be presented through its ancient traditions and sacred texts‚ history and historical events and current practices and contemporary events of the religion. The sacred texts of Islam are the Quran‚ which contains the revelations from Allah and the Hadith‚ which outlines the way of the prophet Muhammad. These sacred texts are fundamental to Islam and it is through these texts that Muslims formulate an understanding of peace. This is reflected through the Quranic statement: “O ye who believe! Come
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Sectarianism in Pakistan INTRODUCTION The decade of the 1990s witnessed a frightening upsurge in the Shia-Sunni sectarian violence in Pakistan‚ both in terms of scope and intensity. Recently‚ sectarian strife has engulfed even those areas‚ which were previously unaffected‚ largely because of the emergence of organized terrorist groups along sectarian lines. Besides target killings‚ these groups hit even ordinary members of each other’s sects. The problem‚ therefore‚ is no more of an occasional nature
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Muhammad in Mecca Prophet Muhammad was born and lived in Mecca for the first 52 years of his life (570–622). Orphaned early in life‚ he became known as a prominent merchant‚ and as an impartial and trustworthy arbiter of disputes. He married his first wife‚ the 40-year-old widow Khadijah bint Khuwaylid at age 25. He would not take other wives during her lifetime. According to Muslim tradition‚ Muhammad began receiving revelations at the age of 40. The key themes of his messages in Mecca were the
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Analyzing The Mahdist State in the Sudan The Mahdist uprising in the Sudan is an event overlooked by in many throughout history. To many it was just a hiccup in Great Britains conquest of the African states in the east. The uprising was in fact a failure but what makes it so significant is the ability of the Mahdi‚ Muhammad Ahmed to unite a divided people against a common enemy using modern logistics and combining it with religious zeal. The author of The Mahdist State in
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buildings‚ centered around a mosque and managed within a single institution.” (Goodwin‚ 2003) Besides the praying hall (camii) and courtyard (avlu)‚ the complex featured a Koran school (mekteb)‚ a school for the traditions of the Prophet (darülhadis)‚ a hadith school where students studied Muhammad’s teachings (medrese)‚ a hostel (tabhane) that provided rest for travelers‚ a hospital (bimarhane)‚ a kitchen (imaret) that fed food to the poor‚ Muslims‚ Christians and Jews alike and a bath (hammam). The mosque
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shared responsibility (in the system of aquila as practised between Muslims of Mecca and Medina) laid the foundation of mutual insurance. Islamic references These fundamentals are based on the sayings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Based on the hadith and Qur ’anic verses mentioned below‚ Islamic scholars have decided that there should be a concerted effort to implement the concept of takaful as the best way to resolve these needs. Some examples are: Basis of Co-operation: Help one another in
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participating in jihad with the Prophet if he does not repent’’. According to the majority of jurists‚ Aishah assertion clearly indicated that bay’ al-Inah was unlawful contract. Therefore‚ Ibn Qayyim prohibited Bai` al-`inah quoting the following Hadith that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said: “A time is certainly coming to mankind when they would legalise riba under the name of bai’ (trade/sale).” In contrast‚ al-Shafi’i did not consider the practice of bay’ al-Inah as legal
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OBJECTIVES: After completing this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Understand the concept of Al–Rahn in Islam. 2. Appreciate the benefits of Al–Rahn in securing loan transactions 3. Apply their understanding to the modern business practices. C hapter 6 Al-Rahn (Pawning) DEFINITION Literally: Fixed‚ permanent and continuity; or detained‚ confined‚ prison and hostage Translated in English as pledging‚ pawning or mortgage {[But1] every human being will be held in pledge for whatever
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Postmodern Fiqh : An Analysis On Gender Issues Abstract. The history of Islamic law (hukm) gone through fluctuations of phases. From the time of the Prophet PBUH‚ it continuously to become a dynamic force in fulfilling the contemporary needs of the Ummah. After the period of taqlid‚ Islamic jurisprudence gone through the process of tajdid in order to rejuvenate Muslim society to the practice of Ijtihad. Changes that happened in social circumstances and the developments in the field of science
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Hafsa Islam 11303001 Eng 204 Miss Farrah Jabeen Global Controversies Regarding Hijab Abstract The objective of this research paper is to bring awareness among the Muslim population of the world concerning the wrong concepts regarding hijab. In this paper I will discuss the pressure being put by the western countries on the women wearing hijab across the globe. I would try to discuss the significance of hijab to a Muslim women and how theses controversies
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