Introduction - DLofsWorldHistory
... Initially the difference between Sunni and Shi'a was merely a question of who should lead the Muslim community. As time went on, however, the Shi'a began to show a preference for particular Hadith and Sunnah literature. Interpretation of the Hadith and Sunnah is an Islamic academic science. The Shi' ...
... Initially the difference between Sunni and Shi'a was merely a question of who should lead the Muslim community. As time went on, however, the Shi'a began to show a preference for particular Hadith and Sunnah literature. Interpretation of the Hadith and Sunnah is an Islamic academic science. The Shi' ...
NEED FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION AMONG THE MUSLIMS
... world is failing to meet the contemporary challenges. Some of them are under foreign occupation by the Western countries for over a decade and many face the similar threat. As no common economic markets exist within the Muslim world, many foreign countries have exploited their economic resources. Si ...
... world is failing to meet the contemporary challenges. Some of them are under foreign occupation by the Western countries for over a decade and many face the similar threat. As no common economic markets exist within the Muslim world, many foreign countries have exploited their economic resources. Si ...
Islamic Anthropology and Salvation
... face of evil and temptation, and the promised reign of God. In Islam the essential problematic of the human relationship with God arises when the first humans, tempted by the Devil (Iblis), grasp after the created order as the ultimate reality, choosing the fruit of the tree rather than the command ...
... face of evil and temptation, and the promised reign of God. In Islam the essential problematic of the human relationship with God arises when the first humans, tempted by the Devil (Iblis), grasp after the created order as the ultimate reality, choosing the fruit of the tree rather than the command ...
Muslim Hip-Hop: Politicisation of Kool Islam
... discourse to the popular re-presentation of the Muslim woman. The musical offers a voice through Aisha to articulate what it means to be a Muslim women living in the west. Combining and juxtaposing humour, satire and drama, a complex story unfolds that narrates young British Pakistani Muslims’ exper ...
... discourse to the popular re-presentation of the Muslim woman. The musical offers a voice through Aisha to articulate what it means to be a Muslim women living in the west. Combining and juxtaposing humour, satire and drama, a complex story unfolds that narrates young British Pakistani Muslims’ exper ...
Sikh Dharma and Islam - www.BahaiStudies.net
... and punished. 2:191, "...And slay them (nonbelievers) wherever ye catch them". Some Muslims use this to justify taking a slightly intolerant stance towards non-Muslim communities in Islamic republics run by sharia law. Sikh dharma encourages humanity to respect everyone as sons and daughters of God. ...
... and punished. 2:191, "...And slay them (nonbelievers) wherever ye catch them". Some Muslims use this to justify taking a slightly intolerant stance towards non-Muslim communities in Islamic republics run by sharia law. Sikh dharma encourages humanity to respect everyone as sons and daughters of God. ...
Historic Islamic Edict (Fatwa)
... (Calgary) Overwhelming majority of worldwide Islamic scholars have already individually declared ISIS/ISIL un-Islamic “out-siders” (KHAWARIJ) group. The attached Islamic edict (Fatwa) by the Canadian Muslim Imams and scholars is the first formal Fatwa in the world regarding ISIS/ISIL and its recruit ...
... (Calgary) Overwhelming majority of worldwide Islamic scholars have already individually declared ISIS/ISIL un-Islamic “out-siders” (KHAWARIJ) group. The attached Islamic edict (Fatwa) by the Canadian Muslim Imams and scholars is the first formal Fatwa in the world regarding ISIS/ISIL and its recruit ...
Byzantine Attitudes toward Islam during the Late Middle Ages
... to defend the Christian religion against the attacks of Muslims who now held political mastery. As defence also implies attack, these theologians defended Christianity by attacking the Islamic religion. It was through these Orthodox Christians in Islamic lands that a detailed, and hostile, knowledge ...
... to defend the Christian religion against the attacks of Muslims who now held political mastery. As defence also implies attack, these theologians defended Christianity by attacking the Islamic religion. It was through these Orthodox Christians in Islamic lands that a detailed, and hostile, knowledge ...
Enes Karić : Islam as common culture - Hal-SHS
... It is firstly through his role as a legal adviser that Fikret Karčić has developed his own conception of Islam. Beyond his co-authorship of the new Constitution of the Islamska Zajednica, he was also in charge of defining an official Islamic stance on the introduction of a multiparty system. In a te ...
... It is firstly through his role as a legal adviser that Fikret Karčić has developed his own conception of Islam. Beyond his co-authorship of the new Constitution of the Islamska Zajednica, he was also in charge of defining an official Islamic stance on the introduction of a multiparty system. In a te ...
Islam chapter - WordPress.com
... water. Sometimes groups of mountain dwellers would descend upon a family, steal their goods, and evict them from their land. As a result of this, alliances were formed as families united with other families to form clans. Later, these clans united with other clans to form tribes. Tribal life led to ...
... water. Sometimes groups of mountain dwellers would descend upon a family, steal their goods, and evict them from their land. As a result of this, alliances were formed as families united with other families to form clans. Later, these clans united with other clans to form tribes. Tribal life led to ...
the history of mecca
... would follow that there would be increasingly more archaeological evidence, the closer one traveled to this focal point of Mohammed's 7th century religion. It also follows that there would be a greater pre-Mohammed historical record for Mecca than any other Arabian city indeed perhaps than any other ...
... would follow that there would be increasingly more archaeological evidence, the closer one traveled to this focal point of Mohammed's 7th century religion. It also follows that there would be a greater pre-Mohammed historical record for Mecca than any other Arabian city indeed perhaps than any other ...
Salat
... 5. Wash each arm up to and beyond the elbow three times, right arm first and then the left. 6. Pass the wet palms of both hands over your head and back. Then rub the inside and outside of the ears with the thumbs and forefingers. 7. Wash your feet up to and beyond the ankle three times, right foot f ...
... 5. Wash each arm up to and beyond the elbow three times, right arm first and then the left. 6. Pass the wet palms of both hands over your head and back. Then rub the inside and outside of the ears with the thumbs and forefingers. 7. Wash your feet up to and beyond the ankle three times, right foot f ...
Full-Text PDF
... Keywords: Islam; democracy; sovereignty; shura; ijma; tolerance; equality and justice; Shari’ah; Qur’an; prophet ...
... Keywords: Islam; democracy; sovereignty; shura; ijma; tolerance; equality and justice; Shari’ah; Qur’an; prophet ...
Prophet Muhammad in the Bible
... Isaiah 21:14-15 “The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war” Tema, according to John McKenzie's dictionary of th ...
... Isaiah 21:14-15 “The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war” Tema, according to John McKenzie's dictionary of th ...
The Book of Routes and Realms
... from Morocco, known as the Almoravids, waged holy war, or jihad, against the Soninke of Ghana. It is unclear whether or not the Almoravids prevailed in this war, but apparently the conflict disrupted trade and weakened Ghana's economic base. In addition, the heartland of Ghana was becoming far less ...
... from Morocco, known as the Almoravids, waged holy war, or jihad, against the Soninke of Ghana. It is unclear whether or not the Almoravids prevailed in this war, but apparently the conflict disrupted trade and weakened Ghana's economic base. In addition, the heartland of Ghana was becoming far less ...
the many faces of political islam - Center for the Study of Islam and
... after 1947 the Pakistani context. Even the various branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world – in Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Kuwait – adopt different strategies that are determined by the contexts in which they operate. Additionally, the parent body, the Egyptian Brotherhood has underg ...
... after 1947 the Pakistani context. Even the various branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world – in Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Kuwait – adopt different strategies that are determined by the contexts in which they operate. Additionally, the parent body, the Egyptian Brotherhood has underg ...
Islamic rhymes and song sheet
... Chorus: Allah is the One! Allah is the One! Allah made the stars and the moon and the sun. Allah is the One! Allah is the One! Allah the Creator, the Almighty One. Vs. 2 Who made the flowers and the plants and trees? Who made the spiders and the ...
... Chorus: Allah is the One! Allah is the One! Allah made the stars and the moon and the sun. Allah is the One! Allah is the One! Allah the Creator, the Almighty One. Vs. 2 Who made the flowers and the plants and trees? Who made the spiders and the ...
THE CHARTER OF THE HAMAS(1)
... sacrificed their lives in the land of Palestine since it was conquered(8) by the Companion(9) of the Prophet, be Allah's prayer and peace upon him, and until this very day. This is the Charter of the Islamic Resistance (Hamas) which will reveal its face, unveil its identity, state its position, clar ...
... sacrificed their lives in the land of Palestine since it was conquered(8) by the Companion(9) of the Prophet, be Allah's prayer and peace upon him, and until this very day. This is the Charter of the Islamic Resistance (Hamas) which will reveal its face, unveil its identity, state its position, clar ...
a non-muslim president in a muslim state
... replace “The State is based on the Deity and obligation to perform Islamic laws for its adherents”. The rationale of Hatta’s decision to put forward these proposals was that they would serve to unite all Indonesians. The story goes that the advice of a young Kaigun (Japanese Navy) officer, whose nam ...
... replace “The State is based on the Deity and obligation to perform Islamic laws for its adherents”. The rationale of Hatta’s decision to put forward these proposals was that they would serve to unite all Indonesians. The story goes that the advice of a young Kaigun (Japanese Navy) officer, whose nam ...
Islam, Women, and Equality: Reading the Qur`an for
... Even though this extensive reading establishes the Qur’an’s opposition to patriarchy and its support for sexual equality, it is not just on this basis that I describe the Qur’an as antipatriarchal but also on the basis of specific theological claims. Indeed, I believe that the antipatriarchal nature ...
... Even though this extensive reading establishes the Qur’an’s opposition to patriarchy and its support for sexual equality, it is not just on this basis that I describe the Qur’an as antipatriarchal but also on the basis of specific theological claims. Indeed, I believe that the antipatriarchal nature ...
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
... It has also led scores of person to make a deeper study of his message and even fashion their own lives on his pattern. There were others who could not go to that extent for various reasons, but at the same time, could not resist the tremendous appeal of his spotless character and the irrefutable wi ...
... It has also led scores of person to make a deeper study of his message and even fashion their own lives on his pattern. There were others who could not go to that extent for various reasons, but at the same time, could not resist the tremendous appeal of his spotless character and the irrefutable wi ...
2nd Prize Paper
... wanted his students to develop their own intellectual capabilities. Dr. Algar, one of the leading scholars of Shiism today, emphasizes this point by saying that Jafar “demanded of his followers that they also engage in mental exertion in order to clarify the law.”8 Jafar is quoted as saying that “I ...
... wanted his students to develop their own intellectual capabilities. Dr. Algar, one of the leading scholars of Shiism today, emphasizes this point by saying that Jafar “demanded of his followers that they also engage in mental exertion in order to clarify the law.”8 Jafar is quoted as saying that “I ...
Contributions of Muslims to Math
... The three sons of Musa bin Shakir (about 800–860) were perhaps the first Muslim mathematicians to study Greek works. They wrote a great book on geometry, Kitab Marifat Masakhat Al-Ashkal (The Book of the Measurement of Plane and Spherical Figures), which was later translated into Latin by Gerard of ...
... The three sons of Musa bin Shakir (about 800–860) were perhaps the first Muslim mathematicians to study Greek works. They wrote a great book on geometry, Kitab Marifat Masakhat Al-Ashkal (The Book of the Measurement of Plane and Spherical Figures), which was later translated into Latin by Gerard of ...
ISGKC newsletter AnNoor_AprilMay2001
... There are many milestones on Muhammad’s road, and these milestones will assure you that you are on the right track. Do not worry that there are not any people on this road; just because you are alone on this road do not think that you are driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Loving Allah more ...
... There are many milestones on Muhammad’s road, and these milestones will assure you that you are on the right track. Do not worry that there are not any people on this road; just because you are alone on this road do not think that you are driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Loving Allah more ...
Islam and Buddhism
... massacre of one monastery in Bengal, combined with the inherited Christian conception of Muslims as the devotees of the sword has yielded the widely repeated statement that the Muslims violently “destroyed” Buddhism in India. Muslims were not friendly to it, but there is no evidence that they simply ...
... massacre of one monastery in Bengal, combined with the inherited Christian conception of Muslims as the devotees of the sword has yielded the widely repeated statement that the Muslims violently “destroyed” Buddhism in India. Muslims were not friendly to it, but there is no evidence that they simply ...
prince khalid al-faisal ibn ab al-aziz
... International Prize, on behalf of your brother, the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques. Most surely, this prize is one of the major Saudi-Arab-Islamic International projects which command the care of our most beloved King, may Allah protect him. In fact, from the very beginning of the establishment o ...
... International Prize, on behalf of your brother, the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques. Most surely, this prize is one of the major Saudi-Arab-Islamic International projects which command the care of our most beloved King, may Allah protect him. In fact, from the very beginning of the establishment o ...
Islamic culture
Islamic culture is a term primarily used in secular academia to describe the cultural practices common to historically Islamic people. The early forms of Muslim culture were predominantly Arab. With the rapid expansion of the Islamic empires, Muslim culture has influenced and assimilated much from the Persian, Caucasian, Bangladeshi, Turkic, Mongol, Chinese, Indian, Malay, Somali, Berber, Egyptian, Indonesian, Filipino, Greco-Roman Byzantine, Spanish, Sicilian, Balkanic and Western cultures.For the last ummah or the children of Muhammad, the culture of a practicing Muslim, are following the teachings of Muhammad.