Pipes, Daniel. "Are Muslims Fatalists?" Middle East Quarterly (2015).

Daniel tries to explain the incidences that refute the phrase that the Muslims are merciful.
There are several highlighted incidences: Immam Abdul never showed mercy when he visited
the victims after the Mecca Grand Mosque fell on September 2015. 114 people were killed while
394 were fatally injured. The leader never sympathized with the affected, but rather, argued it
was God’s will. As well, there was a stampeded in February 2004 where 244 pilgrims were
killed. The Saudi minister responded to the affected that it was God’s will. The author highlights
several incidents that may make us doubt the mercifulness of Muslims. However, several other
case studies are outlined to imply Muslim as merciful. The article is concise and usable by
scholars and other professionals.
Ahmed, A. “Journey into Europe: the Specter of Islam, Immigration, and Empire. (Film),”
Journal of International & Global Studies 7, no.1 (2015).
Ahmed tries to outline the life of the Muslims and the relations with other communities.
The major theme focused upon is the journey into Europe. The Europeans seem to be divided
regarding the hospitability of the Muslims present. Some of the communities seem well groomed
with the Islam, while others see it as a threat to their wellbeing. Despite the existence of more
cases where the Islam has proved violent, they are regarded as peaceful and merciful as the text
authored by Ahmed goes deeper. The text is well outlined with all the main issues looked into as
dictated by the thesis and problem question. All the scholars and professionals can adopt the
work for their research.
Harris, Will. “Phillis Wheatley: A Muslim Connection.” African American Review 48, no. 1
(2015): 1-15.

Harris argues that the Phillis Wheatley work is well understood only if one is candid
enough to understand it from a Muslim point of view instead of a Christian view. The author
uses the African slave scenario and demographics, narratives, colonial documents, and Muslim
slavery statements, qur’anic references, Wheatley biography, and some of her poems. The Islam
has been associated with terrorism and violence, but the author tries to prove otherwise. The
ideas are well laid and intensively researched. This is a perfect solution to most scholars and
professionals problem statement.
Ghorbani, Nima, P. J. Watson, Zhuo Chen, and Fatemeh Norballa. “Self-compassion in Iranian
Muslims: Relationships with integrative self-knowledge, mental health, and religious
orientation.” International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 22, no. 2 (2012): 106-
118.
Nina et al. explore the psychology of religions. The Buddhist constructs endeavor to
explain the adjustments that are evident in the cross-culture around the globe. The self-
knowledge among the Iranian Muslims and self-compassion levels seems to correlate. The
mental adaptation of the Muslims and the other communities’ dictates the closeness to God and
the level of being a caring person. The author outlines the facts all over the work. This makes the
print a perfect reference and good for all professionals and scholars.
Teipen, Alfons, and Alex Pumphrey. “Muslims and Christians Praying Together, or Not: Some
Observations on German Protestant Attitudes toward Common Prayer.” Journal of
Ecumenical Studies 50, no. 1 (2015): 143-152.
One of the significant issues that Teipen and Alex seek to explain the several questions
that are raised by students: both Muslims and Christians. The research was carried out at the
Furman University where the relationship between Muslims and Christians is well outlined. The

study was conducted in a classroom teaching and turned out effective. Therefore, the article id
perfects for all scholars and professionals. The author asks for further research regarding the
same topic to prove whether the Muslim is merciful or violent.
Custodio, L. J. “The Presence and Indefiniteness of Allah’s Attributes of Grace in the Qur’an and
Its Implications.” AJPS18, no. 1 (2015): 53-86.
Custodio looks into the pillars that are believed to be the summation of the Islam religious
beliefs. The five pillars: Zakat, Salat, Shahada, ssawm, and Hajji give the foundation of the
Muslims faith. The Islam sees the evangelical Christians as to be so much striving to satisfy the
Allah’s reassumed righteous requirements. The Islam is categorically classified by devoid of
grace among its members, as well as the non-members. The author states the thesis of the paper
as trying to portray how the Allah is inclined towards grace. All the religions consider Allah as
the God of justice. The source outlines the differences between the Christian and Muslim beliefs.
Munir, Muhammad. “The Prophet (Peace Be on Him)’S Merciful Reforms In The Conduct Of
War: The Prohibited Acts.” Insights2, no. 2/3 (2009): 221.
Munir endeavors to introduce Islam, a very compassionate people. There are outlined
reforms that are aimed at peace maintenance among the residents in every community. The
successors do not support the drowning and killing of the enemies. This aligns with our thesis
that the Muslims are indeed merciful. The book is well outlined and fit for every user. The
reference is very applicable to the current case.
Pormann, Peter E. “Arabs and Aristophanes, Menander Among the Muslims Greek Humour in
the Medieval and Modern Middle East.” International Journal of the Classical
Tradition 21, no. 1 (2014): 1-29.

The author uses case studies to investigate instances that are seen as charitable acts. Some
of the scenarios are explained through humor. There is cross-cultural comparison meant to drive
the point home. The author outlines the content and ideas in a very concise manner. This makes
the print fit for use by the professionals and scholars. The article directly refers to our thesis, and
therefore, worthy consideration.
Zia-ul-Haq, Muhammad. “Muslims’ Participation in Interfaith Dialogue: Challenges and
Prospects.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 49, no. 4 (2014): 613.
Muhammad offers a dialogue that is meant to foster a better and good understanding of the
religious traditions. Some of the traditions considered vague and insightful are also laid out in a
bid to scare off. The piece tries to minimize the rate of free exchange to remove the bad and
encourage the good in the world. The relationship among Islam is vital to co-exist. The journal is
well researched and fit for use by researchers as the primary source.
Khalil, Mohammad Hassan. “Saving/damning non‐Muslims through translation.” World
Englishes 32, no. 3 (2013): 395-402.
Khalil argues that the leaders are to blame for the outwards violence depiction by their followers.
The cause of this problem is wrong and biased translations. The author investigates the two
translations of the Quran that were done by different imams to show that the Muslims are misled.
They are full of mercy according to the author. The resource is rich in information that is
required to find answers to the research problem. It is concise and fit for every scholar’s
consumption.