ethics
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What is righteousness according to the Qur’an? ‘Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars,
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Selflessness – Zayd wanted to sacrifice himself for God & the well-being of the Ummah! Ima̅m Zayd had dedicated his life to Allah. He would only think about what would be in the best interest of the ummah and what would satisfy its Creator. He would never hesitate to do whatever would serve the ummah
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Selflessness – Zayd wanted to sacrifice himself for God & the well-being of the Ummah! Ima̅m Zayd had dedicated his life to Allah. He would only think about what would be in the best interest of the ummah and what would satisfy its Creator. He would never hesitate to do whatever would serve the ummah
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Social Ethics from a Pro-Alid Zaydi perspective Amīr al-Muʾminīn, ʿAlī, peace be upon him, said that the Messenger of Allāh, peace be upon him and his Ahl al-Bayt, said, “Faith stands on four pillars: patience, conviction, justice, and Jihād.” Then he elaborated on this until he mentioned Jihād, and then he said, “Beside these, there
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Was Husayn b. Ali thoughtless & hasty? A reply to Dr Israfil Balci of Turkey Dr Israfil Balci, a known academic in Turkey said, “As much as Yazid & Ibn Ziyad were tyrannical & oppressive, Husayn was equally hasty & thoughtless. His relatives & friends begged him not to go. Not only did he fall
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To summarise the purpose of religion and Divine law (Shari’a) is the “improvement (salah) on earth, happiness (falah) in the afterlife” (Mehmet Erdogan). Divine law establishes the needs of the fitrah (the innate disposition) of the creation of God (the human being). The Divine law (Shari’a) is considerate, coherent, detailed, dynamic and it is satisfactory
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Reminder: Theology/Philosophical paradigms will always impact legal theory, fiqh, sociology and the situation of the community The Mu’tazila, Ahl al-Adl (the people of justice) and the Zaydis highlighted the important position of Divine justice and wisdom when it comes to theology and practice. Hence why historically, the Zaydis and the Mu’tazilis (Ahl al-Adl) continuously upheld
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Bismillah Without a doubt, the quality of altruism and selflessness is amongst the noblest of virtues in life. The importance, superiority and nobility of this virtue is so self-evident that even nations who conform to more individualistic societies will attest to this fact of life and those who live life selfishly and lavishly attest to
Tajdeed 