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Exploring The Medieval Frontier: The Reconquista, Alex Wolfe

Scholar Week 2016 - present

This project focuses on material history, the study of objects and their role in history, and deriving meaning from artifacts in order to synthesize an applied historical thesis.

The objects studied in this research project are of particular importance to the study of the Reconquista, a unique frontier conflict in the Iberian Peninsula between Christians and Muslims that lasted from the eighth through fifteenth centuries.

The artifacts brought together in this digital exhibit bring into material focus the visible exchanges and borrowings between Christians and Muslims across the frontier of the Reconquista. In their material relationship, they demonstrate the unique …

The Suluk Ritual In The Tradition Of The Tariqa (Sufi Order) Naqsyabandiyyah Al-Kholidiyyah Jalaliyyah In Indonesia, Imron Rosidi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Sufi plays an important role in Indonesia's early Islamization. Tariqa is a part of the Sufi tradition which strengthens the distinct identity of Indonesian Islam as it continues to evolve. This article is based on qualitative methods employing observation and interview techniques to gather data. Tariqa is part of the Sufi tradition which consists of several Muslims who are committed to increasing their spirituality. Tariqa goal is to get closer to God. The Suluk is the tarekat's special ritual which is done monthly in the first ten days. This article argues that the ritual activity of Suluk in Tariqa is …

"No, Not Even Water": A Dei Approach To Embracing Ramadan's Richness, Essraa Nawar

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

"As Ramadan commences tomorrow, March 11, 2024, it presents a unique opportunity for both observant Muslims and those from other faiths or practices to come together in a period marked by reflection, renewal, and community. This sacred month offers a window into the discipline and devotion of fasting from dawn until dusk, underscoring values of empathy, gratitude, and solidarity with those less fortunate. For non-Muslims, it's an opportunity to learn about and respect these practices, perhaps by participating in communal Iftars, engaging in dialogue, or simply offering support and understanding to those observing the fast. By embracing the spirit of …

Renewing The Fatwa On Contemporary Financial Transactions In Light Of The Objectives Of Sharia, حسن شموط, حمزة مسلم

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research came to talk about renewing the fatwa in contemporary financial transactions. In it, the two researchers discussed the concept of renewal in contemporary financial transactions, and how it keeps pace with the changing conditions of people’s financial transactions with changes in time, place, conditions, custom, and interest, within the framework of moving with time, with the aim of deriving its rulings within the limits of the principles and the principles of Sharia. They also discussed in the second requirement the motivations for renewal in contemporary financial transactions, and then in the next requirement the controls for renewal.

The …

The Educational Thought Of Imam Al-Ghazali (450-505 Hijri / 1058-1111 Ad) In The Light Of His Book 'Revival Of The Sciences Of Religion, ربيع الفرجات, آلاء خريسات, هبة عازم

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The intellectual and jurisprudent is the argument of Islam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali in the forefront of the Islamic innovators who were founded to defend Islam in the face of the deviant intellectual currents that hit it in the fifth century AH. Al-Ghazali tried to present a new image of Islam, bringing closer and closer to his good education for all time and place.

This study is intended to show some aspects of the educational thought of al-Ghazali, by taking his comprehensive religious subject, "Reviving the Sciences of Religion," as a model. This study attempted to capture all aspects of educational …

A Study In The Narratives Of The Prophet’S Biography, أمين محمد

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The narration of Ali bin Abi Talib – may God be pleased with him - sleeping in the bed of the Prophet – may the blessings and peace of God be upon him - during migration hadithia analytical study

This study took over with the narration of Ali bin Abi Talib – may God be pleased with him – sleeping in the bed of the Prophet – may the blessings and peace of God be upon him – during the migration incident; I worked on extracting and authentication it from the books of hadith, books of the Prophet’s biography, history …

Determinants Of Jurisprudential Controls Regulating Rulings On The Impurity Emanating From The Human Body And Its Effect Of Tahara (Purity), أنـس الجابر

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study sheds light on the determinants of the jurisprudential controls governing the provisions of impurity emitted from the human body and their impact on ( Tahara ) purity, Where it deals with a general matter aimed at achieving the requirements of ( Tahara ) purity, aiming to clarify the determinants of these controls.

Where the study concluded that the determinants of jurisprudential controls differed in view of the same control, according to the difference in the legal estimates considered in that.

انزياحات لغوية في القرآن الكريم, منصور عياصرة

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Many scholars believe that the eloquent text is that text that surprises the reader, with amazing linguistic aesthetics, as it departs from the usual expected, and reaches the surprising, eye-catching and heartfelt, since its first hearing.

The scholars acknowledge that the Holy Qur’an is the most informative text, in terms of its language, syntax, morphology, and rhetoric, and in terms of the word’s harmony with what precedes it and what comes after it, and this gives it a special impact that is remarkable for the sensitive listener in terms of its grammatical and morphological compatibility, and its gentle rhythm on …

Interfering With The Case: A Jurisprudential Study Compared To The Jordanian Shari'a Procedures Law, راكان ابو حمور

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research dealt with the issue of interference and insertion in the case and what is related to it, where the researcher proceeded to define the term interference and insertion in the case, and to indicate the extent of its legality, then to indicate the types of interference in the case and its terms and provisions.

He dealt with the practical procedures for intervention and insertion in the case, and between the extent of the court's authority to accept it and the effects resulting from the intervention and insertion in the case, and then between the application aspect through the …

Methods Of Teaching Islamic Jurisprudence Issues With Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Numan, شادي أبو عفيفة

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

When Imam Abu Hanifa al-Numan who died in the year 150 AH; One of the most prominent scholars who enriched the sciences of Sharia with jurisprudential rulings and legal concepts, which people received with acceptance in the East and West; This is what researchers and scholars have come to know. However, Imam Abu Hanifa - may God have mercy on him - had another aspect that many researchers overlook. It is the face of education and education. That is because he taught students of knowledge for many years, so he wrote for himself methods and methods of teaching that are …

تعليلات الحاكم الجشمي في إبطاله روايات سقوط أكثر سورة الأحزاب: دراسة نقدية مقارنة, محمد السواعدة

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research deals with the opinion of Al-Hakim Al-Jashmi in his interpretation (Al-Tahdheeb) in the narrations related to the length of Surat Al-Ahzab, and that it was like Surat Al-Baqarah or longer,

The importance of this topic comes from the point of view of the value of Al-Jashmi's opinions and their position among the commentators, and from the point of view of the need to clarify the correctness of deleting parts of Surat Al-Ahzab.

The research aimed to show Al-Jashmi’s reasoning that made him invalidate these narrations and discuss them in comparing the sayings of the scholars. Where the idea …

الدين في العلاقات الدولية:النموذج الإيراني وأثره على كل من العراق وسورية ولبنان وفلسطين في ضوء نظريات العلاقات الدولية, محمد أنور العتوم

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study showed that the religious dimension plays a major role in international relations and in formulating foreign policy .The study also showed that Iran made great efforts after the revolution to create ideological tools for it to expand and extend its influence in Iraq , Syria , Lebanon and Palestine . The study concluded that this dimension was one of the constants and pillars of Iran's foreign policy and its international relations in a profound way .The study also concluded that the religious dimension is one of the most important priorities of the Iranian political system , and it's …

Practical Practices Of Family Reform In The Life Of The Prophet, May God Bless Him And Grant Him Peace, محمد الشرقاوي, أمين النهاري, رشدي رملي

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aims to reach family reform by following the example of the practical practices of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and looking at his life inside and outside the house of prophecy.

This study concluded that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is the ideal and a good example in family reform, and there is no way to solve the problem of family disputes and marital disputes except by looking at the practical practices of family reform from the life of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and …

The Way Of Guidance By The Provisions Of The Imamate And Imitation, By Ahmad Ibn 'Abd Al-Moneim Al-Damanhouri Al-Hanafi (D. 1192 Ah) (Study And Investigation), مساعد العجيري

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aims to facilitate the use of the realized part of the manuscript in order to uncover confusion and remove the problem from many of its issues addressed by the author, in accordance with the methodological and scientific considerations adopted in the investigation, in terms of documenting the jurisprudential sayings, indicating what needs to be explained, commenting on the jurisprudential issues that need clarification, graduating the hadiths from their considered sources with judgment, indicating the strange words of their considered grievances, translating those who need to be translated from scholars, jurists and literature, etc. Investigation includes.

This study concluded …

مسلك التجربة وأثره في الكشف عن مآلات الأفعال تأصيلًا وتطبيقًا, هند الحديد, عبدالرحمن الكيلاني

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study deals with the experiment approach and its effect on the consequences of actions of the scholars in both applied and rotting aspects. In the first three demands, the researchers presented the fundamental aspect in terms of the concept of experience, and the evidence for its consideration from the Qur’an and Sunnah as a path to reveal the consequences of actions and the construction of judgments, according to what they considered experiments reveal.

Further, the researchers presented the in rooting aspects, the scholars of Usul al-Fiqh take into account the conduct of the experiment through a set of rules …

Review Essay: Mitri Raheb On Christian Zionism, Loren D. Lybarger

The Journal of Social Encounters

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Relational Leadership And Governing: Somali Clan Cultural Leadership, Farhia Abdi

The Journal of Social Encounters

This research is focused on exploring the distinction between theories of leadership and more contemporary visions of relational leading. In order to do so, the specific case of traditional clan structure seen in the Somali state will be examined, and parallels between the two will be drawn. This paper argues that the old Somali tradition shares much in common with current writing on relational leadership (Uhl-Bien, 2006) and, therefore, can expand our understanding and support for a form of leadership that transcends traditional, individualist, hierarchical leadership. This argument will be supported by a detailed investigation into clan politics, leadership, and …

Guns, Bombs, And Pollution: Unraveling The Nexus Between Warfare, Terrorism, And Ecological Devastation In Iraq, Hogr Tarkhani

The Journal of Social Encounters

Iraq's environment has experienced significant pollution and degradation, earning it the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted and degraded regions globally, according to the Globe Pollution Review. The past three decades of armed conflict have exacted a heavy toll on the country, resulting in widespread human suffering, including countless fatalities, injuries, and a massive displacement of people. Amidst this death and destruction, the ecosystem has also endured severe damage, and its decline carries long-lasting implications.

The environmental crisis in Iraq has been worsened by the presence of extremist groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS) and various …

On Dialogue And Beyond: Positive Environmental Peacebuilding In Palestine, Elsa Barron

The Journal of Social Encounters

In Palestine, environmental management has been used as a tool of military occupation and oppression. Yet even within that context, many community-based organizations have established programs relating to environmental peacebuilding. Of these initiatives, environmental dialogue programs have received significant attention and resources, even more so since the war in Gaza began in October, 2023. However, a deeper interrogation of these programs reveals the danger that dialogue and collaboration devoid of a critical analysis of power and injustice further perpetuates systemic oppression. Moving these programs into the realm of positive environmental peacebuilding requires a willingness to engage in this structural analysis. …

Islam And The Environment, Jon Armajani

The Journal of Social Encounters

This is a transcript of a presentation at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Peace Studies Conference at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University on September 18, 2023. The presentation provides (1) some background information about Islam; (2) related ideas about Christianity; (3) a discussion of some verses in the Quran, which relate to the environment, and some Islamic interpretations of them; (4) an analysis of Ibrahim Abdul-Matin’s ideas on Islam and the environment; and (5) a tribute to Father Rene McGraw, OSB.