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**katespepach** · 09-03-2012, 11:21 PM

ws,
yes.i would like some books/lectures outlining the human rights charter given by islam, rights of non-muslims in a muslim country, rights of zindeeq in a muslim country,a detailed study on the prohibition of interest and usury and the permissiveness of the Islamic banking in pakistan (only a few days ago i was made aware that mufti taqi uthmani's endorsement of islamic banking is basically halal riba. i had no solid answer) and some basics or advanced study of chain of transmittors (how the saheeh sitta and other islamic texts make their way through to us without error).
i hope you realize why i am asking.

The core of the conflict resides in our conceptualization of Islam as either a complete, distinct System (Way of Life, Deen, ideology) or a "religion" which can and/or must conform to other Systems (namely, manmade ideologies).

The Muslim Ummah MUST resolve this conflict within ourselves in order for us to gain Allah's favor.

(TMQ 13:11) " Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first) change that which is in themselves."
Many ulama are not trained in or are somehow unaware of this conflict so that they have adopted positions on issues which render Islam a "religion" which is to conform to the superior status of some other System.

As a result, Islam is pidgeonholed as a "religion" and fiqh is approached to conform to existing System to which Islam can or must conform.
In particular, this is evident in economic issues wherein fuqaha have adopted rulings so Islam conforms with capitalism, rather than Islam being a sustainable System with it's own economic system.

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katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	ws, yes.i would like some books/lectures outlining the human rights charter given by islam, rights of non-muslims in a muslim country, rights of zindeeq in a muslim country,a detailed study on the prohibition of interest and usury and the permissiveness of the Islamic banking in pakistan (only a few days ago i was made aware that mufti taqi uthmani's endorsement of islamic banking is basically halal riba. i had no solid answer) and some basics or advanced study of chain of transmittors (how the saheeh sitta and other islamic texts make their way through to us without error). i hope you realize why i am asking. The core of the conflict resides in our conceptualization of Islam as either a complete, distinct System (Way of Life, Deen, ideology) or a "religion" which can and/or must conform to other Systems (namely, manmade ideologies). The Muslim Ummah MUST resolve this conflict within ourselves in order for us to gain Allah's favor. (TMQ 13:11) " Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first) change that which is in themselves." Many ulama are not trained in or are somehow unaware of this conflict so that they have adopted positions on issues which render Islam a "religion" which is to conform to the superior status of some other System. As a result, Islam is pidgeonholed as a "religion" and fiqh is approached to conform to existing System to which Islam can or must conform. In particular, this is evident in economic issues wherein fuqaha have adopted rulings so Islam conforms with capitalism, rather than Islam being a sustainable System with it's own economic system.
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