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Who’s afraid of the slippery slope? | Dilwar's Blog
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Who’s afraid of the slippery slope? Who’s afraid of the slippery slope? June 1, 2012. October 23, 2012. But today, such arguments are too often used to mask a lack of leadership. The idea that the community can speak with one voice is itself a dubious one. Which section of the community? The notion of the slippery slope is a familiar one. In fact, some our fiqh has almost institutionalised this fear in the principle of ‘closing the means (to harm)’ (sadd al-dara’i). By over-using this principle, ...You a...
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Who do you worship? | Dilwar's Blog
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Who do you worship? Who do you worship? May 1, 2012. June 18, 2012. Islam gives great emphasis to learning and creates an atmosphere of natural respect for those who are learned and even those that are seekers of knowledge, after all learning is a never-ending process. The Prophet (s) emphasised that the search for knowledge is incumbent upon every person, male and female. There is a need for vigilance and one cannot merely abdicate the responsibility to think for oneself. Giving insight into what is.
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British Islam | Dilwar's Blog
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January 23, 2015. April 23, 2015. Started to confidently use the term over the last ten years or so. But this was not the first time that Muslim rootedness was expressed on British soil. The presence of Muslims goes back centuries and one can see the development of communities in Liverpool, Woking, Cardiff, London and other cities that are over a 100 years old, as this photo from the archives of the Woking Mosque shows a gathering of the community in the early 1900s:. Mosque in X’ian, China. Customs of p...
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The Moderate Path | Dilwar's Blog
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September 1, 2012. October 30, 2012. Commitment, hard work and struggle are therefore facts of every day life. The spirit of jihad (striving to our utmost) is precisely there to nurture inner strength and self-control when faced with tough circumstances, such as life always conjures up, so that people can confront adversity with dignity, composure and discipline. Knowing that surely, with every hardship comes ease. (Qur’an, 94:5). This blog appeared in emel magazine. Making Religion a Burden. Muslims in ...
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Islam in the European house: Towards an inter-religious social ethics | Dilwar's Blog
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Islam in the European house: Towards an inter-religious social ethics. Islam in the European house: Towards an inter-religious social ethics. October 25, 2012. October 25, 2012. Islam im europäischen Haus: Wege zu einer interreligiösen Sozialethik. This book (in German), by Dr Hansjörg Schmid. Looks at the emerging ideas of 5 Muslim figures on religion, public life, the secular state and pluralism:. Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid. The book can be purchased here (can also view contents and introduction. 3,451,325,578.
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Glad Tidings to Strangers | Dilwar's Blog
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Glad Tidings to Strangers. Glad Tidings to Strangers. October 1, 2012. May 23, 2015. The Prophet Muhammad once stated, Islam began as a stranger and will return as a stranger, so give glad tidings to the strangers! Islam began in a desert, semi-nomadic climate where tribalism had a strong influence on people’s lives. One of the key aspects of the Prophet’s struggle was to work against this tribalism in which there was little room for strangers and foreigners. Difference and diversity are thus seen as pos...
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Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith: A Muslim Reflection | Dilwar's Blog
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Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith: A Muslim Reflection. Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith: A Muslim Reflection. October 1, 2012. October 23, 2012. Social Policy and Society Journal. Volume 11 / Issue 04 / October 2012, pp. 625-635. Link to this article here. Or download here: Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith. How to cite this article:. Dilwar Hussain (2012). Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith: A Muslim Reflection. Social Policy and Society. The Failure of I...
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The Failure of Identity Politics | Dilwar's Blog
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The Failure of Identity Politics. The Failure of Identity Politics. April 1, 2012. May 8, 2012. We were told by some people that the experience of the conflict in that region as well as the Holocaust in Western Europe was evidence that integration would never work. The narrative was that even after decades and centuries of assimilation, let alone integration, European Jews and Bosnian Muslims were singled out for their faith and persecuted: we would never truly be accepted in Europe. Issue 91, April 2012).
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Dilwar's Blog | Stray thoughts… | Page 2
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February 3, 2013. January 23, 2015. After 17 years I left my various roles at the Islamic Foundation and the. At the end of March 2013 . See below for my new contact details. The new project is called New Horizons in British Islam. A forward-looking organisation that works for reform in Muslim thought and practice. It is inspired by Islamic spirituality and values, speaks from within the Islamic tradition but for the benefit of all. I’m also very excited to be starting a new role at the Lokahi Foundation.
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An Olympic Ramadan | Dilwar's Blog
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July 1, 2012. October 23, 2012. In a way that tension between euphoria and fear, between celebration and terror, marks the preparations of this Olympics, as security is planned to be tighter than ever for the safety of an astounding 11 million ticket holders (including the Paralympics) is at stake. Along with the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) this represents the spirit of the Olympic games, and actually it chimes more than we may think with the spirit of Ramadan.
