Islamic Perspectives

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Introduction

This site contains articles and books on various types of issues – religious, social, historical etc. The perspective of the material is Islamic. But Islamic perspective is universal and rational. Therefore the views expressed here are supportable on universal and rational grounds.

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What's New

• MARY - In The Muslim Scriptures [added on December 22, 2007]

• THE PUNISHMENT OF APOSTASY IN ISLAM - Part II [added on April 9, 2007]

• Extraordinary Value of Human Life in The Qur`an [added on April 1, 2007]

• THE PUNISHMENT OF APOSTASY IN ISLAM Part I: The Qur`anic Perspective [added on February 5, 2006]

• Riba In The Qur`an – A Detailed Examination of Relevant Verses (Part I -- Chapter 3) [PDF Document] [added on August 28, 2005]

• Pervez Hoodbhoy, Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and Battle for Rationality

  • Some Views on This Review [added on June 24, 2005]

• Friday Khutbas

  • Capturing the Elusive Muslim Unity [added on April 4, 2005]

  • Dhikr Allah [added on April 4, 2005]

  • Fikr and 'Aql [added on April 11, 2005]

  • Some Current Issues [added on May 7, 2005]

  • Dealing with the Desecration of Al-Qur`an [added on June 24, 2005]

• What is Riba? [In Progress -- Started January 30, 2005. Part I -- Chapter 2 Added on May 7, 2005]

• Impermissibility of Saying Rahimahu Allah for the Deceased Pope [added on May 7, 2005]

  • Some Readers' Comments with Responses [added on June 24, 2005]

• The Mysterious Disappearance of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity (Chapter 8) [Chapter 8 added on March 19, 2005]

• Preservation of the Revelation Received by the Prophets Muhammad and Jesus [Revised March 6, 2005]

• What is Riba? [In Progress -- Started January 30, 2005. Part I -- Chapter 1 Added on March 6, 2005]

• An Audio of -- The Way of Islamic Tasawwuf by Dr. Shafaat (on audioblog.com) [Added December 11, 2004]

• Is There Zakah on Diamonds? [Added December 4, 2004]

• Q & A: Burying a Non-Muslim in a Muslim Cemetery [Added October 23, 2004]

• Q & A: About the Story of the Holy Prophet Getting Bewitched [Added August 2004]

• Muhammad -- The Last Prophet [Added August 2004]

• Accepting a Hadith From a Single Narrator [Added May 15 2004]

• Punishment for Adultery in Islam -- A Detailed Examination (Chapter 5) [In Progress -- Started February 2004 -- Chapter 5 added on March 6, 2005]

• Punishment for Adultery in Islam -- A Detailed Examination (Chapter 4) [In Progress -- Started February 2004 -- Chapter 4 added on July 1, 2004]

Articles

Beliefs and Practices

• Hajj -- The Pilgrimage to Makkah

• Islam and Determinism

• Islamic View of the Coming/Return of Jesus

• Repent, For Allah is Merciful

• The Night of Power (Laylah al-Qadr)

• The Way of Islamic Tasawwuf (Sufism)

Christianity

• The Gospel According to Islam

• The Mysterious Disappearance of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity (Chapter 1-8) [Chapter 8 added on March 19, 2005]

Current Issues

• A letter to John Ashcroft

• Aggression on Iraq As An Emotional Experience for Muslims

• Attack on the USA -- A Sign of God to Reflect Upon

• Musharraf Must Not Win His Referendum

• Towards building Muslim strength

Friday Khutbas

• Capturing the Elusive Muslim Unity

• Dhikr Allah

• Fikr and 'Aql

• Some Current Issues

• Dealing with the Desecration of Al-Qur`an

God

• The Concept of God in Islam: An Introduction

• God or Allah

• God and Love

Hadith and Tradition

• A Study of Ahadith About the Determination of Islamic Dates

• The Living Character of Islamic Tradition

• The Sacred Hadith Project

• Accepting a Hadith From a Single Narrator

History

• Jerusalem

Islamic Law

• Punishment for Adultery in Islam -- A Detailed Examination [In Progress -- First 4 Chapters online now]

Muhammad

• Review of Clinton Bennett, In Search of Muhammad and In Search of Jesus

• How Jesus Christ Described the Glory of the Prophet Muhammad

• Love for The Prophet

• Muhammad -- The Last of the Prophets

• The Prophet Muhammad and Earlier Religions, Especially Judaism and Christianity

• Muhammad -- The Last Prophet

• Q & A About the Story of the Holy Prophet Getting Bewitched

Political System

• A More Detailed Look at the Qur`anic Principle of Shura (Consultation)

• Applying the Qur`anic Principle of Shura in Non-Muslim Countries

• Islamic Way of Islamization

• Military Dictatorship Has No Place in Islam

• Permissibility of Elections in Islam

• Power and Opposition to It: Islamic Perspective

• Recent Defeat of Communism and Its Meaning for Muslims

• Secularism and How to Deal with it

• Some Views on Dictators

• The Sad Story of Turkish Secularism

• Voting Can Be 'Ibadah

Questions and Answers

• About the Story of the Holy Prophet Getting Bewitched

• Burying a Non-Muslim in a Muslim Cemetery

• Is There Zakah on Diamonds?

• Impermissibility of Saying Rahimahu Allah for the Deceased Pope

• THE PUNISHMENT OF APOSTASY IN ISLAM Part I: The Qur`anic Perspective

Qur`an

• Some Qur`anic Prayers

• Tafseer of Surah an-Nisa, Ayah 34

• The Origin of the Universe -- Some Amazing Correspondences between the Qur`an and the Latest Scientific Findings

• The Qur`an, the Believers and the non-Believers

Revelations

• Preservation of the Revelation Received by the Prophets Muhammad and Jesus [Revised]

Reviews

• Comments on: William E. Phipps, Muhammad and Jesus: A Comparison of the Prophets and Their Teachings

• Pervez Hoodbhoy, Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and Battle for Rationality

  • Some Views on This Review [added on June 24, 2005]

• A REVIEW OF: The Muslim Veil in North America: Issues and Debates, 2003

Socio-Economics

• Bringing up Our Children in the West

• Q & A: Burying a Non-Muslim in a Muslim Cemetery

• Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

• Ecology and the Teachings of the Prophets Muhammad and Jesus

• Eid: How Can We All Have it On The Same Day

• Helping the Growth of Muslim Businesses

• How Islam Wants Us to Organize Ourselves

• Islamic Rules Concerning Financial Dealings

• 'Id Al-Adha

• Marriage in Islam: Considered from a Legal Point of View

• Praying With and Behind Muslims of Different Sects

• Qualities of Those Who Should Maintain Our Mosques: The Qur`anic View

• Sober Thoughts on a Mad Writer (Salman Rushdie)

• Social Projects and Muslims

• Some Public Criticism in Public Matters is Essential

• The Meaning of Ijma' (Consensus)

• The Meaning of 'Pride in Poverty'

• The Work of Propagation of Islam

• Violence, Christianity and Islam

• Western Media's Bias: We are Not Helpless Against It

• What is Riba? [In Progress -- Introduction and Chapters 1-4 of Part I available]

Women

• 'Ayesha -- The Mother of The Faithful

• Chastity and Hijab in the Teachings of Prophets Muhammad and Jesus

• Muslim Women and Community Life

• When the Wife is Unhappy With the Husband

Articles in Other Languages [taken from other sites]

• A Maneira Islâmica de Islamização

• ALGUMAS OBSERVAÇÕES IMPORTANTES QUANTO AO TEMA "CASAMENTO"

• As Mulheres Muçulmanas e a Vida Comunitária

• O Casamento no Islam: Considerado de um Ponto-de-Vista Legal

• Elever des enfants en Occident

• Le pouvoir et son opposition: dans une perspective islamique

• Kada je supruga nesrećna sa svojim mužem

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