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Social pressures led to the formation of certain social identifications stressing the concept of fatalism. However, creeds disagree with fatalism, as they call for faith and faith is facultative. Some people say that faith is the only criterion upon which man is rewarded by paradise or punished by...
Counsellor Said Al-Ashmawi believes that the Shari’a is divine while fiqh is human. That is why fiqh can be modified and even rejected. He believes that Qur’anic texts should be interpreted within their historical contexts and in the framework of the reasons behind their revelation
Religious laws do not determine or command the formation of a nation in a political sense. The concept of political nation, as understood today, is not mentioned in the Qur’an. After the reign of the Orthodox Caliphs, people who wanted power and authority started using Qur’anic verses to find a...
The origin of religion is that it connects humanity with divinity and links humankind with the universe. Religion requires certain rituals. Most people perform those rituals as if they are ends, rather than being a means to an end, which is connecting the human to the divine. Religiosity is not...
The English word “secularism” was incorrectly translated into Arabic as “ilmaniya” while it should be “almaniya.” The first is derived from “ilm” which means “science” and thus indicated a contradiction between religion and science –which is not true. The latter is derived from “alam” which means “...
[Rammameen are those who scavenge a living off others.] Those who embrace political Islam claim that any amendments to their ideology leads to what they call “American Islam.” The establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood marked the beginning of political Islam. The Brotherhood offered America “...
Su’louk [plural sa’aleek] is a word that was used - in pre-Islamic times - to describe marginalized people who belonged to an insignificant tribe or an unimportant village. Some people have created a form of fiqh called Al-Wilaya wa Al-Bara’a [the submission (to a leader (wali), group, ideology,...
The concept and legitimacy of jihad differed in the two periods: during the time of the prophet and after the death of the prophet. Combat at the time of the prophet was considered jihad. The aim of fighting was to spread the heavenly faith and conduct people into embracing the faith of Allah [God...
The author makes some comments on Gnostic scriptures stressing the difference between them and scriptures accredited by the Church.
The article discusses the contents of the Jewish Cabala and the Gnostic concepts it dealt with. Among these concepts are allusions or concealment, divinity and transmigration.

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