Visit my blog to read a short article about this issue: http://drparvezahmed.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-islam-compatible-with-american.html Also, read a scholarly article about the commonalities between American constitutional law and Islamic law. Undoubtedly there are major differences in the details of the but not on overarching principles. This point is being made by...

Question – How long are the prayers (time involved)? Do families pray together or are prayers individualistic? In Islam there are many forms of prayers and supplications. The prayer that Muslims are most often identified with are the obligatory prayers, which are prayed 5 times a day. Prayers are viewed as a direct link between the worshiper and God, without...

Question – What about the place of women? Where do they pray and learn? Are women held to the same standards as men? Women can pray or learn in public or private. She can attend worship services at the mosque. She can attend school or universities. She can pursue whatever profession she chooses. She has the right to choose in marriage and initiate divorce. She...

The evidence about the possibility of Muslim presence in pre-Columbus America is controversial. Linguist Barry Fell in his work Saga America (1980) pointed out that in Inyo county, California, there exists an early American petrogyph (rock carving) which stated in Arabic: “Yasus ben Maria” (“Jesus, Son of Mary”), a phrase commonly found in...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam claim a common father figure – Abraham. I am attaching file that shows the lineage of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad and how they all trace to a common father – Abraham. Muslims sees Judaism and Christianity as earlier versions of Islam. Muslims view Islam as the final revelation of the Abrahamic traditions. The Islamic...