scholarly journals The Impact of Us Governmental Policies on the American Muslim Community after 9/11

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Alshrari
1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Louay M. Safi

Shari'ah (Islamic law) has been the dominant moral and legal code ofMuslim societies for the gnxter part of their history. During the early centuriesof Islam, Shari'ah hcilitated the social growth and develojment of the Muslims,growth that culminaa in the establishment of a vast emph and an outstandmgcivilization. By the close of the fifth century of Islam, however, Shari'ahbegan to lose its role as the guiding force that inspired Muslim creativityand ingenuity and that nurtured the growing spirit of the Muslim community(Ummah). Consequently, the Ummah entered a period of stagnation thatgradually gave way to intellectual decline and social decadence. Regrettably,this painful trend continues to be more or less 'part of the individualconsciousness and collective experience of Muslims.This paper attempts to trace the development of the principles of Islamicjurisprudence, and to assess the impact of Shari'ah on society. It argues thatthe law ceased to grow by the sixth century of Islam as a result of thedevelopment of classical legal theory; more specifically, law was put on hold,as it were, after the doctrine of the infallibility of ijma' (juristic consensus)was articulated. The rigid principles of classical theory, it is contended, havebeen primarily induced by the hulty epistemology employed.by sixth-centuryjurists.Shari'ah, or Islamic law, is a comprehensive system encompassing thewhole field of human experience. It is not simply a legal system, but rathera composite system of law and morality. That is, Islamic law aspires to regulateall aspects of human activities, not only those that may entail legalconsequences. Hence, all actions and relationships are evaluated in accordancewith a scale of five moral standards.According to Shari'ah, an act may be classified as obligatory (wajib),recommended (mandub), permissible (mubah), reprehensible (makruh), orprohibited (haram). These five categories reflect the varying levels of moral ...


Author(s):  
Muna Ali

This introductory chapter presents three vignettes that illustrate the four narratives that frame this book: the notion of an identity crisis among young Muslims, the purported conflict between a “pure or true” Islam and a “cultural” Islam, an alleged “Islamization of America,” and the imperative for creating an American Muslim community and culture. It also sketches the methodology employed in the book, detailing the centrality of a narrative framework from the inception of this project to its methods, the challenges encountered, the analysis, and ultimately to the production of this ethnographic narrative. This beginning chapter argues that narrative is a particularly useful way to examine identity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-202
Author(s):  
M. H. Abdullaev

This article is devoted to the current socio- political processes experienced by the Muslim community in the United States of America. The author studies the process of harmonious integration by Muslim Americans into American society, the search for possible correlations between the religious and secular parts of society, and the requirements of Islam in the face of demo cratic values. The author pays special attention to the issues of self-determination for Islam adherents, including their political search, and attempts to gain a powerful voice in the most important political events. The article analyzes such aspects of American Muslims life as, interaction with representatives of other faiths, discrimination and Islamophobia, and the Islamic religious worldview of black Muslims. The author focuses on problematic discourse. Using methods of analysis, deduction, as well as methods of included observation, the author shows a modern picture of American Muslim life, and also makes important conclusions and predictions regarding their future in a rapidly changing multicultural American society.


2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aasim I. Padela ◽  
Amal Killawi ◽  
Michele Heisler ◽  
Sonya Demonner ◽  
Michael D. Fetters

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 708-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aasim I. Padela ◽  
Katie Gunter ◽  
Amal Killawi ◽  
Michele Heisler

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad F. Yousif

In the post-September 11, 2001 period, Muslims living in the Canadian National Capital Region (CNCR) have undergone various challenges at both the individual and community level. This study examines the extent to which the Muslim community in the CNCR has been able to maintain its religious identification, while at the same time adhere to Canadian social values and lifestyle, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11. It commences with a général overview of the changing demographic characteristics of the Muslim community in the CNCR, and assesses the impact of 9/11 on Muslims. Subsequently, the role played by Muslim and non-Muslim institutions in assisting Muslims to adjust to the crisis is discussed, while stratégies are proposed for how Muslims can enhance their acculturation into Canadian society in the aftermath of 9/11.


Author(s):  
Yousef A.H Keleibi

The creation a societal peace between all the components of the Muslim community is a demand that Islamic Sharia is sought to be achieved. The problem statement in the present study lies in the absence of societal peace culture by some Muslims, at the same time this issue is not clarification for its importance. Therefore, the Islamic Shariah sought to enhance and entrench due to its importance and as being one of Maqased al-Shariah. The study aims to demonstrate the importance of societal peace to the Muslim community and the mechanisms of the entrench, as well as show the implications on the creating of the societal peace in the Muslim community. The study followed the descriptive and analytical approach, through described the societal peace and security. Furthermore, description and analysis of the elements of societal peace and its impact on the Muslim community. The study concluded that one of the purposes of Islamic shariah is to establish the societal peace within the Muslim community, added to that the presence of factors considers one of the elements of the consolidation of community peace. Lastly, the study concluded that the societal peace is one of the cultural advancement factors and the situation is provided by the societal peace is contributed to progress, development and advancement.  


TAHKIM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Dahliani ◽  
Faisar Ananda ◽  
Ansari Yamamah

There are several ways that the Muslim community in solving the problem of division of inheritance in the city of Langsa, that is by way of musyawarah or kinship both involve family or even involving the village device, and the last way is through the Court Syar'iyah Langsa. Many Langsa city residents are procrastinating their inheritance. Factor or reason Langsa City society postpone the division of inheritance that is: agreement of all heirs; the heirs of many who are young or have not yet been given an inheritance; some parties want to take possession of the estate so that there is no or delayed distribution of the inheritance; most societies consider discussing inheritance after heirs are taboo; still life of one of the father or mother of the heir so that postponed the division of inheritance. The impact of delay in distribution of inheritance made by the community in Langsa City, as follows: conflict between the heirs, whether mild conflict to severe conflict; the existence of reduced heirs rights of the part which should be accepted; the existence of heirs who can not feel the inheritance due to death before the inheritance had been distributed; the breaking of the relationship or the brotherhood between the heirs due to the seizure of inheritance.


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