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Persia And The Golden Rule, Harry J. Gensler

Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works

My paper has two parts. First, I talk about the golden rule. After introducing the rule and its global importance, I explain why many scholars dismiss it as a vague proverb that leads to absurdities when we try to formulate it clearly. I defend the golden rule against such objections. Second, I talk about the golden rule in Persia and Islam; I consider Persian sources (Muslim and non-Muslim) and also non-Persian Muslim sources. I show that the golden rule is deeply rooted in Persia and Islam. And I point out special ways that this tradition‘s understanding of the golden rule …

Postmodernism Approach In Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), M.A. Ramli

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The history of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) has gone through various phases. From the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), it has continuously become a dynamic force in fulfilling the contemporary needs of the Ummah. After the period of imitation (taqlid), Islamic jurisprudence enters the renewal process (tajdid) in order to rejuvenate Muslim society to the practice of Ijtihad. The emergence of new approach was caused by the changes and developments in human life that spark to the existence of new issues, which their answers cannot be traced in the works of classical fiqh. Accordingly, some would prefer to utilize the …

Effective Techniques Of Memorizing The Quran: A Study A Madrasah Tahfiz Al-Quran, Terengganu,Malaysia, S. Ariffin, S. Amir, M. Abdullah, I. Suliaman, K. Ahmad, F. Deraman, F. Ahmad Shah, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, M.M. Abd Razzak, M.M. Mohd Noor, J. Touhami Meftah, A. K. Kassar, M.R. Mohd Nor

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Until today, memorization is still one of the methods used in the process of preservation of al-Qur’an.This article aims to review and analyze the methods and approaches used by a Centre of Tahfiz al-Qur’an, namely Madrasah Quran, Terengganu, Malaysia in the process to produce the students that can memorize the whole al-Qur’an. This study used the methods of documentation, observation and interviews in order to obtain the data. Through the analysis, this study found that there are four basic methods of memorizing al-Qur’an. The methods are Sabak method, Para Sabak, Ammokhtar and Halaqah Dauri. By using these four methods, the …

Penentangan Rakyat Palestin Terhadap Israel Dalam Intifadah Pertama 1987: Kronologi Dan Kesannya Ke Atas Konflik Di Palestin, A.Q. M Suhaimi, M.R.M. Nor

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Peristiwa Intifadah di Palestin merupakan satu peristiwa besar yang berlaku dalam sejarah umat Islam seluruh dunia. Dunia menyaksikan satu kebangkitan di mana seluruh peringkat umur terlibat dalam menjayakan kebangkitan yang berlaku dalam peristiwa ini. Penindasan regim Zionis terhadap rakyat Palestin setelah sekian lama menjadi punca dalam kebangkitan rakyat yang berlaku di Palestin. Kebangkitan rakyat Palestin yang berlaku secara tiba-tiba ini mendapat respon pelbagai pihak terutamanya Israel. Kebangkitan rakyat Palestin di dalam peristiwa ini juga menunjukkan kesan yang besar terhadap konflik yang berlaku antara Palestin-Israel yang telah tercetus sejak sekian lama. Kertas kerja ini akan membincangkan serta melakukan beberapa penelitian kronologi …

The Malay Muslim Dilemma In Malaysia After The 12th General Election, M.R.M. Nor, M. Ahmad

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The results of the 12th Malaysian General Election, held in March 2008, revealed unexpected surprises. The aim of this article is to examine the concerns and dilemma of Malay Muslim after that political tsunami. For the first time since its reign which started in 1951, the ruling party, Barisan Nasional (BN), lost the 2/3 majority in parliament. The defeat of many BN candidates has opened the eyes of many people that anything can happen in the elections. The ruling party realised that if the people’s declining support towards them is not carefully handled, it will result in worse results during …

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fatani And His Bisyaratul ‘Amilin Wa Nazaratul Ghafilin: A Contribution In Hadith Studies, F. Deraman, W.M. Wan Yusoff, S. Amir, I. Suliaman, K. Ahmad, M. Abdullah, F. Ahmad Shah, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, M.M. Abd Razzak, M.M. Mohd Noor, J. Touhami Meftah, S. Ariffin, M.R. Mohd Nor

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Manuscripts on Hadith written by scholars from the Malay Archipelago had begun in the 17th century. Ahmad al-Fatani who is the subject of discussion in this present paper had written several manuscripts that can be categorized under the earliest writings in field of Hadith. Even though the obvious integral subjects of the writings were on similar discussions on tasawuf and fiqh, however he was evaluated and judged by his successors as a very meticulous and vigilant scholar with regards to transmitting Hadiths. He wrote both in Arabic and Malay languages. Among his manuscripts which were classified by Wan Mohd Saghir …

Reflecting On Gospel Scholarship With Abū Al-Walīd And Abū Ḥāmid, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

The theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Ghazālī (d. AD 1111 in his Persian hometown of Tūs, after spending much of his career in Baghdad) has sometimes been characterized as the single most influential Muslim besides the Prophet Muḥammad himself. The Andalusian philosopher and jurist Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Rushd (d. AD 1198 in Marrakesh, modern-day Morocco, but ultimately buried in his family tomb in Córdoba, Spain) is generally considered to be the greatest medieval commentator—whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim—on the works of Aristotle. Often known as Averroës, a corruption of his Arabic name, …

Introduction, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

In the spring or early summer of 1820, “some few days” after his epochal vision of the Father and the Son, the young Joseph Smith gave an account of the experience to a Methodist minister with whom he “happened to be in company.” The minister had been active in the “excitement” about religion that inspired Joseph’s fateful decision to go alone into the woods near his house to pray. Naïvely, the boy expected his story of a Bible-like divine manifestation to be well received. It was not.

Introduction, Volume 6 The Modest But Important End Of Apologetics, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

I first became involved in apologetics because I wanted to defend the truth of beliefs that are important to me and to defend the character of leaders for whom I have great respect, even veneration, against attack. I’m offended by falsehoods, prejudice, and injustice. I wanted to help faltering members who were sometimes besieged by intellectual challenges for which they had no adequate response. I also desired to assist interested observers to see sufficient plausibility in the Gospel’s claims that they would be able to make its truth a matter of sincere and receptive prayer. My hope was to clear …

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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

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Elder Neal A. Maxwell On Consecration, Scholarship, And The Defense Of The Kingdom, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

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Buletin Pusat Dialog Peradaban Universiti Malaya, Volume 23, 2013, Centre For Civilisational Dialogue University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

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Buletin Pusat Dialog Peradaban Universiti Malaya, Volume 24, 2013, Centre For Civilisational Dialogue University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

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Buletin Pusat Dialog Peradaban Universiti Malaya, Volume 25, 2013, Centre For Civilisational Dialogue University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

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Al-Tamaddun = Journal Of Al-Tamaddun, Volume 8, Number 1, 2013, Academy Of Islamic Studies University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

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Al-Tamaddun = Journal Of Al-Tamaddun, Volume 8, Number 2, 2013, Academy Of Islamic Studies University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2010s)

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Ideological Exclusion In The Post-9/11 Era: A Case For Increased Judicial Oversight And Recognition Of The Right To Hear Speech Note, Sean D. Acevedo

Connecticut Law Review

Following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, the George W. Bush Administration actively engaged in a policy of ideological exclusion. During the Bush Administration, the State Department routinely denied visas to foreign nationals whose political views it disfavored. The primary targets of ideological exclusion during the post-9/11 era were members of the Arab and Muslim intellectual communities. Opponents have argued that ideological exclusion violates United States citizens’ First Amendment right to hear and debate speech. After offering an extensive background of the history of ideological exclusion in the United States, this Note argues that the Bush Administration’s policy of …

Middle Eastern Studies Program Newsletter - V6.1, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Middle Eastern Studies Program - Newsletters

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Al-Ghurbah Maghrébine: Une Analyse Du Concept D’Al-Ghurbah Dans Des Oeuvres Qui Examinent Les Immigrants Maghrébins Et Les Beurs Dans La Société Française, Damarias Moore

Gaines Fellow Senior Theses

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Sexualized Collaborations And The Politics Of Ghost-Writing In Franco-Arab Literature: From Paul Bowles To Tout Le Monde Aime Mohamed, Mehammed Mack

French Studies: Faculty Publications

In the last few decades, the landscape of Franco-Arab fiction has seen a great many authorship scandals, in which French non-Arab authors have impersonated Arabs and found publishing success. In this essay, I revisit these scandals while focusing on a recent “autobiographical” novel that raised suspicions of ghostwriting: 2011’s Tout le monde aime Mohamed (Everyone Loves Mohamed ) by Malik Kuzman. An impressionistic collage of homo-erotic encounters, its fleeting structure recalls that of Barthes’ Incidents, a series of social vignettes culled from the author’s time in Morocco. I explore the simultaneity of Barthes’ Death of the Author argument and the …

Hadhrami ‘Ulama’ Within The Malay-Johor Activism: The Role Of Sayyid ‘Alwi Bin Tahir Al-Haddad (1934-1961), N. Fauzi, A. Yusuf, T. Ladjal, M.R.M. Nor

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Sayyid ‘Alw Bin Tahir al-Haddad was one of the most prominent overseas Hadhrami in the late nineteenth century. He became the leading ‘ulama’ among the Hadhrami in that era due to his renowned intellectuality in many places in the Islamic world such as South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia and in Malaya.According to R.B Serjeant, Sayyid ‘Alw was remarkable in terms of his achievements and prominence, as well as being well-versed in the Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic education. He also played crucial roles in the study of Islamic literacy, politics and history, which were the determining elements in championing the Malay supremacy …

The Influence Of Islamic Culture And Holy Quran On Performing Arts: Relating To Sacred Vocal Music (Lahn), M.A. Shokouhi, A. Yusof

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Islam’s entry into the world generated a new chapter in civilization and changed direction of the history. Islamic Culture was gradually dominated on the history and civilization based on teaching Quran, in fact, holy Quran has influenced all social affairs and people’s lives. The role of Quran in history and its effects on cultures and societies especially, on art which can be regarded as an important accomplishment of human civilization. Spread of Islam religion and the formation of Islamic art caused a kind of religious convergence and cultural connection to be established between different types of arts especially, music and …

Establishing The Institute Of Hadith (Dar Al-Hadith) In Malaysia: A Prelimenary Study, F. Deraman, A.A. Abd Rahman, S. Amir, I. Suliaman, K. Ahmad, M. Abdullah, F. Ahmad Shah, M.Y.Z. Moohd Yusoff, M.M. Abd Razzak, M.M. Mohd Noor, J. Touhami Meftah, S. Ariffin, M.R. Mohd Nor

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The study and research on hadith forms rather a long history. It has entered into different phases of progress: from the earliest development into a phase of flourish, then another phase of stagnant period and later, a phase of regaining period of active progress of the field. This paper aims to discuss and examine the possibility to establish a formal government institution of Dar al-Hadis in Malaysia. There is a significant steps towards this project. The study of Hadith started with face to face deliverance of the hadith from Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) to his companions. The preservation of Hadith is …

A Case Study Of Patriarchy And Slavery: The Hermeneutical Importance Of QurʾĀnic Assumptions In The Development Of A Values-Based And Purposive Oriented QurʾĀn-Sunna Hermeneutic, A. Duderija

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

It is the task of this paper to argue that the development of a new Qurʾān-sunna hermeneutic(and therefore Islamic legal theory) which hermeneutically privileges an ethico-religious and purposive approach to a Qurʾānic interpretation (based on ethically objectivist nature of ethical value) has the potential to engender a gender symmetrical Islamic law. In order for this to be achieved, it is argued further, that the hermeneutical importance of the mirroring of the various socio-cultural and ethico-moral assumptions prevalent in the Qurʾān’s revelatory milieu in the actual Qurʾānic text itself must be taken into account as evident in those passages pertaining to …

Alsafeer Software For Teaching Computer Literacy, Zieb Rabie Alqahtani

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

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Christian Hospitality And Muslims, Amir Hussain

Theological Studies Faculty Works

This theological reflection incorporates the work of three Christian thinkers, Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Willard Oxtoby, and Thomas Michel SJ, who have helped the author, a Muslim, to better understand interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Christians. The reflection draws on music and popular culture to explore the idea of faithful Christian witness, and how Christian hospitality can help Muslims and Christians to be better faith neighbours. The connections between Muslims and Christians are examined throughout this reflection.

Islamic Da'wa In Korea: A Study Of Koreans' Religious Conversion To Islam Taking Place In The Twenty-First Century, Sungsu Park

ATS Dissertations

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Banning Sharia Is A “Red Herring”: The Way Forward For All Americans, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Youth Development And Education In Pakistan : Exploring The Relationship, Dilshad Ashraf, Takbir Ali, Anya Hosain

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper provides a critical examination of the inter-linkages between youth education, development, empowerment, and engagement in Pakistan. Currently, the majority of the population falls within the youth age bracket of 15-24 years. The country stands at a critical juncture, where it can capitalize on this demographic dividend for transformational and sustainable socioeconomic growth. However, this paper argues that there is inadequate intersection and convergence between Pakistan’s national and provincial Education and Youth policy frameworks. An indepth overview of current trends in terms of quality of education and access to and participation in various forms of education programmes indicates that …

Neighbor-Love As A Keystone To Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Brian Stiltner

Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Chapter by Brian Stiltner from a collection of essays edited by Marinus C. Iwuchukwu and Brian Stiltner.

"This is a collection of essays that address inter-faith dialogue between Muslims and Christians in America and Africa. It addresses the issues dealing with how some Christians depict America as founded on Christian principles, and how this might deter dialogue across different religions. The goal is to get people to converse, not as formulaic Muslims or Christians, but as people with complex, plural, and ever-changing identities that defuse religious antagonism"--Publisher website.