'Associating' with God in Islamic thought: a comparative study of Muslim interpretations of shirk [PDF]
, 2020 This thesis explores the meaning of shirk or ‘association’ with God in Islamic thought. The concept of shirk is integral to Islam. The Qur’an specifies shirk or ‘associating’ partners to God as the ultimate doctrinal sin (Q 4:48).
Linnhoff, Josef Sebastian
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The architecture of the four-īwān building tradition as a representation of paradise and dynastic power aspirations [PDF]
, 2010 The dissertation analyses how architecture represents sacred realities. The main focus is on Tīmūrid architecture as an instrument to legitimize extreme and universal power.
Paskaleva, E.G.
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A LOST LEGACY OF CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT: IBN AL-QAYYIM ON DIVINE DETERMINATION (qadar) [PDF]
, 2015 This research aims to challenge a popular contemporary Traditionalist trend of intra-Muslim theological disengagement and isolation, which is justified by a conception of a puritan Traditionalist theology entirely hypothetically based on scripture and ...
SLITI, ABDULLAH
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Muhammad's Body: Prophetic Assemblages and the Baraka Network [PDF]
, 2016 This dissertation examines representations of Muhammad in early Sunnī biographical (sira) literature and hadith collections, focusing on the ways in which these sources describe Muhammad’s body.
Knight, Michael
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European courts ́ authority contested? The Case of Marriage and Divorce Fatwas On-line [PDF]
, 2010 This article explores Islamic websites providing normative content for European Muslim minorities. It focuses on four distinct Sunni websites and analyzes their fatwas, i.e.
Šisler, Vít
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Moral Rationalism and Independent rationality as a source of Sharī ͑a in Shī ͑ī uṣūl al-fiqh; In search of an ͑Adliyya reading of Sharī ͑a [PDF]
, 2013 Within Shī ͑ī works of Sharī ͑a legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) there is a theoretical space for reason as an independent source of normativity alongside the Qur’ān and the Prophetic tradition.
BHOJANI, ALI-REZA
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Islamic education and activism in theory and practice: the case of two online e-learning institutes [PDF]
, 2022 The thesis explores the teaching of Islam online, particularly how Islamic educators formulate political ideas in online learning spaces. The research focused on the biography of the Prophet (sīra) classes at two Islamic institutes dedicated to teaching ...
Palange, Alessandra
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Abd Al-Karim Al-Jili: tawhid, transcendence and immanence [PDF]
, 2010 The present thesis is an attempt to understand Abd Al-Karim Al-Jili’s thought and to illustrate his original contribution to the development of medieval Islamic mysticism.
Lo Polito, Nicholas
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The intersection between the Islamic law of inheritance and the South African law of succession [PDF]
While Muslims constitute 2% of South Africa's population, they formed an integral part of the South Africa's socio-political and historical landscape for over 350 years.
Essop, Fatima
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Contemporary Bioethics: Islamic Perspective [PDF]
Human Genetics; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics ...
Al-Bar, Mohammed Ali +1 more
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