Hadith

The word Sharī’ah was mentioned only once in the Quran 45:18 addressing Prophet Mohammad. “[O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled”. In the verse, the Prophet is being identified as a messenger to fulfill a purpose of faith. What is the purpose of faith that Sharī’ah is set to fulfill? An Islamic vision for a divine-human relationship is concerned with the higher objectives (Maqāṣid) of the Lawgiver (al-Sharī’). Linguistically, Sharī’ah is…

knowledge from the conservative perspective of the Hadith scholars and then from the collective epistemology of al-Kindi demonstrates this transition. Eventually this largely impacts the universalism of Islamic philosophy and the search for the ultimate reality within Muslim scripture. The first source that mentions the value of knowledge is the XIX. Kitab al-‘Ilm: [Book of Knowledge] with commentary by Sunan Abu Dawud. This excerpt is from the Hadith which is defined as the account of the…

In this essay, it discusses that the origins of Islamic art are not what most people might think compared to art of other regions. Some of the main idea’s this essay explains is that Islamic art in itself is an oxymoron; it can even be considered un-Islamic. A popular Muslim belief once was that art was unacceptable. Many Muslims used the teachings of the Koran to justify their beliefs that art was against their religion. The author explains to us that Muslims had a distaste for all things art,…

Religion is a major part of people’s lives all around the world today. Religion means something different to each individual. Whether it’s an escape from reality, a reason to live, or simply the feeling of belonging to a community, religion has a significant influence over people and their actions. The Muslims in the Middle East are especially impressive when it comes to their devotion to Allah. But there is a question of one thing in regards to women of the Islamic faith living overseas.…

Women in Islam are often thought to be oppressed and downgraded, or at least that is what is shown by the media. What to consider is, are these portrayals of women in Islam accurate? Does Islam truly hold men above women, condemning the rights women have? Are women in Islam truly helpless or is that what is being shown to believe? By looking at the holy Quran, scholarly articles, and books, women do have equal rights in Islam. The role of women in a household will aid in determining a woman’s…

not possible in some cases. For example, in India, Hadith are considered very important. Bhatty brings up an excellent point, however. Some of the situations in the Hadith relate directly to situations that took place in India “with which the Prophet just could not have been acquainted” and therefore have subsequently been deemed untrue (Bhatty, 1994). This, however, poses a question on the completely opposite end: what if some of these Hadith were written without pure heart but, rather, with…

action, and the intentions behind the action: apparent and hidden. The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said: "Actions are judged according to the intention behind them, and for everyone is what he intended." The Islamic legal maxim of intention affirmed the hadith verbatim and states, “Acts are judged by their goals and purposes”, and was documented in article two of the Ottoman Mejelle. The legal maxim of intention significantly…

therefore the concept of sainthood is negated in Islam as it negates the prophet hood of Muhammad (ﷺ) being the final messenger and anyone who claims to possess divine knowledge is a disbeliever. Bibliography Al-Bukhari, Sahih. Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 575 http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/77 (accessed December 23,…

“So there are two quite different Islams, an Islam that is in some sense a women’s Islam and an official, textual Islam, a men’s Islam” (37). Leila Ahmed writes talks about this idea of a “men’s” and a “women’s” Islam in her article “A Border Passage from Cairo to America- A Women’s Journey.” In thus articles she notices that there tends to be a division between the Islam of men and the Islam of women. “Men’s Islam” is primary written and concerned with the idea of orthopraxy, or right practice…

prominent appearance of females in the Islamic faith come from Hadith, which are taken as a primary text as well. These stories are often orally recited, and speak more intimately with the observer. From these pieces, one can…