Fiqh

Islam is a religion based on the Oneness of God (tawhid), who is identified by His Arabic name, Allah. Deepa Kumar starts off with the base the religion stands on, which is the belief that there is only one God. This belief stands as the one of the five fundamentals of Islam known as the five pillars. This pillars is known as the Shaha’dah, as a Muslim (a follower of Islam) testifies to the oneness of God by reciting “There is no god but God” followed by “Muhammad is the messenger of God” in Arabic

Islamic religious laws practiced by Muslim’s around the world that belong to the traditional legal system known as Sharia has made headlines around the world for its barbaric, harsh and inhumane punishments and reasoning. The terms Quran, Zina , Sharia, Fiqh, Kanunname, Qadi and Ijtihad are all terms that represent some sort of aspect of traditional Islamic components, laws and or ways of life. I argue that over time, some of the terms stated above have changed and others not so much depending on the way

Critical review of article ‘Tolerance and governance’ in Abdolkarim Soroush’s book In the article ‘Tolerance and Governance: a discourse on religion and democracy’, the writer Abdolkarim Soroush has defined justice as meta-religious setting on which an unexpectedly religiously democratic government needs to be based via its revolutionized freedom, confidence, religious enthusiasm, necessity of tolerance and a deep understanding of worldly matters (HOLTAN, 2005). The basic notion of a democratic

the rise and became a widely respected practice and many famous scholars and spiritual masters were educated during this period. They practiced the Tasawwuf, purification of heart, self-discipline, and they guided and teaches people the discipline of Fiqh and moral lives, and by the end of the 13th century Sufism became a school of thought and a science of spiritual awakening. Sufism or Tasawwuf is the spiritual path towards Allah by following the truth and turning the heart away from all else but

shortly before his death in which he discovers the value of mystical experiences within Sufism. Al Ghazali continues to have a strong influence over the Islamic faith today. His judgements are still widely commented upon, for example throughout Fiqh council meetings. Another example of his continuing influence is through his inspiration of not only Islamic, but also Western philosophical schools. The opening of Montessori schools by Thomas Aquinas, which focus on self-directed activity through

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1 Introduction 4.1.1 What is Shariah? Shariah literally means path or way to place the water in the desert. It is because many Arabs who lived during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) is influenced by the ways of the desert. Water and direction where the water is come is important for their lives. Shariah is like the direction to go to something good and useful for our good. Shariah in the sense of religion means the direct path of human life to the right path.The term Shariah in Islam carries two

Jihad The companion Abu Bakhr once state that, “Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.” However, the meaning of the term Jihad has been interpreted differently in modern day in the Western societies compared to how Muslim Scholars and Muslim societies in general view it. Furthermore, in this paper, I am going to analyze what Western societies think about Jihad, how Muslim Scholars interpret what Jihad really is, and eventually why I think that there is a difference between how both sides, Western

Prior to the establishment of the Abrahamic monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) religious justice was a muddled picture. In the polytheistic religions, gods each had their own interests, which often conflicted with the interests of other gods. “The belief in one god allowed the Abrahamic religions setup a fundamentally different dynamic in ethics; the dichotomous distinction between right and wrong.” (Stark, 2001). Human actions no longer served one god or another’s interests

The Arab Spring brought revolutionary changes to the Middle East and North African region’s authoritarian republics while bypassing its autocratic monarchies. The monarchical exceptionalism that has allowed these states to remain intact is due to a set of three overlapping factors—crosscutting coalitions, hydrocarbon rents, and foreign patronage. Collectively, these factors explain why most of the royal autocracies never experienced widespread protest. The eight Arab monarchies—Jordan, Morocco, Saudi