What is your contribution? You have the Quran saying “Read in the name of your Lord,” you have to read and read many books, but we are not doing that. So we want superficial commitment to our religion. This is heavy.
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Prophet Muhammad in Loss and Grief
The Prophet’s life had been crossed with tears, but he remained both gentle with his heart and firm in his mission. It was this chemistry of gentleness and firmness that satisfied the Most Near.
MoreTariq Ramadan on Muslim Identity and Culture
Who are we? We touch here on the central question of identity that has occupied people’s minds and continues today to be the nub of much reflection and debate. The question is a vital one for Muslims living in the West. If the message in which they believe is universal, if they must try, wherever they …
MoreThe Transcendent and His Names
There is no “Islamic theology.” It is meaningless, and in actual fact wrong, to compare the often peripheral discussions that took place among Muslim scholars (particularly from the tenth century) with the radical reflections that gave birth to “Christian theology.” Admittedly, some debates were lively, and in the course of history in the Islamic Schools …
MoreEducation, Transmission of Message & Muslim Identity
In this series: Identity & Culture Faith and Understanding Education and Transmission Action, Participation and Muslim Identity in Western Context Faith (iman) is a pledge (amaana), and Muslims are required to pass this amana on to their children and those close to them and, as we have already explained, to bear witness to it before …
MoreDoes Firm Belief in God Come from Heart or Mind?
There is something in our heart which is the yearning for the answer as to the essential question: ‘Why am I here?’ And it’s not coming from our mind. It’s coming from our heart, where our heart is looking for an answer.
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