Islamic texts - One Faith One Church
... condemn non-heterosexual sexual intimacy, but instead embraces it as part of a divine plan. Kecia Ali in her book “Sexual Ethics in Islam (2006)” alludes to the fact that the prohibition on same-sex marriages in Islam does not stem from the Quran, but indeed from the legal construction of marriage a ...
... condemn non-heterosexual sexual intimacy, but instead embraces it as part of a divine plan. Kecia Ali in her book “Sexual Ethics in Islam (2006)” alludes to the fact that the prohibition on same-sex marriages in Islam does not stem from the Quran, but indeed from the legal construction of marriage a ...
MSOG _ Newsletter - May 2009
... and female and made you nations and tribes merely for the purpose of recognition for verily the best amongst you in the sight of Allah is the one who is most god conscious and god fearing” (49:13). As we may see, Allah has clarified in the Qur’an that our physical appearances have been made differen ...
... and female and made you nations and tribes merely for the purpose of recognition for verily the best amongst you in the sight of Allah is the one who is most god conscious and god fearing” (49:13). As we may see, Allah has clarified in the Qur’an that our physical appearances have been made differen ...
PowerPoint: Presentation on “Islam and Power”
... Sodomy (homosexuality): Death for the person committing the act, as well as for the one receiving it ...
... Sodomy (homosexuality): Death for the person committing the act, as well as for the one receiving it ...
Are Women and Men Equal Before Allah? The Issue
... is used, which necessarily refers to more than two persons and is generally understood as referring to humanity as a whole. In the framework of Qur'anic theology, the order to go forth from the Garden given to Adam or the Children of Adam cannot be considered a punishment because Adam was always mea ...
... is used, which necessarily refers to more than two persons and is generally understood as referring to humanity as a whole. In the framework of Qur'anic theology, the order to go forth from the Garden given to Adam or the Children of Adam cannot be considered a punishment because Adam was always mea ...
Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims
... 18. All the religions basically tell their followers to do good deeds. Why then should a person only follow Islam? Can he not follow any one of the many religions? 19. If Islam is the best religion, then why are many of the Muslims dishonest, unreliable, and involved in activities such as cheating, ...
... 18. All the religions basically tell their followers to do good deeds. Why then should a person only follow Islam? Can he not follow any one of the many religions? 19. If Islam is the best religion, then why are many of the Muslims dishonest, unreliable, and involved in activities such as cheating, ...
The Rights of Non-Muslims in Islamic State
... However, this does not mean that Muslims should not preach Islam. Muslims may invite non-Muslims to the fold of Islam but in a decent, cultured and behaving manner 47 . They are, however, forbidden to compel others to embrace Islam. It follows that non-Muslim minorities of the Islamic state can free ...
... However, this does not mean that Muslims should not preach Islam. Muslims may invite non-Muslims to the fold of Islam but in a decent, cultured and behaving manner 47 . They are, however, forbidden to compel others to embrace Islam. It follows that non-Muslim minorities of the Islamic state can free ...
1 THE POSSIBILITY OF DIALOGUE WITH ISLAM TODAY I wish first
... Monotheists could be found in Arabia prior to the rise of Islam. There were first of all Jewish settlements in different parts of the peninsula. There were also scattered Christians. Moreover trade provided contact with Christians on a wider scale. There would seem also to have been a monotheistic ...
... Monotheists could be found in Arabia prior to the rise of Islam. There were first of all Jewish settlements in different parts of the peninsula. There were also scattered Christians. Moreover trade provided contact with Christians on a wider scale. There would seem also to have been a monotheistic ...
Islam and Muslim Society: From Equality to Inequality
... larger number. Any significant role of power in drawing the people to the creed can be ruled out, on the basis of this evidence, though in some individual cases power or intensity of contact may not be altogether absent (Siddiqui 2004: iv). Muslims belong to one of two major sects, the Sunni and Shi ...
... larger number. Any significant role of power in drawing the people to the creed can be ruled out, on the basis of this evidence, though in some individual cases power or intensity of contact may not be altogether absent (Siddiqui 2004: iv). Muslims belong to one of two major sects, the Sunni and Shi ...
this link - Islam Guide
... 6) The Simple Life of Muhammad r: This clearly indicates that Muhammad r was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, or power. From these six kinds of evidence, we conclude that: § The Qur’an must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him. § Muhammad r is t ...
... 6) The Simple Life of Muhammad r: This clearly indicates that Muhammad r was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, or power. From these six kinds of evidence, we conclude that: § The Qur’an must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him. § Muhammad r is t ...
islam - TheLordsway.com
... Islam’s emphasis on the majesty and total sovereignty of God cannot be overstressed. • Muslim theologians developed a very rigid doctrine of predestination out of the emphasis on Allah’s total supremacy. Qur'an 3:145 And no person can ever die except by Allah's leave and at an appointed term… Qua’an ...
... Islam’s emphasis on the majesty and total sovereignty of God cannot be overstressed. • Muslim theologians developed a very rigid doctrine of predestination out of the emphasis on Allah’s total supremacy. Qur'an 3:145 And no person can ever die except by Allah's leave and at an appointed term… Qua’an ...
What Does Muhammad represent to Muslims?
... differences in your tongues and colors. Indeed in this are signs for those who know” Ar-Rum (The Romans) 30: 22 “If it was the will of your Lord he would have made mankind one nation, but they will continue to differ, except those on whom your Lord bestows his mercy, and for this did he create them” ...
... differences in your tongues and colors. Indeed in this are signs for those who know” Ar-Rum (The Romans) 30: 22 “If it was the will of your Lord he would have made mankind one nation, but they will continue to differ, except those on whom your Lord bestows his mercy, and for this did he create them” ...
A Christian Approach To Islam
... Since Muhammad neither left a male heir nor named a successor, his death created an immediate leadership crisis in Islam. The nature of Islam, however, which encompassed both civil and religious concerns, demanded a successor (Caliph, or Khalifa) to guide its adherents in applying the principles of ...
... Since Muhammad neither left a male heir nor named a successor, his death created an immediate leadership crisis in Islam. The nature of Islam, however, which encompassed both civil and religious concerns, demanded a successor (Caliph, or Khalifa) to guide its adherents in applying the principles of ...
154 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ISLAM Chapter Outline and Unit
... Egypt, Syria, India, Malaysia, Indonesia; Most Liberal and Willing to Balance Qur’an and Culture d. Hanbalites, Follow Ahmad ibn-Hanbal (d 855 C.E.), Found in Saudi Arabia; Most Conservative ...
... Egypt, Syria, India, Malaysia, Indonesia; Most Liberal and Willing to Balance Qur’an and Culture d. Hanbalites, Follow Ahmad ibn-Hanbal (d 855 C.E.), Found in Saudi Arabia; Most Conservative ...
Sacred Visions and Religious Terror: The Case of Islam
... conquest as an obligation for Muslims. One prominent acculturated Muslim writer, Moulavi Cheragh Ali, who spoke for a whole cadre of modernist Muslims, explained that all the verses in the Qur`an relating to jihad were of historical importance only and that Islam was opposed to jihad and had no call ...
... conquest as an obligation for Muslims. One prominent acculturated Muslim writer, Moulavi Cheragh Ali, who spoke for a whole cadre of modernist Muslims, explained that all the verses in the Qur`an relating to jihad were of historical importance only and that Islam was opposed to jihad and had no call ...
Amina Lawal and the Islamic Way
... shari’a agreed that the penalty for a married adulterer is stoning to death, so this penalty has been a permanent part of the shari’a since its inception under Muhammad. Why then the suspension of the penalty for a pregnant woman until her child is born and weaned? In this too the Nigerian judges sh ...
... shari’a agreed that the penalty for a married adulterer is stoning to death, so this penalty has been a permanent part of the shari’a since its inception under Muhammad. Why then the suspension of the penalty for a pregnant woman until her child is born and weaned? In this too the Nigerian judges sh ...
What Does It Mean To Be a Muslim?
... (pbuh) and decide what they think Muslims could learn from each story and how each story might influence their beliefs and behaviour. Record the main teachings in each story. Stories might include: Muhammad (pbuh) and the Crying Camel, (kindness and respect for all of Allah’s creatures); Muhammad (p ...
... (pbuh) and decide what they think Muslims could learn from each story and how each story might influence their beliefs and behaviour. Record the main teachings in each story. Stories might include: Muhammad (pbuh) and the Crying Camel, (kindness and respect for all of Allah’s creatures); Muhammad (p ...
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... The Qur'an also makes it clear that God has created humans as equal and that they are all honored by Him. The Qur'an states that this diversity and pluralism we see in the world is a divine design: “If your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one nation or community . . .” (Surah 1 ...
... The Qur'an also makes it clear that God has created humans as equal and that they are all honored by Him. The Qur'an states that this diversity and pluralism we see in the world is a divine design: “If your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one nation or community . . .” (Surah 1 ...
Tension between the Qur`an and the Hadith: The Case of Offensive
... applies only to the protected minorities (dhimmis); or that while it remains operative, the prohibition pertains only to the forcible imposition of inner conviction at the esoteric (batini) level, as opposed to coercion as regards the outward observances of Islam in the public domain at the exoteric ...
... applies only to the protected minorities (dhimmis); or that while it remains operative, the prohibition pertains only to the forcible imposition of inner conviction at the esoteric (batini) level, as opposed to coercion as regards the outward observances of Islam in the public domain at the exoteric ...
30.10 ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (314) 30.10.1 Islamic
... It makes the believer to be dutiful and upright. The believer knows that everybody will be asked to give an account of his/her responsibility by Allah on the Day of Judgment. Therefore the believer should not feel proud and boastful when he/she has something. Belief in Allah makes a believer con ...
... It makes the believer to be dutiful and upright. The believer knows that everybody will be asked to give an account of his/her responsibility by Allah on the Day of Judgment. Therefore the believer should not feel proud and boastful when he/she has something. Belief in Allah makes a believer con ...
Glossary of Terms Related to Islam and Muslim Communities in Inter
... Muhammad’s community which possess religious scriptures and which believe in God. The Qur’an specifies Jews, Christians, and Sabeans as belonging to this group, but is ambiguous or silent about other religions. As a fledgling Islamic state evolved in the Arabian peninsula and in Christian-majority a ...
... Muhammad’s community which possess religious scriptures and which believe in God. The Qur’an specifies Jews, Christians, and Sabeans as belonging to this group, but is ambiguous or silent about other religions. As a fledgling Islamic state evolved in the Arabian peninsula and in Christian-majority a ...
Is Islam a religion of violence or peace?
... Many apply this reasoning to the broader military actions undertaken by Muhammad and his early followers. In their view, such actions were necessary to establish and defend Islam, but are not binding on Muslims today. They would interpret the "sword verses" cited above in this way. Their approach w ...
... Many apply this reasoning to the broader military actions undertaken by Muhammad and his early followers. In their view, such actions were necessary to establish and defend Islam, but are not binding on Muslims today. They would interpret the "sword verses" cited above in this way. Their approach w ...
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... other in their major areas of differences but can only complement each other. Man cannot survive on his own nor the woman can survive without man. Qur’an chapter 34 explains Islamic position: And in no wise covet those things in which God hath bestowed. It’s gifts more freely on some of you than o o ...
... other in their major areas of differences but can only complement each other. Man cannot survive on his own nor the woman can survive without man. Qur’an chapter 34 explains Islamic position: And in no wise covet those things in which God hath bestowed. It’s gifts more freely on some of you than o o ...
Conceptions of War in Islamic Legal Theory and Practice
... in which war is morally acceptable, Islamic jurists give very little explicit consideration to the violence entailed in war. Historically, the process of creating just war theories within Islamic jurisprudence entailed elaborating a regulatory framework of ethical procedures for the use of force, an ...
... in which war is morally acceptable, Islamic jurists give very little explicit consideration to the violence entailed in war. Historically, the process of creating just war theories within Islamic jurisprudence entailed elaborating a regulatory framework of ethical procedures for the use of force, an ...
Not Just Gandhi - Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic
... The Tradition of Nonviolence Among Muslims in South Asia Let me start off with a prologue that contains within it both the past and the present. Many of us know of the legendary Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar. But not many know that his musical guru was a Muslim, Allauddin Khan, and that his ...
... The Tradition of Nonviolence Among Muslims in South Asia Let me start off with a prologue that contains within it both the past and the present. Many of us know of the legendary Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar. But not many know that his musical guru was a Muslim, Allauddin Khan, and that his ...
Al-Ghadir and its Relevance to Islamic Unity
... these are neither rational and logical nor favorable and practical. By the Islamic unity these scholars mean that all Muslims should unite in one line against their common enemies. These scholars slate that Muslims have many things in common, which can serve as the foundations of a firm unity. All M ...
... these are neither rational and logical nor favorable and practical. By the Islamic unity these scholars mean that all Muslims should unite in one line against their common enemies. These scholars slate that Muslims have many things in common, which can serve as the foundations of a firm unity. All M ...
LGBT in Islam
LGBT and Islam is influenced by the religious, legal and cultural history of the nations with a sizable Muslim population, along with specific passages in the Quran and statements attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad (hadith). Hadiths traditionally are not interpreted because their language is understood to be simple matter-of-fact language. Orthodox Islam is not only a system of beliefs, but also a legal system.The traditional schools of Islamic law based on Qur'anic verses and hadith consider homosexual acts a punishable crime and a sin, and influenced by Islamic scholars such as Imam Malik and Imam Shafi. The Qur'an cites the story of the ""people of Lot"" destroyed by the wrath of God because they engaged in ""lustful"" carnal acts between men.Nevertheless, homoerotic themes were present in poetry and other literature written by some Muslims from the medieval period onwards and sometimes homoeroticism in the form of pederasty was seen in a positive way.Today in most of the Islamic world homosexuality is not socially or legally accepted. In some of these countries, Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen, homosexual activity carries the death penalty. In others, such as Somalia and Malaysia, it is illegal.Same-sex sexual intercourse is legal in 20 Muslim-majority nations (Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Niger, Tajikistan, Turkey, West Bank (State of Palestine), and most of Indonesia, as well as Northern Cyprus). In Albania, Lebanon, and Turkey, there have been discussions about legalizing same-sex marriage. Homosexual relations between females are legal in Kuwait, but homosexual acts between males are illegal. Most Muslim-majority countries have opposed moves to advance LGBT rights at the United Nations, in the General Assembly and/or the UNHRC. However, Albania, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone have signed a UN Declaration supporting LGBT rights. OIC member-state Mozambique provides LGBT rights protections in law in the form of non-discrimination laws, and discussions on legally recognizing same-sex marriage have been held in the country.