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RECENT UPDATES (11/06/2008)

Wednesday, 2 July 2008

The Truth About Taqlid (Part I)

This paper addresses the issue of taqlid & madhhabs (schools of Islamic law). Rooting itself in classical Islamic scholarship, it clarifies the true nature of taqlid and the extremes many have fallen into concerning it. Madhhabs and their legality is then tackeld in detail. Required reading!  [download here]Home_files/Taqlid%201.pdfHome_files/Taqlid%201_1.pdfshapeimage_15_link_0shapeimage_15_link_1
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Tawhid: Asserting God’s Unity

Tawhid, often referred to as ‘the key to Paradise’, is the core of Islam. Abu Aaliyah’s article discusses what tawhid truly means and implies. It also explores whether or not there is any basis for dividing it into three catagories, which some alledge was first done so by Ibn Taymiyyah.  [read here]Home_files/Tawhid_1.pdfHome_files/Tawhid_2.pdfshapeimage_18_link_0shapeimage_18_link_1
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More Fish Please!

An American  businessman was once standing on the jetty of a Mexican coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complemented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked ...  [full blog here]Blog/Entries/2008/5/18_More_Fish_Please%21.htmlBlog/Entries/2008/5/18_More_Fish_Please%21.htmlshapeimage_21_link_0shapeimage_21_link_1
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Issues & Concerns 1

The first in a series of papers tackling a variety of issues & concerns. It includes: does the 73 sects hadith imply most Muslims will go to Hell? Being distinct from non-Muslims in dress. Can parents oblige their son to divorce his wife? Reciting Qur’an for the dead. 40 day retreats.  [read here]Home_files/Issues%201.pdfHome_files/Issues%201_1.pdfshapeimage_24_link_0shapeimage_24_link_1
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The Dirty Business of War

In this first Jawziyyah Podcast, Abu Aaliyah and the veteran peace campaigner, Bruce Kent, discuss the nature of war, nuclear weapons and the global arms trade, and why they should be of concern to each of us.  [listen here]Podcast/Entries/2008/6/10_The_Dirty_Business_of_War.htmlPodcast/Entries/2008/6/10_The_Dirty_Business_of_War.htmlshapeimage_27_link_0shapeimage_27_link_1
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