Islamic Culture II

Islamic Culture II    ... It was because those laws could not be found out by individual experiment, and could only partly be detected in the long run of history by a student and a thinker here and there, that thy required to be revealed by a Prophet. Otherwise they are as natural as the physical laws which govern our existence evidently and which none would dream of disputin...

ISLAMIC CULTURE I

Culture means 'cultivation' and, generally nowadays, when this word is used alone, it means 'the cultivation of the human mind.' Islamic culture differs from other cultures in that it can never be the aim and object of the cultivated individual, since its aim is not the cultivation of the individual or group of individuals, but of the entire human race. No amount of works of art or literature, in any land can be regarded as the justification of Islam...

About Naqshaband Tariqah in Islam

Verily all Praise is for Allaah, we praise Him, seek His aid and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of ourselves and the evil of our actions. Whomsoever Allah guides then there is none who can misguide him, and whomsoever Allaah misguides then there is none who can guide him.About Naqshaband Tariqah I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah alone, having no partners and I ...

About a Muslim Family Life in Islam

The social organisation of Islam is founded on the unit of the family. The family has been assigned an important place because Islam is the religion suited to human nature- Din ul-fitra (the natural religion). Human nature is constituted in such a manner that it finds no peace, stability or relaxation except within the family environment. The Most Holy and Glorious Qur'an sa...

The Spirit of Worship in Islam 2

The Spirit of Worship in Islam, What makes a Muslim say their Prayers at places where there is no one to ask them to offer them or even to see them offering them?  Isn’t it so because of their belief that God is ever looking at you?  What makes them leave their important business and other occupations and rush towards the mosque for Prayers?  The Spirit of Worship in Islam, What makes them terminate your sweet sleep in the early hours...

The Spirit of Worship in Islam I (Ibadah)

Ibadah (worship) is an Arabic word derived from abd (a slave) and it means submission.  It portrays that God is your Master and you are His slave, and whatever a slave does in obedience to and for the pleasure of his Master is Ibadah.  The Islamic concept of Ibadah is very wide.  If you free your speech from filth, falsehood, malice, and abuse and speak the truth and talk goodly things and do all these only because God has so ordained...

Muhammad (The Miracles) Part 1

Apart from the greatest miracle given to him, the Quran, Prophet Muhammad performed many physical miracles witnessed by his contemporaries numbering in hundreds, and in some cases thousands.[1]  The miracle reports have reached us by a reliable and strong methods of transmission unmatched in world history.  It is as if the miracles were performed in front of our eyes.  The meticulous method of transmission is what convinces us that Muhammad indeed performed these great miracles with divine aid and, thus, we can believe him when he...

the Islamic Iran’s Theocracy

By Aram Anahid-June 3rd, 2009 Editor’s Note:  Aram Anahid is the penname of a learned Baha’i intellectual in Iran, who has previously contributed to Iran Press Watch and other sites (e.g. Iranian.com).  Iran Press Watch is pleased to publish this fascinating, original and thought-provoking essay by this young intellectual of the Baha’i community of Iran.  (Incidentally, what appears below is not a translation; rather it is original composition of Aram Anahid...

Message of Thaqalayn : The Significance of Self-control and Self-purification ~ Shadra Institute Palopo

Message of Thaqalayn : The Significance of Self-control and Self-purification ~ Shadra Institute Pal...

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ICAS JAKARTA

INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF TRANSCENDENT PHILOSOPHY 26-27 March 2011, Sultan Hotel, Jl. Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10002, Indonesia Philosophical anthropology is the attempt that seeks to unify the several investigations and explorations of humans in an effort to understand human behavior as both creatures of their environment and creators of their own values. Although the majority of philosophers throughout...

Message of Thaqalayn : The Significance of Self-control and Self-purification

Mohammad Ali ShomaliIt is a common idea amongst all religious and spiritual traditions that human beings should have some kind of self-control. Although we enjoy free will, we need to exercise our free will in a responsible way. In the same way that we expect others to respect our dignity and interests, we should respect dignity and interests of others. We should also safeguard our own dignity and long term interests. Thus, we cannot simply go after our whims and desires and do whatever we want. We need to have self-control and self-discipline...

Message of Thaqalayn "Al-Ghadir" and its Relevance to Islamic Unity

Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari Translated by Mojgan Jalali Vol. 3, No. 1 and 2 (1417 AH/1996 CE) The distinguished book entitled "al-Ghadir" has raised a huge wave in the world of Islam. Islamic thinkers shed light on the book in different perspectives; in literature, history, theology, tradition, tafsir, and sociology. From the social perspective we can deal with the Islamic unity. In this review the Islamic unity has been dealt with from a social point of vie...

Message of Thaqalayn: The Prophetic Hadiths in Al-Khisal

  Mohammad Javad Shomali Al-Khisal (lit. traits of character) of Shaykh Saduq is one of the most valuable early sources of hadiths (narrations) from Prophet Muhammad and his household. Shaykh Saduq, Muhammad b. Babawayh al-Qummi (d.329/940), was an outstanding jurist and a prominent scholar of hadith. He was given the title ”Imad Al-Din” by Shaykh Tusi.In Al-Khisal, Shaykh Saduq has prepared a collection of traditions in an interesting...

Message of Thaqalayn Tawassul

Dr. 'Abd al-Karim Bi-Azar Shirazi Translated by Sayyid 'Ali Shahbaz Vol. 5, No. 4, Summer 2000/1421 "O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek an approach unto Him..." (Holy Qur'an 5:35) Over the last few centuries, the Muslims have been wracked by severe discord and hostility over the issue of tawassul (beseeching or supplicating) to Prophet Muhammad (s), the Ahl al-Bayt ('a), the Saints and the Pious, to the extent that those who reject this concept have accused its supporters of shirk or polytheism, while the upholders of tawassul have...

Message of Thaqalayn Methods of Religious Thought in Islam

By "religious thought" we mean that form of thought which is concerned with any of the problems of a religious nature within a particular religion, in the same sense that mathematical thought is the form of thought which deals with mathematical questions and solves mathematical problems.  Needless to say religious thought, like other forms of thought, must have reliable sources from which the raw material of its thought originates and upon which it depends. Similarly, the process of reasoning necessary for the solution of mathematical problems...

Message of Thaqalayn: The Geography of Qur'anic Accounts: Eight Questions from Six Scholars of the Qur'an

  Translated by I. Rasuli Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3 While reading the holy Qur'an we come across the names of certain nations, places and persons such as Dhul Qarnayn Dam, Ashab-e Kahf Cave, Dhat al-`Imad, etc. The question is that is it possible to locate these places in the present natural geography or they have gone under any changes? Can we take recourse to science and rely upon the scientific method in dealing with these Qur'anic names? ...

Message of Thaqalayn : An Outline of Law from a Qur’anic Perspective

  Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi Summarized and Paraphrased by Karim Aghili This paper is an attempt to partially delineate the salient features of Islamic law from a Qur'anic perspective. It seeks to clarify that every human society necessitates that there exist a system of rules without which there can be no public order but chaos. It also shows that in Islam, there is no separation of religion from morals, worldly affairs and from politics. Islam is an all-embracing religion consisting of a set of laws and injunctions which...

Message of Thaqalayn Ahl-al-Bayt Its Meaning and Origin

Translated by M. Jalali  Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3    The term "ahl" signifies the members of a household of a man, including his fellow tribesmen, kin, relatives, wife (or wives), children, and all those who share a family background, religion, housing, city, and country with him. "Ahl" and "al" are both the same term with the exception that "al" is exclusively used for human beings and should come before the family name, but such a condition is not existent in the case of "ahl".&nb...

The Qur'an and the Nature of Life

Written by Martyr Murtada Mutahhari    Here we intend to carry out a Qur'anic study of the problem of life to find out the specific viewpoint of the Qur'an about life. In particular, we intend to study the view that the Qur'an takes of the relation between life and the supranatural world and Divine wil...

Discovering Islam (PILLARS OF ISLAM, THE ISLAMIC BELIEFS) Chapter 2

Monotheism of Allah (Tawheed)Monotheism is the essence of Islam. It is the affirmation of believing that there is no other divinity other than God. For the most part, the spirit of the Quran revolves around the theme of pure monotheism. Thus, God is the center of a Muslim's belief. Whereas other religions focus on individuals, for example, Christianity's focus on Jesus Christ, Islam focuses solely on God. Islam is based on the Absolute (God), not His manifestations. The Quran itself speaks about the oneness of God, “Allah has borne witness that...

Discovering Islam (What is Islam?) Chapter 1

Islam[1] means “submitting or surrendering one's will to the will of God (Allah).”[2] The human beings' innate disposition naturally submits to the reverence of God; this natural feeling was infused with him or her on the day of creation. In reality, the entire universe, through its ordered workings all submit to the will of God. Modern science calls these phenomena “the laws of nature,” but these laws of nature, from an Islamic perspective, are not just any set of laws, rather, they are the laws of God for nature. Human beings depend on, and are...

Discovering Islam

by  Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini     Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini Islamic Educational Center of Orange County 3194-B Airport Loop Drive Costa Mesa, California 92626 U.S.A. Website: www.iecoc.org Copyright 2001 by Moustafa Al-Qazwin...

Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty IV

Message Of Hejab From A Muslim Woman Hearken! O Woman! This jingle jangle is the clink of your chains! What an old and rusty clink! As if it has continued to ring for thousand of years of history till this day. under the dominance of the systems devouring the blood of humanity, Throughout the decadent society in which you liv...

Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty III

Imperialist Roots Of The Abolition Of Hejab  "From Woman's Lap Man Ascends to the Skies". (Imam Khomeini [RA])The Islamic Revolution of Iran, before being a political revolution for getting hold of the power, or an economic revolution dealing with the economic and class relationships, is a cultural revolution possessing a moral and spiritual value in the depth of the being of the individual and society as well as the heroes of the Muslim community of Iran. It is a gift of Allah's angels to the people which has been showered through ...

Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty II

Address by Sister Zahra Rahnavard at the Seminar for Studying Hejab. The Seminar for Studying Hejab was held on Sunday, 16th Dey 1364 (5th January 1986) at Farhang Hall. It was attended by some Members of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), experts and officials of the Educational Affairs Section, Sector 11, Department of Education, Tehran. At this Seminar Sister Zahra Rahnavard gave a speech on "Zeebaiye Hejab va Hejabe Zibayi" (Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty). In view of the unique views, beautiful approach and deep study...

Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty I

by  Sister Dr. Zahra Rahnavard Translated into English by Dr. Sayyid Ali Raza Naq...

A Study in the Philosophy of Islamic Rites

  Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr Translated by Yasin T. Al-Jibouri   Rites enjoy an important role in Islam. Their injunctions represent an important part of jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which formulates a noticeable phenomenon in the daily life of the pious. ...

'Ashura - Popular Distortions and our Responsibility

Martyr Murtada Mutahhari Translated from the Persian by 'Ali Quli Qara'i Vol XIII No. 4 (Winter 1996) In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the Most Merciful.  All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and our sire, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his pure, immaculate, and infallible Progeny. ...

'Ashura - History and Popular Legend III

Martyr Murtada Mutahhari Translated from the Persian by 'Ali Quli Qara'i Vol XIII No. 3 (Fall 1996) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and our sire, Abul Qasim Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his pure, immaculate, and infallible Proge...

Ashura - History and Popular Legend II

                                                     Martyr Murtada MutahhariTranslated from the Persian by 'Ali Quli Qara'i Vol XIII No. 3 (Fall 1996) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation,...

Ashura - History and Popular Legend

Martyr Murtada Mutahhari Translated from the Persian by 'Ali Quli Qara'i Vol XIII No. 3 (Fall 1996) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and our sire, Abul Qasim Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his pure, immaculate, and infallible Proge...

WORLD ISLAMIC MINT – ROLE, PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES

T                    UMAR IBRAHIM VADILLO, FOUNDERhe long vision of the Gold Dinar is the full implementation of Mu'amalat according to the Amal of Madina al-Munawwara.  Fiat currencies are not our way.  They are part of banking, they originate from banking and we continue to use them as a result of the elimination of freedom represented by the crowning of capitalism in our constitutions through three main elements: Central Banks, National...

What is Khamr in Islam

The drink prohibited in Islam is described as Khamr.  The word Khamr which is equivalent to the word liquor in Engli...

Fiqh by Yusuf Estes

All praise due to Allah the Lord of the universe.  Worthy is He of all praise. Praised Himself before He created the heavens and the earth.As He said in the Quran in verse 1 of Surah Fatir (Interpretation of the meaning i...

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Definitions and descriptions of Sharia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia)

Sharia has been defined as"Muslim or Islamic law, both civil and criminal justice as well as regulating individual conduct both personal and moral. The custom-based body of law based on the Quran and the religion of Islam. Because, by definition, Muslim states are theocracies, religious texts are law, the latter distinguished by Islam and Muslims in their application, as Sharia or Sharia law."[19]"a discussion on the duties of Muslims," —Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb[20]"a long, diverse, complicated intellectual tradition," rather than...

The Etymology of Sharia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia)

In The Spirit of Islamic Law, Professor Bernard G. Weiss states "In archaic Arabic, the term sharì'a means 'path to the water hole.' When we consider the importance of a well-trodden path to a source of water for man and beast in the arid desert environment, we can readily appreciate why this term in Muslim usage should have become a metaphor for a whole way of life ordained by God."[16]In Understanding Islamic Law: From Classical to Contemporary, Professor Irshad Abdal-Haqq states "Shar'iah, or more properly Al-Shari'ah, literally means the...

Islamic Concept of God

   In order to be a Muslim, that is, to surrender oneself to God, it is necessary to believe in the oneness of God, in the sense of His being the only Creator, Preserver, Nourisher, etc. But this belief, later called Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah, is not enough. Many of the idolators knew and believed that only the Supreme God could do all this. But this was not enough to make them Muslims. To tawhid ar-rububiyyah, one must add tawhid al-'uluhiyyah. That is, one acknowledges the fact that it is God alone who deserves to be worshipped,...

Stimulus for Spiritual Growth

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "Patience is a surpassing light"(Muslim (14), 1.203: 223), and some Sufis, such as the Malamatiyya or 'followers of thepath of blame,' have considered patience with psychic pain, particularly that of the derision,censure, and scorn of others, a means of pruning away spiritual insincerity. The sheikhs ofthis school, Hamdun of Nishapur and others, noticed that the heart pays an inordinateamount of attention to what others think, and that love of others' regard is often a reasonfor insincerity...

THE DIVINE WISDOM IN SUFFERING AND EVIL

Theodicy fails not only because of the humanistic fallacy of making an infinite Divineanalogous to the limitarily human, but also because its crucial premise "Someone just andgood would not allow suffering and evil if he could prevent them," is contradicted by manyexamples of Allah's wisdom, justice, and goodness in creation that entail suffering and evil,of which the following are only those most plain after a little reflection.The Next WorldThe value of one over infinity approaches zero. So too, the time one spends in this worldpales to insignificance...

a ‘Sect’ in Islamic Thought

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The Basic Concepts in Islam

The word Islam is derived from the triliteral root SLM, which means "submission" or "peace," in this case, something to the effect of "the peace that comes through submission to God." A Muslim, therefore, is "one who submits." Semitic language patterns (Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew) are interrelated and very similar to one another: the Hebrew Shalom ("peace"), for example, is derived from the same triliteral root (iSLaM, muSLiM, SaLaM, ShaLoM).The central human/historical figure of Islam is the prophet Muhammad (570-632 CE). According to tradition,...

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