Islamic Prescription for Racial Discrimination (Part 2/2)
An environment in which race plays no role in assigning responsibilities and only skills and qualifications are considered is an environment where racial discrimination has no place. Five times every day, a black man demonstrates that publicly in front of everyone calling people to Salah.
Read More »Water and Sanitation
Muslims believe that water is a gift from God and that it is a proof of God’s existence, greatness and His Uniqueness. God calls on us to contemplate the rain, the rivers, and the salty and sweet water; He calls on us to recognize water as a sign of His Bounty. God provides us with the water we need, but could just as easily withhold it.
Read More »Islamic Prescription for Racial Discrimination (Part 1/2)
The world was at its worst before Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). All forms of discrimination existed. In places such as Persia and India, a very unjust caste system existed, in which the majority of the people were oppressed and discriminated against because they belonged to a lower caste.
Read More »Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Of great importance also was al-Khwarizmi’s contribution to medieval geography. He systematized and corrected Ptolemy’s research in geography, using his own original findings that are entitled as Surat al-Ard (The Shape of the Earth). The text exists in a manuscript; the maps have unfortunately not been preserved, although modern scholars have been able to reconstruct them from al-Khwarizmi’s descriptions.
Read More »Islam and Women: Any Injustice?
Islam considers the woman as one of the greatest values of all human societies. In Islam, the woman represents honorable motherhood, passionate sisterhood, dear daughterhood, and finally wifehood with the latter’s basic characteristics revolving around the senses of tranquility, mutual love and mercy.
Read More »A Brief Look at Islam’s Contribution to Mathematics
The new numeric system did not only affect science. Its value was manifest in many aspects of daily life, from the calculation of customs dues, taxes, almsgiving (zakat) and transport charges, to the complexity of divisions of inheritance. A further useful innovation was the mine of separation in fractions, which eliminated many frustrating confusions.
Read More »The Orphan in Islamic Law
Generally, an orphaned child is confronted by poverty and has a weak position in society. A minor child in such a compromised set of circumstances possesses nothing, not even the knowledge of how to cope. A child does not have the experience and life skills to make it on his or her own.
Read More »The Position and Role of the Mind in Islam
Islam encouraged the human mind to think about laws of Islam and try to deduce laws for things that has no clear evidence of course taking into account the Islamic legislative basics like bringing benefits, eliminating bad doings and narrowness and confinement as well as considering necessities and rating the circumstances of place and time.
Read More »How Can We Attain Social Justice? (Tell us!)
Do you think there are ways to carry out this mission on earth nowadays and to endeavor spread social justice among all people without any sort of discrimination. If so, join us and share with us your thoughts in this regard.
Read More »Islam Encourages Social Justice
I am concerned about the abuse of our environment and exploitation of our natural resources. My faith says that I am a “custodian” of this earth and its surrounding. As a custodian I do not have the right to either abuse it or stand by watch it get destroyed. I have to take active steps to ensure its healthy longevity. This too is my struggle for justice.
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