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wala with fellow Muslims. Those outside the fold of Islam are ‘others’ and friendly relations with them is discouraged. This is a communal, not an Islamic notion. Muslim scholars championing this notion,
Quranic verses, 60 : 1 and 60 : 4. However, this notion is unfounded and has nothing to do with Islamic teachings. This is evident from an examination of the occasion of revelation of the Chapter 60 of
incident concerning Hatib ibn Abi Baltaah. What is stated in this chapter regarding wala and bara applies for times when war prevails between the followers of Islam and others and not when peace has been established
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revolution? The answer is that a huge amount of sacrifice was needed to bring it about. This sacrifice is what we call in today’s jargon as ‘taking risks’. The world is governed by the principle: The greater the
it as far as his nature is concerned. What emerges from the above examples is an important part of the Sunnah (practice and teaching) of the Prophet of Islam—trust in human nature. We find examples of
part of a human personality. This is what is referred to in the Quran in the following verse: By the soul and how He formed it, then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. (91: 7-8)
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this respect Muslims’ stand on blasphemy and apostasy should be re-considered. If somebody leaves Islam for another religion, Muslims believe that he should be killed. However, the modern mind regards opting
during the life of the Prophet of Islam when his opponents issued scornful statements about him, but he did not command his followers to kill them. The standpoint of Islam in this matter is that there is
A person is free in matters of his personal belief, but when it comes to universal norms, Islam agrees to what has been accepted internationally. For example, in the case of the Hudaibiya Peace Treaty
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An Islamic Treasury of Virtues

The traditions of Prophet Muhammad and the lives of his Companions and those closely associated with them, serve as a major source of religious enlightenment in theory and in practice. The present book forms a collection of inspiring thoughts, stories, quotes, sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. It brings to us a complet...

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Contemporary Islamic Thought No. of pages: 696 ISBN-13: 978-1405121743 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell In this issue of Spirit of Islam, we present the book The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought
Thought. The book is a compilation of research papers on various contemporary Muslim intellectuals and Islamic movements. Each paper in the book is penned by different writers and the collection is edited by
by Mr Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi‘. In the words of the editor, “The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought (presents) the works of those Muslim intellectuals who represent a variety of social and intellectual
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success in every endeavour. Without peace, no positive action—small or big—is possible. PEACE IN ISLAM ISLAM is a religion of peace in the fullest sense of the word. The Quran calls its way ‘the paths of
states that God abhors any disturbance of peace (2: 205). The root word of Islam is ‘silm’, which means peace. So the spirit of Islam is the spirit of peace. The first verse of the Quran breathes the spirit
Compassionate. This verse is repeated in the Quran no less than 114 times. It shows the great importance Islam attaches to such values as mercy and compassion. One of God’s names, according to the Quran, is As-Salam
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to Islam attributed it. The truth is that this is a misuse of Islam. It has nothing to do with Islam. Those Muslims who are engaged in terrorism or extremism in the name of Islam are certainly misusing
misusing Islam. Islam is a scheme of spiritual development. The goal of Islam is to establish direct communion between God and man in order that man may become the recipient of divine inspiration. In such a
which is of the utmost importance and not violence. From this we can understand what is and what is not included in Islamic fundamentalism.
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to Islam attributed it. The truth is that this is a misuse of Islam. It has nothing to do with Islam. Those Muslims who are engaged in terrorism or extremism in the name of Islam are certainly misusing
misusing Islam. Islam is a scheme of spiritual development. The goal of Islam is to establish direct communion between God and man in order that man may become the recipient of divine inspiration. In such a religion
which is of the utmost importance and not violence. From this we can understand what is and what is not included in Islamic fundamentalism.
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time, there was complete harmony between the diverse parts of this world. It was a perfect picture of what we may call unity in diversity. I could only hear the sound of the continuous flowing of the water
place in the animal world. Now I would like to add some relevant references on this subject from the Islamic scriptures. God has declared in the Quran: Mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and
common ancestor. So according to Islam, universal brotherhood is not just a theoretical idea, but a biological and historical fact. According to a saying of the Prophet of Islam, a Muslim is one from whose
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with Prof Farida khanamEditorial Director of Spirit of Islam Prof. Farida Khanam is a former professor of Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She has around a dozen books to her credit
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. She has travelled around the globe disseminating the peaceful message of Islam. She is a kind and loving mentor to hundreds of women around the world who are part of CPS. Lovingly
mother took ill as he was so focussed on getting all the information that he needed to understand Islam in the modern idiom and write books to make the same understandable to people at large. For our basic
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