Al pensar en artes marciales, mucha gente inmediatamente se imaginan a Bruce Lee o a Chuck Norris, y al pensar en un musulmán, lo que se les viene a la …
Islamophobia and the Muslim Center at Groud Zero
The proposal by the Cordoba Initiative to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero has drawn major media attention and engendered fierce debate. Right-wing political commentators, politicians, hard-line Christian ministers, …
Fiqh of Muslim Minorities: Necessity or Innovation?
Q: There is a scholarly difference nowadays as to fiqh al-aqalliyyat or the fiqh of Muslim minorities. Some scholars regard it as an innovation that manipulates Allah’s religion, and some …
Fiqh of the Muslim Minorities
“Fiqh of the minorities” (Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat) is a specific discipline that takes into account the relationship between the religious ruling and the conditions of the community, including the location where …