Islam EDITED BY John Alden Williams GEORGE BRAZILLER NEW YORK 1962 [c. 1961‚ not renewed] CHAPTER TWO The Ḥadīth: The News of God ’s Messenger Next to the Qur’ān itself‚ the most important Islamic textual material is the Ḥadīth: the body of transmitted actions and sayings of the Prophet and his Companions. Professor Wilfred C. Smith has made a most perceptive analogy: the Qur’ān is in Islam what Christ is in Christianity‚ and Muhammad stands in relation to it as the Twelve Apostles
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New World Order of Politics & Religion: The war on terror and the Neo-Christian Crusade. On March 6‚ 1991 George Herbert Walker Bush‚ then President of the United States in a speech before the U.S. Congress‚ uttered the words "new world order". This revelation spoken by Bush created controversy and speculation. The occasion for the congressional address was to speak concerning the Persian Gulf War that expelled Saddam Hussein’s Army from Kuwait. Bush said‚" Now‚ we can see a new world coming
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HISTORY OF THE HOLY QURAN The Quran is the backbone of Islam. On this Sacred Book of Allaah depends the Islamic call‚ state‚ society and the civilisation of the Muslim world. It is the last Divine revelation‚ which was sent down to Prophet Muhammad ‚ the last and final of all Prophets‚ may Allaah exalt their mention. His task was to convey the message of worshipping the One God‚ Allaah‚ without ascribing any partners to Him. The Noble Quran‚ which is the source of guidance and mercy to mankind
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six-year-old‚ his mother Syeda Amna fell sick and died in Abwa‚ near Madina (then Yitsrab). She was buried there. His grandfather brought him up for two more years‚ until he also died. Orphaned three times at the age of eight‚ he went to live with his uncle‚ Abu Talib. He travelled to Syria to trade on behalf of Hazrat Khadija (R). He did good business. Hazrat Bibi Khadija (R) was informed about his honesty‚ personality‚ and his business acumen‚ she was very much impressed. Consequently‚ she proposed marriage
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“Allah Almighty has granted intellect to human beings. The intellect entails responsibility. The more intellect a person has the more he/she is responsible. When the intellect is missing‚ the responsibility is also not there. Little children are not held responsible‚ because their intellect has not yet developed. The insane are not responsible‚ because they have lost the intellectual capacity. However‚ part of our being human is also that we make mistakes. Sometime‚ we make mistakes without deliberation
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euphemistic language to make their heinous actions seem respectable (129). When giving his speech‚ al-Baghdadi asserts that “Allah has forced [them] to fight his enemies and wage jihad for him to establish his religion” (DJ Nigel). By stating this‚ Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wanted to send a clear message‚ as caliphate‚ to his followers and the rest of the world. He wanted to unite and
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ones that ruled‚ Islamic Caliphates were mostly governed by the Muslims. The religion didn’t specifically help or effect the government‚ but actually governed the empire. Abū Bakr was the first caliph who ruled the Islamic Caliphates and as it states on britannica.com‚ “When the Prophet Muhammad died (June 8‚ 632 ce)‚ Abū Bakr succeeded to his political and administrative functions as khalīfah rasūl Allāh‚ “successor of the Messenger of God‚” but it was probably under ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb‚ the second
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3.0 DEFINITIONS OF TAFSIR AND TAKWIL The word ‘tafsir’ comes from ‘fassara’‚ which means‚ ‘to explain‚ to expound‚ to elucidate‚ to interpret.’ The word tafsir is the verbal noun of ‘fassara’‚ and means ‘the explanation or interpretation of something.’ According to another opinion‚ the word tafsir is a transposition from s-f-r‚ which means‚ ‘to expose‚ to uncover.’ Thus‚ a woman who uncovers her face is called a ‘saafirah’‚ and the act of uncovering her face is called ‘sufur.’ Therefore‚ according
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The Islamic State‚ also widely known as ISIS‚ ISIL and Daʿesh‚ originated as Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999. This group was the forerunner of Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn—commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq —a group formed by Abu Musab Al Zarqawi in 2004 which took part in the Iraqi insurgency against American-led forces and their Iraqi allies following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. During the 2003–2011 Iraq War‚ it joined other Sunni insurgent groups to form the Mujahideen Shura
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Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) was known for his great knowledge and wisdom. He often expressed his thoughts in words conspicuous for their wisdom. A number of his sayings have come down to us‚ and these show the depths and dimensions of his thoughts and expressions. “Go easy on yourself‚ for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere‚ it will never come your way‚ but if it is yours by destiny‚ from you it cannot flee.” Throughout history there
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