Why a Fire-Worshipper Embraced Islam - Dawat-e
... The following is an edited account of an Islamic brother ‘Jahangir Attari’, a recent convert to Islam who was formerly a fireworshipper belonging to Bombay, a famous city of Hind: I was a fire-worshipper before embracing Islam. I was lost in the darkness of Kufr and shirk [polytheism]. I did not bel ...
... The following is an edited account of an Islamic brother ‘Jahangir Attari’, a recent convert to Islam who was formerly a fireworshipper belonging to Bombay, a famous city of Hind: I was a fire-worshipper before embracing Islam. I was lost in the darkness of Kufr and shirk [polytheism]. I did not bel ...
Cash Waqf: An Innovative Instrument for Economic
... determine whether its implementation is in accordance with Islamic law. The arguments of whether cash waqf violate the Islamic prohibition on riba (interest) have been questioned. Mandeville (1979) and Cizakca (2004) stated that cash waqf lent money on interest or implemented transactions, involved ...
... determine whether its implementation is in accordance with Islamic law. The arguments of whether cash waqf violate the Islamic prohibition on riba (interest) have been questioned. Mandeville (1979) and Cizakca (2004) stated that cash waqf lent money on interest or implemented transactions, involved ...
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... Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the accounting treatments for corporate zakat, as advocated by accounting standards and guidelines, as well as those been practised by relevant corporations. The aim is to determine their appropriateness and adherence to both the Islamic as well as th ...
... Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the accounting treatments for corporate zakat, as advocated by accounting standards and guidelines, as well as those been practised by relevant corporations. The aim is to determine their appropriateness and adherence to both the Islamic as well as th ...
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... principle of paying Zakah. Paying zakah is an obligation for Muslim when possessing assets that cover a specific amount according to Islamic rule (nisab) and reach the time period of a year (hol). Since zakah can be compared as a welfare fund or a source of funds that will help other Muslim in the s ...
... principle of paying Zakah. Paying zakah is an obligation for Muslim when possessing assets that cover a specific amount according to Islamic rule (nisab) and reach the time period of a year (hol). Since zakah can be compared as a welfare fund or a source of funds that will help other Muslim in the s ...
Miracles and Militancy: The Evental Origins of Religious Revolution
... to Muhammad, or the resurrection of an executed messiah, become events propelling political militants throughout history and across headlines. In the wake of happenings like the Iranian revolution and the destruction of the Two Towers in Manhattan, rich and complex forays have been made into thinkin ...
... to Muhammad, or the resurrection of an executed messiah, become events propelling political militants throughout history and across headlines. In the wake of happenings like the Iranian revolution and the destruction of the Two Towers in Manhattan, rich and complex forays have been made into thinkin ...
The Concept of Jihad In Islam
... times in the Meccansurahs and 33 times in the Madaniyahsurahs (Baqi, t.tth. : 183) with the intention that jihad is a basic concept for Muslims in running their lives. As regards to the talks about the conception of jihad and an explanation of the substance of jihad as a religious teaching,it is wri ...
... times in the Meccansurahs and 33 times in the Madaniyahsurahs (Baqi, t.tth. : 183) with the intention that jihad is a basic concept for Muslims in running their lives. As regards to the talks about the conception of jihad and an explanation of the substance of jihad as a religious teaching,it is wri ...
Reorienting Sufism: Hamka and Islamic Mysticism in the
... formidable anti-Sufi faction that invited strong reactions from Sumatra’s traditionalist Muslim leaders.2 As one of the leaders of the Muhammadiyah reformist movement in Indonesia since the 1930s, Hamka witnessed the ebb and flow of Sufism in Indonesia and was in the prime of his life when many sync ...
... formidable anti-Sufi faction that invited strong reactions from Sumatra’s traditionalist Muslim leaders.2 As one of the leaders of the Muhammadiyah reformist movement in Indonesia since the 1930s, Hamka witnessed the ebb and flow of Sufism in Indonesia and was in the prime of his life when many sync ...
Human Rights in Islam and Common Misconceptions
... laws and principles in letter and spirit. Some people take only what serves their own interests. Others may just pretend that they are implementing some Islamic teachings and principles but, in reality, are trying to destroy or distort and manipulate Islam from within, and hamper just implementation ...
... laws and principles in letter and spirit. Some people take only what serves their own interests. Others may just pretend that they are implementing some Islamic teachings and principles but, in reality, are trying to destroy or distort and manipulate Islam from within, and hamper just implementation ...
Zakat and Poverty Alleviation - International Journal of Arts and
... Islam, Muslims were strongly encouraged to look after the poor in their community. As stated in Surah AlMuddahthir, verse 38-45, one of the reasons those people are sent to Hell is because of the failure to feed the poor and the needy. Although zakat has been practiced earlier in Mecca, it was only ...
... Islam, Muslims were strongly encouraged to look after the poor in their community. As stated in Surah AlMuddahthir, verse 38-45, one of the reasons those people are sent to Hell is because of the failure to feed the poor and the needy. Although zakat has been practiced earlier in Mecca, it was only ...
Philosophy Of Islam - Al
... With the progress of material civilization, the consuming needs of man have increased and the way of meeting them has grown complex to the extent that many people sacrifice their physical and moral well‑being for achieving that end. In the material society of today all higher human values have been s ...
... With the progress of material civilization, the consuming needs of man have increased and the way of meeting them has grown complex to the extent that many people sacrifice their physical and moral well‑being for achieving that end. In the material society of today all higher human values have been s ...
Laskar Jihad and the Conflict in Ambon
... strength of the non-Muslim opposition as well as the reaction of the central government and the Indonesian Muslim population. Laskar Jihad’s challenge to the state follows the pattern of militant Islamists (as opposed to political) in other parts of the world by combining social, educational and hum ...
... strength of the non-Muslim opposition as well as the reaction of the central government and the Indonesian Muslim population. Laskar Jihad’s challenge to the state follows the pattern of militant Islamists (as opposed to political) in other parts of the world by combining social, educational and hum ...
1 ISLAMIC PROGRAMS IN MALAYSIAN FREE-TO
... TABLE2is the list of Islamprogramsshown inTV1from 25/9/2011 to 1/10/2011. TV1 begin transmission at 6.00AM and ends at 1.00AM in the next morning. TV1 has at least two Islamic programs every day. It starts every morning at 6.00AM with the recital of the Quranic verse for 30 minutes and a documentary ...
... TABLE2is the list of Islamprogramsshown inTV1from 25/9/2011 to 1/10/2011. TV1 begin transmission at 6.00AM and ends at 1.00AM in the next morning. TV1 has at least two Islamic programs every day. It starts every morning at 6.00AM with the recital of the Quranic verse for 30 minutes and a documentary ...
Chapter LXXV - Islamic Philosophy Online
... from India, invited him to join him in Paris. 'Abduh accordingly joined Afghani in Paris the following year; there they founded a society and started al'Urwat al-WYut_hga (The Indissoluble Link), a political weekly given to the cause of Pan-Islamism and the defence of the Orientals against foreign d ...
... from India, invited him to join him in Paris. 'Abduh accordingly joined Afghani in Paris the following year; there they founded a society and started al'Urwat al-WYut_hga (The Indissoluble Link), a political weekly given to the cause of Pan-Islamism and the defence of the Orientals against foreign d ...
PLURALISM DISCOURSE The Views of Young Muhammadiyah
... Network). They also seemed very eager to participate in discourse about contemporary Islam. Liberal Islam groups and their ideas have undergone an impressive development through their publication in many forms, including books and opinions in the mass media. The external conditions explained above h ...
... Network). They also seemed very eager to participate in discourse about contemporary Islam. Liberal Islam groups and their ideas have undergone an impressive development through their publication in many forms, including books and opinions in the mass media. The external conditions explained above h ...
Redefining Sufism in Its Social and Political Contexts
... misrepresented the concurrent development in the part played by and significance of Sufism’s popular dimension. For me, the popular dimension has retained a considerable presence, to the extent that Sufism continues to qualify as a popular cult. Nonetheless, I wish to argue that despite its continui ...
... misrepresented the concurrent development in the part played by and significance of Sufism’s popular dimension. For me, the popular dimension has retained a considerable presence, to the extent that Sufism continues to qualify as a popular cult. Nonetheless, I wish to argue that despite its continui ...
The Islamic Review, April-May 1933
... apt to invade the human heart with it and create a raging fire, to which none but the mln himself becomes a victim. To use an Indian adage-" the water bubbling out of the kettle is consumed by its heated sides." If at such times the Divine mercy makes a man's heart so to expand that it retains its n ...
... apt to invade the human heart with it and create a raging fire, to which none but the mln himself becomes a victim. To use an Indian adage-" the water bubbling out of the kettle is consumed by its heated sides." If at such times the Divine mercy makes a man's heart so to expand that it retains its n ...
the thought of sayyid qutb
... His divine guidance. People can either fully submit themselves to the commands of God, or they can choose their own path. To illustrate this point and the consequences that result from disobedience to God, Qutb refers back to Qur’an 7:85-92. These verses describe the events that occurred in the town ...
... His divine guidance. People can either fully submit themselves to the commands of God, or they can choose their own path. To illustrate this point and the consequences that result from disobedience to God, Qutb refers back to Qur’an 7:85-92. These verses describe the events that occurred in the town ...
Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism
... jurists’ writings on aspects of commercial life, financial institutions and the relations of production and markets underpinning a capitalist economy.1 There are also many original contributions to the study of the encounter between Islamic traditions of thought and those of a predominantly Western ...
... jurists’ writings on aspects of commercial life, financial institutions and the relations of production and markets underpinning a capitalist economy.1 There are also many original contributions to the study of the encounter between Islamic traditions of thought and those of a predominantly Western ...
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... exploitation of resources to obtain maximum profit. Principles of Islamic commercial transaction are nurtured to check exploitation, inequities and the creation of economic imbalances in society by means of various concepts and principles to eradicate unjust enrichment. Central to the concept of Isl ...
... exploitation of resources to obtain maximum profit. Principles of Islamic commercial transaction are nurtured to check exploitation, inequities and the creation of economic imbalances in society by means of various concepts and principles to eradicate unjust enrichment. Central to the concept of Isl ...
Chapter 13
... However, it seems useful to examine the process by which the first forms of saintliness and ascetic practice slowly developed into more organised groups and into an esoteric instruction focusing on a doctrine which became more structured and institutionalised, and which came to be described as Sufis ...
... However, it seems useful to examine the process by which the first forms of saintliness and ascetic practice slowly developed into more organised groups and into an esoteric instruction focusing on a doctrine which became more structured and institutionalised, and which came to be described as Sufis ...
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... parent-child relationships. Conflict of interest is the outcome of an opposition between interests and responsibilities that leads to behavior other than those expectations (5, 20, 21). Other types of conflict in Western literatures and how they differ from conflict of interest Conflict of obligatio ...
... parent-child relationships. Conflict of interest is the outcome of an opposition between interests and responsibilities that leads to behavior other than those expectations (5, 20, 21). Other types of conflict in Western literatures and how they differ from conflict of interest Conflict of obligatio ...
the critique of arab thought: mohammed arkoun`s
... stagnant. The emerging Islamic thought now is fragmentary, closed, narrow, logo centric, and not open ended. For Arkoun, Islamic thinking does not accept any changes in its procedures and activities. Islamic society has to realize that along four centuries Islamic thinking has been dying, unlike the ...
... stagnant. The emerging Islamic thought now is fragmentary, closed, narrow, logo centric, and not open ended. For Arkoun, Islamic thinking does not accept any changes in its procedures and activities. Islamic society has to realize that along four centuries Islamic thinking has been dying, unlike the ...
Mohammed, Allah & Politics
... “The stark and simple fact is, the fundamentalists hate Americans (and other Westerners) for who we are and, therefore, there is nothing we can do, no cognizable demands we could ever satisfy, short of stepping into a cultural gas chamber that would ever satisfy the essential demands of the Muslim f ...
... “The stark and simple fact is, the fundamentalists hate Americans (and other Westerners) for who we are and, therefore, there is nothing we can do, no cognizable demands we could ever satisfy, short of stepping into a cultural gas chamber that would ever satisfy the essential demands of the Muslim f ...
Da`wah to Non-Muslims in Indonesian Civil Society
... uppermost levels and extended their influence downward to the masses’ (Poston 1992: 52). Poston’s discussion lacks a rigorous account of the place of da’wah in Islam’s early expansion – he accounts for the expansion of Islam and for conversions without analysing the role of da’wah in these processes ...
... uppermost levels and extended their influence downward to the masses’ (Poston 1992: 52). Poston’s discussion lacks a rigorous account of the place of da’wah in Islam’s early expansion – he accounts for the expansion of Islam and for conversions without analysing the role of da’wah in these processes ...
Sufism (Wikipedia)
... The tomb of Khoja Afāq, near Kashgar, China. Growth of Sufi influence in Islamic cultures: The spread of Sufism has been considered a definitive factor in the spread of Islam, and in the creation of integrally Islamic cultures, especially in Africa and Asia. Recent academic work on these topics has ...
... The tomb of Khoja Afāq, near Kashgar, China. Growth of Sufi influence in Islamic cultures: The spread of Sufism has been considered a definitive factor in the spread of Islam, and in the creation of integrally Islamic cultures, especially in Africa and Asia. Recent academic work on these topics has ...