Democracy from Islamic Law Perspective
... consist in large part in discussion and argument over the worth of these opposing views, and everyone is permitted to have a say in this process; and the society tolerates and often encourages vigorous debate on all issues of public interest. ...
... consist in large part in discussion and argument over the worth of these opposing views, and everyone is permitted to have a say in this process; and the society tolerates and often encourages vigorous debate on all issues of public interest. ...
Final - North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies
... the topmost public office of a nation. Is it due to Qur’anic texts and Prophetic traditions (ahadith) that women are barred from key positions or is it largely due to socio-cultural and economic settings of a country? The Qur’an urges women to stay quietly at home and not to make dazzling public dis ...
... the topmost public office of a nation. Is it due to Qur’anic texts and Prophetic traditions (ahadith) that women are barred from key positions or is it largely due to socio-cultural and economic settings of a country? The Qur’an urges women to stay quietly at home and not to make dazzling public dis ...
This article analyzes how radical Islamist movements
... of protest and a search for identity by the havenots of the Muslim world against an oppressive world order. Fundamentalism is the spearhead of religion engaging in a counterattack on the ...
... of protest and a search for identity by the havenots of the Muslim world against an oppressive world order. Fundamentalism is the spearhead of religion engaging in a counterattack on the ...
1991.-The-Islamic-Voluntary-Sector-in-Southeast
... countries shy away from their responsibility of collecting and disbursing Zakah for one reason or the other, individual Muslims have no other choice either to practiceZakah at the individual level or resort to private collective agencies i.e. voluntary organizations active in the area of Zakah colle ...
... countries shy away from their responsibility of collecting and disbursing Zakah for one reason or the other, individual Muslims have no other choice either to practiceZakah at the individual level or resort to private collective agencies i.e. voluntary organizations active in the area of Zakah colle ...
full paper
... Tammiya 16 , Wahhab was disturbed with what he saw as the weakening of Islam by pre-Islamic traditions and local practices of the Bedouin tribes of central Arabia. He also perceived Islam of his time as being contaminated by what he considered as innovations (bid’a), blind imitations (taqlid) and i ...
... Tammiya 16 , Wahhab was disturbed with what he saw as the weakening of Islam by pre-Islamic traditions and local practices of the Bedouin tribes of central Arabia. He also perceived Islam of his time as being contaminated by what he considered as innovations (bid’a), blind imitations (taqlid) and i ...
Qadar in Classical and Modern Islamic Discourses
... (hurriya), choice (ikhtiyar) and free will (irada). According to Leaman, the term qadar which means the measuring out or divine determination is used interchangeably with qudra which means ability or power. In the Quran, qadar also implies God’s power and knowledge (Al-Quran 2: 256; 54: 49; 15: 21). ...
... (hurriya), choice (ikhtiyar) and free will (irada). According to Leaman, the term qadar which means the measuring out or divine determination is used interchangeably with qudra which means ability or power. In the Quran, qadar also implies God’s power and knowledge (Al-Quran 2: 256; 54: 49; 15: 21). ...
History and Interpretations of Islamic Women`s Sta
... up in impoverished conditions and his early experience began to shape his attitudes toward the poor. As he developed, Muhammad came to understand and was disturbed by social inequities, the mistreatment of women and children, and by female infanticide (Carroll, 1983; Ringgren and Strom, 1967). He wa ...
... up in impoverished conditions and his early experience began to shape his attitudes toward the poor. As he developed, Muhammad came to understand and was disturbed by social inequities, the mistreatment of women and children, and by female infanticide (Carroll, 1983; Ringgren and Strom, 1967). He wa ...
15292 - Rochester Institute of Technology
... 15292.txt The Gannett Lecture Series March 24, 2005 "Has a Clash of Civilizations Begun?: Islam and the West" Presented by: Ali A. Mazrui Discussed by: Amit Ray and Paul Grebinger >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SPRING QUARTER SERIES OF LECTURES IN THE CAROLINE WERNER GANNETT LECTURE SERIES. MY NAME ...
... 15292.txt The Gannett Lecture Series March 24, 2005 "Has a Clash of Civilizations Begun?: Islam and the West" Presented by: Ali A. Mazrui Discussed by: Amit Ray and Paul Grebinger >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SPRING QUARTER SERIES OF LECTURES IN THE CAROLINE WERNER GANNETT LECTURE SERIES. MY NAME ...
SENSIS Short project description
... mechanisms by which the various senses are silenced, restricted, or enhanced, in Islamic ethical and legal traditions (subprojects 3, 4)? How are the senses deployed in the construction of identity and alterity (subprojects 4, 5)? What kind of shifts and variations in Islamically founded sensory re ...
... mechanisms by which the various senses are silenced, restricted, or enhanced, in Islamic ethical and legal traditions (subprojects 3, 4)? How are the senses deployed in the construction of identity and alterity (subprojects 4, 5)? What kind of shifts and variations in Islamically founded sensory re ...
On the Use of the Islamic Formulae Basmala and Shahada Among
... the only indispensable principle (pillar) of Islam, and the earnest and public recitation of the shahada in Arabic is all that is required for a non-Muslim to become a Muslim. Due to its fundamental significance for believers belonging to the Islamic religion, shahada embraces all aspects of individ ...
... the only indispensable principle (pillar) of Islam, and the earnest and public recitation of the shahada in Arabic is all that is required for a non-Muslim to become a Muslim. Due to its fundamental significance for believers belonging to the Islamic religion, shahada embraces all aspects of individ ...
“Sodomized by Religion”: Fictional Representations of Queer
... American novel, The Taqwacores, by Michael Muhammad Knight and the 2005 American novel Bilal’s Bread, by Sulayman X. The texts each explore, in their own way, issues pertaining to queer Muslim identity, belief and acceptance in the West. Although the films My Beautiful Laundrette and Touch of Pink f ...
... American novel, The Taqwacores, by Michael Muhammad Knight and the 2005 American novel Bilal’s Bread, by Sulayman X. The texts each explore, in their own way, issues pertaining to queer Muslim identity, belief and acceptance in the West. Although the films My Beautiful Laundrette and Touch of Pink f ...
The Political Thought of Tahir-ul-Qadri in its Islamic Context
... his viewpoint and his ability to deploy a vast array of traditional Islamic authorities across the spectrum of medieval Islamic political thought, to legitimize his notion of Islamic rule, and yet simultaneously hold the ability to portray Islam as a progressive religion able to effectively function ...
... his viewpoint and his ability to deploy a vast array of traditional Islamic authorities across the spectrum of medieval Islamic political thought, to legitimize his notion of Islamic rule, and yet simultaneously hold the ability to portray Islam as a progressive religion able to effectively function ...
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSRJHSS)
... they believe in modernity, they still accept a vital role for tradition in Islamic societies. In other words, they try to find the new necessities and meanings of the modern world in the context of old, religious texts and imply that the new concepts, such as democracy, freedom, and human rights etc ...
... they believe in modernity, they still accept a vital role for tradition in Islamic societies. In other words, they try to find the new necessities and meanings of the modern world in the context of old, religious texts and imply that the new concepts, such as democracy, freedom, and human rights etc ...
Full Text - Royal Holloway, University of London
... possible a direct and personal experience of God. Sufism grew as a distinct strand of Muslim devotion, which was inspired by the Quran, the religious practices of the Prophet and the early Muslim community. It did so in part as the Arab Muslims came into contact with the Christian and the other myst ...
... possible a direct and personal experience of God. Sufism grew as a distinct strand of Muslim devotion, which was inspired by the Quran, the religious practices of the Prophet and the early Muslim community. It did so in part as the Arab Muslims came into contact with the Christian and the other myst ...
LESSON 1
... Islam is a universal religion which was revealed by Allah SWT to entire mankind. Its teachings suit the innate nature of human being. Thus, it is a religion of fitrah. It comes to serve the needs of human beings. Therefore, its teachings are practical and applicable at all times and places. However, ...
... Islam is a universal religion which was revealed by Allah SWT to entire mankind. Its teachings suit the innate nature of human being. Thus, it is a religion of fitrah. It comes to serve the needs of human beings. Therefore, its teachings are practical and applicable at all times and places. However, ...
Imam Ibrahim Saidy - The Lutheran World Federation
... in which to delight: when he breaks his fast, he rejoices; and when he meets his Lord, he rejoices in his fast." (Muslim: 13:163) After Imaan, (Faith) Salaat (Ritual Prayer) and Zakaat, (Alms) the most important pillar of Islam is Sawm (Fasting) during the month of Ramadhaan (the 9th month of the Is ...
... in which to delight: when he breaks his fast, he rejoices; and when he meets his Lord, he rejoices in his fast." (Muslim: 13:163) After Imaan, (Faith) Salaat (Ritual Prayer) and Zakaat, (Alms) the most important pillar of Islam is Sawm (Fasting) during the month of Ramadhaan (the 9th month of the Is ...
The Changing Face of Islamic Authority in the Middle East
... who hold official positions in governments and religious organizations—while overlooking those who do not have an appointment in some religious or political hierarchy. But this emphasis mistakes institutional position in a hierarchy for actual influence. In fact, “the authorities” in Islam do not ne ...
... who hold official positions in governments and religious organizations—while overlooking those who do not have an appointment in some religious or political hierarchy. But this emphasis mistakes institutional position in a hierarchy for actual influence. In fact, “the authorities” in Islam do not ne ...
Islamic Jizya: `Protection` From Whom?
... It said Christians who wanted to remain in the "caliphate" that the Islamic State declared this month in parts of Iraq and Syria must agree to abide by terms of a "dhimma" contract--a historic practice under which non-Muslims were protected in Muslim lands in return for a special levy known as "jizy ...
... It said Christians who wanted to remain in the "caliphate" that the Islamic State declared this month in parts of Iraq and Syria must agree to abide by terms of a "dhimma" contract--a historic practice under which non-Muslims were protected in Muslim lands in return for a special levy known as "jizy ...
session 6 - Training for Dawah
... Olympic Example—Biological differences Rape in Western World Vs. Muslim World Women are treated like a Queen—reality is ...
... Olympic Example—Biological differences Rape in Western World Vs. Muslim World Women are treated like a Queen—reality is ...
http://www.drsoroush.com/PDF/E-CMO-20020000-Religious_Modernists_and_the_Woman_Question.pdf
... Law. Motahhari responded, putting forward the modernist Islamic position. He dismissed gender equality as a Western concept with no place in Islam and proposed, as a new justification for sharia family law, the notion of complementarity in gender rights and duties, both in marriage and in society.3 ...
... Law. Motahhari responded, putting forward the modernist Islamic position. He dismissed gender equality as a Western concept with no place in Islam and proposed, as a new justification for sharia family law, the notion of complementarity in gender rights and duties, both in marriage and in society.3 ...
IJTIHAD INSTITUTIONS: THE KEY TO ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY
... See Yilmaz, supra note 26, at 217 (mentioning that “[b]ecause culture is conceived as law in Muslim understanding and life, any discussion of change, transformation, or renewal inevitably intermingles with discussions surrounding ijtihad. Thus, any new discourse is directly or indirectly a result of ...
... See Yilmaz, supra note 26, at 217 (mentioning that “[b]ecause culture is conceived as law in Muslim understanding and life, any discussion of change, transformation, or renewal inevitably intermingles with discussions surrounding ijtihad. Thus, any new discourse is directly or indirectly a result of ...
ISLAMIC LAW IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD: THE SOURCES OF
... The Sunnah is considered the second source of revelation based on Allaah’s statement in the Qur’aan, “He does not speak from his desires. Verily it is inspiration which has been revealed.” Etimologically, As-sunnah is taken from the words sanna – yasinnu – wayasunnu , meaning: explaining. From the a ...
... The Sunnah is considered the second source of revelation based on Allaah’s statement in the Qur’aan, “He does not speak from his desires. Verily it is inspiration which has been revealed.” Etimologically, As-sunnah is taken from the words sanna – yasinnu – wayasunnu , meaning: explaining. From the a ...
Janson paper - African Studies Centre Leiden
... 2003). However, the Gambian adherents of the Tabligh Jama‘at with whom I worked do not correspond to the stereotyped image of marginalized youth. This paper endeavours to study these youngsters as agents rather than as victims of societal change or objects of adult activity. It will do so by explori ...
... 2003). However, the Gambian adherents of the Tabligh Jama‘at with whom I worked do not correspond to the stereotyped image of marginalized youth. This paper endeavours to study these youngsters as agents rather than as victims of societal change or objects of adult activity. It will do so by explori ...
The Culture of Islam and the concept of European Citizenship
... The concept of the citizenship embodies twofold character- it unifies individuals with different backgrounds granting them common identity embodying certain rights and some duties, at the same time it excludes some individuals who might benefit the same opportunities. Historical process dramatically ...
... The concept of the citizenship embodies twofold character- it unifies individuals with different backgrounds granting them common identity embodying certain rights and some duties, at the same time it excludes some individuals who might benefit the same opportunities. Historical process dramatically ...
PowerPoint
... Sasanid plate of Shapur II, 300s Hunting scenes enjoyed great popularity in the art of the Sasanid kingdom of Persia. The image of King Shapur II (r. 309-379), depicting the ruler with a full beard and elaborately styled hair while hunting lions on horseback, seems reminiscent of ancient Assyrian ar ...
... Sasanid plate of Shapur II, 300s Hunting scenes enjoyed great popularity in the art of the Sasanid kingdom of Persia. The image of King Shapur II (r. 309-379), depicting the ruler with a full beard and elaborately styled hair while hunting lions on horseback, seems reminiscent of ancient Assyrian ar ...