BOOK REVIEW | LOSING THE BATTLE AGAINST ISLAMIC RADICALISM | | Raghav Sharma Research Intern, IPCS Descent into Chaos: How the War against Islamic Extremism is Being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia Ahmed RashidPenguin Books, 2008Pages: lviii+ 484 Price: Rs. 495 | | | The timing and the title of the Ahmed Rashid's latest book could not have been more appropriate. It comes at a critical juncture as the US shifts into election mode marked by politically-charged debates
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Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 13 (1): 33-40, 2013 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.13.1.1756 Postmodernism Approach in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) 1 Ahmad Badri Abdullah, 1Mohd Anuar Ramli, 2Mohammad Aizat Jamaludin, 1 Syamsul Azizul Marinsah and 3Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor 1 Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 Halal Product Research Institute (HPRI), Universiti Putra
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Religion and War Since the dawn of time people have raged war. Many could argue that politics, power, or natural resources are the cause of war. But many people miss the underlying factor: Religion. Throughout history religion has been the prominent cause of wars. Religion has many conflicts in the history of the world. In ancient times civilizations believed that if they won a war it was because the gods favored them. The wars may have been over land or power but it was believed that it was
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Law, whether divine or manmade, is always for the well-being of the human beings. In other words, laws are ultimately related to life experiences which are not a monopoly of the theologians only.1 As the society is not any constant phenomenon, it inevitably changes every moment. As a result laws are needed to be changed in compliance with the changing demands of the society. In Islamic Legal System as well the iron fist of taqlid (the doctrine of imitation) had to give way to ijtihad
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THE BEGINNING… Pakistan is home of some of the earliest human reaching back tens of thousands of years ago. It’s only six decades ago that modern date Pakistan was established. Muslim religion was introduced to Pakistan area before it was established by Muslim traders in the 8th century. In the 19th century British took over the area that caused an all-India Muslim league to rise and try to fight the control of the British. After the Muslims were able to gain power in the 1930s formation was requested
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Mankind has often attributed bewildering phenomena to the supernatural, specifically to God or gods. From ancient civilizations to today, God has been the suspected force behind a wide spectrum of events. From the movement of celestial bodies to the workings of microorganisms, to astonishing moments in sports, God, usually within the context of religion, is the magician behind it all. A higher force may exist but presenting it as truth or even likely is not sensible. Religion negatively affects
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Qaeda activities. * Commonly imams at mosques diverted compulsory charitable donations known as zakat(a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam.) to al Qaeda. * Islamic charities fund Jihads partly because Islamic Shariah law says that zakat should be given to those “fighting in the way of Allah.” That’s why so many Islamic charities have been implicated in terrorism financing of numerous
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How we ought to live: Role of Religion and Government Abstract When one looks beyond the fundamental questions about life, it is pretty obvious that “how we ought to live?” follows whatever conclusion one reaches about their existence. This is an attempt to answer questions like: How shall we live? What shall we live for, if anything? How can we decide right from wrong? I look at the roles Religion and Government in showing us how we ought to live. When one looks beyond the fundamental questions
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learned that a Muslim is a person who practices Islam. Islam is the name of the religion. Muslims sometimes claim that there is no Muslim culture, only a Muslim religion. However, people in today's society do not acknowledge this distinction since we view religion as one aspect of one's culture. Muslim culture generally includes all the practices which have developed around the religion of Islam. Muslims are obligated to follow the practices of Islam in every detail in daily life. These practices
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University Of Phoenix Moses Galindo Rel133 Instructor: Kenneth Farenick Essay 3/3/2013 ABSTRACT The paper will cover the religious traditions some paperwork on how the religions is practices and some stories about the religion. This paper will also cover the way the religion is practiced the different types of rituals and traditions. This paper will discuss the chain of command for a certain religion and the way they coexist with the people. What a religious tradition says—its teachings
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