Imam

Fatimid caliphs-imams developed the daʿwa into a highly organized system and disciplined school, in which the term dāʿī also referred to a specific rank in the Fatimid religious hierarchy. However, prior to the Fatimid caliphate, the term dāʿī was equally applicable to those who summoned people towards the Ismaili imams of the time. The ʿAbbāsids also used the term daʿwa and dāʿī during the Umayyad period, although they never developed a daʿwa system in the same way as the Fatimid imams-caliphs…

changed the landscape of the colonies habitat. The huge 1,210 square mile iceberg collided with the main land, which caused a land lock that isolated them from the ocean (Imam, 2016). This made them walk over 40 miles in search for food and to reproduce, most of them died during the long journey due to starvation and low mating rates (Imam, 2016). Researchers have been following this…

Imam Abu-Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad Al-Ghazali is undoubtedly referred as one of the most influential theologians of Islam, and one of its noblest and original thinkers. He belongs to Tus and was born in 1058 AD, where he later died in 1111. He regenerated in his religious era all the spiritual phases developed by Islam. Islamic thinkers and theologians have various point of views when the character and institutional authority of the caliphate is concerned. Some school of thoughts, for example…

He was called an Imam. It is a term used by the Shiites which means that someone has leadership abilities and they are blood related to the prophet. Each leader in the Shiite passed down some type of spiritual knowledge to the next leader. The Imams were sought out for spiritual and political advice; they were leaders in those areas. The Sunni seem to have a better leader in their political field because they kept winning the political battle with the Shiite. The Imams thought it would be best…

The preceding verse appeals the parkhaṇhār (those who can discern) to sift through the facts and figures at their disposal and judiciously draw a distinction between the truth and falsehood. This verse calls upon the evaluators, who have determined the truth, to honour the Truthful One, who discloses the inner mysteries. The charlatan, the verse adds, is not worthy of respect because he knows nothing about the essence of the Lord. Since an extensive analysis of the use and application of the…

This sparked claims from both the pandit and the imam that I was Hindu and Muslim respectively. Now they would know I was not only Hindu, but also Christian and Muslim. Hopefully they will not turn their eyes to me once they figure it out. Immediately, they turned at looked at me. After their realisation…

However, nights are particularly special for them because through nightly vigils, they can engage in spiritual romance with the Beloved, and in so doing, they demonstrate their love and dedication for the Beloved, as they actualize the teachings of Imam Aly (AS), jo tu(n) sachā āshakkā, to rāt bandagī se mat chūk – if you are a true lover, then do not miss the time of nightly bandage. According to the first two lines of this verse, through the might of dhikr, one can bring the…

Since it is a private school and classes are smaller the teachers act much as parents, as they guide the students with a genuine concern. The staff, teachers, imams and volunteers all working at the center are very humbling and made me feel as if I was at home and at peace. This is important for our future selves we need to become more humble and our future leaders need to adapt to the characteristic of humility…

From early on in Land’s End, Malia was shown to be a strong and work-focused individual. One of the more interesting decisions she made, was to keep a firm separation between the profits of herself and her husband’s work–paying her husband for his job as porter of her shallot corps. While not uncommon in Lauje culture, their relationship was an obvious example of how to separate and balance crops between a husband and wife. Malia’s decision to separate her personal and work life like this can…

Akbar” while they perpetrate acts of terror. Extremist Imams (Islamic religious leader), wield their message of hate from the speakers of mosques every Friday, coercing the disenfranchised and simple-minded up the “staircase of terrorism” (Moghaddam, 2005) and the path of their fictitious Sixth Pillar- Jihad. With their message that “Islam is under attack” and that governments all over the world are exploiting Muslims. Islamic State imams, as well as al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups, justify…