Islamic Studies Research Journal Abḥāth

The Self-Immolation in Hebrew Scriptures and Rabbinic Tradition

Ahmad Raza ul-Habib — Tue, 16 May 2023 05:25:58 +0500

A powerful ritual and religious symbol, blood was valued by primitive people and modern people alike, as it could have harmful or healthy connotations, cleansing or destroying connotations. Blood symbolized the soul or life. Religion provides invaluable terms for referring to it. The article starts by exploring the historical existence of human sacrificial phenomena in world civilizations, followed by elaborating the nature of its existence in Judaism. It deals with such questions; Is there any Biblical narration of human blood shed and its prohibition exits? When, according to the Jews, blood loses its veneration and one intends to shed human life? What the Hebrew terms Kiddush Hashemand Yom kippuraremeant in relation to the religiously motivated death? Does the Hebrew Bible and Judaic Tradition record any instance of self-sacrifice/martyrdom; Individual and collective throughout Jewish history? Do the Jewish scriptures motivate its adherents to do so? What could be the objectives and reasons in fostering this extreme act of self-sacrifice? How the Talmudic Teachings and Rabbinic Law treat this phenomenon and elaborates its legitimacy or the other way round? The article is an attempt to present the Jewish approach on the subject matter by applying the historical and descriptive method.

مختلف مذاہب اور تہذیبوں میں تصور خدا کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Hafiz Arshad Iqbal — Tue, 16 May 2023 06:41:06 +0500

The greatest benevolence of Islam for the humanity is the belief in monotheism (Allah is One). Just as the soul of Islam is its belief system, the soul of these beliefs is to believe in, and have faith in, the Oneness of the Almighty. This belief is the pinnacle of all others which profess the Oneness of Allah. He is Unique and Singular in terms of nature and attributes. All the Prophets and Messengers preached the same belief throughout their lives. This belief has been comprehensively described in Surah Al-Ikhlas and Ayat al-Kursi (The Throne Verse). Although it is indubitably true that if this belief is adulterated, the edifice of other beliefs will surely collapse, many religions – other than Islam – have contaminated the pure concept of Allah’s Oneness. Idolist or naturalistic religions have depraved the true concept of Allah. Even some divine religions have veered off from the true idea of Tawheed and their followers resorted to Shirk. The knowledge pattern needed to ascertain the existence of God has to be the Quranic one, and sans it affirming the existence of Allah may become perplexing. In the instant article, besides proving a brief history of the concept of God in ancient religions and civilizations and the affirmation of Allah’s Oneness in the light of historical and rational arguments, all the modern-day scepticism regarding the existence of Allah will be addressed in the light of opinions of revered scholars and Iqbal’s thought.

ریاست مدینہ کی خارجہ حکمت عملی۔۔۔۔نشووارتقاء

Muhammad Younus Javaid Muhammad Younus — Sun, 14 May 2023 05:50:56 +0500

In international relations, Foreign policy is one of the wheels with which process of international politics operates. It involves goals, strategies, measures, methods, guidelines, directives, understandings, agreements, and so on, by which national governments conduct international relations with each other. It is an important tool to relate the relations to other countries. It is a study of the management of external relations and activities of nation-states.

Being a universal religion Islam represents broad vision of its constituted policies and considers itself responsible for the preparation of its rights. In spite of these approaches, Islam gives its own guidance in this perspective. The Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ was sent for all peoples of the world, and his Shari`ah was universal.

After Hijrah, The Holy Prophet ﷺ made practically the establishment of Islamic State of Madeena, made arrangements of conveying to the whole humanity, the worldly and universal message of Islamic ideology. In this regard, He ﷺ took necessary measurements and led a foundation of Islamic State’s Foreign Policy.

غربت کے خاتمہ میں بیت المال کا کردار

Sakina Nazim, Farooq Ahmad — Sun, 14 May 2023 05:48:28 +0500

Eradication of poverty is one of the world’s most important challenges Because poverty has gripped a large part of the world. Poverty exists everywhere, whether, in developed or developing countries, the only difference is in the poverty rate. This article will discuss the eradication of poverty in the Islamic context. Islam is a Universal and impartial religion. Which covers every sphere of a human being’s life? From this perspective, Islam gives us the whole structure of social life. After migrating to Madinah, the Prophet ﷺestablished the Islamic state and also founded the Islamic Bait-ul-Mal. Prophet ﷺtaught Muslims to help the underprivileged and dependent people through brotherhood and hence established an exemplary socio-economic system. The main purpose of Bait-ul-Mal is to spend for the welfare of the people of the Islamic government. Therefore, it is considered the bank and national treasure of the Muslim people. In this way, this institution is considered the guarantor of the property, the protector of the trust, and the official treasury of the central institutions of the Muslims. Therefore, this institution plays an important role in anti-poverty in light of Islamic teachings.

اشیائے خوردونوش میں الکحل و خنزیرکے استعمال سےمتعلق تحقیق و شرعی احکام

Ahsan Younas — Tue, 23 May 2023 04:03:06 +0500

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