Selected Text for Islamic Studies Atta-ur-Rahman Arif Institute of Business Management CHAPTER ONE What is Fiqh? Fiqh is the understanding and comprehending of the object of nusoos (text). This is something which Allah Ta’ala had bestowed the pious predecessors with. Imam Abu Hanifah‚ Imam Shaafi (rahmatullah alaihima)‚ etc. were Imams because of their deep understanding of this knowledge. All the Aimmah-e-Mujtahiddeen excels in this quality and field of knowledge. None (in present
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The quote from the textbook “understanding religion in a global society” gives tremendous significance to faith and rituals of the Islamic culture‚ both of which are greatly highlighted in the holy book of Quran. Just as without the roots‚ a tree cannot survive‚ similarly‚ without faith‚ performing highly valuable rituals are useless. The main source where Muslims gain an enormous amount of faith is from reading the holy book of Quran. One must fully believe and understand the messages written in
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Hazrat Khaki says (in Qasida Lamia in praise of Baba Hardey Reshi) 01) He was reciting Awrad-i-Fathia every morning for years together and this fact was a proof of his true belief. 02) He was offering group prayers all the five times for years together. He did not leave this Sunnah without a necessity. 03) Day and night he would offer ‘nafal’ prayers and would pray to God with humility. 04) He would remember God in all the manners‚ but it was his usual practice to control his breath in this process
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include historical tales‚ love stories‚ tragedies‚ comedies‚ poems‚ burlesques and various forms of erotica. Since the twentieth century The Arabian Nights have also received serious critical attention and scholars have been almost unanimous in their praise of the way in which these tales transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries. The following are the literary themes and techniques used in The Seven Voyages of Sinbad. FRAME STORY The main frame story concerns a Persian king Shahryar and his new
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VALUE-BASED EDUCATION: A NEED OF TODAY In the present era of education assisted by ultramodern technology‚ we are inclined more towards knowledge and ranks in the examination than application of learning in our day-to-day life. Theodore Roosevelt warns‚ “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” It is a lamentable fact that in the prevalent scenario of education‚ the majority of the teachers as well as the taught have turned into grades-oriented and marks-oriented
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO REPORT BACKGROUND OF STUDY PURPOSE OF STUDY GENRAL PURPOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT All praise to Almighty Allah‚ the most merciful and compassionate‚ who give me skills and abilities to complete this report successfully I am grateful to my parents who are always been a source of encouragement for me throughout my life and from start to the end of this report I feel deeply indebted to all my teachers for provision
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Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ starts off with an elderly man in Pondicherry‚ India‚ telling one of the authors‚ “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (x). The author stops and thinks‚ Was this some Jehovah Witness knocking on my door? (x). This author‚ Yann Martel‚ is from Canada‚ where our other author‚ Piscine Molitor Patel‚ is from Pondicherry‚ India. Piscine is a middle eastern boy who’s family owns a zoo‚ with magnificent animals. Piscine does not like his name‚ because of all the
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The two passages from the Koran‚ Sura LVL and Sura LXIX‚ open by addressing God as both compassionate and merciful. Additionally‚ both Sura LVL and LXIX end by saying “Praise‚ then‚ the name of thy Lord‚ the Great.” Starting and concluding the passages with these specific attributes of God demonstrates how important Islam believes these characteristics are. In Daniel’s prayer to God‚ Daniel views God‚ the judge‚ as just
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A fifteenth-century Persian manuscript depicts pilgrims praying at Mecca in the mosque surrounding the Ka’ba. C H A P T E R 1 4 THE EXPANSIVE REALM OF ISLAM I In 632 C.E. the prophet Muhammad visited his native city of Mecca from his home in exile at Medina‚ and in doing so he set an example that devout Muslims have sought to emulate ever since. The hajj—the holy pilgrimage to Mecca—draws Muslims by the hundreds of thousands from all parts of the world to Saudi Arabia. Each year Muslims travel
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THINKING FROM THE QUR’ANIC PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT The Qur’an is the main reference and source of knowledge for Muslims. It is logically follows that understanding the concept of thinking should also be referred to the Qur’an. Even though the word intellect is mentioned 49 times in the Qur’an and there are hundreds of verses that urge Muslims to think‚ but the theory of thinking from the Qur’anic perspective is not extensively explored to guide Muslim educators and curriculum designers and developers
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