A Muslim's View
Posted on September 17, 2015 by zaidpub
The Purpose of Submission (Chapter Ten: The Hand of Iblis) “O You who believe, on you rests the responsibility for your own selves. If you follow the right path, those who have gone astray will not be able to do you harm.” — The… Continue Reading “The Real Malay Dilemma”
Category: Essays to the Contrary, ISLAM, UncategorizedTags: Aboriginal and Islamic beliefs, Abraham, Apologetics, class nepotism, collective irresponsibility, communal denial and ignorance, face-saving self-destructive behaviors, Freemasons, hidden-hand, high-minded self-righteous bigotry, hisbah, Humanism, Hypocrisy, justice, Malay/Muslim rulers, Medina Constitution, misguidance, mysticism, Orang Asli, pageantry, pretense, Repentance, shirk, spiritual law, Spiritual Laws, suspect nobility, The Malay Dilemma, tribalism, Tun Dr. Mahatir, vicegerency, Western Sun-god cult
{This is a continuation of the essay on the Law of Unity} The outer (ritual) form of the Islamic discipline of piety (taqua) requires ablution, prayer, fasting, and generosity in almsgiving. These rituals are actually disciplines of purification so that the grace of Unity with its… Continue Reading “The Muslim Polity as one Man: An Analogy, by Dr. Omar”
Category: Essays to the Contrary, ISLAMTags: Al'Mahdi, authority, Caliphate, certitude, Dr. Kalim Siddiqui, fetishism, guidance, hisbah, Ibn Hanbal, justice, Kingdom of Allah, Messiah, Nationalism, Omar Mukhtar, Power, prophetic stream, Rightly Guided Power, secular pluralism, shura, sociopathy, Taqua, Ulama, Unity, Vicegerent