The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya
... given to the term “Salafiyya” over “Wahhabism.” These terms have distinct historical roots, but they have been used interchangeably in recent years, especially in the West. Wahhabism is considered by some Muslims as the Saudi form of Salafiyya. Unlike the eighteenth-century Saudi roots of Wahhabism, ...
... given to the term “Salafiyya” over “Wahhabism.” These terms have distinct historical roots, but they have been used interchangeably in recent years, especially in the West. Wahhabism is considered by some Muslims as the Saudi form of Salafiyya. Unlike the eighteenth-century Saudi roots of Wahhabism, ...
The Islamic Traditions of Wahabism and Salafiyya
... given to the term “Salafiyya” over “Wahhabism.” These terms have distinct historical roots, but they have been used interchangeably in recent years, especially in the West. Wahhabism is considered by some Muslims as the Saudi form of Salafiyya. Unlike the eighteenth-century Saudi roots of Wahhabism, ...
... given to the term “Salafiyya” over “Wahhabism.” These terms have distinct historical roots, but they have been used interchangeably in recent years, especially in the West. Wahhabism is considered by some Muslims as the Saudi form of Salafiyya. Unlike the eighteenth-century Saudi roots of Wahhabism, ...
The Halcyon Doctrine
... This document outlines two scenarios that need to be considered by the United States’ President and his cabinet, as viable mechanisms that will prevent, preemptively, the decapitation of Manhattan and Washington DC by an Islamic WMD. Two US administrations have failed their mandate, by not identifyi ...
... This document outlines two scenarios that need to be considered by the United States’ President and his cabinet, as viable mechanisms that will prevent, preemptively, the decapitation of Manhattan and Washington DC by an Islamic WMD. Two US administrations have failed their mandate, by not identifyi ...
This article analyzes how radical Islamist movements
... in godliness. It is imperative to smash this idol and get rid of selfishness which is the root cause of human depravity. The major jihad is the fight against one’s lower self – it is useless to engage in other jihads before succeeding in this one. Khomeini highlights the early Muslims who fought fir ...
... in godliness. It is imperative to smash this idol and get rid of selfishness which is the root cause of human depravity. The major jihad is the fight against one’s lower self – it is useless to engage in other jihads before succeeding in this one. Khomeini highlights the early Muslims who fought fir ...
Islam: Faith And Practice
... function since it directly conjoins the believer with God, with the divine Word (Kalam Allah) which is re-actualized during the recitation. Extensively performed nowadays in mass-media, the Quranic recitation has been one of the most venerated and appreciated sciences and arts within the Muslim soci ...
... function since it directly conjoins the believer with God, with the divine Word (Kalam Allah) which is re-actualized during the recitation. Extensively performed nowadays in mass-media, the Quranic recitation has been one of the most venerated and appreciated sciences and arts within the Muslim soci ...
Spread of Islam in Africa
... The history of Islam concerns the religion of Islam and its adherents, Muslims. Muslim is an Arabic word meaning one who submits to God. Muslims and their religion have greatly impacted the political, economic and military history of the Old World, especially the Middle East, where its roots lie. Th ...
... The history of Islam concerns the religion of Islam and its adherents, Muslims. Muslim is an Arabic word meaning one who submits to God. Muslims and their religion have greatly impacted the political, economic and military history of the Old World, especially the Middle East, where its roots lie. Th ...
Ummah, Qaum and Watan
... of the construction of Indian nationalism—its various variants— and have actively responded to it. Regrettably, ‘Muslim nationalism’ as a theoretical basis for Muslim separatism in India has received wider academic attention much to the neglect of other strands. The task undertaken in the paper, how ...
... of the construction of Indian nationalism—its various variants— and have actively responded to it. Regrettably, ‘Muslim nationalism’ as a theoretical basis for Muslim separatism in India has received wider academic attention much to the neglect of other strands. The task undertaken in the paper, how ...
Sisters in Law – Using Maqāṣid al
... The conversation between Islamic scholars and what we shall call, for want of a better word, secular scholars of law, has been going on for a long time. It is, however, an indisputable fact that since the rise of world-wide Islamist terrorism, aggressive Islamist propaganda, as well as more legitima ...
... The conversation between Islamic scholars and what we shall call, for want of a better word, secular scholars of law, has been going on for a long time. It is, however, an indisputable fact that since the rise of world-wide Islamist terrorism, aggressive Islamist propaganda, as well as more legitima ...
William Montgomery Watt: the man and the scholar Introduction I
... inaugural lecture, entitled Islamic Studies in Scotland. Retrospect and Prospect. In his long lifetime, Professor Watt was probably the foremost Western non-‐Muslim interpreter of Islam and he was a ...
... inaugural lecture, entitled Islamic Studies in Scotland. Retrospect and Prospect. In his long lifetime, Professor Watt was probably the foremost Western non-‐Muslim interpreter of Islam and he was a ...
Main features of Islamic Economic System and its Comparison with
... Sunnah, is called Islamic economic system. As per the guidelines provided in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S), the Islamic principles of economics are based on social and economic justice and equitable distribution of income and individual freedom related to social welfare. As ...
... Sunnah, is called Islamic economic system. As per the guidelines provided in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S), the Islamic principles of economics are based on social and economic justice and equitable distribution of income and individual freedom related to social welfare. As ...
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... century. Although the issue itself has been discussed in the classical discipline of Islamic jurisprudence known as fiqh al-siya>sah (political philosophy), the modern treatment of the problem took place just in the twentieth century. It all began with the crisis of the caliphate in Turkey in 1924. ...
... century. Although the issue itself has been discussed in the classical discipline of Islamic jurisprudence known as fiqh al-siya>sah (political philosophy), the modern treatment of the problem took place just in the twentieth century. It all began with the crisis of the caliphate in Turkey in 1924. ...
`Nothing to do with Islam`: The historical origins, ideology and
... In order to understand how Salafism can exert influence within Islamic discourse, it is important to grasp the centrality of Mohammad to the practice of Islam in all its forms. For all Muslims, including Salafists, Mohammad is the chosen Prophet through whom God communicated to the world via the rev ...
... In order to understand how Salafism can exert influence within Islamic discourse, it is important to grasp the centrality of Mohammad to the practice of Islam in all its forms. For all Muslims, including Salafists, Mohammad is the chosen Prophet through whom God communicated to the world via the rev ...
This 1924 article by African American Muslim leader Ahmad Din
... remain in North Dakota began joining local Christian churches. Mary Juma’s son, Charles, attended the local Lutheran church. Many second-, third-, and fourth-generation Arab Americans in North Dakota stopped identifying themselves as practicing Muslims altogether. Their Islamic identity melted away ...
... remain in North Dakota began joining local Christian churches. Mary Juma’s son, Charles, attended the local Lutheran church. Many second-, third-, and fourth-generation Arab Americans in North Dakota stopped identifying themselves as practicing Muslims altogether. Their Islamic identity melted away ...
Social Philosophy of Allama Muhammad Iqbal: Views on Ummah
... thoughts and actions otherwise his individual existence is worthless and meaningless. To Iqbal, an individual should not even refrain from any sacrifice if the society gains something from it. A Muslim is not a true Muslim apart from the Islamic Society. In Islam there is no gap between the spiritua ...
... thoughts and actions otherwise his individual existence is worthless and meaningless. To Iqbal, an individual should not even refrain from any sacrifice if the society gains something from it. A Muslim is not a true Muslim apart from the Islamic Society. In Islam there is no gap between the spiritua ...
Delving Into “The Other” Part 1
... Empire, had been overpowered. After World War I, Ottoman territory in the Middle East and North Africa had been divided up, primarily among the French and the British. After World War II, nearly all of the modern Muslim countries had gained independence from European powers, although not without cos ...
... Empire, had been overpowered. After World War I, Ottoman territory in the Middle East and North Africa had been divided up, primarily among the French and the British. After World War II, nearly all of the modern Muslim countries had gained independence from European powers, although not without cos ...
Muslim Modernity: Poetics, Politics, and Metaphysics
... to the basic textli of Islam is what I (for lack of a better term) call the metaphysics of Muslim colo,nial experience. The loss" of political power in the Muslim lands also shifts the balance of political power from the Muslim ruling elite to the Ulerna, the religious scholars. Abdul Aziz'zfatwa is ...
... to the basic textli of Islam is what I (for lack of a better term) call the metaphysics of Muslim colo,nial experience. The loss" of political power in the Muslim lands also shifts the balance of political power from the Muslim ruling elite to the Ulerna, the religious scholars. Abdul Aziz'zfatwa is ...
Jan. 26 (Tu)—Dilemmas in Representing Islam
... --Short paper. Two- to three-page paper (double spaced) on The Suns of Independence, using this novel to explore issues of local practice and diversity within Islam and the challenges these issues pose to defining or representing Islam. Due in class on Tuesday, February 16. --Take-home midterm exam. ...
... --Short paper. Two- to three-page paper (double spaced) on The Suns of Independence, using this novel to explore issues of local practice and diversity within Islam and the challenges these issues pose to defining or representing Islam. Due in class on Tuesday, February 16. --Take-home midterm exam. ...
A Concise Summary of the Evolution of Islamic Law (Sharia) From its
... in the loosest sense. More accurately, they were the adherents of ideas propagated by individual scholars of law whose theories were derived from a combination of the particular way they parsed the Quran and their views about customary tribal and social traditions. This was a matter of personal reas ...
... in the loosest sense. More accurately, they were the adherents of ideas propagated by individual scholars of law whose theories were derived from a combination of the particular way they parsed the Quran and their views about customary tribal and social traditions. This was a matter of personal reas ...
Cyclical History: The Political Basis of Islam as a Centripetal and
... art, politics, natural science, and religion, the highest truth. In order for society to stagnate at the highest stage of truth and development, the required balance and of philosophy, religion, and politics was necessary. Al-Farabi’s hope the civilization could remain the height of the cycle, inste ...
... art, politics, natural science, and religion, the highest truth. In order for society to stagnate at the highest stage of truth and development, the required balance and of philosophy, religion, and politics was necessary. Al-Farabi’s hope the civilization could remain the height of the cycle, inste ...
chapter 9 • the worlds of islam: afro
... Buddhism because its founder was not only a religious figure but also a political and military leader. • Moreover, from the start the Islamic community found itself constituted as a state. Because of this, Islam did not develop as clearly defined a separation between church and state as did both Chr ...
... Buddhism because its founder was not only a religious figure but also a political and military leader. • Moreover, from the start the Islamic community found itself constituted as a state. Because of this, Islam did not develop as clearly defined a separation between church and state as did both Chr ...
Democracy According to Traditional Islamic Sources
... jurists have concluded that while Islam is the preferred belief and way of life, it cannot be imposed on anyone. In fifteen centuries of Islamic rule throughout the globe, there are no incidents in which Islam was imposed by force according to Islamic law. When non-Muslims became members of a Muslim ...
... jurists have concluded that while Islam is the preferred belief and way of life, it cannot be imposed on anyone. In fifteen centuries of Islamic rule throughout the globe, there are no incidents in which Islam was imposed by force according to Islamic law. When non-Muslims became members of a Muslim ...
Is Islam a Religion?
... is only one true religion (the plural adyan) never occurs).18 The implications of Akhtar’s statements here are profound and revealing. Not only does Islam understand itself as the final word, and the only true word when it comes to religion—this understanding is at the heart of its drive to dominate ...
... is only one true religion (the plural adyan) never occurs).18 The implications of Akhtar’s statements here are profound and revealing. Not only does Islam understand itself as the final word, and the only true word when it comes to religion—this understanding is at the heart of its drive to dominate ...
SIDEL, John: 2008. The Islamimist Therats in South East Asia: Much
... Smith: 2005, 49). On the other hand, Malaysian authorities are benevolent to activities of Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia (HTM), the local branch of global Hizbut Tahrir party. Despite the fact, that the main goal of Hizbut Tahrir is re-establishing of Caliphate, its philosophy is less violent than in the c ...
... Smith: 2005, 49). On the other hand, Malaysian authorities are benevolent to activities of Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia (HTM), the local branch of global Hizbut Tahrir party. Despite the fact, that the main goal of Hizbut Tahrir is re-establishing of Caliphate, its philosophy is less violent than in the c ...
PowerPoint
... – Respect their culture and expound on our common beliefs – As Americans, we need to understand that any attempt to turn a Muslim away from Islam is considered aggression against them. – Do not convince yourself that Islam is a harmless religion, but rather it contradicts the Scriptures (Eph. 5:11). ...
... – Respect their culture and expound on our common beliefs – As Americans, we need to understand that any attempt to turn a Muslim away from Islam is considered aggression against them. – Do not convince yourself that Islam is a harmless religion, but rather it contradicts the Scriptures (Eph. 5:11). ...
Foreign Developments In Organic Fibers For Ballistic
... Expanded the concept of jahiliyya to include Muslim societies of the 18th century that had diverted from pure Islamic practice to sin (idolatry, veneration of saints by Sufis) ...
... Expanded the concept of jahiliyya to include Muslim societies of the 18th century that had diverted from pure Islamic practice to sin (idolatry, veneration of saints by Sufis) ...