Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
The main difference between Western and Islamic economics is debt-based financing versus asset-based financing. In the Western concept, the financier (usually a bank) lends money as credit and collects that money plus interest due to the debt that was taken from…
Here is another excerpt from my third book, Interfaith Dialogues and Debates. . . this question comes up every now and then in my classes, and you may find it interesting: “What is creation for? Is it just an experiment on God’s…
Obey Authority After the civil strife that followed the assassination of the third Caliph Uthaman, many Muslim scholars promoted a quietist outlook. This aversion to rebellion and overthrow of the government was borne out of the bloodshed of those civil wars…
I wanted to share with you an excerpt from my third book, Interfaith Dialogues and Debates. . . the questioner posed a series of short, incisive questions whose answers offer insight into the Islamic faith: Is there some problem Muslims have with…
What is fiqh and how can Muslims derive fiqh rulings in contemporary times? Classical manuals of fiqh list a series of maxims that have stood the test of time as Muslim scholars of law and religion grapple with every new…
As promised, here is the second in a series of book recommendations about various Islamic and ecumenical topics. Today, I will share with you my favorite Islamic Philosophy books.