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Garnet eBooks, 2006

After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundatio... more After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundation of Islamic thought. The hadith were accounts -- usually brief -- of the words and actions of the Prophet. As such, they were subjected to intense scrutiny by generations of Muslim scholars. Better know as the Muqaddima, Ibn al-Salah (1181-1245) composed this work while serving as the head of the Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiya in Damascus, one of the most prestigious institutions for the study of hadith in the Islamic world. Here he provides a complete overview of the science devoted to the study of the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and also a guide to the terminology and techniques of the scholars of hadith as it summarizes most of the previous work on the subject and forms the basis of almost all later activity in the field. The book enjoyed immense popularity and influenced most subsequent writing on the subject.

Deep Blue (University of Michigan), 1994

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Muslim World, Sep 1, 2001

Marc Schneier, 3 years old and not yet a rabbi, had a knack for getting the attention of adults. ... more Marc Schneier, 3 years old and not yet a rabbi, had a knack for getting the attention of adults. The story is told that he liked to wander. One night he was nowhere to be found in the synagogue during Yom Kippur services. His frantic mother searched. His stern father, who was officiating, started the service anyway. When the congregation concluded a prayer, the ark holding the sacred Torah scrolls (about the size of a minivan) was opened. And inside, waving at the congregants with both hands, was the toddler. Last week, Rabbi Schneier, 49, worked on his latest attention-getting venture: a television commercial to promote tolerance between Muslims and Jews.

Aleem went to the Pakistani Embassy in the District, where he executed a written document that as... more Aleem went to the Pakistani Embassy in the District, where he executed a written document that asserted he was divorcing Farah Aleem. He performed "talaq," exercising a provision of Islamic religious and Pakistani secular law that allows husbands to divorce their wives by declaring "I divorce thee" three times. In Muslim countries, men have used talaq to leave their wives for centuries. But they can't use it in Maryland, the state's highest court decided this week. The state Court of Appeals issued a unanimous 21-page opinion Tuesday declaring that talaq is contrary to Maryland's constitutional provisions providing equal rights to men and women. "Talaq lacks any significant 'due process' for the wife, its use, moreover, directly deprives the wife of the 'due process' she is entitled to when she initiates divorce litigation in this state. The lack and deprivation of due process is itself contrary to this state's public policy," the court wrote. The decision affirms a 2007 ruling by the Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court, which also said that talaq does not apply in the Free State. Under Islamic traditions, talaq can be invoked only by a husband, unless he grants his wife the same right. According to the Court of Appeals' opinion, Irfan Aleem, who worked for years as an economist with the World Bank, is worth about 2million,halfofwhichFarahAleemisentitledtounderMarylandlaw.WhenIrfanAleemtriedtodivorcehiswifeundertheconceptoftalaq,asumof2 million, half of which Farah Aleem is entitled to under Maryland law. When Irfan Aleem tried to divorce his wife under the concept of talaq, a sum of 2million,halfofwhichFarahAleemisentitledtounderMarylandlaw.WhenIrfanAleemtriedtodivorcehiswifeundertheconceptoftalaq,asumof2,500 was mentioned as a "full and final" settlement, according to the appellate decision.

SAN JOSE-If Presbyterians want to speak of the common ground in the faith of Christians, Muslims ... more SAN JOSE-If Presbyterians want to speak of the common ground in the faith of Christians, Muslims and Jews-perhaps as a way to build a bridge to deeper conversation-what's the best way to do that? The 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) struggled with different understandings and approaches the night of June 25-and particularly over the question of whether those three faiths, all descended from the Abrahamic tradition, believe in "one God" or the "same God" or something else entirely. After much discussion, the assembly voted 547-149 for this language: that "though we hold differing understandings of how God has been revealed to humankind, the PC(USA) affirms that, as children of this loving God, we share the commandments of love for God and neighbor and the requirement to care for the poor." The assembly was considering an overture from Newton Presbytery, in New Jersey-about 40 miles from New York City. After the attacks of September 11, many from that area could see the smoke from the World Trade Centers staining the sky on their commute to work, said Joseph Martinoni, an elder from Newton. Remembering that, the presbytery initiated an interfaith dialogue, and the experience "opened our eyes to what their faith was really about and the fact that we did have so much in common," Martinoni said. "It can cause a lot of anxiety to put a statement like this out," Martinoni acknowledged. "Are we denying the Trinity? We are not." But Presbyterians in Newton have found "the way to come together with members of these faiths is to sit down at a table beginning with what we have in common. That is what Jesus commanded us to do," as Jesus regularly reached out to people outside the fold of Jewish religious authority. But Presbyterians don't necessarily agree on how to express that common ground. The commissioners considered, and voted down, a series of proposed amendments, all struggling to speak about commonality while not blurring the distinctions among the faiths. Earlier, the assembly's Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations committee had changed the original language the presbytery submitted-voting down language which stated that "the PC(USA) affirms that Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship a common God, although each understands that God differently. …" The committee changed that to read that the PC(USA) "affirms our belief in one God, the God of Abraham, whom Jews and Muslims also worship … " And the full assembly moved from the committee's recommendation to this: "Though we hold differing understandings of how God has been revealed to humankind, the PC(USA) affirms that, as children of this loving God, we share the commandments of love for God and neighbor and the requirement to care for the poor." The assembly rejected a proposal to take out the difficult language altogether-but still to call for "further dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, viewing each other as equals, and learning from one another …" That proposed amendment failed by a fairly close vote of 336-356.

A scheduling miscommunication prevented the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North Ame... more A scheduling miscommunication prevented the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) from offering General Assembly commissioners ecumenical greetings Thursday morning, so he did the next best thinghe spoke to a reporter.

After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundatio... more After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundation of Islamic thought. The hadith were accounts -- usually brief -- of the words and actions of the Prophet. As such, they were subjected to intense scrutiny by generations of Muslim scholars. Better know as the Muqaddima, Ibn al-Salah (1181-1245) composed this work while serving as the head of the Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiya in Damascus, one of the most prestigious institutions for the study of hadith in the Islamic world. Here he provides a complete overview of the science devoted to the study of the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and also a guide to the terminology and techniques of the scholars of hadith as it summarizes most of the previous work on the subject and forms the basis of almost all later activity in the field. The book enjoyed immense popularity and influenced most subsequent writing on the subject.

An academic directory and search engine.

An academic directory and search engine.

An academic directory and search engine.

Journal of Islamic Studies, 2010

Page 1. The. Qreat 'Soo/(s of Islamic Civilization The Life o the Prohet IBN KATHlR Al-Sira ... more Page 1. The. Qreat 'Soo/(s of Islamic Civilization The Life o the Prohet IBN KATHlR Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Volume II Translated by Dr. Trevor Lc Gassick Reviewed hv Dr. Muneer Fareed Page 2. Page 3. Born in England and educated ...

Journal of Islamic Studies, 2010

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Jalal Al-Din al-Suyuti in his seminal work, al-Itqan if `Ulum al-Qur`an, has collected all those ... more Jalal Al-Din al-Suyuti in his seminal work, al-Itqan if `Ulum al-Qur`an, has collected all those linguistic and stylistic tools present in his day, needed to unravel the meanings of the Quran.

Garnet eBooks, 2006

After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundatio... more After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundation of Islamic thought. The hadith were accounts -- usually brief -- of the words and actions of the Prophet. As such, they were subjected to intense scrutiny by generations of Muslim scholars. Better know as the Muqaddima, Ibn al-Salah (1181-1245) composed this work while serving as the head of the Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiya in Damascus, one of the most prestigious institutions for the study of hadith in the Islamic world. Here he provides a complete overview of the science devoted to the study of the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and also a guide to the terminology and techniques of the scholars of hadith as it summarizes most of the previous work on the subject and forms the basis of almost all later activity in the field. The book enjoyed immense popularity and influenced most subsequent writing on the subject.

Deep Blue (University of Michigan), 1994

An academic directory and search engine.

Muslim World, Sep 1, 2001

Marc Schneier, 3 years old and not yet a rabbi, had a knack for getting the attention of adults. ... more Marc Schneier, 3 years old and not yet a rabbi, had a knack for getting the attention of adults. The story is told that he liked to wander. One night he was nowhere to be found in the synagogue during Yom Kippur services. His frantic mother searched. His stern father, who was officiating, started the service anyway. When the congregation concluded a prayer, the ark holding the sacred Torah scrolls (about the size of a minivan) was opened. And inside, waving at the congregants with both hands, was the toddler. Last week, Rabbi Schneier, 49, worked on his latest attention-getting venture: a television commercial to promote tolerance between Muslims and Jews.

Aleem went to the Pakistani Embassy in the District, where he executed a written document that as... more Aleem went to the Pakistani Embassy in the District, where he executed a written document that asserted he was divorcing Farah Aleem. He performed "talaq," exercising a provision of Islamic religious and Pakistani secular law that allows husbands to divorce their wives by declaring "I divorce thee" three times. In Muslim countries, men have used talaq to leave their wives for centuries. But they can't use it in Maryland, the state's highest court decided this week. The state Court of Appeals issued a unanimous 21-page opinion Tuesday declaring that talaq is contrary to Maryland's constitutional provisions providing equal rights to men and women. "Talaq lacks any significant 'due process' for the wife, its use, moreover, directly deprives the wife of the 'due process' she is entitled to when she initiates divorce litigation in this state. The lack and deprivation of due process is itself contrary to this state's public policy," the court wrote. The decision affirms a 2007 ruling by the Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court, which also said that talaq does not apply in the Free State. Under Islamic traditions, talaq can be invoked only by a husband, unless he grants his wife the same right. According to the Court of Appeals' opinion, Irfan Aleem, who worked for years as an economist with the World Bank, is worth about 2million,halfofwhichFarahAleemisentitledtounderMarylandlaw.WhenIrfanAleemtriedtodivorcehiswifeundertheconceptoftalaq,asumof2 million, half of which Farah Aleem is entitled to under Maryland law. When Irfan Aleem tried to divorce his wife under the concept of talaq, a sum of 2million,halfofwhichFarahAleemisentitledtounderMarylandlaw.WhenIrfanAleemtriedtodivorcehiswifeundertheconceptoftalaq,asumof2,500 was mentioned as a "full and final" settlement, according to the appellate decision.

SAN JOSE-If Presbyterians want to speak of the common ground in the faith of Christians, Muslims ... more SAN JOSE-If Presbyterians want to speak of the common ground in the faith of Christians, Muslims and Jews-perhaps as a way to build a bridge to deeper conversation-what's the best way to do that? The 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) struggled with different understandings and approaches the night of June 25-and particularly over the question of whether those three faiths, all descended from the Abrahamic tradition, believe in "one God" or the "same God" or something else entirely. After much discussion, the assembly voted 547-149 for this language: that "though we hold differing understandings of how God has been revealed to humankind, the PC(USA) affirms that, as children of this loving God, we share the commandments of love for God and neighbor and the requirement to care for the poor." The assembly was considering an overture from Newton Presbytery, in New Jersey-about 40 miles from New York City. After the attacks of September 11, many from that area could see the smoke from the World Trade Centers staining the sky on their commute to work, said Joseph Martinoni, an elder from Newton. Remembering that, the presbytery initiated an interfaith dialogue, and the experience "opened our eyes to what their faith was really about and the fact that we did have so much in common," Martinoni said. "It can cause a lot of anxiety to put a statement like this out," Martinoni acknowledged. "Are we denying the Trinity? We are not." But Presbyterians in Newton have found "the way to come together with members of these faiths is to sit down at a table beginning with what we have in common. That is what Jesus commanded us to do," as Jesus regularly reached out to people outside the fold of Jewish religious authority. But Presbyterians don't necessarily agree on how to express that common ground. The commissioners considered, and voted down, a series of proposed amendments, all struggling to speak about commonality while not blurring the distinctions among the faiths. Earlier, the assembly's Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations committee had changed the original language the presbytery submitted-voting down language which stated that "the PC(USA) affirms that Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship a common God, although each understands that God differently. …" The committee changed that to read that the PC(USA) "affirms our belief in one God, the God of Abraham, whom Jews and Muslims also worship … " And the full assembly moved from the committee's recommendation to this: "Though we hold differing understandings of how God has been revealed to humankind, the PC(USA) affirms that, as children of this loving God, we share the commandments of love for God and neighbor and the requirement to care for the poor." The assembly rejected a proposal to take out the difficult language altogether-but still to call for "further dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, viewing each other as equals, and learning from one another …" That proposed amendment failed by a fairly close vote of 336-356.

A scheduling miscommunication prevented the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North Ame... more A scheduling miscommunication prevented the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) from offering General Assembly commissioners ecumenical greetings Thursday morning, so he did the next best thinghe spoke to a reporter.

After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundatio... more After the Qur'an itself, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad form the most important foundation of Islamic thought. The hadith were accounts -- usually brief -- of the words and actions of the Prophet. As such, they were subjected to intense scrutiny by generations of Muslim scholars. Better know as the Muqaddima, Ibn al-Salah (1181-1245) composed this work while serving as the head of the Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiya in Damascus, one of the most prestigious institutions for the study of hadith in the Islamic world. Here he provides a complete overview of the science devoted to the study of the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and also a guide to the terminology and techniques of the scholars of hadith as it summarizes most of the previous work on the subject and forms the basis of almost all later activity in the field. The book enjoyed immense popularity and influenced most subsequent writing on the subject.

An academic directory and search engine.

An academic directory and search engine.

An academic directory and search engine.

Journal of Islamic Studies, 2010

Page 1. The. Qreat 'Soo/(s of Islamic Civilization The Life o the Prohet IBN KATHlR Al-Sira ... more Page 1. The. Qreat 'Soo/(s of Islamic Civilization The Life o the Prohet IBN KATHlR Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Volume II Translated by Dr. Trevor Lc Gassick Reviewed hv Dr. Muneer Fareed Page 2. Page 3. Born in England and educated ...

Journal of Islamic Studies, 2010


Jalal Al-Din al-Suyuti in his seminal work, al-Itqan if `Ulum al-Qur`an, has collected all those ... more Jalal Al-Din al-Suyuti in his seminal work, al-Itqan if `Ulum al-Qur`an, has collected all those linguistic and stylistic tools present in his day, needed to unravel the meanings of the Quran.