The Muslim Readers

“A Place For Muslim Readers.”

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“The worship of reason is itself an illustration of one of the most long-lived delusions in Western history: the rationalist delusion.”

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Two beautiful stories from the life of Salahuddin.

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If we are merely the products of natural processes as naturalism claims, then there is NO intrinsic difference between a human and
an animal.

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Education and
the Loss of Life’s Higher Purpose.

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What is “human dignity”?
Does it even make sense under secularism, atheism, or other godless -isms?

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Wael Hallaq’s Advice to Young Muslims.

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The author gives this example to point out that if “harm” is subjective, then different people, cultures, and societies will define harm in different ways. Because someone is engaging in certain activities behind closed doors does not mean it cannot be considered harmful others.

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“For the former provides tools for the men of war, And the latter provides tools for the men of literature.”

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“This was the action of a woman who was overwhelmed by her anger towards the books, so she took her revenge on the books after her husband died.”

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“Traditional Sharia system was a highly egalitarian system… The body of the law arose not from a political center or any power-centered entity, but rather from society itself….. And that’s why Sharia is social production. It’s not a political production.” — Wael Hallaq

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Generosity and gift-giving were one of the most defining characteristics of Salahuddin.

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In Islamic history, the foundation of education that Muslims sought was Akhirah-oriented and deeply connected to the Deen. In contrast, modern education which we pursue is materialistic, secular, and dunya-oriented, which kills the soul and reduces a person to a corporate cog.

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The importance of poetry and Saladin's interest in it.

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“The issue is one of the essential nature which is stronger than any affectation of character. The westerners are still carrying, in their hearts and natures. characteristics of the days when they were barbaric and idolatrous tribes.”

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Arabic Through the Qur’an by Alan Jones

If you’ve studied the Madinah Books or have a basic foundation in Arabic grammar, you can go through this book on your own. It’s helpful if your primary goal is to understand the Qur’an.

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Honour Comes Only Through Islam!

“We are a nation whom Allah has honoured with Islam. If we seek honour through anything else, Allah will humiliate us.”

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“That Islamic history is a despotic history… This is the oldest story in the book — a story that Orientalism has created in order to justify its colonialism in the last 150 years… The idea of Oriental despotism, I reject it totally.” — Wael Hallaq