Category: Islam
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Islam and Other Religions
Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi lays the groundwork towards understanding the Islamic theory of meta-religion, highlights its important aspects and discusses Islam's historical treatment of non-Muslims.
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Political Thought In Islam
Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the well-known poet-philosopher outlines the the main Political Thought in Islam and concludes that the fundamental principle laid down in the Qur'an is the principle of election.
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The Legislation & The Beginning of Jihad
Akram Diya al 'Umari informs us about the background of the Muslim condition in Madinah that led to the legislation of jihad and its permission.
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“Jihad” by Sir Thomas W. Arnold
Sir Thomas W. Arnold defends, with extraordinary talent, the thesis that the basic meaning of "jih?d", is: "the using or exerting one's utmost power, effort, endeavor or ability, in contending with an object of disapprobation", and that primarily the word bears no reference to war or fighting, much less to fighting against unbelievers or forcible…
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Sectarianism In Islam
1. It is important to realize that, unfortunate as it may be, it is a division that has already been made and accepted by the Muslims and by the adherents of these sections. It would, under the circumstances, be unrealistic to refute the existence of these sects. These sections do exist, even if their existence is…
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Pre-Islamic Arabian Thought
Shaikh Inayatullah discusses the prevailing pagan Arabian religion and its practices prior to the coming of Islam.
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Islam, Christianity and Societal Problems
Islamic Education Trust, Australia Islam and Christianity both claim to be not just religions, but complete ways of life, to guide and solve man’s problems. Though not commonly known, there are countless problems in daily life which Islam solves and which Christianity (among others) is incapable of realistically solving. We will examine just a few, insha’allah.…
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Non-Muslim Observation About The Reality of The Spread of Islam
It is of no surprise to us to see the Christian missionaries playing on the myth of the so-called Islamic “violence” during its rapid rise. Some non-Muslims do recognize that the claim that “Islam is the religion of the sword” is more based on biased propaganda rather than on fact. As early as 1923 when…
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Was Islam Spread By The Sword ? A Brief Analysis and Responses to Critics
Professor Thomas W. Arnold was a polyglot and a scholar of massive erudition. His magnum opusT.W. Arnold, The Spread of Islam in the World offers an unbiased and authoritative history of the expansion of Islam. It exposes the deliberate hamperings of some historians and goes directly to the records early sources to examine numerous claims. It also…