The Principled Warfare of Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir
Taken from Reza Shah-Kazemi’s From the Spirituality of Jihad to the Ideology of Jihadism
Not an Eye for an Eye: The Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir
The life-blood of terrorism is hatred; and this hatred is often in turn the disfigured expression of grievance—a grievance that may be legitimate. In the present day, few doubt that the ongoing injustices in Palestine and other parts of the Muslim world give rise to legitimate grievances; but there is nothing in Islam that justifies the killing or injuring of civilians, nor of perpetrating any excess as a result of hatred, even if that hatred is based on legitimate grievances. The pursuit of justice must be conducted in accordance with justice; the means should not undermine the end: “O ye who believe, be upright for God, witnesses in justice; and let not hatred of a people cause you to be unjust. Be just—that is closer to piety.” 32
A Paradigm of World History
Reference
K. Blankinship, “Islam and World History: Towards a New Periodization,” The American Journal of Islamic Social Science, 8 (1991), 423-452. Translated into Arabic and republished as “al-Islâm wa-al-ta’rîkh al-‘âlamî: nahw taqsîm jadîd li-al-‘usûr al-ta’rîkhiyyah,” in Islâmiyyat al- ma‘rifah, 1 (1416/1995), No. 1, 95-132.
The Facts about Israel’s War on Gaza
December 31, 2008
It is crucial that one has her/his facts straight about Israel’s war on Gaza. What events brought about this dreadful situation? What needs to be done to make it stop? These questions will be answered in the content of this article, using concrete facts from a variety of news sources. Read more…
Upcoming Book: Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms
The Sage Learning of Liu Zhi: Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms
by Sachiko Murata, William C. Chittick, and Weiming Tu
Surah At-Takathur- the Matrix of Modern Ignorance
Jiran-jiran sekitar rumah saya ramai yang sudah pencen. Ibu saya juga akan pencen tidak lama lagi. Nampaknya di Bandar Baru Bangi, kawasan saya tinggal, akan muncul generasi kedua atau ketiga yang menggantikan generasi yang terdahulu.
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