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Fiqh, the Development of Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhDThe triumphant advance of Muslim armies across the inter-connecting landmass of Asia, Europe and Africa brought into the Islamic Empire large masses of people who were previously Christian, Zoroastrian, Buddhist or Hindu. Conversion to the new faith was slow. The conquering Muslims left the people of the territories alone as long as they paid the protective tax, jizya and did not interfere with...0 Comments 1 Shares 3K Views
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Imam Ja’afar-as-Sadiq - Nazeer Ahmed Submitted by Dr. Nazeer AhmedImam Ja’afar as Sadiq (700-765 CE) was a giant among Islamic sages. He was the Shaykh of great Shaykhs, the teacher of Imam Abu Haneefa, Imam Malik, Abu Yazid al Bastami and Wasim ibn Atta. His scholarship embraced the esoteric as well as the exoteric, ilm ul ishara as well as ilm ul ibara, the sciences of kalam as well as the sciences of hadith, sunnah, the natural...0 Comments 1 Shares 4K Views
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Imam Abu Haneefa (Al Shaykh al A’zam) - Professor Nazeer AhmedA giant among giants, Imam Abu Haneefa towers high among the savants who have graced Islamic history. He was like a huge mirror vaulting from horizon to horizon, reflecting the Light of the Prophet. These reflections empowered generation after generation to see the Light and bask in its warmth. A great majority of the 1.7 billion Muslims in the world today (circa 2010 CE) follow the School of...0 Comments 1 Shares 3K Views
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Harun al Rashid Harun and Mamun- the Age of Reason Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhDIt was a moment in history when the Islamic civilization opened its doors to new ideas from the East and from the West. The confident Muslims took these ideas and remolded them in a uniquely Islamic mold. Out of this caldron came Islamic art, architecture, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, music, philosophy and ethics. Indeed the very process of Fiqh and its application to...0 Comments 1 Shares 4K Views
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Philosophy and Science in the Classical Age Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhDThe Qur’an bestows upon humankind the keys to the heavens and the earth (“Do you not see that God has made subject to thee all that is between the heavens and the earth”, Qur’an, 31:20). In the golden age of their history, Muslims used these keys to unlock the secrets of nature and they created a civilization that was the marvel of the world. Then, they overreached...0 Comments 1 Shares 3K Views