Describe the following features of islam (hijra, jihad, sharia, caliph, quran, mosque)

Hijra, Jihad, Sharia, Quran, Caliphate and Mosque all these terms are related to Islamic religion and are the elements of Islamic religion.  

Features of Islam:

1) Hijra: Hegira or Hijrah is the Islamic journey of prophet Muhammad with his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 and 622 is the year from which the Islamic calendar begins and it represents the Muslim era beginning.

2) Jihad- Jihad meaning Struggle and Muslims have believed that jihad is internal and external efforts to defend the faith and jihads to build a Muslim society and another kind of jihad is the holy war that is to defend Islam only if necessary.

3) Sharia- It is a legal system of Islam that directs Muslim that how they should live the lives. It gives the guidelines of marriage, men and women dress and other principles for Muslims. Sharia is also the law for the harsh punishment of the crime committed.

4) Caliphate System or Caliphate- Caliph is an Islamic state in which Islamic servant or follower with the title of caliph considered to be a successor of political-religious to the messenger of God Muhammad and a leader of Muslim community.

5) Quran- A holy book of Muslims that have Allah as the first person in writing who speaking to Muhammad through the Gabriel containing 14 chapters known as Surahs.

6) Mosque- A place Muslim worships and Muhammad is considered who built the first mosque in his house courtyard in Medina. In the mosque, a decorative element known as Mihrab or Niche which indicates the direction to Mecca and towards Niche are prayers offered.

federal power is further limited with a system of checks and balances that gives each branch of government a measure of power over the others.

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the answer as multiple choice is c

africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the mediterranean sea, the red sea, the indian ocean, and the atlantic ocean. it is divided in half almost equally by the equator. the continent includes the islands of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

africa’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately.

the origin of the name “africa” is greatly disputed by scholars. most believe it stems from words used by the phoenicians, greeks, and romans. important words include the egyptian word afru-ika, meaning “motherland”; the greek word aphrike, meaning “without cold”; and the latin word aprica, meaning “sunny.”

today, africa is home to more countries than any other continent in the world. these countries are: morocco, western sahara (morocco), algeria, tunisia, libya, egypt, sudan, chad, niger, mali, mauritania, senegal, the gambia, guinea-bissau, guinea, sierra leone, liberia, côte d’ivoire, ghana, burkina faso, togo, benin, nigeria, cameroon, central africa republic, equatorial guinea, gabon, congo, democratic republic of the congo, angola, namibia, botswana, south africa, lesotho, swaziland, mozambique, zimbabwe, zambia, malawi, tanzania, rwanda, burundi, uganda, kenya, somalia, ethiopia, djibouti, eritrea and the island countries of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

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