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Introduction towards the Contentions of Abdal Hakim Murad http://muslimology.wordpress.com/201...l-hakim-murad/ The Contentions are a great bit of work. It's brief and while studying it the width and depth of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad’s intelligence one easily realizes. All of the subjects and the concerns also create something of the path for that Western Muslim visitors. Although formidable in its range there's a passive satisfaction throughout the work- a control in-the sharp psychological advantage. It's difficult to imagine an unstable AHM actually getting angry as you study this and calling it Contentions seems at-the same time both combative, aggressive and nevertheless also humble- these aren’t wisdoms, but just about ideas to ponder upon our culture and spirituality, a muhasaba of types. I also believe there's some thing of fortunate khawatir in here, that some of those are Divine motivation, ideas place in his head from God, whispered by some angel possibly. Through estimates, peculiar plays on words, international lingo and tinkering with portmanteau (made-up) words AHM considers changes and new a few ideas how exactly we understand certain problems. At times he offers only words that really are a tribute to Islam and at other times he offers use aphorisms much like that of the French Philosophes that may affect a broad array of circumstances or contexts. There's a ‘precise openness’ concerning the Contentions for the reason that there could be one or two or three interpretations, hidden quietly. They'll differ from the narrowness and wideness of his thought; some are particular and other more in-depth and disparate within their knowledge. He shows us trusting and misconceptions mistakes within our thinking, highlights difficult Muslim idiosyncrasies, usually breaking the mental structures and releasing the audience in the features of contemporary discussion. One point to consider is the fact that Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad is critical of not only one party or one human anatomy of a few ideas, he is basically the same opportunity offender and is critical of everyone. I'll be discussing my discourse on-the Contentions. Its not really a lengthy or step-by-step discourse but its more to begin the discussion and stimulate other Muslims to try Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad’s body of work. Since the ideas are spread until you arrange the Contentions you can’t actually begin to see the master of his thought. But I've taken the time (an extremely long time) so that they are far more easily navigable to freely classify the Contentions. Since I've to organize each Contention, then organize the groups while guaranteeing I consider a few ideas in that Contention that might be beyond the class I put it in that isn’t easy. I've structured the Contentions in-the following groups with more subcategories numbering around 100: -Traditional Islamic education -Spiritual growth -Tributes to Islam -Islamic ideologies and isms -Secular ideologies and isms -Geopolitics -Judaism -Christianity -Family and Gender The Contentions in the event that you ask me is just a wonder for Islam since AHM is dealing with numerous forces in-the world, and setting up a basis for a discussion and meta-narrative. This is actually the first textual grappling with Islam within the now changing in a globalized disorderly world. I strongly believe within the next couple of years, the research of the Contentions will end up obligatory for any student of Islamic history. I've tried to remember a number of essays and AHM’s lectures, or even immediately then at the very least from my records. The very fact AHM is just a person so I'll attempt to develop down a number of his ideas although you can not go so severely because of the obscurity of the Contentions doesn't detract in the directness of his reasons. I should say as I began this project I felt as though Shaytan was approaching me and wanting to discourage me from trying it, but I've gone forward trusting in Allah. Disclaimer: I've perhaps not talked to Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad in-the span of this task and everything you might read just presents my interpretations. This is simply not conclusive or complete but simply an effort at understanding the Contentions. Bismillah.