Scholarly Articles

Tolerance of Muslim Leader

Constitutions and laws, by which people manage their way of life, are very vital to any one and/or society. From individual to government level, no one can live without having a system they would follow; there has to be an order that constrains them; otherwise, there would be chaos and transgression at every level of our lives. Laws and systems are essential to our lives, to govern the world, and to keep us out from deviation. Allah has chosen individuals (messengers) amongst us and sent them with law and rules, which allows us to maintain justice and fairness. Therefore, religion ... [Read More]

Women’s Rights in Islam

In western societies, if you watch TV, listen to a radio, read magazine or newspaper, in many cases you either read or hear that Islam tyrannizes women. They criticize women’s rights in Islam as a mere delusion, while many of them are even oblivious about women’s rights in Islam. The fundamental rights that Islam provides for women started over centuries ago. Islam gave, and still does, the rights for women, which we are lacking these days in our societies. Sadly, nowadays many people, especially women are fighting to get their basic rights, where Islam gave them before many years ago. ... [Read More]

How Much Do We Know About God?

In the world we are living in, it is almost impossible in these days to live without being insulted of ones dignity his/her religion or God. We are living in a time in which everything has been and will be criticized. It does not matter how these values are noble, holy, or scared and important to others. In this era, God is being questioned, creation is being doubted, and faith is being criticized. Therefore, how much we know about God depends on who you are explaining to. However, there should some common sense to every one whether they are believer ... [Read More]

Hypertension

Hypertension (blood pressure) is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body organs. Blood Pressure is read in two fractional numbers: the numerator (top) number occurs when the heart beats or contracts, and it is called systolic pressure. The denominator (bottom) number happens between beats when the heart rests or relaxes, and it is called diastolic pressure. Thus, the more blood exerts against the walls of the arteries, the higher the pressure would be. Blood pressure is measured with ... [Read More]

Tuberculosis (TB)

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria called myobecaterium tuberculosis. It is aerobic bacterium (uses energy), and it is classified as a gram‐positive bacteria. TB is a deadly infectious disease that effects and starts mostly in the pulmonary system (the lungs). However it is also affects and spreads to many other systems in the body such as circulatory, genitourinary, lymphatic, skeletal, central nervous system, and joints if it is not treated. It is one of the fatal diseases that kills nearly two million people a year worldwide. Study shows one third of world’s population is infected with TB and every one ... [Read More]

Syphilis

Introduction Syphilis is acute and chronic disease. It is caused by spirochete treponema pallidum bacteria, and it develops in several forms primary form, secondary form, latent form, and tertiary form. It is transmissible disease by either sexual contact or using contaminated instrument such as needles. It affects nearly every where of the victim’s organs from genital that most susceptible, neural system, to cardiovascular system. Causes and spread: Syphilis is caused by spirochete treponema pallidum bacteria, and it is transmissible that can be passed through direct personal contact or sharing contaminated tools. Therefore the following is the most common way to transfer syphilis ... [Read More]

Water

 Definition & introduction  Water has five properties. It is universal, meaning almost everything dissolves in water. It has less dense as a solid...ice floats. For example, lakes freeze from the top than down, the temperature inside the water is much warmer than the outside temperature. It has a high specific heat; it takes energy to change the temperature of the water because it absorbs and releases energy very slowly. For instance, our body’s temperature is constant, whether it is very cold in the winter or very hot in the summer. It constantly stays the same; for example, 98.8 degrees Fahrenheit or ... [Read More]

Ramadan: A month Unlike Other

Introduction and Definition of Ramadan: Ramadan is an Arabic word, and roughly translated as intense heat or sun-scorched ground. It is for that reason that it is called Ramadan due to its dry sensation of thirst and burn of the stomach when fasting. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. It was mandated to Muslims in the 2nd year of Hijrah; thus, it is one of the pillars of Islam. Ramadan was also mandated to people before Muslims. Allah said, “O you who believe! Observe Asawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before ... [Read More]

Islam vs. Smoking

Researchers denoted that each year around 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced worldwide by the tobacco industry, and smoked by more than 1.1 billion people around the world. Even though cigarette is the most preventable cause of a premature death, study shows approximately114, 000 people die every year. Cigarette smoking adversely affects our society’s health and economy. Many youth are imitating and following the footsteps of celebrities and movie actors. As a result, many younger generations have become smokers, which can lead them to becoming victims of any one of the killer diseases that are caused by cigarettes. According to the Center ... [Read More]

Diabetes Mellitus

The word diabetes is a Greek word that is defined as “crossing or passing through.” The word mellitus is a Latin word, which means “honey or sweet”. In modern English language, diabetes mellitus is known as excess of sweet urine production. Medically, diabetes mellitus refers to an abnormal amount of carbohydrate metabolism (break down of food) that glucose (sugar) cannot enter the body’s cells and be used. Thus, the glucose remains in the blood at level above normal. The excess sugar in the blood (hy­perglycemia), eventually leads to excretion of sugar in the urine (glycosuria), which result in the secretion ... [Read More]