wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies.” Several Hadith reiterated the obligation of Muslims to acquire knowledge. This was especially impressed upon rulers, who were seen as the vanguard of Islam. The Prophet himself had warned: “Verily god doth not taketh away knowledge from the hands of His…
Rasha Diab, author of Shades of Sulh: The Rhetorics of Arab-Islamic Reconciliation, states that the literal definition of the word sulh means “reconciliation”, and that it “captures the practices, rituals, processes, and goals of sulh, a very old sociopolitical traditional reconciliation practice in the Arab world that relies heavily on mediation” and attempts to realize the people’s rights in any act of aggression (Diab 42). Diab asserts that not only does sulh discourse merge both judicial and…
Do you know what Islam teach Muslims? Islam is a religion and legislation regulates people life from all sides of life. Also Islam is a religion of peace love and equality. Islam teaches people how to deal with every thing in there life. Two of the important things that Islam teaches people are respect and spread peace. The state of being honored regarded or all around respected. This is the most normally comprehended meaning of respect. Truth be told, the thesaurus goes on the depict regard as…
Islamic law has several sources, which are the primary sources Al-Quran and Sunnah, as well as the secondary sources such as the interpretation by the scholars. In recent years, there is a tendency towards fundamentalism. Modern scholars believe the Islamic Jurisprudence should be renewed, and the classic jurist should lose their special status. This require formulating a new fiqh suitable for current society. It aims is not to challenge the fundamental of Islam, but to clear away the…
The symbolism of Mecca for Helen In the play (The road to Mecca by Athol Furgard faber and faber edition) In the play “The road to Mecca” by Athol Furgard is a character named Helen, also known as Miss Helen. In the play she creates her own Mecca in her yard. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia and it is a holy city to followers of Islam. People take this religious journey to deepen their experience with God. In this case Helen takes a spiritual journey and she does not physically go to Saudi…
Honesty derives from the Old French (h)oneste, which is derived from the Latin honestas. The Latin noun was formed from the adjective honestus from honos, meaning “honor,” .In todays world honesty is interpreted as fairness and straightforwardness of conduct or in more general terms the adherence to facts. HONESTY AND ISLAM: Islam has greatly emphasized the importance of honesty in all walks of life for a Muslim. It has recurrently commanded the believers to be honest to themselves and to…
Belief in Qadar is essential for Muslims. They must believe that everything that happens to us in this dunya is because Allah because he is in control and knows about the future. Therefore both good and bad things. Muslims have a believe that everything that happens to them in their lives and in this world is under Allah’s control since Allah is all powerful and he can do whatever he needs. Similarly Allah has given all mankind a free will, which means that mankind have free to choose whether…
This book name is Muhammad: The Ideal Prophet A Historical, Practical, Perfect Model for Humanity from a work by a scholar of Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Nadwi. This volume is a compilation of lectures given by the author in 1925 at Madras, India. In these lectures the author vividly presents the life of the Prophet as an abiding historical model - not a utopian ideal - for all humanity. This book is a must for every student of religion. And English translation by Mohiuddin Ahmad from Malaysia.…
1. Introduction Halal is a Quranic term which means allowed, permitted, lawful or legal. The contrary of this explanation is Haram (forbidden, unlawful or illegal). According to Sharia (Islamic Law), all issues concerning Halal or Haram and even all disputes should be in line with Quran and Sunnah. The halal concept has obtained increasing attention recently. This is due to the fact that the demand for halal food consumption is increasing continuously as a result of the rising number of Muslim…
The Iranian Constitution, written in 1979, lays out the foundation for which their society was built and the ambitions that the people of Iran should pursue. It outlines their beliefs and values to which their form of government will defend and the ideals that will guide their society, specifically those based in the religion of Islam. However, more importantly, it depicts the relationship of the individual to this society and how each will benefit the other in their journey to development and…