March 11, 2021
There is a very enlightening discussion on Islamic thinkers
For this task, the Prophet commissioned a group of competent du’at
(missionaries) and made Muadh ibn Jabal their leader. These compilations are
sort of like the Gospels, and comprise the deeds and sayings of the Prophet. In
the Muslim world, a new generation of Muslims are pushing the boundaries and
combing through centuries of Islamic jurisprudence to highlight the more
progressive aspects of their religion. The author rightly alludes to the advice
of the Prophet to his companion, Muadh ibn Jabal. Bhatla has stayed clear of
this sensitive territory and has very judiciously selected those hadiths that
are universally accepted as sound. He appeals to Muslims to revive the Prophet’s
traditions of peace, love, gentleness and compassion. The author takes pains to
repeatedly emphasise the principles of social justice, compassion, gender
justice, kindness and non-violence, which form the bedrock of Islam as
envisioned by the Qur’an and exemplified in the life of the Prophet.A. Books
like this are reinforcing this new thinking. The book provides a new lens to
view Islam. It can help non-Muslims to clear their misconceptions and allay
their misapprehensions.
It includes a vast collection of words and deeds
attributed to the Prophet by later authors. His study of the Prophet is
primarily based on Martin Lings’ book.It provides a very wholesome perspective
of Islam."And if you find nothing therein?""According to the Sunnah of the
Prophet of God.The author also delves into various Islamic scriptures. It needs
to be rediscovered. Muslim scholars fight over their authenticity to put a
kindred ancient religion like Islam in perspective. It banned female
infanticide, limited polygamy to four wives, forbade sexual relations Closed
End Blind Rivets Factory outside marriage and spelled out women’s rights in
marriage and inheritance. Muslim women and men are called upon to exercise
moderation in all aspects of their religious life."The fact is that Islam does
not need any reformation. In Islam, men and women are moral equals in God’s
sight and are expected to fulfill the same duties of worship, prayer, faith,
alms giving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca. However, the more detailed rules
that were laid out by the classical jurists allowed many pre-Islamic customs to
continue.Moin Qazi is a well-known banker, author and Islamic researcher.I have
been an avid reader of islamci literature for several years, but never came
across such a fascinating book. Another great translator, A." (Q2:185) The
Qur’an reinforces this message again: "God does not burden a soul beyond its
capacity" (Q 2:286).J. He can be reached at moinqazi123@gmail. He too was not a
native Muslim. The trajectory of reforms began at the time of the Prophet, but
was halted in the medieval period through the further elaboration of fiqh
(Islamic law), which was then selectively codified in the 19th and 20th
centuries.
There is a very enlightening discussion on Islamic thinkers, both
classical as well as those of mystical schools or Sufis. The book is an
eye-opener, a must-read and re-read.While there have been several biographical
accounts of Prophet Muhammad, Martin Lings’ book remains the most outstanding
work.As the author rightly observes, the Qur’an is a coherent book where every
verse is amplified by other verses.The author describes how the reforms that
took place in the early years of Islam are clearly progressive, changing with
the needs of the society. Muslims owe a great debt to so many of these
researchers and writers for unravelling amazing facets of Islam, its philosophy
and its culture.When we come to the cultural history of Islam, Philip Hitti, R.
In growing numbers, they are speaking out truths to self-appointed authorities,
be they their parents or their imams. The overall approach of the Qur’an is of
mercy and compassion, and jurists seem rapped in a colonial mindset of not
allowing the winds of modernity and liberal ideas touch them. They requested
that some teachers should be with them to teach Islam to the people. It may
appear ironic that non-Muslims have harnessed their scholarship to discover some
of the unique features of Islam. The theme of moderation has been the leitmotif
in Islamic scriptures from the time of Prophet Muhammad. Nicholson and Stanley
Lane Poole — who were all non-Muslims — have been beacons of the legacy of
Islamic civilisation for English readers. The Qur’an further says: "God intends
for you ease and does not intend for you hardship.The Prophet eschewed extremism
and, contrary to general beliefs, emphasised moderation. For the Quran’s
interpretation, he relies on the translation by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and
supplements it with that of Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
Arberry, whose work has been
acclaimed as the most universally brilliant, was an Englishman.I recently came
across a wonderful introduction to Islam titled Islam Is Good: Muslims Should
Follow It by Sanjiv Bhatla that compresses encyclopedic insights in a small
volume. They are called hadith and sunnah. Most non-Muslims are unaware that
Islam is more than the Quran." The author dwells at length on gender welfare and
justice, the two areas where rigid mindsets have made the rules and codes
extremely harsh. His advice emanates from the Qur’an: "And God has not laid upon
you any hardship in matters of religion" (Q22:7
.The author reminds Muslims of
the extraordinary emphasis the Qur’an lays on reason and intellect." The Prophet
was pleased with this reply and said:"Praise be to God who has guided the
messenger of the Prophet to that which pleases the Prophet. Several of them are
obviously biased, yet many of them are faithful.Islamic literature in English is
clearly dominated by non-Muslim intellectuals. It can help non-Muslims to clear
their misconceptions and allay their misapprehensions.""And if you find nothing
therein?""Then I will exert myself (exercise ijtihad) to form my own judgement.
For Muslims, it will reinforce in their minds some of the fundamental truths of
the Qur’an and its message an help them realign their focus. Thus, the Qur’an
has to be read as a whole and the verses cannot be interpreted in isolation.The
underlying message of the book is that Islam is a very practical religion and
that the life of the Prophet was proof of that. Islam’s scripture contains three
times as many passages urging Muslims to think and rethink than verses promoting
blind worship.
It will delight students, teachers, imams and academicians alike,
The author inspires, delights, educates and prods us to think and rethink. Two
of the greatest translators of the Qur’an, Muhammad Asad and Marmaduke
Pickthall, were not native Muslims. The Prophet confirms the essence of Qur’an’s
message: "Make things easy, do not make them difficult.com The triumph of Islam
in the 17th century basically codified the position of women in its laws of
spiritual and civic conduct. Sometime after the Prophet had returned to Madinah,
messengers of the kings of Yemen came to him announcing that they and the people
of Yemen had become Muslims. He then put the following question to
Muadh:"According to what will you judge?""According to the Book of God," replied
Muadh.It provides a very wholesome perspective of Islam. There is an organic
unity in the Qur’an and in interpreting individual verses we must be guided by
compassion, mercy and justness which is the underlying philosophy of the
scripture
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