Murū’a
This is again a word rich in connotations. Murū'a is a concept that embraces such knightly [...]
Qawma
Qawma from qāma, yaqūmu, to stand up, to rise up. Qawma, in the narrower sense, is [...]
Rifq
The word rifq is rich in connotations. It bears at once the meanings of kindness, sweetness, [...]
Rightly Guided Caliphs
The title “Rightly Guided Caliphs” names exclusively the four successors of the Prophet (God bless him [...]
Scaling the Ascent
This notion of scaling the ascent is central in fully assessing the effort and industry required [...]
Self-Discipline
Achieving self-control that keeps one from committing what is unlawful is one of the Islamic Law’s [...]
Shura
Mutual consultation [shūrā] is the Qur’ānic principle of consultative self-government. It means mutual consultation between the [...]
Sincerity
Sincerity [sidq] manifests at once through verbal articulation, inner conviction, and tangible action. It is the [...]
Tarbiya
Spiritual Training [Tarbiya] is used in the sense of teaching [ta‹līm] that nurtures the mind as [...]
Text-Mind-Will
A revivalistic interpretation of the sacred texts [النقل] can only be achieved by means of a [...]
Ummah
The ummah refers to the Muslim community worldwide. Former colonialism divided it into easily handled nation-states [...]
Wāzi‹ā al-Qur’ān and as-Sultān
Wāzi‹ al-Qur’ān means the exhortative and admonishing authority of the Qur’ān that deters people from committing [...]