Is Islam a Cruel religion?
... Before you start reading this note, it would be good to note that Islam is the mo st criticized religion on earth today. The main reasons are (a) the misunderstandings about Islam that have been spread by its enemies over the centuries, (b) the Muslims have forgotten the true message of Islam and ar ...
... Before you start reading this note, it would be good to note that Islam is the mo st criticized religion on earth today. The main reasons are (a) the misunderstandings about Islam that have been spread by its enemies over the centuries, (b) the Muslims have forgotten the true message of Islam and ar ...
International Law, Regional Developments
... east. Islamic States subsequently spread along trade routes into central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, sub-Saharan Africa, the east African coast, and south-eastern Asia. Under the Ottoman Turks, Islam made substantial inroads into eastern and central Europe. Today, approximately one billion of the ...
... east. Islamic States subsequently spread along trade routes into central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, sub-Saharan Africa, the east African coast, and south-eastern Asia. Under the Ottoman Turks, Islam made substantial inroads into eastern and central Europe. Today, approximately one billion of the ...
Lecture 10 - WordPress.com
... "I vow that what you have just said and what Isa (AS) had said are of the same spring," said An-Najjashi to Ja'far. "Go in peace, for I will never let them harm you". This is a real fair Christian king. Therefore, we should learn never to classify any one who is non-Muslim as an enemy, for this is n ...
... "I vow that what you have just said and what Isa (AS) had said are of the same spring," said An-Najjashi to Ja'far. "Go in peace, for I will never let them harm you". This is a real fair Christian king. Therefore, we should learn never to classify any one who is non-Muslim as an enemy, for this is n ...
book catalog - International Institute of Islamic Thought
... concerned with issues of Islamic thought. The Institute was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA with branch offices in several major capitals throughout the world. The Institute is dedicated to promoting research, producing publications and organizing conferences related t ...
... concerned with issues of Islamic thought. The Institute was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA with branch offices in several major capitals throughout the world. The Institute is dedicated to promoting research, producing publications and organizing conferences related t ...
The deconstruction of Sunnite Theory of Caliphate
... and the good tidings for all mankind was the advent of Islamic justice. Now the conquest of this "neotribalism" has become the major objective of the Islamic mission. The big problem is that "neotribalism" is not only the ideology of the anti-Islamic regimes of modern Muslim countries which oppose t ...
... and the good tidings for all mankind was the advent of Islamic justice. Now the conquest of this "neotribalism" has become the major objective of the Islamic mission. The big problem is that "neotribalism" is not only the ideology of the anti-Islamic regimes of modern Muslim countries which oppose t ...
Supporting the Messenger, May Allah`s Prayers and Peace be Upon
... the freedom of our actions. And it is amazing and to make light of others that talk about tolerance and peace at a time when your soldiers perpetrate murder even against the weak and oppressed in our countries. Then came your publishing of these drawings, which came in a framework of a new Crusade i ...
... the freedom of our actions. And it is amazing and to make light of others that talk about tolerance and peace at a time when your soldiers perpetrate murder even against the weak and oppressed in our countries. Then came your publishing of these drawings, which came in a framework of a new Crusade i ...
File Ref.No.7267/GA - IV - B1/2012/CU UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
... This is the detailed syllabus for the revised MA Degree in ISLAMIC HISTORY. This semesterised post graduate programme in ISLAMIC HISTORY has been modified according to the need of the fast changing world. With the dawn of the 21st century, academic pursuit on the history and culture of the Muslim Pe ...
... This is the detailed syllabus for the revised MA Degree in ISLAMIC HISTORY. This semesterised post graduate programme in ISLAMIC HISTORY has been modified according to the need of the fast changing world. With the dawn of the 21st century, academic pursuit on the history and culture of the Muslim Pe ...
The Principles of Naqshbandi Sufi Order
... aware of al-Haqq [The Truth، a Beautiful Name of Allah]، for its practice banished inattention." The meaning of 'Yad' is dhikr. The meaning of 'kard' is the essence of dhikr. The seeker must make dhikr by negation and affirmation on his tongue until he reaches the state of the contemplation of his h ...
... aware of al-Haqq [The Truth، a Beautiful Name of Allah]، for its practice banished inattention." The meaning of 'Yad' is dhikr. The meaning of 'kard' is the essence of dhikr. The seeker must make dhikr by negation and affirmation on his tongue until he reaches the state of the contemplation of his h ...
Islam, Women, and Equality: Reading the Qur`an for
... Arabic, as some other family members also are doing, or have done. This upbringing disadvantaged me in some ways, by making me an outsider in my own culture, but it also benefited me in that my introduction to Islam was through the Qur’an rather than through the secondary religious texts or accounts ...
... Arabic, as some other family members also are doing, or have done. This upbringing disadvantaged me in some ways, by making me an outsider in my own culture, but it also benefited me in that my introduction to Islam was through the Qur’an rather than through the secondary religious texts or accounts ...
islam, its worldview and islamic economics
... Man has been given the judicious power or aql to enable him to make decisions. Man can choose between good and evil. When man consciously decides to repay the debt he owes to his Creator, he is acting upon his natural inclination; this brings us to the fourth meaning of deen. Man is born with a natu ...
... Man has been given the judicious power or aql to enable him to make decisions. Man can choose between good and evil. When man consciously decides to repay the debt he owes to his Creator, he is acting upon his natural inclination; this brings us to the fourth meaning of deen. Man is born with a natu ...
Jihad: A Misunderstood Concept from Islam
... the nations’ leader and all subjects of the nation are bound by that decision, regardless of whether the leader was appointed or elected. The final decision is up to the ruler after his consultation with others. If a state has no leader then it must select one, or all the neighboring states and nati ...
... the nations’ leader and all subjects of the nation are bound by that decision, regardless of whether the leader was appointed or elected. The final decision is up to the ruler after his consultation with others. If a state has no leader then it must select one, or all the neighboring states and nati ...
Intorduction to Islam
... Messengers. We make no difference between one another among all of them as recommended by the Qur’an in the following chapters: 2:87; 2:135-136; 3:84-85, etc. We believe in their teachings and guidance but we reject the teaching of men such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Confucius and all other ...
... Messengers. We make no difference between one another among all of them as recommended by the Qur’an in the following chapters: 2:87; 2:135-136; 3:84-85, etc. We believe in their teachings and guidance but we reject the teaching of men such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Confucius and all other ...
The Case of an Afghan Apostate - Max-Planck
... II. Factual Background of the Case of Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman was accused of rejecting Islam and converting to Christianity 16 years ago when he was working for a Christian relief organisation in neighbouring Pakistan as a medical aid officer caring for Afghan refugees. When he returned to Afghani ...
... II. Factual Background of the Case of Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman was accused of rejecting Islam and converting to Christianity 16 years ago when he was working for a Christian relief organisation in neighbouring Pakistan as a medical aid officer caring for Afghan refugees. When he returned to Afghani ...
Pleasures of Islamic children`s literature?
... them no unchanging standards of right and wrong, nor any incentives to live by what is right and refrain from what is wrong. The result is that all too often the young enter adult life in a state of social alienation and bewilderment, unable to cope with the seemingly unlimited choices of the world ...
... them no unchanging standards of right and wrong, nor any incentives to live by what is right and refrain from what is wrong. The result is that all too often the young enter adult life in a state of social alienation and bewilderment, unable to cope with the seemingly unlimited choices of the world ...
Document
... The Truth: The root word for Islam is “al-Silm,” which means “submission” or “surrender.” There is no controversy about this meaning among Islamic scholars! Submission and peace can be very different concepts, even if a form of peace is often brought about through forcing others into submission. In ...
... The Truth: The root word for Islam is “al-Silm,” which means “submission” or “surrender.” There is no controversy about this meaning among Islamic scholars! Submission and peace can be very different concepts, even if a form of peace is often brought about through forcing others into submission. In ...
LINKING ISLAM WITH VIOLENCE: THE CASE OF `IMAGE CRISIS
... of them resulted in conquests: (1) During the early 8th century on the Spanish territory (2) two centuries afterwards on Sicily and the nearby regions of Middle Ocean (Mediterranean Sea) and (3) during the middle of 14th century when Ottoman Empire conquered the Balkan regions; seized Constantinople ...
... of them resulted in conquests: (1) During the early 8th century on the Spanish territory (2) two centuries afterwards on Sicily and the nearby regions of Middle Ocean (Mediterranean Sea) and (3) during the middle of 14th century when Ottoman Empire conquered the Balkan regions; seized Constantinople ...
Democracy from Islamic Law Perspective
... on their worldly experiences, continually changing and refining these institutions. The Qur’anic text not only gives us the concept of shura (consultation) but also contains no ideas of dictatorship and authoritarianism. Some commentators try to use the Qur’anic verse 4: 59 to justify obedience to a ...
... on their worldly experiences, continually changing and refining these institutions. The Qur’anic text not only gives us the concept of shura (consultation) but also contains no ideas of dictatorship and authoritarianism. Some commentators try to use the Qur’anic verse 4: 59 to justify obedience to a ...
Imam Ibrahim Saidy - The Lutheran World Federation
... Islam is Sawm (Fasting) during the month of Ramadhaan (the 9th month of the Islamic calendar). Optional fasting however has also been recommended and observed by the Prophet and Muslims after him throughout the rest of the year. Sawm literally means 'to abstain’. But in the terminology of the Islami ...
... Islam is Sawm (Fasting) during the month of Ramadhaan (the 9th month of the Islamic calendar). Optional fasting however has also been recommended and observed by the Prophet and Muslims after him throughout the rest of the year. Sawm literally means 'to abstain’. But in the terminology of the Islami ...
Prophethood and the Making of Islamic Historical Identity
... Prophethood1 and the Making of Islamic Historical Identity As monotheistic and scriptural religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share many of the same beliefs and doctrines. Yet certain differences between these religions reflect to a great extent their religious distinctiveness and justify th ...
... Prophethood1 and the Making of Islamic Historical Identity As monotheistic and scriptural religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share many of the same beliefs and doctrines. Yet certain differences between these religions reflect to a great extent their religious distinctiveness and justify th ...
The Political Thought of Tahir-ul-Qadri in its Islamic Context
... future role of the Islamic state. To this extent, the present work may challenge the notion that modern Islamic political thought on khilafa is solely based on medieval Islamic teachings. To the contrary, it may be the present global world order and influence of the Western state system which has mo ...
... future role of the Islamic state. To this extent, the present work may challenge the notion that modern Islamic political thought on khilafa is solely based on medieval Islamic teachings. To the contrary, it may be the present global world order and influence of the Western state system which has mo ...
The Concept of Jihad and Terrorism in Islam
... response to the 9/11 attacks. It has become clear that this region suffers from a lack of both freedom and opportunity. Reform in the Muslim world is an oftheard refrain in speeches of leaders, particularly western. The world has come to understand that given the monetary & economic obscurity in mos ...
... response to the 9/11 attacks. It has become clear that this region suffers from a lack of both freedom and opportunity. Reform in the Muslim world is an oftheard refrain in speeches of leaders, particularly western. The world has come to understand that given the monetary & economic obscurity in mos ...
Unit B578 - Islam 2 - Worship, community and family, sacred
... Muslims classify ahadith as sound(sahih), good(hasan) or weak(da if) depending on the links in the tradition. The first written collections were for legal purposes but became a subject for scholastic study and, for various reasons, Muslims have preferences about which to use. Credit references to na ...
... Muslims classify ahadith as sound(sahih), good(hasan) or weak(da if) depending on the links in the tradition. The first written collections were for legal purposes but became a subject for scholastic study and, for various reasons, Muslims have preferences about which to use. Credit references to na ...