Burese activists jailed for marking pro-democracy uprising

YANGON, Aug 17 – Five activists have been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for marching on the 20th anniversary of pro-democracy protests that were crushed by the Myanmar’s military rulers, an opposition party official said yesterday.
The sentencing Friday came two days ahead of a visit by UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who is promoting [...]

Four more Malaysian immigration officers nabbed again in work permit racket

By LOURDES CHARLES
Sources said the ACA officers have so far arrested four officers and two Indian nationals.
They are also said to have seized almost RM1mil worth of goods including RM600,000 cash and three luxury vehicles from the officers.
All of them were arrested last Thursday and have been ordered to be remanded for five days to [...]

Articles of faith in ISLAM

Articles of faith

Main articles: Aqidah and Iman

The Qur’an states that all Muslims must believe in God, his revelations, his angels, his messengers, and in the “Day of Judgment”.[15] Also, there are other beliefs that differ between particular sects. The Sunni concept of predestination is called divine decree,[16] while the Shi’a version is called divine justice. [...]

ISLAM Etymology and meaning: S-L-M

ISLAM Etymology and meaning: S-L-M
Sin-Lam-Mim
 

 
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Trilingual peace graphic _
(Hebrew Shalom שלום [in blue], –
Arabic Salam/Salaam السلام [in green]).

“Shalom” (in blue) and “Salām” (in green) mean “peace” in Hebrew and Arabic respectively and often represent a peace symbol.

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Contents

1 Etymology and meaning
2 Articles of faith

2.1 God
2.2 Qur’an
2.3 Angels
2.4 Muhammad
2.5 Resurrection and judgment
2.6 Predestination

3 Duties and practices

3.1 Five Pillars
3.2 Law

3.2.1 Religion and state

3.3 Etiquette and diet
3.4 Jihad

4 History

4.1 Rise of the caliphate and Islamic civil war (632–750)
4.2 Golden Age (750–1258)
4.3 Crusades, Reconquista and Mongol invasion
4.4 Turkish, Iranian and Indian empires (1030–1918)
4.5 Modern times (1918–present)

5 [...]

Islam

Islam
I hereby wish to copy ISLAM articles from Wikipedia encyclopedia
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-’islām (help·info); pronounced: [ɪs.ˈlæːm]) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a seventh century Arab religious and political figure. The word Islam means “submission”, or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh).[1] An adherent [...]