{"title":"Philosophy \u0026 Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eFaith meeting the intellect. This collection explores Islamic philosophy and thought - from the classical falasifa and theologians to modern Muslim thinkers grappling with reason, ethics, modernity, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"good-and-evil","title":"Good and Evil","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\"The subject of good and evil is one which provokes much controversy. The reason for that controversy is that people fail to understand the true meaning of life. With very few exceptions, people make their life in this world the be-all and end-all of everything.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn this important book the famous Egyptian scholar and television broadcaster, Sheikh Muhammad Mitwalli Al-Sha'rawi, examines the question of good and evil in the light of the fundamental teachings of Islam regarding theodicy and the true meaning and purpose of human life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Dar Al Taqwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673572688180,"sku":"DT017","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Good-and-Evil-Dar-Al-Taqwa-40098763.jpg?v=1780386227"},{"product_id":"the-history-and-philosophy-of-islamic-science","title":"The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe essays presented \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" data-gr-id=\"96\" id=\"96\"\u003ein\u003c\/g\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_96 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" data-gr-id=\"96\" id=\"96\"\u003eThe\u003c\/g\u003e History and Philosophy of Islamic Science \u003c\/em\u003ediscuss the principles behind the different sciences cultivated in the Islamic world from the third century of the Islamic era onwards and the place of science in relation to other branches of Islamic learning. In defining what Islamic science means, Professor Osman Bakar shows how these sciences are organically related to the fundamental teachings of Islam. Covering all the natural and mathematical sciences\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_133 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"133\" id=\"133\"\u003e,\u003c\/g\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_133 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"133\" id=\"133\"\u003eThe\u003c\/g\u003e History and Philosophy of Islamic Science\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates what Islamic science shares with modern science. Professor Osman Bakar also highlights where the Islamic approach to science differs from the secular, modern approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘[Osman Bakar’s book] marks a most valuable contribution both to the effort of revealing the Islamic intellectual and spiritual approach to science, and to the concomitant endeavour to highlight the deeper causes of the contemporary crisis in western science and technology...it opens up, with clarity and simplicity, the philosophy of Islamic science.’\u003c\/em\u003eIslamic Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart One\u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_99 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"99\" id=\"99\"\u003e:The\u003c\/g\u003e Epistemological Foundation of Islamic Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReligious Consciousness and the Scientific Spirit in Islamic Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Question of Methodology in Islamic Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Place of Doubt in Islamic Epistemology: al-Ghazzali’s Philosophical Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Man, Nature, and God in Islamic Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Unity of Science and Spiritual Knowledge: The Islamic Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atomistic Conception of Nature in Ash’arite Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Islamic Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Islamic Science and the West\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Influence of Islamic Science on Medieval Christian Conceptions of Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUmar Khayyam’s Criticism of Euclid’s Theory of Parallels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Four: Islam and Modern Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslam and Bioethics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuslim Intellectual Responses to Modern Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslam, Science \u003cg class=\"gr_ gr_100 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" data-gr-id=\"100\" id=\"100\"\u003eand\u003c\/g\u003e Technology: Past Glory, Present Predicaments, and the Shaping of the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Designing a Sound Syllabus for Courses on Philosophy of Applied and Engineering Sciences in a 21st Century Islamic University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673824477492,"sku":"ITS011","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-History-and-Philosophy-of-Islamic-Science-Islamic-Texts-Society-40130846.jpg?v=1780404785"},{"product_id":"freedom-of-expression-in-islam","title":"Freedom of Expression in Islam","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn recent years the subject of freedom of expression has become a topic of heated debate. \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam \u003c\/em\u003eoffers the first and only detailed presentation in English of freedom of expression from both the legal and moral perspectives of Islam. This work is a pioneering attempt in examining both the evidence on freedom of expression in the sources of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and the limitations, whether moral, legal or theological, that Islam imposes on the valid exercise of this freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is informative not only on the subject of the possibilities of freedom of expression within Islam, but also on the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behavior. \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series dedicated to the fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read in conjunction with \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eAn Islamic Perspective and Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEquality \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE: PRELIMINARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDefinition and Scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eRights and Fundamental Rights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART TWO: AFFIRMATIVE EVIDENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Qur’anic Principle of Hisbah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSincere Advice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eConsultation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePersonal Reasoning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFreedom to Criticise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFreedom to Express an Opinion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFreedom of Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFreedom of Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART THREE: MORAL RESTRAINTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eGeneral Themes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSpecial Subjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART FOUR: LEGAL RESTRAINTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePublic Utterance of Hurtful Speech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSlanderous Accusation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eLibel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eInsult\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCursing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAttribution of Disbelief to a Muslim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSedition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBlasphemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefinition and Scope\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSince freedom can apply to competing or even conflicting interests, it tends to defy the idea of a comprehensive definition, which is precisely why there is no clear definition for freedom. There are, of course, many attempts by writers and commentators to define freedom, yet they are all open to some level of uncertainty and doubt. Freedom for whom? Freedom from what? And freedom to do what? To the mystic, freedom has often meant the release from egoity and dependence on the material world. The philosopher and theologian would extend the debate to encompass the relationship between God and man, and the extent to which a person can be deemed free. What meaning, if any, can the word ‘freedom’ have in that context?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFor the lawyer and the judge, freedom operates within the limits of the law. I shall presently give a definition of freedom from a legal perspective, but bear in mind that it is only an attempt to define a certain aspect of this concept without any claim to comprehensiveness. It should be noted at the outset that the basic notion of freedom, in an objective sense, is common to all legal systems, traditions and cultures. Whether one talks of freedom in western law, Chinese law, or Islamic law, this must essentially mean ‘the ability of the individual to say or do what he or she wishes, or to avoid doing so, without violating the right of others, or the limits that are set by the law’. Although I have quoted this definition from an Islamic source, its basic message is nevertheless universal. Liberty has elsewhere been defined as ‘the extent to which the individual can determine his own destiny and act as he wishes, unconstrained by others.’ Freedom of expression means ‘the absence of restraints upon the ability of individuals or groups to communicate their ideas to others, subject to the understanding that they do not in turn coerce others into paying attention or that they do not invade other rights essential to the dignity of the individual’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFreedom of expression includes freedom of the press and the liberty to communicate ideas in all forms including books, pictures, signs and other means of communication. The purpose may be to inform, to persuade, to convince others, to reveal the truth or to clarify and eliminate doubt. The last two definitions that I have quoted above are from western sources, and yet, the concepts that they convey are universal. We may also note in this connection, Montgomery-Watt’s brief comparison of the Muslim concept of freedom with that of its western counterpart, in which he has high-lighted some of the differences between them but concluded that ‘despite such points, however, it seems likely that there is a combination of ideas somewhere in Islamic thought, which performs much the same function as the concept of freedom does in the west.’ Thus, the basic notion of freedom and of freedom of expression would appear to strike a common note in all legal traditions, including that of Islam. However, the scope and character of freedom of expression under the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e differs widely from other laws in respect of detail, especially with reference to the limits that are imposed by the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and the values that are to be upheld. If I were to characterize the rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e on freedom of expression, I would be inclined to say that, unlike modern legal discourses on the subject, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e does not convey a great deal of awareness about state authority and the political interests of its agencies and institutions. To that extent, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is egalitarian and substantive in the sense that attention is paid to actual values rather than to institutional interests or the dictates of the status quo and power politics. But, being a religious law, the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is only expected to be emphatic about moral and religious values, which might mean imposing restrictions on freedom of expression in areas where this might come into conflict with the principles of Islam. This can, perhaps, be clearly seen in reference to the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules pertaining to blasphemy, heresy and disbelief, where the dominant concern is to defend the dogma and belief-structure of Islam, even at the expense of imposing restrictions on what may, under western law, be seen as personal matters which fall outside the concern of the law. The rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah \u003c\/em\u003epertaining to the rights of citizens to criticise the government are, on the other hand, indicative of latitude. By comparison to some of the over-regulated areas of modem law in relation to such matters as sedition and criticism of government authorities, \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules encourage flexibility and tolerance. Moral advice and encouragement also pervade the bulk of \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e rules on freedom of expression; the legal rules therein are often less elaborate compared to the teachings and recommendations that aim at developing the individual’s personality and character.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673858064692,"sku":"ITS024","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Freedom-of-Expression-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40141557.jpg?v=1780385965"},{"product_id":"freedom-equality-and-justice-in-islam","title":"Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, M H Kamali presents the reader with an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, equality and justice from an Islamic point of view and their manifestations in the religious, social, legal and political fields. The author discusses the evidence to be found for these concepts in the Qur’an and Sunna, and reviews the interpretations of the earlier schools of law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe work also looks at more recent contributions by Muslim jurists who have advanced fresh interpretations of freedom, equality and justice in the light of the changing realities of contemporary Muslim societies. \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series dedicated to the fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read in conjunction with \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective and Freedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHAPTER ONE: FREEDOM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDefinition and Scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDifferent Facets of Freedom in Islam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAffirmative Evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Doctrine of Ibaha (Permissibility)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Principle of Original Non-Liability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHAPTER TWO: EQUALITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIntroductory Remarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAffirmative Evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Status of Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eTowards an Egalitarian Regime of Family Law\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Status of Non-Muslims\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA Survey of Modern Opinion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHAPTER THREE: JUSTICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMeaning and Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Qur’anic Vision of Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Islamic Judiciary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAppellate Review: Its Validity and Scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCourt Procedure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDistributive Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSiyasah Shar’iyyah (Shari’ah-Oriented Policy)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe subjects that are addressed in this volume are the concern of every legal system, and are not, therefore, peculiar to the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e. Their relationship to one another and to the general theme of human rights hardly needs elucidation. Justice and equality are closely interrelated in that the one cannot be meaningfully implemented without the other. For justice often means equal treatment and the equal distribution of advantages and burdens, or a commensurate correction of an imbalance that is caused by deviant behavior. Similarly, neither equality nor justice can be a meaningful reality without freedom. For justice presumes the moral autonomy of individuals and their liberty to act as they will. Justice can therefore have little meaning if it is applied to a person or a group of persons who are deprived of their freedom, or compelled to a course of conduct that is beyond their control. Equality also acquires much of its substance only in an environment where freedom is a reality. To treat two prisoners equally does make some sense but equality before the law in different situations and among people of different calibre and status is where equality becomes more meaningful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA perusal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or of any chapter on the basic rights and liberties enshrined in a contemporary constitution, will show that numerous and varied as they are, almost the entire range of basic rights and liberties are predicated on freedom, equality and justice, the most fundamental, so to speak, of all the recognised fundamental rights and liberties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe first chapter on freedom in this volume is mostly concerned with a conceptual analysis of freedom, its manifestations in theological, social and political contexts, and the various shades of meaning it has been given by commentators from different disciplines. Freedom has a basic meaning, and this is why any serious distortion or deviation from its core concept has not commanded general acceptance. Yet beyond this basic clarity, the meanings and implications of freedom vary considerably and tend to become increasingly complex. This is borne out by the fact that a comprehensive and all-embracing definition of freedom has yet to be arrived at. The conceptual analysis of freedom has not received as much attention from Muslim jurists as it has in the writings of Western scholars on the subject. Part of the reason for this might be that the basic perimeters of freedom in Islam are determined by reference to the normative evidences of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, but there is considerable variation in the understanding of these evidences and the manner in which commentators have related them to theological, legal and political subject matter. This presentation provides a review of the basic evidence on freedom and the contributions of Muslim scholars to the development of ideas on the subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe chapter on equality that is presented here is also concerned mainly with an analysis of the normative evidence of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, which Muslim jurists have elaborated in reference to particular themes. Equality, like freedom, is an integrated concept, which is indivisible and averse to dismemberment and compromise. Yet neither freedom nor equality are absolute in the sense that both are amenable to the influences of context and circumstance. In addition to a general characterisation of equality and its evidential basis in the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e, this presentation also looks into the application of equality to two other subjects, namely women and non-Muslims, in the way they are treated in Islamic legal literature. It is of interest to note a certain contrast, highlighted in this presentation, between earlier juristic writings on these themes, and the works of contemporary \u003cem\u003e‘ulama’\u003c\/em\u003e and scholars. Muslim jurists of the twentieth century have made a significant contribution to the understanding of the source evidence of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e on equality in conjunction, particularly, with the changing realities of contemporary Muslim societies. They have not hesitated, for instance, in taking a totally different stand on women’s issues from many classical scholars, and advancing a different perspective on equality in \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e for all citizens, regardless of their race, language or religion. It is clearly in these areas that the substance of the modern reformist thought in \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e makes its presence unmistakably visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eJustice is the sum-total, in a sense, of all recognised rights and duties, as it often consists of nothing more than a balanced implementation of rights and duties, and of due regard for equality and freedom. The Qur’an is emphatic on the objectivity of justice, so much so that it defies any level of relativity and compromise in its basic conception. A perusal of the Qur’anic evidence on justice leaves one in no doubt that justice is integral to the basic outlook and philosophy of Islam, within or beyond the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e itself. It is therefore not incorrect to say that the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e is committed to justice as one of its cardinal goals and objectives, to the extent that the veracity of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e itself can be measured by its effectiveness in administering justice. This is the understanding, in fact, that the renowned Hanbali jurist, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, has conveyed in his widely-quoted statement that ‘Islam will always stand for justice and any path that is taken towards justice is bound to be in harmony with the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and can never be against it’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e shows the way to justice and this way must be followed as far as possible. In the event, however, that the established rules of the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e do not offer sufficient guidelines by which to administer justice, one may take any route, including for example, those of natural rights and natural justice, or the general rules of equity and fairness, or that of a judicious policy (\u003cem\u003esiyasah shar’iyyah\u003c\/em\u003e), in order to secure justice, and the result that is arrived at is \u003cem\u003ea fortiori\u003c\/em\u003e in accordance with the \u003cem\u003eShari’ah\u003c\/em\u003e and cannot be held to be contrary to it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe chapter that is presented here on justice consists essentially of a review and analysis of the basic evidence of the Qur’an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e on the subject. It seeks to depict, in particular, the Qur’anic outlook in universal justice which reaches beyond the particularities of any rigid framework that might restrain the humanitarian call and substance of justice in Islam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673858457908,"sku":"ITS025","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Freedom_-Equality-and-Justice-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40141758.jpg?v=1780549143"},{"product_id":"the-dignity-of-man","title":"The Dignity of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man from the perspective of Islam. M H Kamali sets out the proclamations on human dignity found in the Qur'an and then discusses topics pertaining to or resulting from human dignity: the physical and spiritual nobility of man; God's love for humanity; the sanctity of life; and the necessity for freedom, equality, and accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, the author examines the measures that \u003cem\u003eShariah\u003c\/em\u003e has taken to protect human dignity and to promote it in social interaction. The discussion is here presented in the light of the debate on the universality of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. \u003cem\u003eThe Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and should be read with its companion volumes of \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality, and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali is a Professor of Law at the International Islamic University Malaysia where he has been teaching Islamic law and jurisprudence since 1985. Among his other works published by The Islamic Texts Society are \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Islamic Jurisprudence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIslamic Commercial Law\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFreedom, Equality and Justice in Islam\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali\u003c\/strong\u003e (born February 7, 1944, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He taught Islamic law and jurisprudence between 1985 and 2004. Born in Afghanistan in 1944, he graduated from the University of Kabul and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKamali is the author of Islamic Commercial Law (2000), a study of the application of Shariah principles to some crucial financial instruments, options and futures contracts. He takes a much more permissive view of these instruments than do most Islamists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, Islamic Commercial Law (2000), Kamali wrote, for example, that many have \"passed prohibitive judgments on futures and options\" who have \"not only failed to produce decisive evidence in support of their positions but have done so on the assumption that futures trading has no social utility and has no bearing on the welfare... of the people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the scholars who pass the \"prohibitive judgments\" with which Kamali disagrees are Muhammad Akram Khan and Umar Chapra.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali served as Professor of Islamic law and jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and also as Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Civilisation (ISTAC) from 1985-2007. He is currently the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia under the newly appointed Chairman of the Institute, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. He studied law at Kabul University and then served as Assistant Professor, and subsequently as Public Prosecutor with the Ministry of Justice, Afghanistan, 1965-1968. He completed his LL.M. in comparative law and a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern law at the University of London, 1969–1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Selection from the Table of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic View of Human Dignity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFraternity of Man\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGod's Love for Humanity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRight to Personal Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and Just Character\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal Privacy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSocial Decorum\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and the Objectives of the Shari'ah\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity and the issue of Basic Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Qur'anic View of Human Dignity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic vision of human dignity is manifested in various ways and in different contexts. To begin with, we read the direct and unqualified affirmation of the dignity of man in the following Qur'anic text, where God Most High declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWe have bestowed dignity on the progeny of Adam (\u003cem\u003elaqad karramna bani Adama\u003c\/em\u003e) ... and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of Our creation. (al-Isra', 17:70)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe text here is self-evident and comprehensive in its recognition of dignity for all human beings without limitations or qualifications of any kind. Thus according to al-Alusi, 'everyone and all members of the human race, including the pious and the sinner, are endowed with dignity, nobility and honour, which cannot be exclusively expounded and identified. Ibn 'Abbas has commented, however, that God Most High has honoured mankind by endowing him with the faculty of reason.'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDignity in other words is not earned by meritorious conduct; it is an expression of God's favour and grace. Mustafa al-Siba'i and Hasan al-Ili have similarly remarked that dignity is a proven right of every human being regardless of colour, race or religion. Ahmad Yusri has drawn the conclusion that 'dignity is established for every human being as of the moment of birth'. Sayyid Qutb has similarly stated that dignity is the natural right of every individual. The children of Adam have been honoured not for their personal attributes or status in society, but for the fact that they are human beings. 'Dignity is therefore the absolute right of everyone.' Zuhayli has similarly noted that 'dignity is the natural right (\u003cem\u003ehaqq tabi'i\u003c\/em\u003e) of every human being. Islam has upheld it as such and made it a principle of government and a criterion of interaction (\u003cem\u003eal-mu'amalah\u003c\/em\u003e) among people.' It is not permissible to violate the personal dignity of anyone, regardless of whether the person is pious or of ill-repute, Muslim or non-Muslim. Even a criminal is entitled to dignified treatment. For punishment is meant to be for retribution and reform, not indignity and humiliation. Most of these commentators have made reference, in addition to the clear text of the Qur'an, to the \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e that records the incident where the Prophet saw a funeral procession passing by; upon seeing it, he rose in respect and remained standing until one of his Companions informed him that the deceased person was a Jew. This intervention provoked the Prophet's disapproval as he posed the question, 'Was he not a human being?' The Prophet, in other words, did not consider the religious following of the deceased person to have any bearing on his inherent dignity, which called for unqualified respect. Muhammad al-Ghazali has quoted Ibn Hazm to the effect that a Christian woman, Umm al-Harith bint Abi Rabi'a, died and the Prophet's Companions took part in her funeral procession. Al-Ghazali then concluded that 'we would like to see that our relations with other communities are founded on this kind of latitude (\u003cem\u003eal-samaha\u003c\/em\u003e). This is because we believe that Islam commands us to have good and peaceful relations with those who are not aggressive toward us'. The Qur'anic declaration under review has also prompted Weeramantry to observe that the Qur'an makes dignity intrinsic to the personality of every individual so that 'no regime, however powerful, could take it away from him'. This inherent human dignity also 'provides the basis of modern doctrines of human rights'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'anic declaration of dignity for the whole of the human race in the foregoing \u003cem\u003eayah\u003c\/em\u003e has, in another place, been more specifically endorsed with reference to the Muslims. The dignified status (\u003cem\u003eal-izza\u003c\/em\u003e) of the believers is thus expounded alongside that of God Most High and His Messenger, Muhammad:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnd honour (\u003cem\u003eal-izza\u003c\/em\u003e) belongs to God, to His Messenger and the believers .... \u003cbr\u003e (al-Munafiqun, 63:8).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn a more general note, the Prophet declared in a \u003cem\u003ehadith\u003c\/em\u003e that 'people are God's children and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His children kindly'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e normally refer to people as God's servants (\u003cem\u003e'ibad Allah\u003c\/em\u003e), but here they are elevated to the status of God's beloved children, which naturally conveys a more dignified status.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the physical world, according to the worldview of Islam, there is no place on earth holier than the House of God, the Ka'ba. Yet the Prophet drew the following parallel to express the extent of the dignity of the believers. The Prophet, while facing the Ka'ba, said:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYou are most pure and most dignified, but by the One in whose hands Muhammad's life reposes, the sanctity and honour of a believer, his life and his property, is far greater than yours in the eyes of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese clear affirmations of the dignity of man are in turn endorsed in a variety of other contexts in the Qur'an and \u003cem\u003eSunnah\u003c\/em\u003e, one of which is the basic unity in the creation of mankind, and its equality in the eyes of the Creator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673860227380,"sku":"ITS027","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Dignity-of-Man-Islamic-Texts-Society-40142627.jpg?v=1780403596"},{"product_id":"the-right-to-life-security-privacy-and-ownership-in-islam","title":"The Right to Life, Security, Privacy and Ownership in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eA person’s right to life, personal security, privacy, and ownership are the most basic of all the fundamental rights and liberties and are of concern to all legal systems and traditions. To address them side by side with one another, as is attempted in the present volume, is reflective of their natural priority and significance. These rights are simultaneously the most vulnerable to aggression and abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe right to life is the basic right from which all the others derive. The discussion of this fundamental right includes: the sanctity of life from the Islamic perspective, murder, unintentional killing, the death penalty and compensations for victims. This chapter also includes discussions of abortion, suicide, and euthanasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe second of the rights discussed is the right to security and this includes: the security against unlawful arrest, the right to fair treatment, the right to counsel, freedom from aggression and torture.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe third right is that of privacy and is mainly concerned with the privacy of one’s home, confidential correspondence, and immunity against invasion of privacy in the forms of interception of correspondence, eavesdropping and other such violations.\u003cbr\u003e Finally, the discussion of the right of ownership includes the four aspects of ownership in Islam, legitimate and illegitimate means of acquisition of ownership, and the restrictions that the Sharia imposes on the exercise of this right including taxation, inheritance and bequests.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali\u003c\/strong\u003e (born February 7, 1944, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan Islamic scholar and former professor of law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He taught Islamic law and jurisprudence between 1985 and 2004. Born in Afghanistan in 1944, he graduated from the University of Kabul and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKamali is the author of Islamic Commercial Law (2000), a study of the application of Shariah principles to some crucial financial instruments, options and futures contracts. He takes a much more permissive view of these instruments than do most Islamists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, Islamic Commercial Law (2000), Kamali wrote, for example, that many have \"passed prohibitive judgments on futures and options\" who have \"not only failed to produce decisive evidence in support of their positions but have done so on the assumption that futures trading has no social utility and has no bearing on the welfare... of the people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the scholars who pass the \"prohibitive judgments\" with which Kamali disagrees are Muhammad Akram Khan and Umar Chapra.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMohammad Hashim Kamali served as Professor of Islamic law and jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and also as Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Civilisation (ISTAC) from 1985-2007. He is currently the CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia under the newly appointed Chairman of the Institute, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi. He studied law at Kabul University and then served as Assistant Professor, and subsequently as Public Prosecutor with the Ministry of Justice, Afghanistan, 1965-1968. He completed his LL.M. in comparative law and a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern law at the University of London, 1969–1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Sanctity of Life-Just Retaliation and Blood Money-Modern Law and Practice-The Killer Does not Inherit-Could Death penalty be based on-Suicide-Dueling and Permission to kill-Abortion -Euthanasia\u003cbr\u003e -Euthanasia\u003cbr\u003e -Abandoned Child-Warfare-Concessions Granted to Protect Life\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter II:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight to Personal Security \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Definition and Scope-Affirmative evidence-The Principle of Legality-Accusation and Suspicion-Arrest and Detention-The Issue over Beating the Accused-Right to Counsel-Trial and Evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter III:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight to Privacy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Privacy of the Home-Espionage-Private Correspondence-Suspicion-Concealing the privacy of others-Confidential Conversation-Privacy of the deceased person-Restrictions on the Right of\u003cbr\u003e Privacy-An Overview of Modern Law\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapter IV:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight of Ownership \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Affirmative Evidence-Vicegerency of Man-Definition and Types of Ownership-Acquisition and Means of Ownership-Restrictions on Ownership\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIndex:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673863373108,"sku":"ITS053","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Right-to-Life_-Security_-Privacy-and-Ownership-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40144571.jpg?v=1780409757"},{"product_id":"the-right-to-education-work-and-welfare-in-islam","title":"The Right to Education, Work and Welfare in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing from his earlier discussions of fundamental human rights from an Islamic perspective, Prof M. H. Kamali discusses in this volume a person’s right to education, work and welfare. The following subjects are discussed: a classification of knowledge from the Islamic perspective, children's education, academic freedom, science and religion; the value of work, work ethics, fair trading, workers' rights; the obligations of society and the state towards those who are in need, the obligations of individuals, the establishment and objectives of charities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title is vol. 6 of the fundamental rights \u0026amp; liberties in Islam series: Principles and Applications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Islamic Texts Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673881329972,"sku":"ITS050","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/The-Right-to-Education_-Work-and-Welfare-in-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society-40151913.jpg?v=1780409771"},{"product_id":"man-and-destiny-iqbal-s-concept-of-khudi-and-perfect-man","title":"Man and Destiny: Iqbal's Concept of Khudi and Perfect Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbdur Rashid Siddiqui's well-researched book Man and Destiny: Some Reflections on Iqbal's Concepts of Khudi and the Perfect Man is a timely contribution that brings into sharp focus the real intellectual and ideological ethos of Islamic resurgence. He has delved deep into the mind and soul of Iqbal and presented in a simple and lucid style two cardinal concepts of Iqbalian thought. The concepts of Khudi (self) and Insan-i-Kamil (the perfect man) are keys to the understanding of Iqbal's vision of man and his role in history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Islamic resurgence can be understood in its historical perspective and ideological connotations only by having a deeper understanding of the thoughts and contributions of its chief architects, among whom Iqbal, one of the most illustrious poet-philosophers of Islam occupies a very distinct position.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Prof. Khurshid Ahmad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIqbal's Philosphy and Thought: A Brief Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIqbal's Philosophy of Khudi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIqbal's Concept of the Perfect Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Note on Nietzsche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Saqi Namah - To the Saqi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIqbal (1877-1938): A Biographical Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of Terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Kube Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673946439988,"sku":"KP012","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Man-and-Destiny_-Iqbal_s-Concept-of-Khudi-and-Perfect-Man-Kube-Publishing-40188969.jpg?v=1780389557"},{"product_id":"commentary-on-the-eleventh-contentions","title":"Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\"Simply riveting. Abdal Hakim Murad reminds us that it can still be done: we can worship God and honor the legacy of His Prophet with love, humility, wisdom and courage - not to mention style and grace! Modernity is simply our context. We must never allow it to become our excuse.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Sherman Jackson, King Faisal Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture, University of Southern California\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContentions 11\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1. Augustine: man’s deformity. Ishmael: his deiformity. (Defy, don’t deify.)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Peace without justice is not peace at all.\u003cbr\u003e 3. A faqih in first class? And pigs will fly …\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Dajjal will only be king when only the blind are left in the valley.\u003cbr\u003e 5. British Islam: ‘We came as rebels, and found ourselves to be heirs.’ (Gershom Scholem)\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Liber Asian is the reconciliation between Edom and Juda-yi Ism.\u003cbr\u003e 7. Your greatest liability is your lie-ability.\u003cbr\u003e 8. No-one is more extroverted than the contemplative saint.\u003cbr\u003e 9. Modernity: an accelerating attempt to shovel matter into the growing hole where religion used to be.\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Liber Asian vs. the Manu Mission: a woman may be Arahat on Arafat.\u003cbr\u003e 11. Arabdom is not congenital.\u003cbr\u003e 12. Jesus said ‘Allah’, not ‘Deus.’ (‘Say: Allah! and leave them plunging in their confusion.’)\u003cbr\u003e 13. 'Never despise any Muslim, for the least of the Muslims is great in the eyes of God.' (Abu Bakr al-Siddiq r.a.).\u003cbr\u003e 14. Remember: you once knew the whole Qur’an.\u003cbr\u003e 15. Wara’ is the shift from fear to hope.\u003cbr\u003e 16. Only if the body is the temple of the spirit does the veil not belong to the high priest.\u003cbr\u003e 17. We do not lack a rib, we lack a lung.\u003cbr\u003e 18. Islam, not the Cross, is foolishness to the Greeks.\u003cbr\u003e 19. Redefine religion, but do not derefine it.\u003cbr\u003e 20. If worship is the purpose of creation, then the Founder is the purpose of creation.\u003cbr\u003e 21. Anthropomorphism is gender-biased.\u003cbr\u003e 22. Theology is the quest for the least silly definition of God.\u003cbr\u003e 23. Love, not Reform, establishes the dignity of ‘autonomy’.\u003cbr\u003e 24. Ma’ruf and munkar are defined by the fitra.\u003cbr\u003e 25. Forget not the Other in the Brother.\u003cbr\u003e 26. Revelation is the opposite of the cluster bomb.\u003cbr\u003e 27. Zionism: God’s sword unsheathed against Jerusalem.\u003cbr\u003e 28. Those who look for sin often strengthen it.\u003cbr\u003e 29. Nafs is a comedian. So enjoy your Sufism!\u003cbr\u003e 30. The fitra tells us that nature is a medicine. The Sunna allows us to take it.\u003cbr\u003e 31. See things coolly. You will not think more clearly by worrying that you worry.\u003cbr\u003e 32. Who were more anti-Western: the Taliban, or the Buddhas of Bamiyan?\u003cbr\u003e 33. Islam is the learning of mercy.\u003cbr\u003e 34. Islam is the crown of the poor.\u003cbr\u003e 35. Approach the teacher as the comet approaches the sun.\u003cbr\u003e 36. Third World Christianity: worship a white man, and be saved from your past!\u003cbr\u003e 37. Jesus did not oppose Rome, and so Rome chose him for its god.\u003cbr\u003e 38. If you have not seen the saint, you have not seen the Sunna.\u003cbr\u003e 39. Being heretics to the Monoculture requires both courage and style. But we should have room for those who have neither courage nor style.\u003cbr\u003e 40. People will not come closer to you if you hit them.\u003cbr\u003e 41. To learn truth is always to relearn. To lapse into falsehood is not always to relapse.\u003cbr\u003e 42. ‘What can I say – it must have been the will of God.’ (Mikhail Gorbachev)\u003cbr\u003e 43. Use words in your preaching only if absolutely necessary.\u003cbr\u003e 44. Academic Islamic Studies is as foolish as it is because we are as foolish as we are.\u003cbr\u003e 45. ‘For Allah created the English mad – the maddest of all mankind.’ (Kipling)\u003cbr\u003e 46. The hijab: ‘a display of modesty’!\u003cbr\u003e 47. The teacher exists to teach you the importance of what you have transcended.\u003cbr\u003e 48. The Sephardi and the Mizrahi mean something. But what does the Ashkenazy mean?\u003cbr\u003e 49. Maidens! Choose him that uses his ears more than his eyes.\u003cbr\u003e 50. The road to God is paved with laughter at the self. The road to Hell is paved with laughter at others.\u003cbr\u003e 51. Edom, then Ishmael: the superfetation of Juda-yi Ism.\u003cbr\u003e 52. Learn that you are the merest shadow of Another’s act; thus you will learn humbleness, which is the beginning of understanding.\u003cbr\u003e 53. The world without hell is the word.\u003cbr\u003e 54. A heretic never claims to be a heretic, he claims to transcend orthodoxy.\u003cbr\u003e 55. Veils without turbans? Coronets without crowns?\u003cbr\u003e 56. Augustine is a jihadi.\u003cbr\u003e 57. The false Salafism: from catechism to cataclysm.\u003cbr\u003e 58. ‘All true Reformers are by the nature of them Priests, and strive for a Theocracy.’ (Carlyle, on Knox)\u003cbr\u003e 59. Do not think that anything has any purpose other than to point to God.\u003cbr\u003e 60. Idolatry, at best, is the unbalanced fixation on an Attribute.\u003cbr\u003e 61. Religious leadership is an opportunity to be frightened of God.\u003cbr\u003e 62. Do not say: Do you agree with me? but say: Do we agree?\u003cbr\u003e 63. Sufism: don’t think that you can dive without lowering yourself.\u003cbr\u003e 64. Mockery is for pouring upon kufr, not upon people.\u003cbr\u003e 65. Wisdom consists mainly in the ability to recognise human weakness.\u003cbr\u003e 66. God’s mercy is not limited; but He is not limited by His mercy.\u003cbr\u003e 67. For each karama that takes you forward, there are ten which will take you back.\u003cbr\u003e 68. Only those who know themselves to be unworthy are worthy.\u003cbr\u003e 69. If you do not sanctify the dawn, the day will not sanctify you.\u003cbr\u003e 70. Against Modernism: between signs and science there is neither rhyme nor reason.\u003cbr\u003e 71. Islamism: untie your camel, and trust in God.\u003cbr\u003e 72. Her voice is part of her awra only when it is part of her aura.\u003cbr\u003e 73. Lust before lustrations. Fast before frustrations.\u003cbr\u003e 74. If you suffer from listlessness, make a list.\u003cbr\u003e 75. Edom: In terms of the Parousia, there have been too many Years of Grace. In terms of salvation history, there have not been enough.\u003cbr\u003e 76. Europe: we shall not despise a minority, unless it is minarety\u003cbr\u003e 77. The caliphs’ prayers ended with Hamidun Majid.\u003cbr\u003e 78. If you put the Sunna before mercy, you have lost both.\u003cbr\u003e 79. ‘Nihilism is the uncanniest of all guests.’ (Nietzsche)\u003cbr\u003e 80. If you are good, pretend to be bad. If you are bad, don’t pretend to be good.\u003cbr\u003e 81. To grow in the spirit, and not to grow in the need to pretend not to be what one is, is a contradiction that closes the Way.\u003cbr\u003e 82. ‘If European education is the death of maternity \/ Then death is its fruit for the human race.’ (Iqbal)\u003cbr\u003e 83. The Ka’ba has a positive charge; we are negative. Dunya, however, is an efficient insulator.\u003cbr\u003e 84. He who knows himself, knows Islam.\u003cbr\u003e 85. Man is the proof of God. The man of God is the proof of religion.\u003cbr\u003e 86. Do not fear any extremist; fear the consequences of his acts.\u003cbr\u003e 87. Do not be complacent. Most people judge religions by their followers, not by their doctrines.\u003cbr\u003e 88. Only parasites respect flukes.\u003cbr\u003e 89. Only through tradition are we an umma semper reformanda.\u003cbr\u003e 90. Scripture defines mercy, but is not an alternative to it.\u003cbr\u003e 91. Justice may never be the consequence of wrath; but it may be its right assuaging.\u003cbr\u003e 92. Do not believe the confessions of tortured texts.\u003cbr\u003e 93. Being at ease in the company of scholars is a proof of faith.\u003cbr\u003e 94. Nobility is the aptitude for seeing beauty.\u003cbr\u003e 95. To slouch, and to suck one’s pen, are signs that one has never read Scripture.\u003cbr\u003e 96. If their defenses are strong, it is because you have not used the weapon of mercy.\u003cbr\u003e 97. Let the next hours be an apology for the sunna prayer. Let the sunna prayer be an apology for the fard. Let the fard be an apology for separation.\u003cbr\u003e 98. In the fight against the Monoculture, the main sign is the hijab, and the main act is the Prayer.\u003cbr\u003e 99. 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If you are human, then he is your sworn enemy. We busy ourselves fighting each other when we miss the point and fail to fight back against him. Who are we talking about? It is no other than the accursed Shaytan. Shaytan Stories is the authorized translation of Shaytan ki Hikaayat, a unique collection of sixty-eight stories relating to the open enemy of humanity. Belief in his existence and capabilities is absolutely necessary, in order to remain steadfast on the Straight Path (Siraat Mustaqim).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author takes the reader on a fascinating journey highlighting the philosophy of the Devil that led to his downfall and expulsion from the heavens. This book contains invaluable advice on how to avoid his ruined path and evil whisperings. 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Grounded in an exploration of logic (which Ibn Sina described as the gate to knowledge) and happiness (the ultimate human goal), the text illuminates the divine, the human being, and the nature of things through a wide-ranging discussion of topics. The sections of Physics and Metaphysics deal with the nature of bodies and souls as well as existence, creation, and knowledge. Especially important are Ibn Sina's views of God's knowledge of particulars, which generated much controversy in medieval Islamic and Christian philosophical and theological circles and provoked a strong rejection by eleventh-century philosopher al-Ghazali.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis book provides the first annotated English translation of Physics and Metaphysics and edits the original Arabic text on which the translation is based. 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The Metaphysics closes with a significant discussion of the concepts of providence, good, and evil, which Ibn Sina uses to introduce a theodicy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eResearchers, faculty, and students in \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/104-philosophy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ephilosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/137-theologyaqidah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003etheology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, religion, and intellectual history will find in this work a useful and necessary source for understanding Ibn Sina's philosophical thought and, more generally, the medieval Islamic and Christian study of nature, the world beyond, psychology, God, and the concept of evil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674627096884,"sku":"CUP001","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Ibn-Sina_s-Remarks-and-Admonitions_-Physics-and-Metaphysics-Columbia-University-Press-40574085.jpg?v=1780549757"},{"product_id":"an-outpouring-of-subtleties-vol1","title":"An Outpouring of Subtleties Upon the Pearl of Oneness Vol.1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a time of competing worldviews, where reality has been obfuscated by obtuse \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/104-philosophy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ephilosophies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and obscured by the facade of worldly allures, the need to revive higher \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/137-theologyaqidah\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003etheological \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etruths is as urgent as ever. With An Outpouring of Subtleties upon the Pearl of Oneness, Shaykh Allie Khalfe lights the lamp that uncovers these precious truths, redirecting man’s vision from life’s mundane, outward forms, to its profound, inner meanings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of this book lies the translation of Jawhara al-Tawhid, the timeless \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/103-poetry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003epoem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein creed written by Imam Ibrahim al-Laqani, rahimahullah. This pearl is further enriched with the commentary of Imam Ibrahim al-Bajuri, rahimahullah's, Tuhfa al-Murid, followed by selections from the commentaries of Imam Ahmad al-Sawi and Imam ʿAbd al-Salam al-Laqani. Finally, it is completed with numerous insights from the pens of classical and contemporary scholars, as well as the author’s own beneficial notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the first volume of this exhaustive work, the traditional theological topics of Divinity [ilahiyyat] are discussed in a detailed, yet easily accessible and clear fashion. 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Yaqub draws on the most esteemed critical editions of the Arabic texts and offers detailed commentary that analyzes and reconstructs the arguments found in the work’s four treatises. Explanations of the historical and intellectual background of the texts also enable readers with a limited knowledge of classical Arabic to fully explore al-Ghazali and this foundational text for the first time.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eNote on the Translation\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Translator’s Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Religious Preface\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e First Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn showing that to wade into this science is important for the religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn showing that to wade into this science, although it is important, is unimportant for some people but what is important for them is to avoid it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn showing that the occupation with this science is a collective obligation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn explaining the methods of proof that we employ in this book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FIRST TREATISE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheoretical Reflection on the Essence of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Proposition: \u003ci\u003eThe existence of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is eternal anteriorly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is eternal posteriorly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is not an extended substance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fifth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is not a body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sixth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is not a mode\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seventh Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is not located in a direction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eighth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eNo anthropomorphic description is true of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ninth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is seeable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Aspect: First Rational Approach\u003cbr\u003e First Aspect: Second Rational Approach\u003cbr\u003e Second Aspect: The Evidence of the Revelation\u003cbr\u003e Tenth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is one\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SECOND TREATISE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Divine Attributes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Part\u003cbr\u003e First Attribute: Power\u003cbr\u003e First Question\u003cbr\u003e Second Question\u003cbr\u003e Third Question\u003cbr\u003e Second Attribute: Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e Third Attribute: Life\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Attribute: Will\u003cbr\u003e Fifth and Sixth Attributes: Hearing and Sight\u003cbr\u003e Seventh Attribute: Speech\u003cbr\u003e First Objection\u003cbr\u003e Second Objection\u003cbr\u003e Third Objection\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Objection\u003cbr\u003e Fifth Objection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Part\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the general characteristics of the divine attributes, concerning that which they share and that in which they differ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Characteristic: \u003ci\u003eThe attributes are additional to the essence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Characteristic: \u003ci\u003eThe attributes subsist in the essence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Characteristic: \u003ci\u003eThe attributes are eternal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Characteristic: \u003ci\u003eThe names that are derived from these divine attributes are true of God eternally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THIRD TREATISE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Acts of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Proposition: \u003ci\u003eIt is possible for God not to create; and if He creates, it is not obligatory for Him to do so; and if He creates people, He might not assign obligations to them; and if He does assign obligations, it is not obligatory for Him to do so\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Proposition: \u003ci\u003eIt is up to God to assign to His servants obligations, whether within their ability or beyond their ability\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Proposition: \u003ci\u003eGod is able to bring suffering upon an animal that is innocent of any crime and He is not required to reward it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eIt is not obligatory for God to care for the well-being of His servants, but He may do whatever He wills and decree whatever He\u003cbr\u003e wants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fifth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eIf God assigns obligations to His servants and they obey Him, then it is not obligatory for Him to reward them; rather if He wants to, He may reward them, punish them, or even annihilate them and never resurrect them; He does not care whether He forgives all the infidels and punishes all the believers, and this is not impossible in itself, nor does it contradict any of the divine attributes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sixth Proposition: \u003ci\u003eIf the revelation had not come, it would not be incumbent upon mankind to know God and to thank Him for His blessings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seventh Proposition: \u003ci\u003eSending prophets is contingent; it is neither impossible nor obligatory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOURTH TREATISE\u003cbr\u003e First Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn establishing the prophethood of our prophet, Muhammad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The First Way of Proving the Prophethood of Muhammad by Means of Miracles: the Miracle of the Qur’an\u003cbr\u003e The Second Way of Proving the Prophethood of Muhammad by Means of Miracles: Other Miracles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn showing that it is obligatory to believe in matters reported in the revelation and deemed possible by reason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e First Section\u003cbr\u003e Resurrection\u003cbr\u003e The Torment of the Grave\u003cbr\u003e The Balance\u003cbr\u003e The Path\u003cbr\u003e Second Section\u003cbr\u003e An Intellectual Issue\u003cbr\u003e A Semantical Issue\u003cbr\u003e A Legal Issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Imamate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Issue: \u003ci\u003eOn showing that appointing an imam is obligatory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Issue: \u003ci\u003eOn showing who among mankind may be appointed an imam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Issue: \u003ci\u003eOn explaining the belief of the followers of the Sunna regarding the Prophet’s companions and the rightly-guided caliphs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn explaining which among the sects must be charged with infidelity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Interpretive Essay\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of Qur'anic Verses\u003cbr\u003e Index of \u003ci\u003ehadiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAladdin M. 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Is it thought—or, is it an expression of thought?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the fourth issue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenovatio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we chose \"The Enigma of Language\" as a broad theme because the free and virtually limitless nature of language might be the stubborn holdout to the prevailing concept of a world without spirit. If we reflect on the reality of language, might we begin to renew our trust in both words and things?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"tableC\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf Addressed Speech\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSpeech may be for communication, but when the soul speaks to itself, who is communicating with whom?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEva Brann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Listening of the Soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSpeaking distinguishes the human, but the soul’s capacity to listen helps us fulfill our human potential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eZaid Shakir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Using the Brain You Gave Me”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWords may be the way that we learn and understand, but, shows Augustine through a dialog with his son, God is the only real teacher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGarry Wills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOf Cannons and Canons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eColonialism universalized modern Western education. As we wrestle with this often bitter legacy, why do calls to “diversify” what we read fall short?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOludamini Ogunnaike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Covenant of Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn an age when even the idea of truth awaits trial, how do we renew our trust in words and things?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMark Damien Delp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wisdom of Lamentation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Book of Job doesn’t simply preach patience to one who suffers. Job’s speech—and his silence—dismantles platitudes and invites us to find resolution in an experience of God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStephen A. Gregg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnowledge, Truth, Being\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen a knowing mind has known a being, do we arrive at truth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEdith Stein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreaking the Language Barrier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Han Kitab teaches that the Islam found in the Arabic and Persian books is only one possible way in which the Islamic revelation can be expressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJohn Walbridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Centrality of Language in Islam’s First Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe early generations of Muslims, including the Companions of the Prophet, enjoyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ean extraordinary relationship with the arts of language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAbdallah Bin Bayyah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Liberal Arts in an Illiberal Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen we lose the language arts, we lose our ability to understand the metaphysical implications of language and thought, and we are no longer free to think.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHamza Yusuf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan We All Treat Blasphemy as Taboo?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShould Muslims accept a moral perspective about blasphemy that’s grounded in liberal ethics?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAndrew F. March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Is Not Mechanical (and Neither Are You)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eModern philosophers and scientists are committed to the idea of world as machine, and yet they cannot explain language without the immaterial mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCaner K. Dagli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Truth a Building Speaks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo be erected, buildings need more than brick and mortar; they need a hierarchy of crucial decisions, which ultimately reveal what we value.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMarwa al-Sabouni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zaytuna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674799259956,"sku":"ZC004","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Renovatio_-The-Enigma-of-Language-Fall-2018-Zaytuna-40591429.jpg?v=1780397775"},{"product_id":"renovatio-how-do-we-know","title":"Renovatio: How Do We Know? - Spring 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spring 2019 issue of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Renovatio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\"How Do We \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\") seeks to explore how a broader view of knowledge could change the way we understand our world today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"tableC\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eMedina and Athena: Restoring a Lost Legacy\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe divorce between Athena and Medina explains much of what went wrong in the Muslim world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamza Yusuf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Jews Don’t Proselytize \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eIn an ancient world teeming with competing tribal deities, the monotheism of the Jews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ewas distinctive. Was it merely an accident of history that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ethey didn’t spread their faith?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReuven Firestone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Many Sides of Knowledge \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eIf the knowledge we gather is partial and limited, can we truly understand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ethe feelings and experiences of others?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSarah Barnette  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Soul of Rhetoric in the Age of Amazon \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eOur digital lives are so mediated by soulless algorithms that it seems absurd to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eimagine genuine human relationships governing our online interactions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScott F. Crider \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eMust Religious Duty Conflict with Political Order? \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eTo secure the kind of religious freedoms Muslims desire, we must revisit Muslim commitment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eto religious pluralism and shared obedience to sovereign powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoger Scruton \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTo See the World for the First Time \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eCan religious traditions help us see what is most mysterious in what is most ordinary?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSophia Vasalou \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Islam Gave the Blues \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe blues is neither African nor Islamic—rather, it’s an African American creation shaped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eby some of the most enduring contributions of West African Muslims to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eAmerican culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylviane A. Diouf \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCan We Live in Harmony with Nature? \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe roots of our environmental crisis are often neglected because, were they to be considered,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eour worldviews and manners of living would necessarily have to change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeyyed Hossein Nasr \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Islamic Art of Asking Questions \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eMuslims of the past always tolerated permanent disagreement even about versions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eof religious truth. Can modern Muslims recapture this tradition?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Walbridge \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBelief in the Obvious \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eAs truth seekers, we shield ourselves from sophistry through practiced skepticism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eBut by wielding the weapon of incredulity, could there be another evil that we\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eunwittingly invite?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoshua Lee Harris \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eHow We Split the World Apart \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWe often understand philosophy as secular and rational and faith as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003etranscendent and irrational. But are the two really separate?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEva Brann and Hamza Yusuf \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBlessed Opposition \u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe principle of non-contradiction—that the same thing cannot both be and not be—is routinely denied in modern thought, but this rejection never confronts its real authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMark Damien Delp \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zaytuna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674799292724,"sku":"ZC005","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Renovatio_-How-Do-We-Know_-Spring-2019-Zaytuna-40591514.jpg?v=1780397753"},{"product_id":"renovatio-the-silence-of-god-vol-3-no-2","title":"Renovatio: The Silence of God - Vol. 3, No. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Fall 2019 issue of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenovatio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (“The Silence of God”) reflects upon how we continue to “hear” God, even after the close of revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCounting the Minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEvery single thing we do, every moment of waking awareness, every instant of our lives might carry value, be significant, and be ordered to some meaningful end.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSophia Vasalou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sound of Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGod’s speech is real, true, and authoritative; the speech of anything else, in and of itself, is unreal, false, and unreliable.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam C. Chittick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan an Islamic Natural Theology Explain God’s Silence Today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn our age of rage and reason, we must examine the implications of the God of Abraham remaining silent, even in the face of widespread rejection.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShabbir Akhtar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo We Mistake Our Passion for Truth with Its Possession?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGod has given the Abrahamic family a window of opportunity to advance beyond sibling rivalry in the direction of fraternal cooperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReuven Kimelman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePia Fraus: Our Words and God’s Truth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIs it possible that there are times when our words more faithfully reflect God’s truth because they do not conform or correspond to what happens to be the case?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Bentley Hart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreaking the Cycle of Oppression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe tyrant in the palace and the bully on the street corner are easy to see, but spotting the tyrant within our own souls is far more challenging.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamza Yusuf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuslims Are Not a Race\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMany intellectuals believe Islamophobia is a form of racism, but the ultimate presuppositions embedded in this view are antithetical not only to Islam but to religion as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaner K. Dagli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Oneness of Being\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy affirming multiple levels to being, Islamic scholars rejected the flattening of being and the notion that a thing either is or is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRosabel Ansari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter Revelation, Where Does Reason Lead?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith the end of revelation, Muslim scholars established a framework that allowed us to continue to “hear” God’s word, without the pitfalls of pure fideism on one hand and free interpretation on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMohammad Fadel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings in Their Proper Places\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn Western philosophy, the conversation about justice has been long and winding. 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