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Learning from the Conquest of the Indian Subcontinent
BY ABID SAIED
Whenever the history of the Indian Subcontinent is discussed, it is hard not to mention Muhammad bin Qasim who destroyed the Sindi forces in order to spread the Islamic rule in that region. However, many forget to mention why the Khalifah sent him and whether the mission was unique or one that was being repeated across the globe. This article will paint the bigger picture of Islamic history in the Indian Subcontinent.
Islam was not spread by the Sword
BY SHEIKH ABU ISLAM YUSUF SHAQEERO.
This article has been reproduced from Islamic Revival.
The least that can be said regarding the statement that Islam was spread by the sword is that it is a statement that holds no credibility. The enemies of Islam have attempted to pass this off to non-thinking Muslims where they claim the objective of fighting is to make people enter Islam by way of force, even though the falseness of this view is as clear as the sun.
JESUS: Man, Messenger, Messiah
Nearly two billion Christians and over 1.5 billion Muslims believe in him, yet Jesus is perhaps the most misunderstood and misrepresented person in history.
This talk demystifies Jesus – his life, teachings, personality and mission. It highlights commonalities but also examines philosophical and theological differences between Christianity and Islam.
Christians face persecution in the Middle East due to the Absence of the Caliphate
The Archbishop of Canterbury said today that ‘Christians face daily the threat of violence, murder, intimidation, prejudice and poverty.’
‘Across the region Christian communities that were the foundation of the universal Church now face the threat of imminent extinction.’
Islamic Judicial Principles relevant to the Asia Bibi Case
- Insulting the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is a red line that can never be crossed
- Extra-judicial punishments are not permitted
- Pakistan is a Republican Federal Democratic Nationalist state and does not implement an Islamic judiciary
- The Islamic Judiciary has decisional-independence
- Islamic courts are not kangaroo courts
- Innocent until proven guilty
- Judge cannot pass judgement based on his personal biases
- Confessions must be given in court and free from duress
- Witnesses must be cross examined and not automatically accepted
- Non-Muslim citizens (dhimmi) are treated justly by all state institutions
The case of Asia Bibi, a Christian who was sentenced to death in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, has thrown the spotlight on Islamic law (sharia) and its judiciary. Predictably the west has used the case to attack sharia as barbaric and label Islamic courts as kangaroo courts where no justice is served. The status of non-Muslims living under Islamic rule is also under fire where they are viewed as an oppressed minority subject to the tyranny of the Muslim majority.
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