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The Lives of Man
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Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad; Translated by M. Al-Badawi
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The world is facing a great dilemma due to despicable, inhumane and
barbaric acts of terrorism, indiscriminate killings, warfare,
anarchy, disorder and suicide bombings over the past two decades.
It is not only destroying the peace of any specific region, group
or country but has become a major threat to world peace. Young
People and Students living in various western countries who do not
have conceptual clarity regarding Islam are wronglyconsidering
terrorism and indiscriminate killing to be Jihad and are being
drawn towards it.A further disturbing issue with regards to this is
that the terrorists declare their evil goals to be part of the
Islamic concept of Jihad. Furthermore they speak of enforcing the
Islamic Shariah according to their extremist and terrorist
ideology. They call for the re-establishment of the Caliphate as
part of their ideology; and they use the Islamic terminologies and
concepts of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) to legally justify their
claims. By quoting the Qur'an, hadith and texts from the books of
Islamic Law out of context, they influence common Muslims who are
not acquainted with the true teachings of Islam, especially
youngsters.There is a need to provide authentic, comprehensive
material against extremism to all people, from every walk of life,
according to their needs, so that the conceptual and ideological
confusions which may lead to terrorismcan be eliminated. The
Islamic Curriculum on Peace and Counter-Terrorism was prepared for
this purpose. This curriculum has 3 parts and aims to provide
resources from the Holy Qur'an, Hadith and authoritative books to
provide a comprehensive ideological and theological background to
all the key areas that are utilised to brainwash youngsters.The
Islamic Curriculum on Peace and Counter-Terrorism has been compiled
under the supervision and guidance of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad
Tahir-ul-Qadri - who is the author of the Fatwa on Terrorism and
Suicide Bombings.
This book is part of the Islamic Teachings series compiled from the
works and lectures of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri.
Zakah and Charity book provides readers with both a general
overview and where needed, some in depth information and guidance
on basics of Islam. All of the primary subjects within the three
branches of Shariah, Aqidah (doctrine), Fiqh (jurisprudence),
Tasawwuf (spirituality and self purification) are covered and a
general basic understanding of Islam in a modern context through an
easy way to follow question and answer format. Some of the most
common yet unanswered, day to day issues are replied to using
juristic methods from sound sources of Qur'an and Hadith. These are
not only of benefit for the purpose of self study, for anybody of
any age and from every walk of life, it is also a very useful
reference source which caters for the needs of academic
institutions, libraries and study circles.
The world is facing a great dilemma due to despicable, inhumane and
barbaric acts of terrorism, indiscriminate killings, warfare,
anarchy, disorder and suicide bombings over the past two decades.
It is not only destroying the peace of any specific region, group
or country but has become a major threat to world peace. Young
People and Students living in various western countries who do not
have conceptual clarity regarding Islam are wrongly considering
terrorism and indiscriminate killing to be Jihad and are being
drawn towards it.A further disturbing issue with regards to this is
that the terrorists declare their evil goals to be part of the
Islamic concept of Jihad. Furthermore they speak of enforcing the
Islamic Shariah according to their extremist and terrorist
ideology. They call for the re-establishment of the Caliphate as
part of their ideology; and they use the Islamic terminologies and
concepts of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) to legally justify their
claims. By quoting the Qur'an, hadith and texts from the books of
Islamic Law out of context, they influence common Muslims who are
not acquainted with the true teachings of Islam, especially
youngsters.There is a need to provide authentic, comprehensive
material against extremism to all people, from every walk of life,
according to their needs, so that the conceptual and ideological
confusions which may lead to terrorism can be eliminated. The
Islamic Curriculum on Peace and Counter-Terrorism was prepared for
this purpose. This curriculum has 3 parts and aims to provide
resources from the Holy Qur'an, Hadith and authoritative books to
provide a comprehensive ideological and theological background to
all the key areas that are utilised to brainwash youngsters.The
Islamic Curriculum on Peace and Counter-Terrorism has been compiled
under the supervision and guidance of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad
Tahir-ul-Qadri - who is the author of the Fatwa on Terrorism and
Suicide Bombings.
In 1991, Ahmed Ali Haile returned to the chaos of his native
Somalia with a clear mission: to bring warring clans together to
find new paths of peace--often over a cup of tea. A grenade thrown
by a detractor cost Haile his leg and almost his life, but his
stature as a peacemaker remained. Whether in Somali's capital,
Mogadishu, or among Somalis in Kenya, Europe, and the United
States, Haile has been a tireless ambassador for the peace of
Christ. Into this moving memoir of conversion and calling, Haile
weaves poignant reflections on the meaning of his journey in the
world of Islam. 144 Pages.
This book comprises responses by a Sufi master, Hadrat Sahib of the
Naqshbandi tradition, to letters written by students of the master.
The questions posed in these letters cover a wide range of issues
including, financial problems, health issues, family matters,
education and bereavement. The advice given by the master reveals a
deep spirituality which places the particular student's problem in
context and details a specific method of offering oneself to God at
all times. It is difficult to find such detail relating to
spiritual practices in Sufi literature. These letters are
inspirational and timeless. They provide a cure to a world
dominated by materialism and all its attendant miseries.
This book is part of the Islamic Teachings series compiled from the
works and lectures of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri.
The book Hajj and Zakah provides readers with both a general
overview and where needed, some in depth information and guidance
on basics of Islam. All of the primary subjects within the three
branches of Shariah, Aqidah (doctrine), Fiqh (jurisprudence),
Tasawwuf (spirituality and self purification) are covered and a
general basic understanding of Islam in a modern context through an
easy way to follow question and answer format. Some of the most
common yet unanswered, day to day issues are replied to using
juristic methods from sound sources of Qur'an and Hadith. These are
not only of benefit for the purpose of self study, for anybody of
any age and from every walk of life, it is also a very useful
reference source which caters for the needs of academic
institutions, libraries and study circles.
From modern pop culture to anti-Blackness, faith and family,
politics, education, creativity and working life; this anthology
gives visibly Muslim women a space to speak. SPOILER ALERT: We
won't be answering the usual questions! Perceived as the visual
representation of Islam, hijab-wearing Muslim women are
nevertheless rarely afforded a platform on their own terms.
Harangued by awkward questions, radical commentators
sensationalising our existence, non-Muslims and non-hijabis making
assumptions, men speaking on our behalf, or stereotypical norms
being perpetuated by the same old faces, hijabis are tired. Cut
from the Same Cloth? seeks to tip the balance back in our favour.
Here, twenty-one women of all ages and races look beyond the tired
tropes, exploring the breadth of our experience and spirituality.
It's time we, as a society, stop with the hijab-splaining and make
space for the women who know. Essays by Negla Abdalla, Zahra Adams,
Sabeena Akhtar, Mariam Ansar, Fatima Ahdash, Shaista Aziz, Suma
Din, Khadijah Elshayyal, Ruqaiya Haris, Raisa Hassan, Fatha Hassan,
Sumaya Kassim, Rumana Lasker Dawood, Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, Asha
Mohamed, Sofia Rehman, Yvonne Ridley Aisha Rimi, Khadijah Rotimi,
Sophie Williams, Hodan Yusuf.
Utterly absorbing . . . A beautiful book. Cheryl Strayed,
author of Wild A bold piece of writing (and thinking) by an
incredibly brave woman. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray,
LoveFifteen years ago, Krista Bremer was a surfer and an aspiring
journalist who dreamed of a comfortable American life of adventure,
romance, and opportunity. Then, on a running trail in North
Carolina, she met Ismail, sincere, passionate, kind, yet from a
very different world. Raised a Muslim--one of eight siblings born
in an impoverished fishing village in Libya--his faith informed his
life. When she and Ismail made the decision to become a family,
Krista embarked on a journey she never could have imagined, an
accidental jihad: a quest for spiritual and intellectual growth
that would open her mind, and more important, her heart. A moving,
lyrical memoir . . . A sweet and rewarding journey of a book.
Kirkus Reviews Readers of memoir will welcome this love story about
patience and kindness and learning the importance of putting
culture first. Library Journal Lucid, heartfelt, and profoundly
humane, My Accidental Jihad navigates the boundaries of religion
and politics to arrive at the universal experience of love. G.
Willow Wilson, author of Alif the Unseen Bremer s particular story
strikingly highlights the (usually more mundane) cultural clashes
and compromises inherent to every marriage or long-term
relationship. Publishers Weekly"
People interested in the history of India's partition invariably
ask the same question: Why did Pakistan happen? Or, what was the
Pakistan idea? Focusing on M. A. Jinnah's political career, this
book addresses the issue of whether he had a secular or religious
vision for Pakistan, or perhaps something in between? Pakistan as a
country has yet to find its proper place in the world. Logically,
it is assumed that if we can reach a consensus on Jinnah's thought,
then we can also resolve the long-standing question of what kind of
state Pakistan was meant to be, and thus how it should develop
today. Pakistanis are tired of self-serving politicians,
landlordism, nepotism, the rise of religious fundamentalism,
corruption, economic instability, and the semi-predictable cycle
between incompetent bureaucratic and military regimes. Hence for
Pakistanis more than anyone else, the debate over Jinnah is a
highly emotive subject, and at its heart is a battle of ideas.
Pakistanis are really trying to work out something much bigger than
Jinnah's place in history. They are trying to find their own
historical identity as well. A well researched and
thoroughly-indexed book that has earned its place amongst the
leading political commentaries on contemporary Pakistan.
This book focuses on dealing with questions and concerns regarding
long-term and sustainable peaceful relations between Muslims and
non-Muslims, in both Muslim majority countries and also western
countries where Muslims live as minorities.The book is divided into
two sections. The first section discusses individual and community
relations, providing ample evidences for very important aspects in
this regard. Muslims in their treatment of non-Muslims, bas a rule,
are to ensure that all non-Muslims are secure in their lives and in
their belongings.The book further illustrates how Muslims are to
treat non-Muslims with piety and excellent social morality, and not
as second class citizens or inferior beings.The second section of
the book discusses the categories of abodes, making this work one
of geopolitical relevance. Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad
Tahir-ul-Qadri provides evidences and nuanced interpretations of
the concepts "The Abode of Islam, The Abode of Reconciliation, The
Abode of Treaty, The Abode of Peace, and The Abode of War." Clear
definitions of these categories are offered, along with how
different countries can and cannot be classified in each of these
categories.This book presents a high standard of Islamic
scholarship for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Members of diverse
communities may benefit by comparing their own viewpoints,
perspectives, understandings, and opinions with this important work
of an authentic scholarly standard.
The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for
centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic
world. In 632, soon after the prophet Muhammad died, a struggle
broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. The
majority argued that the new leader of Islam should be elected by
the community's elite. Others believed only members of Muhammad's
family could lead. This dispute over who should guide Muslims, the
appointed Caliph or the bloodline Imam, marks the origin of the
Sunni-Shii split in Islam. Toby Matthiesen explores this hugely
significant division from its origins to the present day. Moving
chronologically, his book sheds light on the many ways that it has
shaped the Islamic world, outlining how over the centuries Sunnism
and Shiism became Islams two main branches, particularly after the
Muslim Empires embraced sectarian identity. It reveals how colonial
rule institutionalised divisions between Sunnism and Shiism both on
the Indian subcontinent and in the greater Middle East, giving rise
to pan-Islamic resistance and Sunni and Shii revivalism. It then
focuses on the fall-out from the 1979 revolution in Iran and the
US-led military intervention in Iraq. As Matthiesen shows, however,
though Sunnism and Shiism have had a long and antagonistic history,
most Muslims have led lives characterised by confessional ambiguity
and peaceful co-existence. Tensions arise when sectarian identity
becomes linked to politics. Based on a synthesis of decades of
scholarship in numerous languages, The Caliph and the Imam will
become the standard text for readers looking for a deeper
understanding of contemporary sectarian conflict and its historical
roots.
The writer has logically and in a beautiful manner proved that
Quran Majeed is a balanced book, it is a miracle and proof of its
being a book of God. In this book, Shah Al-Abidi has given common
knowledge examples-of Urdu and Persian couplets, Bhagat Kabeers
dohas, Mian Muhammed Bakhsh's and Hazrat Shah Sultan Bahoos
philosophical poems and references from Maulana Roam, and put them
in relevant manner thus enhancing the beauty, interest and value. I
believe that lovers of Quran Kareem will find this book as a
beautiful and invaluable presentation. This represents an aspect of
Quran Majeed and the readers will find aiding strength to their
faith. I hope, this book will become known and ever lasting. I pray
to Almighty God that the writer, Mr. Akhter Moeed Shah Al-Abidi,
had ongoing service to Quran Majeed, its readers and humanity.
Abdul Khaliq Aawan Retired Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation
What does Islam really say about women? This work is a collection
of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths. Topics
covered include hygiene, divorce, marriage, sex and chastity,
inheritance, and status and rights.
Islam teaches that marriage is "half of religion". Because it
fulfills so many basic needs of individuals and of society, it is
the cornerstone upon which the whole Muslim life is built. This
highly readable book takes the reader through the relevant passages
in the Qur'an and Hadith, and goes on to discuss the main social,
emotional and sexual problems that can afflict relationships,
suggesting many practical ways in which these can be resolved.
"The Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration" is the twenty-ninth
chapter of "Revival of the Religious Sciences", a monumental work
written by the jurist Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (d.1111).
Perhaps the most important chapter in the "Revival", "The
Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration" delves into the
fundamental spiritual ailments and major impediments of the soul,
namely pride and self-admiration. From the beginning of the work,
Ghazali states that both pride and self-admiration are forms of
spiritual disease. He treats of pride in Part One, firstly
condemning this ailment with verses from the Qur'an, describing how
it manifests outwardly, how the virtue of humility represents its
opposite, what it is and what its symptoms are, as well as the
seven reasons for the cause of pride and the root cause of pride in
self-admiration. As an antidote, Ghazali offers examples of true
humility, showing the manner by which the seven causes of pride can
be dealt with, balancing these observations out with a warning
against false humility. In Part Two Ghazali discusses
self-admiration, condemning it as he did pride in Part One, showing
the various ways it manifests inwardly, how it causes negligence,
delusion and complacency, how each can be remedied, that
self-admiration does not always lead to proud actions, and how the
cure lies in the Qur'an, the teachings of the Prophet, proofs based
on sound reasoning, as well as recognising that knowledge is a
blessing from God.
Much has been written about the role and presence of the Arabs in
the world at the beginning of this millennium, and their ability to
meet the challenges overwhelming our planet, bristling as it is
with science, technology and latest lethal weapons. Now this new
book by Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber penetrates to the heart of
the Arab situation by a new route, hitherto uncharted. The author
gives us a practical and precise summary of his own contemporary
Arab experience from an intercontinental perspective, notable for
its success, variety and modernity. Sheikh Mohamed has been able to
scale the peaks of international corporate and institutional life,
and impose his presence and voice upon them. Here, in a
distillation of wisdom drawn from a unique career, he presents us
with a practical account of the lessons of his success, so that
they can be applied to economic and social institutions and thence
to society at large. This book is a translation of the Arabic
original, first published in 2009. It therefore pre-dates the
events of the`Arab Spring' and other recent upheavals in the Arab
world. Its insights are none-theless valid, and are just as
applicable to the Arab world today as they were four years ago.
Indeed, they have taken on extra urgency in the light of the
author's prescient diagnosis of the Arab peoples' thirst for
democracy, human rights and proper citizenship in their own
countries. SHEIKH MOHAMED BIN ISSA AL JABER was born in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, in 1959, and is today a prominent international
businessman and philanthropist. He is founder and chairman of the
MBI Group, a worldwide investment institution operating in the
hospitality, real estate, finance, oil and gas, and food
industries, as well as the founder and sole patron of the MBI Al
Jaber Foundation, a UK-registered charity focused on building
bridges between the Middle East and the wider world. Among many
other roles he is Special Envoy of the Director General of UNESCO
for tolerance, democracy and peace, official UN spokesman for good
governance, founder of the London Middle East Institute at SOAS,
and a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. With a Foreword by
Professor Michael Worton.
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