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Showing posts with label scholars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scholars. Show all posts

Friday, June 8, 2012

Is Terror only in the Hearts or in Holy Texts too? A dialogue between S Gurumurthy and Javed Anand, Islam,Terrorism and Jihad, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam,Terrorism and Jihad
Is Terror only in the Hearts or in Holy Texts too? A dialogue between S Gurumurthy and Javed Anand
The holy text and terror
By S Gurumurthy
18 Sep 2008

The IM goes further, quotes the most fundamental document, the Quran, to validate its theological stand. “Yes! We — the terrorists of India — The Indian Mujahideen, the militia of Islam whose each and everymujahid belongs to this very soil of India — have returned, to execute the compulsion of Allah: “Fight them (the disbelievers), Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and give you victory over them and He will heal the hearts of those who believe.” (Quran 9:14). It goes on to quote: “Fight those disbelievers who are near you and let them find harshness in you.” (Quran 9: 123). “Go forth light armed or heavy armed and fight with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah.”[(Quran 9: 41). So the IM claim is simply this: we are doing what the Quran commands us to do against the non-believers, namely those who do not believe in Islam.

The jihadis have openly challenged the pure Islamic theologians to deny that the position it takes against the Hindus is not the position of pure Islam. No Islamic theological school, not a single mullah or maulvi has shown the guts to tell the jihadis that non-believers in Quran do not mean non- Muslims. The Islamist scholars have kept deafening silence. The jihadis have thus effectively shut the Islamists’ mouth by quotes from the holy Quran.

http://newageislam.com/is-terror-only-in-the-hearts-or-in-holy-texts-too?-a-dialogue-between-s-gurumurthy-and-javed-anand--/islam,terrorism-and-jihad/d/875


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim turns to Sharia court in sodomy case ,Islamic Sharia Laws, NewAgeISlam.com

Islamic Sharia Laws
Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim turns to Sharia court in sodomy case
I am not qualified to speak on the legal validity of Dr. Ramadan’s proposal. I do not hold any formal qualifications in sharia law, nor am I a graduate of an Islamic university. I have rarely set foot in any madressa (except to learn how to read the Qur’an in Arabic). I have no ijazaijaza as part of a chain (or sanad) of ijaza going back to the Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings of God be upon him).
But I do know something about the administration of criminal justice. I also know a little about politics and public relations. And I would humbly submit that unless our scholars handle themselves properly, we might be headed for another public relations disaster.
Sharia is not just about criminal justice, stoning adulterers or chopping hands and heads off. Sharia is a complex and sophisticated legal tradition encompassing a broad range of opinions from things as fundamental as how rules are derived to things more mundane as where to place your hands when praying the salaat or nemaz. Hudud punishments are a small portion of the corpus of sharia.
But the way some of our scholars are reacting, one would think that perhaps all those News Limited columnists are right and that sharia is little more than nasty punishments.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Does Islam Allow Wife-Beating?, Islam, Women and Feminism , NewAgeIslam.com

Islam, Women and Feminism
Does Islam Allow Wife-Beating?
by Aiman Reyaz, New Age Islam
Does Islam Allow Wife-Beating?
Aiman Reyaz, columnist New Age Islam

The reason behind the revelation is detailed by various Muslim scholars. The quote below comes from Razi's commentary, "At-Tafsir al-Kabir," on 4:34

"A woman complained to Muhammad that her husband slapped her on the face, (which was still marked by the slap). At first the prophet said to her: "Get even with him", but then added: "Wait until I think about it". Later on, Allah revealed 4:34 to Muhammad, after which the prophet said: "We wanted one thing but Allah wanted another, and what Allah wanted is best."

According to some, the historical background is a bit different: When Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him ruled in Medina after migrating to it from Mecca, the social life issues and concerns began to be discussed by the Muslim community, and the Muslims started to approach our Prophet 9peace be upon him0 more often with questions and problems to be solved by either him or by a revelation from Allah Almighty (GOD).

Once, our Prophet (peace be upon him) was approached with questions "What if the wife intentionally disobeys her husband in what Allah Almighty has permitted for him upon her? And what if the wife flirts with other men, or can't be trusted to honour her husband's dignity? How should it be dealt with?" The answer to those two questions was the Noble Verses 4:34-35.

http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/aiman-reyaz,-new-age-islam/does-islam-allow-wife-beating?/d/7244