period: 909 to 1171

    The Fatimid Caliphate -Egypt

    Wealth and riches were acquired and how they were lost through confiscation, women's wealth management and spending strategies, women as patrons of architecture, and architectural patronage under the caliphate of al-'Aziz.
  • Period: 929 to 1031

    The Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba in Islamic Spain

    Women played prominent roles within this culture. Some of the most influential women of Al-Andalus' included: Al-Zahra, concubine of the caliph Abd al-Rahman III, for whom his new palace complex was most likely named. Subh, the wife of caliph Al-Hakam II and architect of secretary Al-Mansur’s rise as chief minister and army commander. Itimad al-Rumaykiyya, poetess and wife of taifa king al-Mutamid of Seville.
  • 1250

    Great Women After Islam-Shajarat Al Durr (شجرة الدر)

    Shajarat Al Durr (شجرة الدر)
    -Second Muslim woman to be Monarch in the Islamic History.
    -She concealed her husband's death during the 7th crusade against Egypt. Shajar al-Durr informed only the commander of all the Egyptian army the chief eunuch who controlled the palace of the Sultan's death.The deceased husband didn't leave any testimony but before his death, the Sultan signed a large number of blank papers; which were then used by Shajarat Al Durr giving Sultanic orders.
  • 1453

    Great Women after Islam-Khawla bint Al Azwar (خولة بنت الأزور)

    -A Warrior during the 7th century, side by side with her brother.
    -Muslim Conquests for Syria, Palestine & Jordan.
    -Battle of Yarmouk in 636 against the Byzantine empire. On the 4th day of the battle she led a group of women against the Byzantine army and was wounded during her fight with a Greek soldier.
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Ottoman Caliphate

    Ottoman women were permitted to participate in the legal system, purchase and sell property, inherit and bequeath wealth, and participate in other financial activities.
  • Period: to

    The Sokoto Caliphate- West Africa (Sudan)

    Men and women, trained in the occupations of spinner, weaver, dyer, tailor and embroiderer, manufactured the renowned textile products of the Sokoto Caliphate.
  • Period: to

    The Sharifian Caliphate- Saudi Arabia

    Currently, women is Saudi Arabia have full rights: marraige, jobs opertunities, etc.
    - recently started driving
    -Travel
    -Respect
    -Freedom

  • Function of Expression

    The function of religion on culture is to live the right way. Islam has commands for Muslims to follow. They are all based off of what God, Allah, knows what’s best for humans. Gender Equality:
    In Islam, all humans are equal but different. All are with different abilities, wealth, ambitions, so on. Islam has brought equality between women and men in the Arab Culture.

  • Who is impacted by the expression?

    Women

  • What historical, social and political perspectives affect the present day interpretation of the expression?

    Politics-
    Islam is shown as a threat to the world, terrorism, and Muslims are called terrorist.
    Islam, as a religion, is being confused with the culture. The world is blaming all Muslims and Islam because of a bunch of uneducated/extremists who can’t adapt to the globalization and the thought of Islam indulging with culture.

  • Resources

    Islamic Ethics | The Institute of Ismaili Studies. Retrieved from https://iis.ac.uk/islamic-ethics#anchor7
    الألوكة, ش., & الإسلام, ح. حال المرأة قبل الإسلام. Retrieved from https://www.alukah.net/web/shaybatulhamd/0/116745/
    Women and Islam - Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Retrieved from http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e2510
    Women - Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Retrieved from http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/print/opr/t243/e370

  • Resources

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    Are men and women unequal in Islam?. Retrieved from http://www.asma-lamrabet.com/articles/are-men-and-women-unequal-in-islam/
    Essay - Historical Background. Retrieved from http://www.mwlusa.org/topics/history/herstory.html
    Islam. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/religion/islam
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  • Resources

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    ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. doi:10.1163/1875-3922_q3_com_00007