Islamic Studies
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Some Early Definitions of Tasawwuf: Exploring the Centrality of Abu Yazīd al-Bistāmi in its History
| The purpose of this article is to present some early definitions of taṣawwuf, uttered by a Sufi who lived before the end of the first half of the third/ninth century known by his paidonymic Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmī (161AH–234AH). |
The Semantics of Gratitude (Shukr) in the Qur'an
Since the publication of Toshihiko Izutsu’s The Structure of Ethical Terms in the Qurʾan in 1959, scholars of
Pre-Muhammad Prophets in the Muslim Tradition and Piety
| The belief in prophets before the Prophet Muhammad (Sd W) and in the divine books that Allah Almighty sent to humanity/books revealed to the humanity by Allah Almighty constitute two of the six/five articles of faith in |
Intergenerational mobility of education and occupation in Pakistan: a multinomial logistic analysis
| The present study uses a sample of 613 households and attempts to find intergenerational transmission through non-monetary factors such as education and occupations. The results from the logistic regression models are mixtures of opposites, hence more challenging to draw a factual finding from these estimates. For unskilled and managerial ranks of occupation, the findings support the hypothesis, but for skilled non-manual, it does not. The results for the other ranks turn out to be significant. |
On the Origins of the Hijrī Calendar: A Multi-Faceted Perspective Based on the Covenants of the Prophet and Specific Date Verification
| There has been much speculation as to the type of calendar that was used by the pre-Islamic Arabs and the early Muslim community. |
Teaching Interfaith Relations at Universities in the Arab Middle East: Challenges and Strategies
| This study explores the present state of teaching Interfaith/Interreligious Relations at universities in the Arab Middle East. First, it considers the definition and various approaches to teaching Interfaith Relations by leading proponents of Interreligious Studies in the West such as Oddbjørn Leirvik and Marianne Moyaert within a theoretical framework that is sensitive to the Arab Middle Eastern context. It explores several key factors in Arab society that have prevented the teaching of Interfaith Relations in universities. |