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Volume 9: What Is Islamic Studies?: European And North American Approaches To A Contested Field, Leif Stenberg, Philip Wood

Exploring Muslim Contexts

The study of Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America has expanded greatly in recent decades, becoming a passionately debated and divided field. This collection critically assesses the development of the field of Islamic Studies and its place in society. Featuring contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, each chapter contains new empirical material and discusses approaches to the study of Islam, past and present.

Key Features

• Covers topics ranging from gender and secularism to pop music and modern science
• Discusses contemporary and historical approaches in Islamic Studies
• Features contributions from leading scholars studying Islam and Muslims, including …

The Mosques Of Sinan Pasha And Mustafa Shurbagy Mirza As Reflections Of Bulaq's Socio-Economic Realities; 1571-1698, Concepcion G. Anorve-Tschirgi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Punishment For Drinking Alcohol Between Islamic Sharia And Lebanese Law, Jaber Alhassan

Al Jinan الجنان

This study aimed to find similarities and differences between Islamic law and Lebanese law regarding the penalty for drinking alcohol. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher dealt with the topic of punishment, its concept, the concept of drunkenness, and the concept of drunkenness. The penalty for drinking it, and determining criminal responsibility in Sharia and Lebanese law. In this study, the researcher used the comparative descriptive inductive approach by referring to the original sources of Islamic law and books on positive law in general an
nd the Lebanese in particular, and some judicial rulings related to the …

Endowment Banks And Their Significance In Islamic Law (Traditional And Modern), Bashar Al-Ajl

Al Jinan الجنان

Endowment in Islam is one of the charitable and rewarding deeds and has a great impact on community service, and the solidarity among its members, leading to the growth of charitable institutions. Endowment also contributes to the economy of countries and institutions, so it benefits them with the revenues from which they spend on their operating expenses. The motivation to write this research came as a response to people refraining from making endowments or giving them any attention. In this research, I explained the modern and old endowment banks for the purpose of encouraging charitable people to make endowments. This …

Economic, Social, Political And Psychological Factors Of Janissary Weakness And Decendence 1512 - 1826, Ali Omar

Al Jinan الجنان

The Janissaries turned from a protective army for the Ottoman State, and the source of its power, to a source of its corruption, weakness and competition, so that they directed and aimed their weapons, with which, they achieved victory over the enemies, to the chests of the Sultans and the Grand Vizier, and they permitted the killing of the innocent peoples, and subjected the markets to burning, looting and plundering, which afflicted the state with blood and weakness and caused the conquests to cease. This backwardness was a natural result of several economic factors, including the Jews› deception of the …

Falling Through The Cracks: Black And South Asian Muslim Survival And Solidarity, Sarah Babar

Copley Library Undergraduate Research Awards

Within the fractured systems and institutions that plague the US, two groups in particular have fallen through the cracks: Black and South Asian Muslims. According to a 2015 report published by human rights organization Muslim Anti Racism Collaborative, over 3.4 million Muslims currently live in the United States. Black Muslims and South Asian Muslims constitute about 20% and 60% of that population, respectively; however, both groups are disregarded and misrepresented in US discourse and media. In 1619, Black Muslim slaves were the first to bring Islam to the US and played a foundational role in the development of Islam in …

Mental Health Attitudes And Knowledge Among Shia Muslims In America, Fatima Z. Hussain

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Mental health has received more attention and stigma associated with it has decreased over time in the United States. However, subpopulations have differing views on mental illness since cultural factors can shape perceptions of and influence access to mental health information. Previous studies have investigated such cultural factors among Sunni Muslims (the majority sect of Islam) and less so among Shia Muslims (the minority sect). To address this gap, two research questions were investigated in this project: (1) What are the mental health attitudes among Shia Muslim adults in the United States, and (2) How much mental health knowledge or …

Sharia Rulings In Light Of The Emerging Viral Emergencies, The Corona Pandemic, And Their Impact On The Provisions Of Hajj And Umrah, Dr. Jihad Hamad Hamad

Al-miʿyār

Depending on the great jurisprudential heritage and keeping up with the tremendous medical development, the following research was done in this research:

Definition of the Corona pandemic and the deadly virus.

- Ruling on wearing a medical mask and gloves for male and female ihram.

- The issue of deputizing the pilgrimage for a corona patient, and in the event of his recovery, does the pilgrimage fall for him or does he perform the pilgrimage again, and if the pilgrim contracted corona disease, is he considered confined and how does he detach?

- The historical times when the country of …

Islamic Meditation: Mindfulness Apps For Muslims In The Digital Spiritual Marketplace, Megan Adamson Sijapati

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

This chapter describes and analyzes three digital sites that offer guided meditations curated by and for Muslims: Sakeenah, Sabr, and Halaqah. My analysis offers thick descriptions of these mobile apps, which first appeared in the online “meditation marketplace” in 2020 and 2021, and identifies resonant themes and questions that I believe are fruitful for the study of religion in digital landscapes and for mapping the shifting contours of lived Islam. Today’s industry of online meditation and mindfulness products is highly profitable, as meditation—and, more broadly, “mindfulness”—has in recent decades been embraced and normalized in contemporary, cosmopolitan life as a key …

Ecofeminist Theology In Islam: The Process And Application Of Synthesizing Rosemary Radford Ruether’S Insights, Islamic Feminist Aspirations, And Ecological Concerns, Nayawiyyah U. Muhammad

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The focal point of this dissertation is theoretical and applicatory in scope; it incorporates three distinct areas of scholarship, the ecofeminist theology of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Islamic feminism, and Islamic environmentalism towards the primary goal of making a case for the construction of an ecofeminist theology in Islam. Specifically, I seek to consolidate Islamic feminists and environmental theories and approaches while utilizing and bringing to bear the insights and critiques of Ruether. This is accomplished through a process of synthesis and application. The intersection of environmental destruction and gender disparity is the hallmark claim of ecofeminism and thus, I begin …

Finding Aid For The Evelyn Uhrhan Irving Collection (Mum00146)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

Correspondence of modern language professor Evelyn Uhrhan Irving with various public officials and media outlets on foreign policy and domestic matters.

القدس: مشروع بناء ضخم في فترة المفوضين الرومان / Monumental Building Project In Jerusalem In The Time Of The Roman Governors, Nahshon Szanton, Moran Hagbi, Joe Uziel, Donald T. Ariel

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

For over a century and a half, segments of Jerusalem’s Early Roman-period street network have been uncovered in excavations in the city, particularly the street that wended its way from the southernmost gate of the city, near Siloam Pool, to the Temple Mount. The importance of this street is evident from its dimensions, as well as from the quality of its construction, which undoubtedly required expansive workforce and skilled laborers and craftsmen. Based on archaeological and historical data, the establishment of the street has variously been attributed to the Herodian period, the reign of Herod the Great, or the days …

القدس: مشروع بناء ضخم في فترة المفوضين الرومان / Monumental Building Project In Jerusalem In The Time Of The Roman Governors, Nahshon Szanton, Moran Hagbi, Joe Uziel, Donald T. Ariel

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

For over a century and a half, segments of Jerusalem’s Early Roman-period street network have been uncovered in excavations in the city, particularly the street that wended its way from the southernmost gate of the city, near Siloam Pool, to the Temple Mount. The importance of this street is evident from its dimensions, as well as from the quality of its construction, which undoubtedly required expansive workforce and skilled laborers and craftsmen. Based on archaeological and historical data, the establishment of the street has variously been attributed to the Herodian period, the reign of Herod the Great, or the days …

Risk Or Contra-Political Correctness With Distrust Towards Muslims In The U.S. Military, Benedict Uzoma Iheanacho

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Muslims are viewed by many in the United States with great anxiety and distrust. This mistrust encompasses Muslims in the U.S. military, especially since 9/11. The trust deficit has implications to U.S. security and military readiness in a global threat environment. Whereas the notion of Islamophobia has generated significant literature in modern public policy, there is a dearth of research on public perception towards Muslims serving in the U.S. military. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of non-Muslim U.S. military personnel on the mistrust towards Muslim military personnel in the post-9/11 era. Theories of …

Letter To An Unknown Hero Of Kiev, Mustafa Ceric

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

A letter of solidarity to the besieged in Kiev, from Mustafa Ceric, Ph.D. Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia.

An Appeal Of Covenant, Mustafa Ceric

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia, calls on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders in Russia to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Text Contention Behind Sharia Supervisory Board Reports: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Ari Ermawati, M Nur A Birton, Irfan Tarmizi, Muhammad Muttaqin

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Sharia Supervisory Board Reports (SSBRs) have an interest in convincing the public that entities supervised by a Sharia Supervisory Board (SSB) are sharia-compliant and reflective of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) practices. Failure in public convincing will be detrimental to Islamic banks’ reputation as well as the SSB’s image and credibility. This study aimed to critically assess how the SSB produces reports as texts to persuade the public using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). We analyzed four SSBRs from two Islamic Commercial Banks (ICBs) and two Islamic Business Units (IBUs) owned by other ICBs as well as interviews for data triangulation. We …

Mosque Architecture And Identity: A Study Of The Autochthonous Mosque In China, Yutong Ma

Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Theses & Dissertations

This thesis argues that an autochthonous mosque architecture exists in China, and this historical type adequately serves as a reference for contemporary mosque building in southeastern China in light of how it responded to the Chinese cultural and urban contexts. Many Hui Muslims and architects in this region refuse to consider historical mosque architecture built in traditional Chinese architectural style as their cultural references in constructing new mosques, as they believe that the traditional Chinese architectural language is insufficient to express their identity as Muslims. Instead, they prefer a collection of symbolic architectural elements to be used in mosque architecture …

مبادئ منهجية للبحث في الدراسات الإسلامية, اليزيد الراضي

Dirassat

Principles of Research Methodology in Islamic Studies

This article aims at clarifying the principles of research methodology in Islamic studies, which are: documenting texts, presenting texts to the opinions of men, implementing all texts, penetrating the spirit of texts, respecting reason, avoiding imitation, and observing the conditions of Muslims and others.

الدراسات الإسلامية، الواقع والآفاق, محمد بلبشير الحسني

Dirassat

Islamic Studies, Reality and Prospects

This research studies the importance of Islamic studies in the university educational system in Morocco, the need to expand its horizons inside and outside the country, the injustice of Islamic universities in this context, the characteristics of the people of Islamic studies, its goals, and its future prospects.

Dear Maliha,, Na-Eela Djemil

Capstones

Dear Maliha is a short documentary film exploring the complexities of spiritual abuse through Maliha Fairooz. Spiritual abuse is a form of abuse that uses spiritual or religious beliefs to control or manipulate others. In some cases, spiritual abuse can be used to describe a religious leader who abuses their platform. But in Maliha’s story, we explore the concept of parental spiritual abuse. However, we learn more about this through Maliha Fairooz and the creative use of her journal.

For Maliha journaling is a form of therapy she uses to process her feelings and days. She also uses it as …

منهج النابلسي في تفسيره تدبر آيات الله في النفس والكون والحياة Anabulsi’S Approach In His Explanation, Zahran Omar Zahran

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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يقوم هذا البحث على دراسة تفسير النابلسي, وذلك بغرض بيان المعالم الرئيسة له, وقد تبين من خلال النظر في التفسير أن المفسر عرض لجوانب متعددة, وتميز عن غيره بأسلوبه السهل الميسر الذي يجمع بين خطاب العقل, والقلب, والروح. وقد سلك صاحبه مسلكا مباركا في تقريب القرآن الكريم للناس بضرب الأمثلة, وربطه بالواقع.

وقد تبين أن أبرز معالم التفسير, أنه يعتمد على التفسير بالمأثور فهو يفسر القرآن بالقرآن, ثم بالسنة, ثم ينقل ما أثر من أقوال عن سلف الأمة, ويكثر من ضرب الأمثلة, وعرض القصص التي تقرب الصورة, وتسهل الفهم. ولم يتعمق في عرض الخلافات المذهبية العقائدية, أو الفقهية إلا …

الدعــوى الكيديــة في الفقــه الإسلامــي "مفهومها، أسبابها و طرق علاجها" The Malicious Lawsuit In Islamic Jurisprudence: It’S Concept, Causes, And Methods Of Treatment, Fatima Mahmoud Al-Salman

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى بيان المقصود بالدعوى الكيدية، وذكر أسبابها، وتوضيح طرق علاجها في الفقه الإسلامي، وتناولت تعريف الدعوى الكيدية، والأمثلة عليها، ونصوص تحريمها، وطرق علاجها في الإسلام.

وخلصت الدراسة إلى الأمور الآتية:

- إنّ الدعوى الكيدية باطلة ومردودة، وقد حرّمتها نصوص الشريعة الإسلامية.

- إنّ ما اشتمل عليه تاريخ المسلمين من الدعاوى الكيدية هو عدد قليل جدا؛ نتيجة لمعالجة الإسلام لهذه الدعاوى، وتطبيق العقوبات الرادعة لها.

The malicious lawsuit in Islamic jurisprudence: it’s concept, causes, and methods of treatment

Abstract

This study aims to clarify what is meant by malicious lawsuit and to explain ways of treating it …

عبارة الإمام مسلم إسناد يقع إلى جنب إسناد؛ لعلّة تكون هناك "دراسة تحليلية" The Phrase Imam Muslim Is A Chain Of Narrators Located Next To An Isnad; An "Analytical Study", Rama Nabil Abu Tarboush

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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يحاول هذا البحث فهم المقصود من عبارة الإمام مسلم التي ذكرها في مقدمة صحيحه عند سياقه لمنهجه في التكرار، حيث قال: (إسناد يقع إلى جنب إسناد؛ لعلّة تكون هناك)، إذ إنّ هذه العبارة كانت سبب إشكال بين العلماء، حيث اختلفوا في مفهومها والمقصود منها؛ فمنهم من حمل مفهوم (العلّة) في العبارة على المعنى اللغوي، ومنهم من حملها على المعنى الاصطلاحي عند المحدّثين، ممّا أدّى إلى تقييد سبب تكرار الأسانيد في صحيح مسلم على وجود علّة في الإسناد فحسب؛ لذا جاء هذا البحث لدراسة العبارة وتحليل ظاهرها، والنّظر في تفسيرات العلماء لها، ثمّ مقارنتها بصنيعه داخل الصحيح عند تكراره للأسانيد؛ …

منهج الحداثيين العرب في التعامل مع القرآن الكريم: المنهج التشكيكي عند محمد أركون أنموذجا "دراسة نقدية" The Arab Modernists Approach In Dealing With The Holy Quran: The Skeptical Approach Of Muhammad Arkoun As A Model – A Critical Study-, Sana Al Ghazzawi

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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تتناول هذه الدراسة موضوع الحداثة من حيث التعريف والنشأة، ثم عرضت الدراسة للمشروع الحداثي العربي مبينة أهدافه وخصائصه وأهم رواده، وعمدت إلى قطب من أقطاب الحداثة العربية وهو محمد أركون في دراسة تطبيقية لمنهجه التشكيكي في دراسة القرآن الكريم، متبعة في سبيل ذلك المنهجين الاستقرائي والتحليلي النقدي. وقد خلصت الدراسة إلى جملة من النتائج منها: أن من أهم سمات القراءة الحداثية للنص القرآني رفع القداسة عن النصوص الشرعية، ومحاولة إعادة صياغة الرؤية لهذه النصوص، بوضعها في مصاف النصوص البشرية، وذلك من خلال عدة ممارسات ستكشف عنها هذه الدراسة.

الكلمات المفتاحية: الحداثة، الحداثيون، المشروع الحداثي، محمد أركون.

The Arab modernists …

التحذير من الرياء في إنجيل متّى "دراسة عقدية في ضوء القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية" A Warning Of Hypocrisy In The Gospel Of Matthew, A Doctrine Study In Light Of The Holy Quran And Sunnah, Ahmed Al-Nimrat

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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يختص البحث بدراسة النصوص من (1- 18) من إنجيل متّى كونها تتضمن مادة مركزة عن التحذير من الرياء. جاء البحث في مقدمة وتمهيد وأربعة مباحث وخاتمة. قام الباحث بتحليل النصوص ثم الرجوع إلى تفسيرات علماء النصارى، ثم عرضَ نماذج من آيات القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية التي حذرت من الرياء، ثم مقارنة كل منهما بنصوص متّى، ثم نقد ما خالف العقيدة الاسلامية. وكان من نتائج البحث: صحة نصوص إنجيل متّى التي تم دراستها؛ نظراً لتشابهها مع القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية في التحذير من الرياء، فقد خرجا من مصدر الوحي الإلهي، وهذه النتيجة حجة على النصارى تدعوهم للتصديق بنبوة محمد -عليه …

الحقوق المالية للزوجة "دراسة فقهية قانونية مقاصدية" Wife's Financial Rights “An Intentional Legal Jurisprudential Study”, Samir Muhammad Al-Awawdeh

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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انبنى هذا البحث بعنوان "الحقوق المالية للزوجة – دراسة فقهية قانونية مقاصدية-" من مبحثين وخاتمة، ففي المقدمة ذكر الباحث مشكلة البحث وأهميته، ومنهجية البحث والدراسات السابقة، وخطته التفصيلية، ففي المبحث الأول "مقاصد الشريعة وعلاقتها بالأسرة "، جاء في المطلب الأول: بيان معنى المقاصد الشرعية لغة واصطلاحًا، وفي المطلب الثاني: توضيح أقسام المقاصد الشرعية، أما المطلب الثالث: فقد أبرز أهمية المقاصد الشرعية في توثيق روابط الزواج، وذكر الباحث ستة مقاصد للزواج، أما المبحث الثاني: فكان عنوانه: "أثر المقاصد في حقوق المرأة المالية المنبثقة عن عقد الزواج" ذكر الباحث في مطلبه الأول المهر وبعض أحكامه، ومقصد الشارع منه، وفي المطلب الثاني: …

انفرادات القارئ يعقوب الحضرمي في الأفعال وأثرها في تذوّق بلاغة النظم The Hadrami Solitary Words In Verbs And Their Impact On The Rhetoric Syntax, Samia Harb, Ebtehaj Radi

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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هذه دراسة لجملة من انفرادات القارئ يعقوب الحضرمي في الأفعال وأثرها في بلاغة النظم، حيث اشتملت الدراسة على نبذة مختصرة عن يعقوب الحضرمي وراوييه -رحمهم الله تعالى-، ثم تناولت بعض انفرادات الحضرمي فيما يتعلق بالأفعال، وأثر تلك الانفرادات في بلاغة السياق والنظم الذي وردت فيها. وخلصت الدراسة إلى أن قراءات القرآن تعطي معناها في سياقه ونظمه بما يبهر العقول والقلوب دون أن تتضاد مع القراءات الأخرى أو تقصر عن بلاغتها فكل كلمة في مكانها هي الأبلغ.

وختمت الدراسة ببعض النتائج والتوصيات التي يجدر بأهل العلم أن يتمثلوها في تتبع دلائل إعجاز القرآن الكريم.

The Hadrami solitary words in verbs …

الجزاء الدنيوي للفسق والفاسقين في القرآن الكريم Worldly Punishment Of Depravity And Vicious People In The Holy Qur'an, Muhammad Ezzat Yahya

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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تتناولُ هذه الدراسة موضوعَ الجزاء الدنيويّ للفِسقِ والفاسقين في القرآن الكريم، حيث عدَّ القرآن الفسقَ من أمهات المنكرات والذنوب فجاء الحديثُ عنها في هذه الدراسةِ مبيِّناً حقيقة الفسقِ وأنواعَه وجزاءَ كلِّ نوعٍ من أنواعه وكلّ صورةٍ من صُوَره.

هذا وقد خَلُصَ الباحث إلى أنَّ الفِسقَ من أخطرِ الذنوب؛ لذلك رتَّبَ الشارع الحكيم عليه جملةً من العقوبات التي تتفاوتُ قوةً وضعفاً وزيادةَ ونقصاناً على قَدَرِ التغول في هذه الآفة الخطيرة.

الكلمات المفتاحية: الجزاء، الجزاء الدنيوي، الفِسق، الفاسقون.

Worldly Punishment of Depravity and Vicious People in the Holy Qur'an

Abstract This study deals with the subject of the worldly punishment for …

دلالات التسبيح في القرآن الكريم Implications Veneration In The Holy Quran, Muzammil Muhammad Abdeen

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

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الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على نبينا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين وبعد:

فإن هذا البحث يكشف عن جوانب تنزيه الله U وتبرئته من النقص سبحانه، وإثبات الكمال له، ويوضح فضل التسبيح و أهميته، وآثاره الطيبة على النفوس، وقد جاءت الدراسة في مبحثين، في الأول منه: بيان مفهوم التسبيح وفضائله، والثاني: هدايات التسبيح في السياق القرآني وأثره على النفس الإنسانية، وقد توصل في ختام البحث بنتائج عدة، قد يكون من أبرزها أن ألفاظ التسبيح ومشتقاته من خلال المعاني السياقية هي التنزيه، والتعظيم، والتعجب، والذكر، والصلاة، وأن وروده بصيغ الأربعة يدل على استغراقه أحوال الأنسان وعلى فضله والاهتمام به.

الكلمات …