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Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam
... Islam as a successor to previous monotheistic faiths and shows how Muslims sought to provide their prophet with a biography no less sacred than that of any other prophet of the Jews and Christians. The book explores the process in which certain universal prophetic themes— attestation, preparation, r ...
... Islam as a successor to previous monotheistic faiths and shows how Muslims sought to provide their prophet with a biography no less sacred than that of any other prophet of the Jews and Christians. The book explores the process in which certain universal prophetic themes— attestation, preparation, r ...
Book Chapter
... to Mozambique, we have few documentary sources of information about the East African coast north of the Ruvuma River. One of the few is the journal kept by Acting Lieutenant James Emery of the British Royal Navy during his twenty-threemonth residence in Mombasa, from August 1824 to July 1826. Emery ...
... to Mozambique, we have few documentary sources of information about the East African coast north of the Ruvuma River. One of the few is the journal kept by Acting Lieutenant James Emery of the British Royal Navy during his twenty-threemonth residence in Mombasa, from August 1824 to July 1826. Emery ...
A Genealogy of Radical Islam
... behavior, but they do not directly respond to many questions relevant to the modern period. As a result, Salafis (and other Muslims) ask themselves what the Prophet would do if he were alive today. Given the way he lived his life and the principles he followed, how would he respond to the issues fac ...
... behavior, but they do not directly respond to many questions relevant to the modern period. As a result, Salafis (and other Muslims) ask themselves what the Prophet would do if he were alive today. Given the way he lived his life and the principles he followed, how would he respond to the issues fac ...
studiaislaiiika
... thought in modern Indonesia (particularly during the New Order period). It argues that during this period a significant number of Muslim intellectuals have developed ideas which serve as an intellectual response to the modernization of Indonesia. Islamic political thought has played an important rol ...
... thought in modern Indonesia (particularly during the New Order period). It argues that during this period a significant number of Muslim intellectuals have developed ideas which serve as an intellectual response to the modernization of Indonesia. Islamic political thought has played an important rol ...
Fr. Menezes` Biography of Muhammad Reconsidered
... You [Muslims] will surely find that the nearest in affection to those who believe are the ones who say, "We are Christians" (Quran 5:82). Needless to say, there is nothing within the Jewish or Christian Scriptures to commend Muslims. This is understandable because neither Moses nor Jesus has any rea ...
... You [Muslims] will surely find that the nearest in affection to those who believe are the ones who say, "We are Christians" (Quran 5:82). Needless to say, there is nothing within the Jewish or Christian Scriptures to commend Muslims. This is understandable because neither Moses nor Jesus has any rea ...
Islamic Anthropology and Salvation
... verses of the Quran, and technical terms, so that the interested reader can pursue further research on his or her own. A bibliography at the end indicates some of the English language works which will give a greater insight into these areas of Islamic belief. Readers wishing to do further research s ...
... verses of the Quran, and technical terms, so that the interested reader can pursue further research on his or her own. A bibliography at the end indicates some of the English language works which will give a greater insight into these areas of Islamic belief. Readers wishing to do further research s ...
Artikel: Sharia - A Flexible Notion
... The process of ijtihad, i.e. elaborating the corpus of Sharia by retrieving its rules from the sources, formally came to an end after two centuries of scholarly work. It was said that the ‘doors of ijtihad are closed’, implying that the sources of Sharia had been exhaustively studied for new rules a ...
... The process of ijtihad, i.e. elaborating the corpus of Sharia by retrieving its rules from the sources, formally came to an end after two centuries of scholarly work. It was said that the ‘doors of ijtihad are closed’, implying that the sources of Sharia had been exhaustively studied for new rules a ...
Politics of Islamic Shariah in the Contemporary Muslim World
... (Elbayar, 2012). The truth is that the primitive Shariah failed to address many issues of modern time and requires understandable changes in the first instance and without that implication its origin will be doubtful and uncertain (Elbayar, 2012). Many Muslim scholars from Asia and Africa follow dev ...
... (Elbayar, 2012). The truth is that the primitive Shariah failed to address many issues of modern time and requires understandable changes in the first instance and without that implication its origin will be doubtful and uncertain (Elbayar, 2012). Many Muslim scholars from Asia and Africa follow dev ...
Islamists, Secularization and Democracy
... of the Muslims who are seen at best, as passive adherents of Islamic creed, or at worst, active opponents of re-Islamization. Perhaps, the most important means of re-Islamization are the Islamist groups founded by Islamist leaders. Generally an Islamist group considers itself as the model for the re ...
... of the Muslims who are seen at best, as passive adherents of Islamic creed, or at worst, active opponents of re-Islamization. Perhaps, the most important means of re-Islamization are the Islamist groups founded by Islamist leaders. Generally an Islamist group considers itself as the model for the re ...
TUDIA I$LAilIII(A - E
... of identity-formation in an uncertain world. Islamic faith may provide a strong and reassuring sense of certainty to those youths committed to it, tut there are other aspects of their lives to be negotiated which are not as easily ordered by religious faith alone. Because of the rapid socio-economic ...
... of identity-formation in an uncertain world. Islamic faith may provide a strong and reassuring sense of certainty to those youths committed to it, tut there are other aspects of their lives to be negotiated which are not as easily ordered by religious faith alone. Because of the rapid socio-economic ...
Sharia – A Flexible Notion1
... The process of ijtihad, i.e. elaborating the corpus of Sharia by retrieving its rules from the sources, formally came to an end after two centuries of scholarly work. It was said that the ‘doors of ijtihad are closed’, implying that the sources of Sharia had been exhaustively studied for new rules a ...
... The process of ijtihad, i.e. elaborating the corpus of Sharia by retrieving its rules from the sources, formally came to an end after two centuries of scholarly work. It was said that the ‘doors of ijtihad are closed’, implying that the sources of Sharia had been exhaustively studied for new rules a ...
Part One: Misconceptions about the Prophet Muhammad
... used to retreat for meditation. It continued for 22 years, until the death of the Prophet, at the age of 62, in Medina. The Revelation was brought in clear and distinct Arabic verses “Ayaat”. They came in an intermittent manner, whenever God found it necessary to reveal how the problems, the circum ...
... used to retreat for meditation. It continued for 22 years, until the death of the Prophet, at the age of 62, in Medina. The Revelation was brought in clear and distinct Arabic verses “Ayaat”. They came in an intermittent manner, whenever God found it necessary to reveal how the problems, the circum ...
Eurabia: The Planned Islamization of Europe
... fugitives” from their Islamic countries where human rights are trodden underfoot. Ever and again they receive residency rights, ever more receiving European citizenship without having to accede to rudimentary skills of culture, education or employment necessary to cope with the requirements of high- ...
... fugitives” from their Islamic countries where human rights are trodden underfoot. Ever and again they receive residency rights, ever more receiving European citizenship without having to accede to rudimentary skills of culture, education or employment necessary to cope with the requirements of high- ...
Muslim Brotherhood - The Investigative Project on Terrorism
... The Muslim Brotherhood (al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) 1 was founded as an Islamic revivalist movement in the Egyptian town of Isma’iliyaa in March 1928 by school teacher Hassan al-Banna (1906-1949). 2 The Brotherhood’s goal has been to promote the implementation of Shari’ah (Islamic law derived from the Qu ...
... The Muslim Brotherhood (al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) 1 was founded as an Islamic revivalist movement in the Egyptian town of Isma’iliyaa in March 1928 by school teacher Hassan al-Banna (1906-1949). 2 The Brotherhood’s goal has been to promote the implementation of Shari’ah (Islamic law derived from the Qu ...
Islam at the Dawn of the New Christian Millennium
... these years. One usually counts the followers of various religions quantitatively; for example, there are some fifty million Christians in France and fifty-five million Muslims in Egypt. But such accounts veil the question of the degree of attachment to one’s faith. It is enough to visit a major Cai ...
... these years. One usually counts the followers of various religions quantitatively; for example, there are some fifty million Christians in France and fifty-five million Muslims in Egypt. But such accounts veil the question of the degree of attachment to one’s faith. It is enough to visit a major Cai ...
Hadiyah Muhammad MP 2012
... Pillar 3 Zakat Zakat means to give to charity. Giving to others and the community is another form of purification and growth. Giving is told and revealed in the holy Qur’an, Torah, and the Bible as a pillar of faith. Besides being seen as a form of worship, it is seen to help balance out social ineq ...
... Pillar 3 Zakat Zakat means to give to charity. Giving to others and the community is another form of purification and growth. Giving is told and revealed in the holy Qur’an, Torah, and the Bible as a pillar of faith. Besides being seen as a form of worship, it is seen to help balance out social ineq ...
Jihad: A Uniting Force
... jihad that polarizes the word and takes away from its actual value and importance of the inner struggle to follow the teachings of the Five Pillars of Islam. In conclusion the definition and justification for Jihad has been manipulated and altered throughout history for political, social, and financ ...
... jihad that polarizes the word and takes away from its actual value and importance of the inner struggle to follow the teachings of the Five Pillars of Islam. In conclusion the definition and justification for Jihad has been manipulated and altered throughout history for political, social, and financ ...
can you donate your zakat money to build a masjid
... maybe because of what the Muslims in Spain experienced in losing Andalusia, and there were pieces like “Al-Nawazil of Ahl Qurtuba” in which they changed certain fatwah to go along with their situation at this time. This was not only the Maliki school of thought, but also the Hanafi school of thou ...
... maybe because of what the Muslims in Spain experienced in losing Andalusia, and there were pieces like “Al-Nawazil of Ahl Qurtuba” in which they changed certain fatwah to go along with their situation at this time. This was not only the Maliki school of thought, but also the Hanafi school of thou ...
The Changing Face of Islamic Authority in the Middle East
... globally representative sample of Arabic-speaking Muslim clerics on the Internet, I find that 55 percent have a master’s degree and 50 percent have a doctorate, typically in one of the “Islamic sciences” (jurisprudence, Quranic exegesis, and so forth). Fourteen percent of these clerics mention acade ...
... globally representative sample of Arabic-speaking Muslim clerics on the Internet, I find that 55 percent have a master’s degree and 50 percent have a doctorate, typically in one of the “Islamic sciences” (jurisprudence, Quranic exegesis, and so forth). Fourteen percent of these clerics mention acade ...
Chieftaincy Institutions among Yoruba Muslims in Nigeria: Between
... a hero called Odua or Oduduwa2. Today there are over fifty individuals who claim kingship as descendants of Odua. The Yoruba homeland is located in West Africa. It stretches from a savanna (grassland) region in the north to a region of tropical rain forests in the south3. Most Yoruba live in Nigeria ...
... a hero called Odua or Oduduwa2. Today there are over fifty individuals who claim kingship as descendants of Odua. The Yoruba homeland is located in West Africa. It stretches from a savanna (grassland) region in the north to a region of tropical rain forests in the south3. Most Yoruba live in Nigeria ...
Summary of “The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad.” By Bo Perrin This
... B) Ibid, 27 C) “I have been ordered to fight people until they profess that there is no god but Allah and that Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah. If they did, their lives and property would be inviolable to me.” (Jihad In Islam, 28) D) “There is no compulsion in religion.” “He who adheres to his Ju ...
... B) Ibid, 27 C) “I have been ordered to fight people until they profess that there is no god but Allah and that Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah. If they did, their lives and property would be inviolable to me.” (Jihad In Islam, 28) D) “There is no compulsion in religion.” “He who adheres to his Ju ...
The deconstruction of Sunnite Theory of Caliphate
... globalism and to redefine it as “a mechanism to bring about the Rule of Law on Earth,” taking hints from the thought of Ibn Taymīyah (d.1328), who reconstructed the concept of Islamic politics as “politics based on Sharī‘ah” by shifting the focus of the concept of Islamic politics from a caliphate to ...
... globalism and to redefine it as “a mechanism to bring about the Rule of Law on Earth,” taking hints from the thought of Ibn Taymīyah (d.1328), who reconstructed the concept of Islamic politics as “politics based on Sharī‘ah” by shifting the focus of the concept of Islamic politics from a caliphate to ...
What is Ramadan and why do Muslims fast?
... receive are very bland, pulses and five cans of tuna per person. There’s no pasta, no meat, no dairy. We tried to plant some vegetables but the land isn’t good for planting now,” the 32-year-old said. “There’s barely any food in the markets and whatever we find is so expensive that we can’t buy it,” ...
... receive are very bland, pulses and five cans of tuna per person. There’s no pasta, no meat, no dairy. We tried to plant some vegetables but the land isn’t good for planting now,” the 32-year-old said. “There’s barely any food in the markets and whatever we find is so expensive that we can’t buy it,” ...
Islam is a `peaceful religion,` NOT! Half of Muslims believe the world
... that they are “just a Muslim.” A similar pattern prevails in Southern and Eastern Europe, where pluralities or majorities in all countries identify as “just a Muslim.” In some of these countries, decades of communist rule may have made sectarian distinctions unfamiliar. But identification as “just a ...
... that they are “just a Muslim.” A similar pattern prevails in Southern and Eastern Europe, where pluralities or majorities in all countries identify as “just a Muslim.” In some of these countries, decades of communist rule may have made sectarian distinctions unfamiliar. But identification as “just a ...