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Current Feed ContentMUSLIM MEDITATION - Turkey’s “Islamic reform”: roots and reality (Part 1)A group of theologians at Ankara University is examining early Islamic sources in order to distinguish core elements from the accretions of later history. The process has intellectual significance beyond as well as within Turkey, says Mustafa Akyol. Turkey made international headlines in the past weekover its military's land operation in northern Iraq and its never-ending tug-of-war over the headscarf. But a less familiar issue provoked more surprised comment outside the country: the scholarly...MUSLIM MEDITATION - Turkey’s “Islamic reform”: roots and reality (Part 1)A group of theologians at Ankara University is examining early Islamic sources in order to distinguish core elements from the accretions of later history. The process has intellectual significance beyond as well as within Turkey, says Mustafa Akyol. Turkey made international headlines in the past weekover its military's land operation in northern Iraq and its never-ending tug-of-war over the headscarf. But a less familiar issue provoked more surprised comment outside the country: the scholarly...Wahtani AjumaIn the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Mawlud Nabi (Gamo) Our topic today is on the holy Prophet who is choosen amongst the human race by Allah, and sent as messenger to mankind, Sura Al-Imran V.164 states: “Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when they sent among them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing into them the signs of Allah, purifying them. And instructing them in scripture and wisdom, while before that they had been in manifest error.” It is stated...Muslim MeditationsSharia: practice of faith, politics of modernity The logic and application of sharia law needs to be understood in its theological and historical context if intense controversy is to be succeeded by calm and constructive debate, says Sami Zubaida. The furore in Britain over the Archbishop of Canterbury's cautious references to the sharia and law in his lecture in London on 7 February 2008 has been extensively discussed by a number of Daily Observer writers and from a variety of...Wahtani AjumaIn the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Zakat Zakat is a fundamental pillar of Islam. It is important to remind wealthy Muslims of the significance of this Pillar, which requires them to give out a portion of their wealth to Allah. Zakat is an important pillar that is ordained by Allah. It is a way of purifying one’s wealth and also to secure it. It is an obligation which has to be performed by all Muslims. It has been mentioned 82 times in the Quran. The reason why Zakat is... |
