Over the known history of humankind religion has had quite an effect of instilling fear. Specialists have explored themes in western history regarding Christianity and justice and mercy, rule and equity, discipline and love. Among those in the Levant, Al-Awza’i was leading in this discipline and later Al-Shafi’i. The schism between the two sects began after the death of Muhammad in 632 A.D., at which point a dispute over the identity of Muhammad’s religious successor caused the followers of Islam to divide into Sunnis and Shiites. In 630 A.D., after years of fighting and a truce that was violated by the Quraysh, he led his large army into Mecca, which fearfully surrendered without a fight. Let the bun fight commence. Ishaq (Isaac) is also Abraham’s son in the Bible and the Quran, and both he and his brother Ismail continued to preach after Ibrahim’s death. Lut (Lot) was of Ibrahim’s family who was sent to Canaan as the prophet to the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Isma’il (Ishmael) is Ibrahim’s son, born to Hagar and an ancestor of Muhammad’s.

Yousef (Joseph), was Ya’qub’s eleventh and most beloved son, whose brothers threw him in a well where he was rescued by a passing caravan. Sulaiman (Solomon), son of Dawud, had the ability to talk to animals and rule djin; he was the third king of the Jewish people and considered the greatest of world rulers. Muslims believe that all prophets gave guidance and instruction to their people about how to properly worship God and live their lives. In essence, all prophets taught the message of Islam – to find peace in your life through submission to the One Almighty Creator; to believe in God and to follow His guidance. Since the beginning of time, God has sent His guidance through these chosen people. During the 19th and 20th centuries, roughly 60 million people left Europe for overseas; more than half settled in the United States. Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, State Dept (US), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (US). This included an effort to disaccustom people from Chinese traditional religions and convert them into the nexus of State Shinto. That’s capitalism. The other is the planned economy, which some people call a command economy or a Marxist economy.

They were human beings who taught the people around them about faith in One Almighty God, and how to walk on the path of righteousness. Isa (Jesus) is considered a messenger of truth in the Quran who preached the straight path. The next largest religious affiliation is the 27% of the population who identify as either atheist or agnostic. Most Muslims harbor a deep hope that Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land will be restored to a land of peace where all religious believers can exist in harmony. This night journey further reinforced the link between Mecca and Jerusalem as holy cities and serves as an example of every Muslim’s deep devotion and spiritual connection with Jerusalem. The influence of Buddhist modernism could also be felt in the West, where lay-led organizations often offered meditation courses without much emphasis on devotion. There are 25 prophets mentioned by name in the Quran, although Muslims believe that there were much more in different times and places. Islam teaches that God has sent prophets to humanity, in different times and places, to communicate His message.

Shu’aib, sometimes associated with the Biblical Jethro, was a prophet sent to the Midianite community who worshipped a sacred tree. Saleh, about 200 years after Hud, was sent to the Thamud, who were descendants of the ‘Ad. Musa (Moses), brought up in the royal courts of Egypt and sent by Allah to preach monotheism to the Egyptians, was given the revelation of the Torah (called Tawrat in Arabic). Hud was sent to preach to the Arabic descendants of Nuh called ‘Ad, desert traders who had yet to embrace monotheism. The only book that was not falsified is the Qur’ân which is in the Arabic language. Idris (Enoch) was the third prophet after Adam and his son Seth and identified as the Bible’s Enoch. Calling Jesus God’s Son is an expression of His role in relation to God the Father. Muhammad, the father of the Islamic empire, was called to be a prophet at the age of 40, in 610 CE. Nuh (Noah), was a man who lived among unbelievers and was called on to share the message of the existence of a single god, Allah. If that happens, researchers from the University of California, Riverside found that the mistletoe plants may “share the tree” and rely more on photosynthesis for food to lessen the harm caused to the host tree.