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Let's Learn the Qur'an: July 2013
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Let's Learn the Qur'an. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Islahi on Nazm Al-Qur'an. My Dear Readers,. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. May the Peace, Mercy and Blessings of Allah be upon you). بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. Throughout the history of Qur'anic studies, there have been numerous approaches towards exegesis ( tafseer. God willing, we will be able to look at each approach and its resulting exegeses ( tafaseer. Himself, although the arrangements int...
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Ideas to change your life: Allah knows what is best for us
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Ideas to change your life. Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Allah knows what is best for us. Part of Al-Baqara 2:216, It may well be that you hate a thing the while it is good for you, and it may well be that you love a thing the while it is bad for you: and Allah knows, whereas you do not know! The Chinese Farmer (from a Tao/Zen tale). The people were rather surprised to hear his response, as they could not fathom how this could be in any way good. A week or so later, a war broke into the neighboring areas, ...
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Ideas to change your life: Seek Divine Forgiveness and Help
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Ideas to change your life. Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Seek Divine Forgiveness and Help. فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا. And I said: "Ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins - for, verily, He is all-forgiving! He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant, and will aid you with worldly goods and children, and will bestow upon you gardens, and bestow upon you running waters. Seek Forgiveness from Allah and rely on Him for your needs. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal. I was dragged t...
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Critical Reflections: December 2013
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On Islamic Religion and Society. Monday, December 30, 2013. Theory in religious studies means Western theories of religion. In the academic study of religion in North American (and perhaps European) settings, theoretical frameworks conceived by modern and pre-modern European and American thinkers are employed to study religious traditions and phenomena from all over the world. Let's put aside the European bias of the American academy for a moment, and ask another question: Does speculative thought with e...
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Critical Reflections: March 2014
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On Islamic Religion and Society. Saturday, March 15, 2014. Lessons Learnt from the Abu-Eesa Episode. Over the last few days, we witnessed Abu Eesa’s vicious attacks (without provocation) on feminists and the International Women’s Day, and the public outrage and criticism of the Al-Maghrib instructor that followed. The public outrage at Abu Eesa’s posts and comments triggered the fans of the star. Human beings are vulnerable. Abu Eesa’s defiant tone in his “apologies” (that merely seemed...With more than ...
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Critical Reflections: June 2013
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On Islamic Religion and Society. Friday, June 14, 2013. At some point I must have thought I could never lose the gift of articulation. I must have taken the slightest bit of pride in my ability to exert control over words and expression: my power over parts of my life seemed invincible. I must have thought it was mine. Qur'an 18:32-44 narrates the story of two men:. There is no power but with Allah! Or the water of the garden will run off underground so that thou wilt never be able to find it." So hi...
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Critical Reflections: October 2012
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On Islamic Religion and Society. Saturday, October 27, 2012. The future of Islam and Muslims. I notice that people born in Muslim families and entangled in Muslim cultures often conflate their cultures with religion. The inheritors of the Islamic intellectual tradition – the lay as well as the sophist. 8211; further tend to conflate human opinions and divine will in the package known as “. Islam will survive nonetheless, because occasional non-Muslims will continue to see the beauty and simplicity of the...
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Critical Reflections: April 2013
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On Islamic Religion and Society. Friday, April 05, 2013. Islamic Īmān: Belief in the Unseen? Delivered at UBC on Friday, April 5, 2013). وسلامٌ على عباده الذين اصطفى، فسلامٌ على آخر الأنبياء والصديقين والشهداء، وسلام على عيسى الذي آتاه اللهُ الكتابَ وجعله نبيا، وسلام على موسى الذي آتاه اللهُ التوراة، وسلام على إسحاق وإسماعيل وإبراهيم فإنهم كانوا قانتين لله حنفاء وما كانوا من المشركين. On zher servants whom zhe chose (as zher messengers) [Q27:59] – salām. On Jesus who received God’s kitāb. Ie Qur’an...
