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The purpose of this essay is to provide a review of the book, Unveiling Islam, by Roger Du Pasquier. Moreover, by exploring the text it will also be linked to a previous essay on the status of women in Islam, as well as related articles presented during lectures. Moreover, this book addresses common misconceptions about the religion and enlightens the reader in an attempt to introduce the reader to Islam and explain the complexities of the religion in a way that is easy for the reader to understand.
First, the book briefly touches on the topics of Islamic culture and the importance of Islamic art and literature. To begin, I will discuss the theme of Muslim art and literature. Moreover, in a presentation by Professor Oludamini Ogunnaike, he …show more content…

The final revelation of the prophetic cycle, it offers methods of resisting the present chaos, and of re-establishing order and clarity within the soul...”. One might understand this as relating to the topic of Jihad. Before I began reading on this topic my initial understanding of what Jihad was is that it’s a holy war or an attempt by those on the extreme end of the Islamic faith who used it as a means to try and send a message that the world is not pure and that the ideal way to bring about balance is through conversion to Islam. This opinion was formed from a lack of understanding and a place of ignorance that was influenced by how media sources interpreted and portrayed what Jihad actually is. The reading. The spiritual significance of Jihad, by Hossein Nasr, it talked about how Jihad was translated as “holy war” by Western societies when in reality within Islam the concept of Jihad people are taught to strive for equilibrium within themselves and the world around. In order to do so one must exert themself throughout their life, much like the book it discusses how Islam teaches people to embody God, much the same way Christians are taught to embody Christ. Additionally, when Du Pasquier writes about how man is fighting the last stage “without losing himself”, could be interpreted as relating to the

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