Ethics Articles
Freedom of Speech and the West's Double Standard
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- Sherif Mohammed
It describes the furious reaction of many German intellectuals to the announcement of the Frankfurt based German Book Publishers Association that the prestigious Book Peace Award for the year 1995 would be awarded to Professor Annemarie Schimmel. Dr. Schimmel is an eminent Orientalist whose academic and literary achievements are extraordinary. She was born in Germany in April 1922.
The Duties of Muslims towards Others
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- Imam Reza Network
Parents are the means of the creation of a child and the imparters of his initial education and training; therefore, the holy religion of Islam has placed a great deal of emphasis on children's obeying to them and on their respect to an extent that the Almighty Allah has commanded the people to be kind and generous to their parents right after mentioning Tawhid (the Oneness of Allah) and states:
Industrial Progress of the Muslims
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- Imam Reza Network
The achievements of Muslims in the industrial field had not been less spectacular than those in the political and intellectual spheres. The Muslims during the Caliphate of Abbasids and Omayyads in Spain had developed their industries to such a high degree of perfection that their finished products were viewed with wonder at the imperial-courts of Europe. The watch presented by Harun-ar-Rashid to Charlemagne, emperor of France was regarded as an object of wonder.
Islam And Medicine
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- Hasan Ghaznawi, M. D
lslam is the religion of all times and places.It is a perfect system of temporal values. By practicing its laws Muslims all over the world not only attain spirituality but the pinnacle of all other glories and gain the wealth of health. There is a great inter-relationship between modern medicine and some of our Islamic teachings.
Muslims And Astronomy
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- Paul Lunde - with Zayn Bilkadi
[Precise observation and an ability to find new mathematical solutions to old problems were the two main strengths of Muslim scientists in the Middle Ages. Celestial mapping sprang from a religious concern: the need to establish correct coordinates of cities so that Muslims could determine the direction of Ka'bah - the qibla - towards which all Muslims face themselves in prayer five times a day. This need led to significant developments in Trigonometry, a field fundamental to terrestrial mapping and to the computation of planetary orbits. The medieval qibla tables were often accurate to within one or two minutes.
The Theory of 'Alam al Khalq and 'Alam al-'Amr
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- Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Beheshti
In theological philosophy, the domain of. being has been divided into various classifications from different angles: necessary and contingent, essential and accidental and so on. One of the divisions is into `non-material' (mujarrad) and `material' (maddi).
Necessity of Good Akhlaq
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"I have been sent by Allah to teach people good manners" The above hadith shows us how important good Akhlaq (manners) is considered in Islam. A person once came to the Holy Prophet (S) and said that there was a woman who observed fast during daytime and spent her nights in prayers, but she was ill-mannered and hurt her neighbours with her tongue.
An Exemplary Human Being
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- Martyr Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari
The subject under discussion is the perfect man from the viewpoint of Islam. A perfect man means an exemplary human being, who is superior and exalted, or any other interpretation that one can make. Like everything else, a human being may be perfect or imperfect, and sound or defective. A sound person, too, may be both sound and perfect or sound and imperfect.
Perfecting Man's Faith and Conviction
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- Ayatullah Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari
Human beliefs, like man's knowledge, science and technology, advance with the centuries. Religion predates history, and has always engaged mankind's particular affection and attention. Language, writing, and means of livelihood have all progressed in parallel with man's mental and spiritual growth.
Fair Exposition of the Difference between the Truth and Aberration
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- Muhsin Fayz Kashani (d. 1091.1680), Translated by Dr. Muhammad Legenhausen
Praise be to Allah Who has saved us by our clutching the rope of the two weighty things which He has extended for us into the abyss of error, and salutations and peace be on our Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and his Family, the good Prophet and the good Family. This essay on the exposition of the path of knowledge of the mysteries of religion for the most elite and noble is called A Fair Exposition (al-Insaf) because it is free from deviation and aberration.
Knowledge and Wealth in the Islamic Tradition
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- Dr Yusuf Progler
One of the key mythological constructs of Western scientific and economic development is embodied in the often cited but little understood phrase 'knowledge is power." Francis Bacon, European philosopher and would-be statesman, spoke these infamous words in the early 17th century CE.
Islamic Morals
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- http://hussainimission.info/himfiles/madressa/coursematerial/ak4.pdf.
Respect to parents is a topic taught to many classes in the Madressa. By now you must have studied it many times, but in this note, an attempt is going to be to make you understand just how vital and important their role is in bringing up you the individual, and the society as a whole Allah has mentioned kindness to parents at 7 places in the Qur'an.
Meaning and Overview of the Subject of Akhlaq
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30:8 Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for term appointed, did God create the heavens and the earth, and all them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)!
Global Freemasonry
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- Harun Yahya
Freemasonry is a subject that has attracted much discussion for several centuries. Some have accused Masonry of fantastic crimes and misdeeds. Instead of trying to understand "the Brotherhood," and criticizing it objectively, critics have been unduly hostile to the organization. For their part, Masons have deepened an ordinary social club-which they are not.
