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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
Online Book: The Life of Abdel Kader, by Charles Henry Churchill
Andalusia: An Interview with Dr. Khalid Blankinship
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 Importance of Ihsan
“They are not our teachers…”
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…
The American Media is Guilty
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
Knowing Yourself, Being Yourself
Two years ago in Dublin, there were a number of events related to, if not entirely devoted to, the Muslim integration question. Speaking that year were the likes of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Dr. Tariq Ramadan. Then there was a Muslim integration debate followed by the Fosis conference on Muslim integration, entitled Muslims of Ireland: Faith in Action.
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