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The Muslims and Sri Lanka By Kamalika Pieris

The first wave of Muslims to arrive in Sri Lanka came from West Asia. Therefore let us briefly look at the Muslim achievements in West Asia. Islam originated in the Arab Peninsula, where the Prophet Mohammed preached in 622 AD. Islamic religious teachings are held in the Koran and the Islamic social life is guided by the Islamic Sharia Law. …

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The church that’s opened its doors to Islam: Christians roll out welcome to Muslims who were having to pray in the wind and rain because their mosque was so small

  The Syed Shah Mustafa Jame Masjid mosque was too small to fit everyone in Church minister Rev Isaac Poobalan saw worshippers praying outside Now he has handed over part of St John's Episcopal Church in Aberdeen Bishop says: 'It would be good to think we can change the world' By HELEN LAWSON A Scottish church has become the first in …

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The Religion Of Islam

  The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism after Karl Marx. Nor was it named after a …

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