Maria, an adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diag…

Maria, an adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID). She was severely abused as a child and, in response, has developed three distinct personalities. She has no gaps in her memory. What aspect of Maria’s case is unusual for DID?

Like many faith traditions, prayer is central to Islamic wor…

Like many faith traditions, prayer is central to Islamic wor­ship. Prayer is an opportunity to regularly remember God’s power, presence, majesty, and mercy, as well as to re-center one’s life on God. Muslims are supposed to pray five times per day—at sunrise, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and evening.

According to Islamic belief, all scriptures are entirely God…

According to Islamic belief, all scriptures are entirely God’s work, but peoples before Islam—the Jews and the Christians- had corrupted their original messages to suit their own inclinations. The Qur’an, then, is the purest extant scripture on earth, because it has been preserved from tampering.

Just as prayer is invalid without purification, so also is i…

Just as prayer is invalid without purification, so also is it worthless without proper intention, known as niyya. Niyya is required, in fact, before any ritual performance as well as other important activities, such as finding a marriage partner. Niyya ensures a proper mental and spiritual attitude, free from both rote repetition and casualness.