THE MONOTHEISM Islamic monotheism is free from every trace of anthropomorphism and polytheism. This unique feature sets Islam apart from rest of the major religions. Islamic monotheistic concept also solves the age-old philosophical puzzles like freewill-destination paradox and the Watchmaker analogy.THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Sufi literature, accumulated over centuries, prove that loving Allah is the most satisfying spiritual experience. This book discusses how to unconditionally love Allah and how to earn Allah¿s love.JUSTICE The Quran strongly condemns zulm (oppression) and uses the word zulm a whopping 291 times to discourage it. On what grounds then, can any Muslim support restraining women from acquiring education and employment? PUTTING PEACE INTO PRACTICEProphet Muhammad (PBUH) achieved the first major peaceful transfer of power in history. This was when he took over as the head of the state of Medina, even though it was a multi-religious society.FLAWS IN RADICAL IDEOLOGY Contradiction: Muslim Radicals reject modernism but dependent on modern conveniences. Only after a few decades of effort, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong have outperformed every single Muslim country (HDI 2015). Why don¿t Muslim leaders use a similar approach to make their countries peaceful and prosperous? PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS(1) A Peaceful way to end radical Islamic violence.(2) How to reduce animosity between the Sunni and Shia sects.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam: An Introduction to Monotheism shows how a shared monotheistic legacy frames and helps explain the commonalities and disagreements among Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their significant denominations in the world today. Taking a thematic approach and covering both historical and contemporary dimensions, the authors discuss how contemporary geographic and cultural contexts shape the expression of monotheism in the three religions. It covers differences between religious expressions in Israeli Judaism, Latin American Christianity and British Islam. Topics discussed include scripture, creation, covenant and identity, ritual, ethics, peoplehood and community, redemption, salvation, life after death, gender, sexuality and marriage. This introductory text, which contains 30 images, a map, a timeline, chapter afterthoughts and critical questions, is written by three authors with extensive teaching experience, each a specialist in one of the three monotheistic traditions.
Wisdom, Justice, and Unconditional Love ¿These days, Muslims are facing all kinds of problems: persecution by different governments, violence among Muslim sects, women's suppression, mass migration, and more. Many Muslims have contradictory behavior: they reject modern industrialization and education but depend on modern conveniences. Even the purity of Islamic monotheism itself is at stake. Guided by the wisdom of the Quran, this book defines many contemporary problems faced by Muslims and provides solutions. For example, the Quran strongly condemns zulm (oppression) and uses the word zulm a whopping 291 times to discourage it. So, on what grounds, can any Muslim support various oppressions, like preventing women from acquiring education and employment? This book also discusses:¿How to peacefully end radical Islamic violence.¿How Muslim men and women can ideologically respond to oppression by fellow Muslims.¿How to bring peace between Muslims sects.¿Without calling anyone kafir, how to peacefully preserve the purity of Islamic monotheism.Sufi literature, accumulated over centuries, proves that loving Allah is the most satisfying spiritual experience. The book describes how to unconditionally love Allah and how to unconditionally love yourself. Islam puts overwhelming emphasis on love and justice. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) achieved the first major peaceful transfer of power in history. This was when he took over as the head of state of Medina, even though it was a multi-religious society. On another occasion, instead of waging violent jihad, he proposed the Treaty of Hudaybia and made peace with the opponents. The unique concept of Islamic monotheism also solves philosophical puzzles like the free will-predestination paradox and the watchmaker analogy.
THE PUREST MONOTHEISM Islamic monotheism is free from every trace of anthropomorphism and polytheism. This feature sets Islam apart from the rest of the major religions. The unique concept of Islamic monotheism also solves philosophical puzzles like freewill-destination paradox and the Watchmaker analogy. THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Sufi literature, accumulated over centuries, proves that loving Allah is the most satisfying spiritual experience. The book describes how to unconditionally love Allah and how to unconditionally love yourself. JUSTICE The Quran strongly condemns zulm (oppression) and uses the word zulm a whopping 291 times to discourage it. On what grounds then, can any Muslim support various oppressions like preventing women from acquiring education and employment? PUTTING PEACE INTO PRACTICE Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) achieved the first major peaceful transfer of power in history. This was when he took over as the head of the state of Medina, even though it was a multi-religious society. On another occasion, instead of waging violent jihad, he proposed the treaty of Hudaybia and made peace with the opponents. The treaty also explains how Muslims can compromise. FLAWS IN RADICAL IDEOLOGY Contradiction: Muslim Radicals reject modernism but depend on modern conveniences. After only a few decades of effort, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong have outperformed every single Muslim country (HDI 2015). Why can't Muslim leaders use similar strategy to make their countries peaceful and prosperous? PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS (1) How to reduce animosity between the Sunni and Shia sects. (2) How to Peacefully end radical Islamic violence.
Conventional wisdom would have it that believing in one God is straightforward; that Muslims are expert at monotheism, but that Christians complicate it, weaken it, or perhaps even abandon it altogether by speaking of the Trinity. In this book, Muslim and Christian scholars challenge that opinion. Examining together scripture texts and theological reflections from both traditions, they show that the oneness of God is taken as axiomatic in both, and also that affirming God's unity has raised complex theological questions for both. The two faiths are not identical, but what divides them is not the number of gods they believe in. The latest volume of proceedings of The Building Bridges Seminar—a gathering of scholar-practitioners of Islam and Christianity that meets annually for the purpose of deep study of scripture and other texts carefully selected for their pertinence to the year’s chosen theme—this book begins with a retrospective on the seminar’s first fifteen years and concludes with an account of deliberations and discussions among participants, thereby providing insight into the model of vigorous and respectful dialogue that characterizes this initiative. Contributors include Richard Bauckham, Sidney Griffith, Christoph Schwöbel, Janet Soskice, Asma Afsaruddin, Maria Dakake, Martin Nguyen, and Sajjad Rizvi. To encourage further dialogical study, the volume includes those scripture passages and other texts on which their essays comment. A unique resource for scholars, students, and professors of Christianity and Islam.
Fourteen essays by leading scholars from around the world explore the theological, philosophical, and historical connections between the three Abrahamic faiths and ethics. Timely reading for students of religion, philosophy, and ethics.