Center for Studies in the Interpretation of Islam
The Centre’s writing on the interpretation of Islam and its intellectual questions.
Once again, Amr Khaled, the ignorant pretender climbing through religious outreach, the performer behind advertisements about “chicken and the soul’s ascent in night prayer”, speaks about religion’s most…
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God prescribed worship so that we might draw near to Him and fulfil the purpose for which He created us: revering and glorifying Him. Acts of worship are…
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Anyone calling to God must embody what he advocates as far as he can, especially the worship for which God created humans and jinn.
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A study prepared by a Christian writer spread widely on social media, in magazines and news channels, and on websites.
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This is his explicit statement. Every rational person acquainted with the meanings and purposes of Arabic discourse understands from his words that the Messenger of God’s death at…
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This post advances a utilitarian interpretation of religion through a convoluted argument involving distortion, confusion and the demolition of truths established among the community, young and old.
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God created people different from one another although they share one origin, so that they may come to know one another: “People, We created you from a male…
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Worship was not originally prescribed for psychological comfort in this world or immediate happiness. Such comfort may be one of its benefits, but it is not the foundation…
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True reform, as the Qur’an establishes, consists in rooting monotheism in people’s souls and rejecting association of partners with God, its manifestations and its means, by glorifying God…
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This statement distorts worship and its purpose by elevating its benefits into its aim. It necessarily implies that anyone who refrains from injustice and oppression has fulfilled the…
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As coronavirus spreads worldwide and causes panic, some insist on using the event to serve a utilitarian interpretation of religion, diverting certain commands and prohibitions from their true…
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God revealed the Qur’an for reflection and remembrance, and to guide people to the true religion founded on monotheism and reverence for the Lord.
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