Ideological Background of Rationality in Islam
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Scholastic Theology (Kalam)
Scholastic Theology (Kalam) Author : Ayatollah Murtadha Mutahhari Introduction Foreword Lesson one : Scholastic Theology Lesson two : Scholastic theology, a definition Lesson three : The Mu'tazilites (1) Lesson four : The Mu'tazilites (2) Lesson five : The Mu'tazilites (3) Lesson six : The Ash'arites Lesson seven : The Shia (1) Lesson eight : The Shia (2) Introduction The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. For sometime now, we have been looking at giving the up and coming generation the attention that they deserve. Our aim is to make available to them the sort of things and literature that they identify with and like in different languages, amongst which is English. It is an undeniable fact that English has become the primary language of communication between Presented by http://www.alhassanain.com & http://www.islamicblessings.com our second generations living here in the West. Accordingly, the Alul Bayt (a.s.) Foundation for Reviving the Heritage, London, U.K. has recognised the need for setting up a publishing house whose duty it is to translate the gems of our religious and cultural heritage to the main living languages. After discussing the idea with Hujjatul Islam as‐Sayyid Jawad ash‐ Shahristani, the establishment of Dar Al‐Hadi in London, U.K. has become a reality. It is a known fact that many members of our younger generation aspire to become acquainted with and/or study the different disciplines taught in the conventional centres of religious learning and scholarship. -
Unit 15 Islamic Society: Rise and Spread of Sects
The Rise andRoman Expansion Empire: of UNIT 15 ISLAMIC SOCIETY: RISE AND Political SystemIslam* SPREAD OF SECTS* Structure 15.0 Objectives 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Arabian Peninsula on the Eve of Islam 15.2.1 Jahaliya: Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance? 15.2.2 Arabs Between the Great Empires 15.2.3 Southern Arabian Peninsula 15.3 Islam in Arabia and Muhammad: Early Islamic Society 15.3.1 Migration to Medina in 622 CE 15.3.2 Conquest of Mecca 15.4 Islamic Caliphate and Dissension in the Islamic World 15.5 The Ummayads: Kharijites and Shia 15.5.1 Who were the Kharijites? 15.5.2 Rise of Shia Islamic Sects 15.6 The Abbasid Caliphate: Mu’tazila and Asharite 15.7 Islamic Sufi Orders 15.7.1 Rise of Sufi Movement 15.7.2 Spread of Sufi Tariqa 15.8 Summary 15.9 Keywords 15.10 Answers to Check Your Progress Exercises 15.11 Suggested Readings 15.12 Instructional Video Recommendations 15.0 OBJECTIVES In this Unit, we are going to study the rise and expansion of Islam and its various sects. Islam, as we know, emerged in Arabia but later spread to the three continents – Asia, Europe and Africa. After studying this unit, you should be able to: z understand the social and political circumstances in the Arabian Peninsula on the eve of the rise of Islam, z know the early conflicts which led to the establishment of Islam, z analyse about the formation of first Islamic State (Caliphate) in Medina and its consequences on the world history, z discuss the rise of Ummayad and Abbasid Caliphates, and z comprehend the roots and growth of dissent groups in Islam – Kharijites, Shia and Sunni, and Sufism. -
Transcendence of God
TRANSCENDENCE OF GOD A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE QUR’AN BY STEPHEN MYONGSU KIM A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR (PhD) IN BIBLICAL AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: PROF. DJ HUMAN CO-SUPERVISOR: PROF. PGJ MEIRING JUNE 2009 © University of Pretoria DEDICATION To my love, Miae our children Yein, Stephen, and David and the Peacemakers around the world. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I thank God for the opportunity and privilege to study the subject of divinity. Without acknowledging God’s grace, this study would be futile. I would like to thank my family for their outstanding tolerance of my late studies which takes away our family time. Without their support and kind endurance, I could not have completed this prolonged task. I am grateful to the staffs of University of Pretoria who have provided all the essential process of official matter. Without their kind help, my studies would have been difficult. Many thanks go to my fellow teachers in the Nairobi International School of Theology. I thank David and Sarah O’Brien for their painstaking proofreading of my thesis. Furthermore, I appreciate Dr Wayne Johnson and Dr Paul Mumo for their suggestions in my early stage of thesis writing. I also thank my students with whom I discussed and developed many insights of God’s relationship with mankind during the Hebrew Exegesis lectures. I also remember my former teachers from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, especially from the OT Department who have shaped my academic stand and inspired to pursue the subject of this thesis. -
Doctor of Philosophy
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by AMU Repository (Knowledge Repository) THE CONCEPT OF LIGHT IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF ISHRAQ THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Philosophy IN PHILOSOPHY By NAZIMA HASSAN UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF Dr. HAYAT AMIR DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH (INDIA) 2015 Dedicated to My Loving Parents & Supervisor Exter : 2700920-21-24 Phones Inter.: 1550-1551 DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY Dated…………………… Certificate This is to certify that the thesis titled “TheConcept ofLight in the Philosophy of Ishraq” is an original piece of research carried out byMs.Nazima Hassan (Enrol.No.GC-2061)under my supervision and the same has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the award of any other degree. Miss Nazima Hassan has consulted all the relevant and appropriate research material with regard to the topic of her Ph.D.theis. In my opinion, the present research work is of high quality and fit to be submitted for the award of the degree of the Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy of the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India). (Dr. Hayat Aamir) Supervisor ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Every Time We Remember to Say “Thank You”, We Experience Nothing less than Heaven on Earth. -Sarah Ban Breathnach I pen down my immense gratitude to all the people who were associated with me in any form during the tenure of this research work. It is rather a pleasure to convey my gratitude to all of them. This is the best opportunity and my pleasant duty to express my deep sense of gratitude to my esteemed supervisor, Dr. -
The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi by William Chittick
Woi*ld Wisdom trl^e J_ib»'cii*y of "Pet^cunicil "PHiIosopKy The Library of Perennial Philosophy is dedicated to the exposition of the timeless Truth underlying the diverse religions. This Truth, often referred to as the Sophia Perennis—or Perennial Wisdom—finds its expression in the revealed Scriptures as well as the writings of the great sages and the artistic creations of the traditional worlds. The Perennial Philosophy provides the intellectual principles capable of ex• plaining both the formal contradictions and the transcendent unity of the great religions. Ranging from the writings of the great sages of the past, to the perennialist authors of our time, each series of our Library has a difi^erent focus. As a whole, they express the inner unanimity, transforming radiance, and irreplaceable values of the great spiritual traditions. The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi: Illustrated Edition appears as one of our selections in the Spiritual Masters: East & West series. 3pi»*itMcil 7Vlciste»»s: G-cxs\ & West Sej'ies This series presents the writings of great spiritual masters of the past and present from both East and West. Carefully selected essential writings of these sages are combined with biographical information, glossaries of technical terms, historical maps, and pictorial and photographic art in order to communicate a sense of their respective spiritual climates. Page from a manuscript of Rumi's Mathnawi The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi . : Illustrated Edition William C. Chittick Foreword by Wocld Wisdom • // / • The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi: Illustrated Edition © 2005 World Wisdom, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner without written permission, except in critical articles and reviews. -
Die Aqidah Der Vier Imame
Die ’Aqida der vier Imame Imam Abu Hanifa an-Nu’man Ibn Thabit (gest. 150 n. H.) Imam Malik Ibn Anas (gest. 179 n. H.) Imam Muhammad Ibn Idris asch-Schafi’i (gest. 204 n. H.) Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (gest. 241 n. H.) Von Muhammad Ibn Abdu r-Rahman al-Chumayyis © salaf.de, 2004. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Kein Teil dieses Buches darf ohne eine schriftliche Genehmigung verändert, reproduziert, gedruckt oder vervielfältigt werden. Die freie Verteilung über elektronische Medien in unveränderter Form und der Druck für den privaten Gebrauch sind gewährt. Besuchen Sie uns im Internet: www.salaf.de Übersetzt aus dem Englischen von: Azad Ibn Muhammad al-Kurdy und Abu Imran Die Qualität der Übersetzung variiert entsprechend der Vorlage. Fehler sind daher nicht ausgeschlossen im Vergleich zum Original, falls die Übersetzung einer Übersetzung verwendet wurde! Haftungsauschluss: Salaf.de hat sich selbst verpflichtet, authentisches Wissen über den Islam zu publizieren. Hierbei ist es unumgänglich über gewisse Praktiken eines islamischen Staates mit islamischer Gesetzgebung zu sprechen, die im Widerspruch zur hiesigen Ordnung stehen. Die Darstellung solcher Inhalte ist keinesfalls als Aufruf zur Umsetzung, sondern nur als Aufklärung über die islamische Sichtweise zu verstehen. Inhalt EINLEITUNG DES AUTORS ....................................................................................................................... 4 ERSTER TEIL............................................................................................................................................... -
Online Islamic Da'wah Narratives in the UK: the Case of Iera
Online Islamic Da'wah Narratives in the UK: The Case of iERA by MIRA A. BAZ A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Department of Religion and Theology College of Arts and Law University of Birmingham September 2016 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. ABSTRACT This thesis is an in-depth study into two of the UK charity iERA's da'wah narratives: the Qura'nic embryology 'miracle' and the Kalam Cosmological Argument. While the embryo verses have received scholarly attention, there is little to no research in the da'wah context for both narratives. Berger and Luckmann's social constructionism was applied to both, which were problematic. It was found that iERA constructed its exegesis of the embryo verses by expanding on classical meanings to show harmony with modern science. Additionally, it developed the Cosmological Argument by adapting it to Salafi Islamic beliefs. The construction processes were found to be influenced by an online dialectic between iERA and its Muslim and atheist detractors, causing it to abandon the scientific miracles and modify the Cosmological Argument. -
Majid Majidi and Baran: Iranian Cinematic Poetics and the Spiritual Poverty of Rumi
Journal of Religion & Film Volume 15 Issue 2 October 2011 Article 4 October 2011 Majid Majidi and Baran: Iranian Cinematic Poetics and the Spiritual Poverty of Rumi Michael Pittman Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf Recommended Citation Pittman, Michael (2011) "Majid Majidi and Baran: Iranian Cinematic Poetics and the Spiritual Poverty of Rumi," Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 15 : Iss. 2 , Article 4. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol15/iss2/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Religion & Film by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Majid Majidi and Baran: Iranian Cinematic Poetics and the Spiritual Poverty of Rumi Abstract Over the past several decades, Iranian Cinema, through the use of themes and stories, shots and pacing, has developed a narrative style outside of Western-dominated cinematic forms. The work of Iranian director Majid Majidi reflects some of the many themes of Sufi poetry. In particular, Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s poetry characteristically and repeatedly expresses the beauty of the spiritual poverty that results in the struggle with the nafs, or the lower soul. Through the lens of the work of Rumi on spiritual poverty, this article shows how the themes and filmic techniques used by Majidi in the 2000 film Baran reveal a rich and compelling narrative of cinema. This article is available in Journal of Religion & Film: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol15/iss2/4 Pittman: Majid Majidi and Baran: Iranian Cinematic Poetics Iranian Cinema has developed a thriving, compelling poetics of film in the past few decades – and this new cinema of Iran has been frequently cited to have begun with the 1969 Mehrjuri film The Cow (Gav). -
Aqeedah of the Imams of Ahl-Us-Sunnah the Correct and Upright Creed
Aqeedah of the Imams of Ahl-us-Sunnah The Correct and Upright Creed A Compilation of Books, Treatises and Statements of Great Imams of Ahl-us-Sunnah concerning Aqeedah (creed) Contents Imam Abu Hanifah (d.150H) .................................................................................................................................................. 4 The Creed of Imam Abu Hanifah .............................................................................................................................................. 4 al-Fiqh al-Akbar by Imam Abu Hanifah .............................................................................................................................. 14 Imam Malik Ibn Anas (d.179H) ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Imam ash-Shaafi’i (d.204H) .................................................................................................................................................. 28 The Last Testament of Imam ash-Shaafi’i ............................................................................................................................ 41 Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d.241H) ..................................................................................................................................... 44 The Creed of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal ................................................................................................................................ 44 Usool-us-Sunnah -
İbn Hazm'ın Mürcie'den Saydığı Ekollerin İman Tanımlarına
Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2021 9(İDEKTA) 17-24 Journal of Social Sciences of Mus Alparslan University anemon Derginin ana sayfası: http://dergipark.gov.tr/anemon Araştırma Makalesi ● Research Article İbn Hazm’ın Mürcie’den Saydığı Ekollerin İman Tanımlarına Yönelttiği Eleştiriler* The Criticisim of Ibn Hazm Towards the Definitions of Faith of Theological Ecoles Considered As Murjiah Abdullah ARCAa,** a Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi İslami İlimler Fakültesi, Temel İslam Bilimleri Bölümü, Muş/Türkiye. ORCİD 0000-0003-3064-9647 MAKALE BİLGİSİ ÖZ Makale Geçmişi: Mürcie, kelami bir fırka olarak büyük günah işleyenlerin durumunu Allah’a bırakıp, dini anlamdaki Başvuru tarihi: 30 Mart 2021 sorumlulukları hakkında fikir beyan etmeyen kişilere verilen ortak bir isimdir. Bununla beraber Düzeltme tarihi: 24 Haziran 2021 Mürcie hakkında “amelleri niyet ve inançtan sonraya bırakanlar”, “büyük günah işleyenlere ümit Kabul tarihi: 4 Temmuz 2021 verenler” veya “imanı sırf dille ikrardan ibaret görenler” şeklinde çeşitli isimlendirilmeler de yapılmıştır. İslam kaynaklarında onlardan söz edilirken özellikle iman hakkındaki görüşleri Anahtar Kelimeler: üzerinde durulmuş ve onlara çeşitli eleştiriler yapılmıştır. İbn Hazm, İslami ilimlerde derin bilgi İbn Hazm, sahibi olan Endülüslü Müslüman âlimlerden biridir. Eserlerinde kendi düşüncesine aykırı bulduğu Mürcie, kişi ve fırkaların düşüncelerini eleştirmekten çekinmemiştir. Bu çalışmada İbn Hazm’ın kendi İman iman anlayışına uymayan diğer ekolleri Mürcie’den sayıp -
SHEIKH TAWFIQUE CHOWDHURY Preview Version
Preview Version SHEIKH TAWFIQUE CHOWDHURY Preview Version Importance of this knowledge 1. This knowledge is of the most excellent without any exception. The excellence of any field of study is determined by its subject. The subject studied here is Allah's Names, His Attributes and His actions, which are the greatest matters that can be known, therefore Tawhid of Allah's Names and attributes is the greatest of sciences. Some of the salaf said, “Whoever wishes to know the difference between the speech of the creator and of the creation, should look at the difference between the Creator and the creation themselves.” Different verses in chapters in the Qur'an vary with each other in excellence. This is because of the different subjects they deal with. Surah Al-Ikhlas equals one-third of the Qur'an because it is dedicated to describing Al-Rahman. One of the Salaf said, “Tabbat Yada Abi Lahab” is not like “Qul Huwallhu Ahad”. Ayat Al-Kursi is the greatest Ayah in the Qur'an as it is devoted to describing Allah, His Majesty and Greatness. Likewise Al-Fatiha is the greatest Sura in the Qur'an. It is based on the praise of Allah. 2. Teaching Allah's Names and Attributes is one of the greatest goals of the Qur'an The Quran in its entirety is simply a call to Tawheed. Ibn Al- Qayyim stated, “Every Sura in the Qur'an comprises Tawhid. In fact, I shall state an absolute: Every verse in the Qur'an comprises Tawhid, attests to it, and calls to it. -
THE REIGN of AL-IHAKIM Bl AMR ALLAH ‘(386/996 - 41\ / \ Q 2 \ % "A POLITICAL STUDY"
THE REIGN OF AL-IHAKIM Bl AMR ALLAH ‘(386/996 - 41\ / \ Q 2 \ % "A POLITICAL STUDY" by SADEK ISMAIL ASSAAD Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of London May 1971 ProQuest Number: 10672922 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 10672922 Published by ProQuest LLC(2017). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 ABSTRACT The present thesis is a political study of the reign of al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah the sixth Fatimid Imam-Caliph who ruled between 386-411/ 996-1021. It consists of a note on the sources and seven chapters. The first chapter is a biographical review of al-Hakim's person. It introduces a history of his birth, childhood, succession to the Caliphate, his education and private life and it examines the contradiction in the sources concerning his character. Chapter II discusses the problems which al-Hakim inherited from the previous rule and examines their impact on the political life of his State. Chapter III introduces the administration of the internal affairs of the State.