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Posts Tagged ‘ummah’

The Nation-State and Social Order in the Perspective of Islam (1)

28/4/2009
- I. The Family: First Level of Social Organization Human association has had a long history which three institutions had struggled to dominate. The first is the family, which has blood and heredity for bases. The characteristics it engenders in... Read More

Towards An Islamic Theory of Meta-Religion (1)

25/4/2009
- The relation of Islam to the other religions has been established by God in His revelation, the Qur'an. No Muslim therefore may deny it; since for him the Qur'an is the ultimate religious authority. Muslims regard the Qur'an as God's own word... Read More

The Scholar’s Pen Is Mightier Than The Assasin’s Blade (0)

17/1/2007
- S Parvez Manzoor The Faruqis are dead, brutally murdered in their home. The brilliant scholar of Islam and his gifted spouse are both gone, snatched by the icy hand of death. The valiant knight and his lady have fallen, slain not in combat but in... Read More