Red Shi`ism: The Religion of Martyrdom
... During the first half of the eighth century, following the wholesale massacres of Genghis Khan and Hulaku, when the rule of the Mongols had reduced the Iranian masses to submission, depression, humiliation and weakness; when the revenge of Genghis Khan was law; when the sword and the hangman were e ...
... During the first half of the eighth century, following the wholesale massacres of Genghis Khan and Hulaku, when the rule of the Mongols had reduced the Iranian masses to submission, depression, humiliation and weakness; when the revenge of Genghis Khan was law; when the sword and the hangman were e ...
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... itself is not enough until it is transformed into action. ...
... itself is not enough until it is transformed into action. ...
Muslim Hip-Hop: Politicisation of Kool Islam
... a symbiotic relationship that can be traced back to the formative years of the music to artists such as Afrika Bambaata and his Zulu Nation. Hisham Aidi (2002) has also pointed out the strong connection between Islam and the Black diaspora focusing in particular on the role played by Islam in develo ...
... a symbiotic relationship that can be traced back to the formative years of the music to artists such as Afrika Bambaata and his Zulu Nation. Hisham Aidi (2002) has also pointed out the strong connection between Islam and the Black diaspora focusing in particular on the role played by Islam in develo ...
constitutionalism and democracy: an islamic
... wanting of critical evaluation and review. The prevailing uncertainties are also not entirely new as problems began to set in at an early stage. The nascent caliphate of the early decades of Islam had barely realised its potential when military conflict and irregularities of dynastic rule exposed it ...
... wanting of critical evaluation and review. The prevailing uncertainties are also not entirely new as problems began to set in at an early stage. The nascent caliphate of the early decades of Islam had barely realised its potential when military conflict and irregularities of dynastic rule exposed it ...
IT IS A HARD FEELING
... awaken the Moslem nation from its deep slumber. Brag for hours about footballers or actors, but fall short when it comes to Allah and His attributes for a few minutes. Suddenly face death with our deeds (be it good or bad). Know that the Moslems are heedless of the plots that have been intrigued aga ...
... awaken the Moslem nation from its deep slumber. Brag for hours about footballers or actors, but fall short when it comes to Allah and His attributes for a few minutes. Suddenly face death with our deeds (be it good or bad). Know that the Moslems are heedless of the plots that have been intrigued aga ...
Religionstheologischer Pluralismus in der Religionsphilosophie –
... Maszlee Malik: Theology in Malaysia: Between the Mainstream and the Periphery views, but also to remove the central Malaysian theology from its position, despite its long history. The struggle became more colorful with the emergence of a new theological strand in Malaysia, the Shia form of Islam. D ...
... Maszlee Malik: Theology in Malaysia: Between the Mainstream and the Periphery views, but also to remove the central Malaysian theology from its position, despite its long history. The struggle became more colorful with the emergence of a new theological strand in Malaysia, the Shia form of Islam. D ...
What is Islamism? History and Definition of a Concept
... and spiritual foundation essential for any modern society ‘civil religion’. To some authors, contemporary political ideologies such as communism, fascism and Nazism are considered as ‘political religion’.13 Compared with the above-mentioned, Islamism has a particularity: it is already a religious ph ...
... and spiritual foundation essential for any modern society ‘civil religion’. To some authors, contemporary political ideologies such as communism, fascism and Nazism are considered as ‘political religion’.13 Compared with the above-mentioned, Islamism has a particularity: it is already a religious ph ...
2nd Prize Paper
... debate and dialogue is important because it fosters better understanding of religion and also prevents people from developing isolated and extremist views. Conversely, a lack of discussion and dialogue creates a distorted understanding of Islam and thus generates extremist views. Among the scholars ...
... debate and dialogue is important because it fosters better understanding of religion and also prevents people from developing isolated and extremist views. Conversely, a lack of discussion and dialogue creates a distorted understanding of Islam and thus generates extremist views. Among the scholars ...
running head: blindness in islam
... physically disabled person. Among the rights that Islam gives to the blind is that they can participate in the same social activities with family and relatives without feeling different. Blindness and Creativity Many Muslim scholars whom influenced the lives of sighted people were blind (Alshaya, 19 ...
... physically disabled person. Among the rights that Islam gives to the blind is that they can participate in the same social activities with family and relatives without feeling different. Blindness and Creativity Many Muslim scholars whom influenced the lives of sighted people were blind (Alshaya, 19 ...
American Foreign Policy and Islamic Renewal
... by drawing on Islamic traditions. Its objective is profound reform of Muslim societies and polities. Although they do not comprise an ideologically homogenous and uniformly committed movement, various actors with similar agendas and significant social backing are involved. The movement may include w ...
... by drawing on Islamic traditions. Its objective is profound reform of Muslim societies and polities. Although they do not comprise an ideologically homogenous and uniformly committed movement, various actors with similar agendas and significant social backing are involved. The movement may include w ...
Website Development Package - Islam and Muslim Societies
... “taking the counsel of those who are known for their good opinions and then following it.”15It is also reported by Abu Hurairah that “the Prophet practiced Shura with his companions more frequently than anyone else he had seen”.16 The same tradition of consultation (Shura) was followed by all the fi ...
... “taking the counsel of those who are known for their good opinions and then following it.”15It is also reported by Abu Hurairah that “the Prophet practiced Shura with his companions more frequently than anyone else he had seen”.16 The same tradition of consultation (Shura) was followed by all the fi ...
Document
... concerning him: ‘To those who annoy the Prophet there is a painful doom." [9:61] "Gabriel came to Muhammad and said, ‘If a black man comes to you his heart is more gross than a donkey's.'" ...
... concerning him: ‘To those who annoy the Prophet there is a painful doom." [9:61] "Gabriel came to Muhammad and said, ‘If a black man comes to you his heart is more gross than a donkey's.'" ...
A preview of New Caliphate - Israel`s Prophetic Future
... Muhammad's companion, Abu Bakr, and then of Umar when Abu Bakr died. The early Shi'a, on the other hand, believed that the caliph should be a close relative of Muhammad. They preferred the Prophet's son-in-law and cousin, Ali. After Ali was assassinated, his rival Mu-waiyah established the Umayyad C ...
... Muhammad's companion, Abu Bakr, and then of Umar when Abu Bakr died. The early Shi'a, on the other hand, believed that the caliph should be a close relative of Muhammad. They preferred the Prophet's son-in-law and cousin, Ali. After Ali was assassinated, his rival Mu-waiyah established the Umayyad C ...
Jihad Quotation: "The best jihad [struggle] is (by) the one who strives
... shariah, the Pathway to Allah. Allah (God) decrees what is right and what is good. The Pathway lays down two main spheres of duty. The Five Pillars of Islam (the first sphere) contains the duties towards Allah (God) himself. There are five basic activities that comprise the Five Pillars by which the ...
... shariah, the Pathway to Allah. Allah (God) decrees what is right and what is good. The Pathway lays down two main spheres of duty. The Five Pillars of Islam (the first sphere) contains the duties towards Allah (God) himself. There are five basic activities that comprise the Five Pillars by which the ...
Islam and nation building in Southeast Asia: Malaysia
... ways in which the two countries have embedded Islam into each state's project of nation building. The study draws special attention to the ideological disposition of the state leadership, and locates this in political as well as socio-economic spheres. In doing so, the paper suggests that the state' ...
... ways in which the two countries have embedded Islam into each state's project of nation building. The study draws special attention to the ideological disposition of the state leadership, and locates this in political as well as socio-economic spheres. In doing so, the paper suggests that the state' ...
Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences
... deeds, but it even increases good actions. Most of television channels nowadays aim at amusing people in this life only by offering what they like (Kanakir, 2004: 380). Unlike such channels, Islamic television channels should seek to make people happy both in this life and the hereafter. As it was m ...
... deeds, but it even increases good actions. Most of television channels nowadays aim at amusing people in this life only by offering what they like (Kanakir, 2004: 380). Unlike such channels, Islamic television channels should seek to make people happy both in this life and the hereafter. As it was m ...
The Notion of Modesty in Muslim Women`s Clothing
... In physical terms, modesty is connected with the awra’, an Arabic term meaning ‘inviolate vulnerability’ (El Guindi 1999:142), or ‘what must be covered’ and consisting of the private body parts of a human being. For men, the awra’ is from the navel to the knee (or mid-thigh in some rulings) (AlQarad ...
... In physical terms, modesty is connected with the awra’, an Arabic term meaning ‘inviolate vulnerability’ (El Guindi 1999:142), or ‘what must be covered’ and consisting of the private body parts of a human being. For men, the awra’ is from the navel to the knee (or mid-thigh in some rulings) (AlQarad ...
Zachary Keuthan – “Qadar and Decree: Comparing Islamic and
... Despite this strong emphasis on divine sovereignty, the Qur’an and subsequent Islamic tradition still seek to preserve human responsibility. John L. Esposito observes, “the Quran is not decisive on the question of free will and predestination. Many passages uphold the former and many passages uphold ...
... Despite this strong emphasis on divine sovereignty, the Qur’an and subsequent Islamic tradition still seek to preserve human responsibility. John L. Esposito observes, “the Quran is not decisive on the question of free will and predestination. Many passages uphold the former and many passages uphold ...
Ibn Khaldūn`s Theory of - UMEXPERT
... person and cause him or her to become stronger. To Simon, ‘Aṣabiyyah, according to Simon, refers to “…‘the nature of the group’ or ‘groupdom.’”6 Or in Baali’s words, ‘Aṣabiyyah signifies “…to a sociocultural bond that can be used to measure the strength of social groupings.”7 The Arabic-English Lexi ...
... person and cause him or her to become stronger. To Simon, ‘Aṣabiyyah, according to Simon, refers to “…‘the nature of the group’ or ‘groupdom.’”6 Or in Baali’s words, ‘Aṣabiyyah signifies “…to a sociocultural bond that can be used to measure the strength of social groupings.”7 The Arabic-English Lexi ...
Representation of Muslims in Early Modern English Literature
... 'others'” (102). The wealthy, militant Ottoman Empire was threatening to influence all cultural aspects of England and Europe. Chews recently described the Ottoman threat that started in the fourteenth century as “a cloud [that] arose in the east and from the fifteenth till far into the seventeenth ...
... 'others'” (102). The wealthy, militant Ottoman Empire was threatening to influence all cultural aspects of England and Europe. Chews recently described the Ottoman threat that started in the fourteenth century as “a cloud [that] arose in the east and from the fifteenth till far into the seventeenth ...
Muslim and Jewish evangelism – comparing notes
... 14. Perceptions of the Crusades as a terrible historic calamity still relevant today. Some differences -While for Jews both Yeshua and Christianity (the Church) are the enemy, Muslims greatly respect ‘Isa (Jesus) as a prophet while viewing Christianity as their main enemy. -Judaism sees itself as th ...
... 14. Perceptions of the Crusades as a terrible historic calamity still relevant today. Some differences -While for Jews both Yeshua and Christianity (the Church) are the enemy, Muslims greatly respect ‘Isa (Jesus) as a prophet while viewing Christianity as their main enemy. -Judaism sees itself as th ...
the stating of the ijma` on the kufr of the rulers who rule
... wherein Ibn Taymia was asked for a fataawa regarding them as it has been aforementioned. In (this letter) Qazan said : "the king of the Amirs (governors) Saifod-Deen, must have Taqwa from Allah in his rulings, fear in him in his revoking and sentences, glorify the Sunnah and its ruler and carry out ...
... wherein Ibn Taymia was asked for a fataawa regarding them as it has been aforementioned. In (this letter) Qazan said : "the king of the Amirs (governors) Saifod-Deen, must have Taqwa from Allah in his rulings, fear in him in his revoking and sentences, glorify the Sunnah and its ruler and carry out ...
Islam and Nation Building in Southeast Asia: Malaysia and
... is the focus of this paper. In Malaysia, the postcolonial national leadership instituted Islam as the official religion on gaining independence, thereby jealously safeguarding the ideological as well as the political supremacy of the Muslim Malays. Despite the adaptation, reinforcement, and more for ...
... is the focus of this paper. In Malaysia, the postcolonial national leadership instituted Islam as the official religion on gaining independence, thereby jealously safeguarding the ideological as well as the political supremacy of the Muslim Malays. Despite the adaptation, reinforcement, and more for ...
Islam - integrated life studies
... during his lifetime. Not one word of its 114 chapters, suras, has been changed over the centuries, so that the Quran is in every detail the unique and miraculous text which was revealed to Muhammad fourteen centuries ago. ...
... during his lifetime. Not one word of its 114 chapters, suras, has been changed over the centuries, so that the Quran is in every detail the unique and miraculous text which was revealed to Muhammad fourteen centuries ago. ...
Friday Sermon Slides
... purpose of establishing Oneness of God in the world and be prepared for every sacrifice in this respect and not rest until this purpose is attained ...
... purpose of establishing Oneness of God in the world and be prepared for every sacrifice in this respect and not rest until this purpose is attained ...
Islamic missionary activity
Dawah, Islamic missionary work, means to ""invite"" (in Arabic, literally ""calling"") to Islam, which is estimated to be the second-largest religion, after Christianity. After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, from the 7th century onwards, Islam spread rapidly from the Arabian Peninsula to the rest of the world through either trade and exploration or Muslim conquests. The purpose of Islamic missionary activity is to grow the Muslim ummah.