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Dante On Islam Divine Retribution (in Italian contrapasso) is clearly shown in canto 28 by showing the punishment of the sowers of schism and scandal in the 9th bolgia of circle 8. To begin this canto, Dante talks of the many wars in Puglia (southeastern Italy) and across the peninsula which have been known as…

The 6th century Islamic empire inherited the scientific tradition of late antiquity. They preserved it, elaborated it, and finally, passed it to Europe (Science: The Islamic Legacy 3). At this early date, the Islamic dynasty of the Umayyads showed a great interest in science. The Dark Ages for Europeans were centuries of philosophical and scientific…

The Wife of Bath has her own perception of marriage, which Chaucer shows in both the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale. Marriage itself was defined by Webster’s Dictionary as the state of being married, a wedding ceremony and attendant festivities, or a close union. Marry or married is said to be joined as husband…

The resurrection accounts in the Bible are supported by Groothuis’ evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Groothuis evidence states that Christianity is based on the resurrection of Jesus (Geisler, 2013). Groothuis produces evidence to support the virgin birth of Jesus and the resurrection story against other arguments that the virgin birth and the resurrection story…

God Logic And Bible Can the descriptions of God, claimed by the Bible, be proven? In Descartes Meditations, Descartes logically proved the existence of an infinite and truthful being. The Holy Bible describes God, our creator. I plan to compare the logically proven infinite being (God) and the Biblical God and see if their traits…

The Zen Koan is a written or verbal puzzle used in the teaching of Buddhism to bring the student to the level of satori or enlightenment. According to D T Suzuki in An Introduction To Zen Buddhism, the word Koan “…now denotes some anecdote of an ancient master, or a dialogue between master and monks,…

The Apostle who betrayed his Divine Master. The name Judas (Ioudas) is the Greek form of Judah (Hebrew “praised”), a proper name frequently found both in the Old and the New Testament. Even among the Twelve there were two that bore the name, and for this reason it is usually associated with the surname Iscariot…

The Spanish-English marriage alliance of Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur was arranged when the children were very young. Catherine traveled to England only to face tragedy when her young husband, Arthur died in 1502.Henry VII wanted to marry Catherine to his younger son, who would be, Henry VIII so that he did not lose…

The views of Plato back in Ancient Greece and that of conservative Christians today about education for children have surprisingly similar views. Plato thought it to be most beneficial for children, if their learning consisted of music and poetry to shape the soul, and of physical training to shape the body. However, only stories that…

Juli Jalaludin is a Malay girl, who was born in Kelantan, known as the most Islamic state in Malaysia. She was raised in a Muslim family with a lifestyle of Islamic teachings. Her family provided a proper education to her till she managed to claim the best student award in the class of 1989. She…