#islamichistory — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/406774/ Spain’s Erasure of Its Muslim Past Is at the Root of Tormented History with Morocco #FrictionsBetweenMoroccoAndSpain #IslamicHistory #Morocco #MoroccoSpainRelations #SpanishProtectorateInMorocco
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Spain’s Erasure of Its Muslim Past Is at the Root of Tormented History with Morocco
For all the reported and actual significance of the traditional disputes that have put Morocco and Spain at…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #FrictionsbetweenMoroccoandSpain #islamichistory #MoroccoSpainrelations #SpanishprotectorateinMorocco
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Spain’s Erasure of Its Muslim Past Is at the Root of Tormented History with Morocco https://www.byteseu.com/2330051/ #FrictionsBetweenMoroccoAndSpain #IslamicHistory #MoroccoSpainRelations #Spain #SpanishProtectorateInMorocco
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1182465/ Spain’s Erasure of Its Muslim Past Is at the Root of Tormented History with Morocco #EU #Europe #FrictionsBetweenMoroccoAndSpain #IslamicHistory #MoroccoSpainRelations #Spain #SpanishProtectorateInMorocco
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Türkiye’s digital atlas maps 1,300 years of Islamic history
Türkiye’s Islamic History Atlas is bringing nearly 1,300 years of Islamic history together with geography through an interactive…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #Islamichistory #islamichistoryatlas
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In search of the fez — and Türkiye’s lost Ottoman identity – 5Pillars
Right, Mustafa Kemal (Shutterstock). Left, man wearing fez. Background, Ottoman and Turkish Republic flags. A century after Atatürk’s…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #5Pillars #Atatürk #Erdogan #Fez #Islamichistory #MuhammadSiddeeq #MustafaKemal #Opinion #OTTOMANEMPİRE
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📚 Delighted to read A.Gacek's Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for Readers (Brill, 2009). A definitive reference book for studying the Islamic manuscript culture.
Free access:
https://archive.org/details/ArabicManuscriptsAVademecumForReadersHandbookOfOrient/page/n312/mode/1upThis work has been meticulously translated into Arabic as المرجع في علم المخطوط العربي by award-winning scholar Dr. Mourad Tadghout/مراد تدغوت, recipient of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding.
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📚 Delighted to read A.Gacek's Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for Readers (Brill, 2009). A definitive reference book for studying the Islamic manuscript culture.
Free access:
https://archive.org/details/ArabicManuscriptsAVademecumForReadersHandbookOfOrient/page/n312/mode/1upThis work has been meticulously translated into Arabic as المرجع في علم المخطوط العربي by award-winning scholar Dr. Mourad Tadghout/مراد تدغوت, recipient of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding.
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📚 Delighted to read A.Gacek's Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for Readers (Brill, 2009). A definitive reference book for studying the Islamic manuscript culture.
Free access:
https://archive.org/details/ArabicManuscriptsAVademecumForReadersHandbookOfOrient/page/n312/mode/1upThis work has been meticulously translated into Arabic as المرجع في علم المخطوط العربي by award-winning scholar Dr. Mourad Tadghout/مراد تدغوت, recipient of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding.
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📚 Delighted to read A.Gacek's Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for Readers (Brill, 2009). A definitive reference book for studying the Islamic manuscript culture.
Free access:
https://archive.org/details/ArabicManuscriptsAVademecumForReadersHandbookOfOrient/page/n312/mode/1upThis work has been meticulously translated into Arabic as المرجع في علم المخطوط العربي by award-winning scholar Dr. Mourad Tadghout/مراد تدغوت, recipient of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/274439/ Archaeologists Uncover Rare Medieval Game Board in Morocco #BoardGameHistory #EarlyIslamicWorld #IslamicHistory #MedievalBathhouse #MedievalGameBoard #Morocco #MoroccoArchaeology #NorthAfricaHistory #TabSigGame #WalilaVolubilis
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The latest addition to the Staring into Space project is on the thousand-year-old book, the Kitab #al-Fihrist, in which the only mention we have of astrolabe-maker Maryam al-Astrulabi was made. #archaeology #islamicHistory
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The latest addition to the Staring into Space project is on the thousand-year-old book, the Kitab #al-Fihrist, in which the only mention we have of astrolabe-maker Maryam al-Astrulabi was made. #archaeology #islamicHistory
https://www.wasteflake.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=42 -
The latest addition to the Staring into Space project is on the thousand-year-old book, the Kitab #al-Fihrist, in which the only mention we have of astrolabe-maker Maryam al-Astrulabi was made. #archaeology #islamicHistory
https://www.wasteflake.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=42 -
The latest addition to the Staring into Space project is on the thousand-year-old book, the Kitab #al-Fihrist, in which the only mention we have of astrolabe-maker Maryam al-Astrulabi was made. #archaeology #islamicHistory
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📜✨ Oh, let's dust off the scrolls and pretend we care about ancient medical trivia for a sec! Apparently, Islamic medicine wasn't just about chanting incantations and using leeches—who knew? 🤷♂️ Clearly, we all need a history lesson on how this might somehow be relevant in 2018! 🙄📚
https://hekint.org/2018/11/19/islamic-medicine/ #ancientmedicine #Islamichistory #medicaltrivia #historylesson #relevance2018 #HackerNews #ngated -
📜✨ Oh, let's dust off the scrolls and pretend we care about ancient medical trivia for a sec! Apparently, Islamic medicine wasn't just about chanting incantations and using leeches—who knew? 🤷♂️ Clearly, we all need a history lesson on how this might somehow be relevant in 2018! 🙄📚
https://hekint.org/2018/11/19/islamic-medicine/ #ancientmedicine #Islamichistory #medicaltrivia #historylesson #relevance2018 #HackerNews #ngated -
📜✨ Oh, let's dust off the scrolls and pretend we care about ancient medical trivia for a sec! Apparently, Islamic medicine wasn't just about chanting incantations and using leeches—who knew? 🤷♂️ Clearly, we all need a history lesson on how this might somehow be relevant in 2018! 🙄📚
https://hekint.org/2018/11/19/islamic-medicine/ #ancientmedicine #Islamichistory #medicaltrivia #historylesson #relevance2018 #HackerNews #ngated -
📜✨ Oh, let's dust off the scrolls and pretend we care about ancient medical trivia for a sec! Apparently, Islamic medicine wasn't just about chanting incantations and using leeches—who knew? 🤷♂️ Clearly, we all need a history lesson on how this might somehow be relevant in 2018! 🙄📚
https://hekint.org/2018/11/19/islamic-medicine/ #ancientmedicine #Islamichistory #medicaltrivia #historylesson #relevance2018 #HackerNews #ngated -
The Centuries-Long Sunni-Shiite Divide: A Struggle for Power Rooted in the Death of Prophet Muhammad
📰 Original title: Sunitas y chiitas, siglos de rencor y sangre por una herencia mal repartida
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/the-centuries-long-sunni-shiite-divide-a-struggle-for-power-rooted-in-the-death-of-prophet-muhammad/?redirpost=cb1209cb-dad4-4fa6-8f34-4d00c74cf4e5
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"The Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike refers to the killing of about 37 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring about 27 others by a United States military airstrike on 3 November 2008...
On 5 November 2008, Afghan President Hamid Karzai responded by demanding that newly-elected US President Barack Obama end civilian deaths"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike
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"The Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike refers to the killing of about 37 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring about 27 others by a United States military airstrike on 3 November 2008...
On 5 November 2008, Afghan President Hamid Karzai responded by demanding that newly-elected US President Barack Obama end civilian deaths"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike
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"The Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike refers to the killing of about 37 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring about 27 others by a United States military airstrike on 3 November 2008...
On 5 November 2008, Afghan President Hamid Karzai responded by demanding that newly-elected US President Barack Obama end civilian deaths"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike
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"The Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike refers to the killing of about 37 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring about 27 others by a United States military airstrike on 3 November 2008...
On 5 November 2008, Afghan President Hamid Karzai responded by demanding that newly-elected US President Barack Obama end civilian deaths"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike
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Discovery Reveals 10,000 Years of Rock Art in Sinai.
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a previously unknown site in southern Sinai featuring rock paintings and inscriptions that reveal 10,000 years of history, from prehistory to the Islamic period.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/10000-years-of-rock-art-in-sinai/
#Sinai #Archaeology #AncientHistory #RockArt #Egypt #Prehistory #IslamicHistory #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #CulturalHeritage #MiddleEast #HistoryLovers #AncientCivilizations
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Discovery Reveals 10,000 Years of Rock Art in Sinai.
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a previously unknown site in southern Sinai featuring rock paintings and inscriptions that reveal 10,000 years of history, from prehistory to the Islamic period.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/10000-years-of-rock-art-in-sinai/
#Sinai #Archaeology #AncientHistory #RockArt #Egypt #Prehistory #IslamicHistory #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #CulturalHeritage #MiddleEast #HistoryLovers #AncientCivilizations
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Discovery Reveals 10,000 Years of Rock Art in Sinai.
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a previously unknown site in southern Sinai featuring rock paintings and inscriptions that reveal 10,000 years of history, from prehistory to the Islamic period.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/10000-years-of-rock-art-in-sinai/
#Sinai #Archaeology #AncientHistory #RockArt #Egypt #Prehistory #IslamicHistory #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #CulturalHeritage #MiddleEast #HistoryLovers #AncientCivilizations
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Discovery Reveals 10,000 Years of Rock Art in Sinai.
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a previously unknown site in southern Sinai featuring rock paintings and inscriptions that reveal 10,000 years of history, from prehistory to the Islamic period.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/10000-years-of-rock-art-in-sinai/
#Sinai #Archaeology #AncientHistory #RockArt #Egypt #Prehistory #IslamicHistory #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #CulturalHeritage #MiddleEast #HistoryLovers #AncientCivilizations
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No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
By Yasin Abdel Magid Mekkawy al-Hasani
A Case Study in How Polemics Distort Sacred Texts
Few topics expose the gap between Islamic sources and popular polemics as clearly as the discussion of dogs in Islam. Claims that Islam considers dogs cursed, vile, or objects of cruelty are repeated frequently by Islamophobes, by critics unfamiliar with Islamic law, and sometimes even by Muslims influenced more by culture than by knowledge.
A careful reading of the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the practice of the scholars reveals a very different picture: one rooted in creation, mercy, legal distinction, and context, not superstition or hatred.
- Dogs as Part of Allah’s Creation
Islam begins with a foundational principle often ignored in polemics:
Every living being is a creation of Allah.
Allah says:
“There is no creature on earth nor bird that flies with its wings except that they are communities like you.” (Qur’an 6:38)
Classical exegetes, including al-Ṭabarī and al-Qurṭubī, explain that this verse establishes moral consideration and divine order for all animals. Dogs are explicitly included within this principle. They are not aberrations, nor cursed beings, but part of the divine order (khalq).
- The Qur’an and the Dog of the People of the Cave
The Qur’an mentions a dog explicitly in Sūrat al-Kahf:
“And their dog lay with its forelegs stretched at the entrance.” (Qur’an 18:18)
This dog is mentioned alongside believing youths whom Allah praises. The Qur’an neither condemns nor distances itself from the dog. On the contrary, classical scholars such as Ibn Kathīr and al-Qurṭubī note that the dog’s inclusion is honourable by association, demonstrating that even an animal accompanying the righteous is included among Allah’s signs.
Al-Qurṭubī explicitly states that this verse refutes the notion that dogs are inherently impure or despised by Allah.
- The Hadith of Killing Dogs: Legal Context, Not Moral Condemnation
The narration in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim mentioning the killing of dogs has been consistently misused.
Early Madinah had:
- No sanitation systems
- Packs of aggressive dogs
- Genuine public safety concerns
This was a situational ruling, not a theological statement.
The Prophet ﷺ later clarified and restricted this ruling:
“If dogs were not a community among the communities, I would have ordered their killing. But kill only those that are harmful.” (Sunan Abū Dāwūd – ṣaḥīḥ)
This narration is decisive in fiqh. Scholars such as Imām al-Nawawī explain that this establishes:
- Dogs are a community of Allah’s creation
- Killing is prohibited except in cases of harm
- There is no general permission or hatred toward dogs
The later ruling abrogates the earlier general command.
- Dogs in the Time of the Prophet ﷺ
One of the strongest historical proofs against polemics is the practice of the Companions themselves.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī records:
“Dogs used to come and go in the mosque during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they would urinate there, and they would not sprinkle water over it.”
The Companions would simply cover the area with sand, which was customary at the time. There was no panic, cruelty, or obsession.
This narration is a major proof for Imām Mālik and the Mālikī school that dogs are not inherently impure, and that Islam does not cultivate hysteria or hostility toward their presence.
There was:
- No command to expel them violently
- No ritual panic
- No demonization
This report is foundational evidence for Imām Mālik, who concluded that dogs are not intrinsically impure, and that Islamic law does not support cruelty or hysteria toward them.
- Keeping Dogs Is Explicitly Permitted
Islamic law explicitly permits dogs for:
- Guarding
- Herding
- Hunting
Allah says:
“And what trained animals catch for you—eat from what they catch for you.” (Qur’an 5:4)
Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr states clearly that an animal whose catch is lawful cannot be treated as inherently impure or vile.
- Mercy Toward Dogs in the Sunnah
The ethical foundation is unambiguous.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“A man was forgiven his sins because he gave water to a thirsty dog.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
And:
“In every living being there is reward.”
Cruelty, by contrast, leads to punishment, as shown in the narration of the woman punished for mistreating a cat.
These narrations establish a universal ethic: animals are moral subjects of mercy, not objects of disgust.
- The Issue of Angels and Dogs: A Correct Understanding
One of the most misunderstood narrations is:
“The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images.”
Primary Sources
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 3225
- Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2106
This narration has been misinterpreted culturally and polemically.
Classical scholars explain:
- This refers to specific angels, not all angels (e.g., angels of special presence, not recording angels)
- The issue is environmental and habitual, not moral
- Angels are repelled by conditions, not by sin in the dog
Imām al-Nawawī explains that this is comparable to how humans may avoid certain animals out of fear or instinct, not because the animal is evil, but because of natural disposition.
Animals are created with heightened senses. Many scholars mention that dogs perceive things humans cannot, which may create environments angels do not frequent, not due to impurity, but difference in nature.
This has nothing to do with dogs being cursed.
- Culture vs. Religion
Much hostility toward dogs in some societies stems from pre-Islamic and cultural practices, not Islam. In many regions, dogs were mistreated due to poverty, disease, or custom, and these attitudes were later incorrectly attributed to religion.
Islamic law distinguishes clearly between:
- Cultural aversion
- Legal rulings
- Moral value
Conflating these is an error.
- The Practice of the Saints and Scholars
Great figures such as Imām Aḥmad al-Rifāʿī were known for compassion toward animals, including dogs. Biographers report that he fed them, treated them, and rebuked cruelty.
No scholar accused him of violating Islam. On the contrary, this was understood as living iḥsān.
Conclusion
Islam does not demonize dogs.
It regulates interaction with them through law, mercy, and wisdom.
Dogs are:
- Part of Allah’s creation
- Mentioned in the Qur’an without condemnation and as a righteous companion
- Protected from harm except in necessity
- Objects of reward when treated with kindness
Cruelty, superstition, and hysteria are cultural distortions, not Islam.
A religion whose Prophet ﷺ taught mercy to animals cannot be honestly portrayed as promoting hatred toward them.
والحمد لله رب العالمين
#animalRights #animals #dogs #Hadith #Islam #IslamicHistory #Islamophobia #Muslims #Quran
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No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
By Yasin Abdel Magid Mekkawy al-Hasani
A Case Study in How Polemics Distort Sacred Texts
Few topics expose the gap between Islamic sources and popular polemics as clearly as the discussion of dogs in Islam. Claims that Islam considers dogs cursed, vile, or objects of cruelty are repeated frequently by Islamophobes, by critics unfamiliar with Islamic law, and sometimes even by Muslims influenced more by culture than by knowledge.
A careful reading of the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the practice of the scholars reveals a very different picture: one rooted in creation, mercy, legal distinction, and context, not superstition or hatred.
- Dogs as Part of Allah’s Creation
Islam begins with a foundational principle often ignored in polemics:
Every living being is a creation of Allah.
Allah says:
“There is no creature on earth nor bird that flies with its wings except that they are communities like you.” (Qur’an 6:38)
Classical exegetes, including al-Ṭabarī and al-Qurṭubī, explain that this verse establishes moral consideration and divine order for all animals. Dogs are explicitly included within this principle. They are not aberrations, nor cursed beings, but part of the divine order (khalq).
- The Qur’an and the Dog of the People of the Cave
The Qur’an mentions a dog explicitly in Sūrat al-Kahf:
“And their dog lay with its forelegs stretched at the entrance.” (Qur’an 18:18)
This dog is mentioned alongside believing youths whom Allah praises. The Qur’an neither condemns nor distances itself from the dog. On the contrary, classical scholars such as Ibn Kathīr and al-Qurṭubī note that the dog’s inclusion is honourable by association, demonstrating that even an animal accompanying the righteous is included among Allah’s signs.
Al-Qurṭubī explicitly states that this verse refutes the notion that dogs are inherently impure or despised by Allah.
- The Hadith of Killing Dogs: Legal Context, Not Moral Condemnation
The narration in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim mentioning the killing of dogs has been consistently misused.
Early Madinah had:
- No sanitation systems
- Packs of aggressive dogs
- Genuine public safety concerns
This was a situational ruling, not a theological statement.
The Prophet ﷺ later clarified and restricted this ruling:
“If dogs were not a community among the communities, I would have ordered their killing. But kill only those that are harmful.” (Sunan Abū Dāwūd – ṣaḥīḥ)
This narration is decisive in fiqh. Scholars such as Imām al-Nawawī explain that this establishes:
- Dogs are a community of Allah’s creation
- Killing is prohibited except in cases of harm
- There is no general permission or hatred toward dogs
The later ruling abrogates the earlier general command.
- Dogs in the Time of the Prophet ﷺ
One of the strongest historical proofs against polemics is the practice of the Companions themselves.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī records:
“Dogs used to come and go in the mosque during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they would urinate there, and they would not sprinkle water over it.”
The Companions would simply cover the area with sand, which was customary at the time. There was no panic, cruelty, or obsession.
This narration is a major proof for Imām Mālik and the Mālikī school that dogs are not inherently impure, and that Islam does not cultivate hysteria or hostility toward their presence.
There was:
- No command to expel them violently
- No ritual panic
- No demonization
This report is foundational evidence for Imām Mālik, who concluded that dogs are not intrinsically impure, and that Islamic law does not support cruelty or hysteria toward them.
- Keeping Dogs Is Explicitly Permitted
Islamic law explicitly permits dogs for:
- Guarding
- Herding
- Hunting
Allah says:
“And what trained animals catch for you—eat from what they catch for you.” (Qur’an 5:4)
Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr states clearly that an animal whose catch is lawful cannot be treated as inherently impure or vile.
- Mercy Toward Dogs in the Sunnah
The ethical foundation is unambiguous.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“A man was forgiven his sins because he gave water to a thirsty dog.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
And:
“In every living being there is reward.”
Cruelty, by contrast, leads to punishment, as shown in the narration of the woman punished for mistreating a cat.
These narrations establish a universal ethic: animals are moral subjects of mercy, not objects of disgust.
- The Issue of Angels and Dogs: A Correct Understanding
One of the most misunderstood narrations is:
“The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images.”
Primary Sources
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 3225
- Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2106
This narration has been misinterpreted culturally and polemically.
Classical scholars explain:
- This refers to specific angels, not all angels (e.g., angels of special presence, not recording angels)
- The issue is environmental and habitual, not moral
- Angels are repelled by conditions, not by sin in the dog
Imām al-Nawawī explains that this is comparable to how humans may avoid certain animals out of fear or instinct, not because the animal is evil, but because of natural disposition.
Animals are created with heightened senses. Many scholars mention that dogs perceive things humans cannot, which may create environments angels do not frequent, not due to impurity, but difference in nature.
This has nothing to do with dogs being cursed.
- Culture vs. Religion
Much hostility toward dogs in some societies stems from pre-Islamic and cultural practices, not Islam. In many regions, dogs were mistreated due to poverty, disease, or custom, and these attitudes were later incorrectly attributed to religion.
Islamic law distinguishes clearly between:
- Cultural aversion
- Legal rulings
- Moral value
Conflating these is an error.
- The Practice of the Saints and Scholars
Great figures such as Imām Aḥmad al-Rifāʿī were known for compassion toward animals, including dogs. Biographers report that he fed them, treated them, and rebuked cruelty.
No scholar accused him of violating Islam. On the contrary, this was understood as living iḥsān.
Conclusion
Islam does not demonize dogs.
It regulates interaction with them through law, mercy, and wisdom.
Dogs are:
- Part of Allah’s creation
- Mentioned in the Qur’an without condemnation and as a righteous companion
- Protected from harm except in necessity
- Objects of reward when treated with kindness
Cruelty, superstition, and hysteria are cultural distortions, not Islam.
A religion whose Prophet ﷺ taught mercy to animals cannot be honestly portrayed as promoting hatred toward them.
والحمد لله رب العالمين
#animalRights #animals #dogs #Hadith #Islam #IslamicHistory #Islamophobia #Muslims #Quran
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No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
By Yasin Abdel Magid Mekkawy al-Hasani
A Case Study in How Polemics Distort Sacred Texts
Few topics expose the gap between Islamic sources and popular polemics as clearly as the discussion of dogs in Islam. Claims that Islam considers dogs cursed, vile, or objects of cruelty are repeated frequently by Islamophobes, by critics unfamiliar with Islamic law, and sometimes even by Muslims influenced more by culture than by knowledge.
A careful reading of the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the practice of the scholars reveals a very different picture: one rooted in creation, mercy, legal distinction, and context, not superstition or hatred.
- Dogs as Part of Allah’s Creation
Islam begins with a foundational principle often ignored in polemics:
Every living being is a creation of Allah.
Allah says:
“There is no creature on earth nor bird that flies with its wings except that they are communities like you.” (Qur’an 6:38)
Classical exegetes, including al-Ṭabarī and al-Qurṭubī, explain that this verse establishes moral consideration and divine order for all animals. Dogs are explicitly included within this principle. They are not aberrations, nor cursed beings, but part of the divine order (khalq).
- The Qur’an and the Dog of the People of the Cave
The Qur’an mentions a dog explicitly in Sūrat al-Kahf:
“And their dog lay with its forelegs stretched at the entrance.” (Qur’an 18:18)
This dog is mentioned alongside believing youths whom Allah praises. The Qur’an neither condemns nor distances itself from the dog. On the contrary, classical scholars such as Ibn Kathīr and al-Qurṭubī note that the dog’s inclusion is honourable by association, demonstrating that even an animal accompanying the righteous is included among Allah’s signs.
Al-Qurṭubī explicitly states that this verse refutes the notion that dogs are inherently impure or despised by Allah.
- The Hadith of Killing Dogs: Legal Context, Not Moral Condemnation
The narration in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim mentioning the killing of dogs has been consistently misused.
Early Madinah had:
- No sanitation systems
- Packs of aggressive dogs
- Genuine public safety concerns
This was a situational ruling, not a theological statement.
The Prophet ﷺ later clarified and restricted this ruling:
“If dogs were not a community among the communities, I would have ordered their killing. But kill only those that are harmful.” (Sunan Abū Dāwūd – ṣaḥīḥ)
This narration is decisive in fiqh. Scholars such as Imām al-Nawawī explain that this establishes:
- Dogs are a community of Allah’s creation
- Killing is prohibited except in cases of harm
- There is no general permission or hatred toward dogs
The later ruling abrogates the earlier general command.
- Dogs in the Time of the Prophet ﷺ
One of the strongest historical proofs against polemics is the practice of the Companions themselves.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī records:
“Dogs used to come and go in the mosque during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they would urinate there, and they would not sprinkle water over it.”
The Companions would simply cover the area with sand, which was customary at the time. There was no panic, cruelty, or obsession.
This narration is a major proof for Imām Mālik and the Mālikī school that dogs are not inherently impure, and that Islam does not cultivate hysteria or hostility toward their presence.
There was:
- No command to expel them violently
- No ritual panic
- No demonization
This report is foundational evidence for Imām Mālik, who concluded that dogs are not intrinsically impure, and that Islamic law does not support cruelty or hysteria toward them.
- Keeping Dogs Is Explicitly Permitted
Islamic law explicitly permits dogs for:
- Guarding
- Herding
- Hunting
Allah says:
“And what trained animals catch for you—eat from what they catch for you.” (Qur’an 5:4)
Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr states clearly that an animal whose catch is lawful cannot be treated as inherently impure or vile.
- Mercy Toward Dogs in the Sunnah
The ethical foundation is unambiguous.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“A man was forgiven his sins because he gave water to a thirsty dog.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
And:
“In every living being there is reward.”
Cruelty, by contrast, leads to punishment, as shown in the narration of the woman punished for mistreating a cat.
These narrations establish a universal ethic: animals are moral subjects of mercy, not objects of disgust.
- The Issue of Angels and Dogs: A Correct Understanding
One of the most misunderstood narrations is:
“The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images.”
Primary Sources
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 3225
- Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2106
This narration has been misinterpreted culturally and polemically.
Classical scholars explain:
- This refers to specific angels, not all angels (e.g., angels of special presence, not recording angels)
- The issue is environmental and habitual, not moral
- Angels are repelled by conditions, not by sin in the dog
Imām al-Nawawī explains that this is comparable to how humans may avoid certain animals out of fear or instinct, not because the animal is evil, but because of natural disposition.
Animals are created with heightened senses. Many scholars mention that dogs perceive things humans cannot, which may create environments angels do not frequent, not due to impurity, but difference in nature.
This has nothing to do with dogs being cursed.
- Culture vs. Religion
Much hostility toward dogs in some societies stems from pre-Islamic and cultural practices, not Islam. In many regions, dogs were mistreated due to poverty, disease, or custom, and these attitudes were later incorrectly attributed to religion.
Islamic law distinguishes clearly between:
- Cultural aversion
- Legal rulings
- Moral value
Conflating these is an error.
- The Practice of the Saints and Scholars
Great figures such as Imām Aḥmad al-Rifāʿī were known for compassion toward animals, including dogs. Biographers report that he fed them, treated them, and rebuked cruelty.
No scholar accused him of violating Islam. On the contrary, this was understood as living iḥsān.
Conclusion
Islam does not demonize dogs.
It regulates interaction with them through law, mercy, and wisdom.
Dogs are:
- Part of Allah’s creation
- Mentioned in the Qur’an without condemnation and as a righteous companion
- Protected from harm except in necessity
- Objects of reward when treated with kindness
Cruelty, superstition, and hysteria are cultural distortions, not Islam.
A religion whose Prophet ﷺ taught mercy to animals cannot be honestly portrayed as promoting hatred toward them.
والحمد لله رب العالمين
#animalRights #animals #dogs #Hadith #Islam #IslamicHistory #Islamophobia #Muslims #Quran
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On 5 Shaban, we honour Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (Ali ibn Hussainؑ), the voice of Karbala after Karbala—who turned suffering into worship and resistance into prayer. Wiladat Mubarak to all Momineen.
#ImamZainulAbideen #AliIbnHussain #5Shaban #AhlulBayt #WiladatMubarak #IslamicHistory #Karbala
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On 5 Shaban, we honour Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (Ali ibn Hussainؑ), the voice of Karbala after Karbala—who turned suffering into worship and resistance into prayer. Wiladat Mubarak to all Momineen.
#ImamZainulAbideen #AliIbnHussain #5Shaban #AhlulBayt #WiladatMubarak #IslamicHistory #Karbala
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Recorded at Markazi Murtazvi Imambargah, Nawabshah, this noha marks 25 Rajab 1447H, reminding us that chains and cells could never silence the truth of Ahl-e-Bait (AS).
Noha Writer:Zawar Hussain Gohar
Shahadat Imam Musa Kazim (AS)Please watch with devotion, share with love, and keep the message of sabr and haq alive.
#ImamMusaKazim
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#25Rajab
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Blessed birth anniversary of Mola Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) 🌹
A timeless symbol of knowledge, justice, and courage whose legacy still guides hearts and minds.
Ya Ali Madad 🤍#MolaAli #ImamAli #AliIbnAbiTalib #WiladatMolaAli #IslamicHistory #Justice #Knowledge #Noor
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📘 Sword of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed (RA)
An inspiring Islamic biography highlighting faith, courage, and unmatched leadership.🌍 Ships worldwide
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📘 Sword of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed (RA)
An inspiring Islamic biography highlighting faith, courage, and unmatched leadership.🌍 Ships worldwide
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📘 Sword of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed (RA)
An inspiring Islamic biography highlighting faith, courage, and unmatched leadership.🌍 Ships worldwide
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Stories of the Prophets
A beautifully designed, full-color Islamic book narrating the lives of the Prophets (AS) with clarity, authenticity, and visual richness.
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A beautifully detailed biography of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) is now available.
Perfect for readers of Islamic history.
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A beautifully detailed biography of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) is now available.
Perfect for readers of Islamic history.
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غزہ میں جاری نسل کشی کے تناظر میں فلسطین کے لیے دو ریاستی حل پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر كیا ہے؟
غزہ میں جاری نسل کشی کے تناظر میں فلسطین کے لیے دو ریاستی حل پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر كیا ہے؟
ڈاکٹر عمیر محمود صدیقی نے فلسطین كا تاریخی پس منظر، سیاسی حقائق اور فلسطینی کاز پر گہرا تجزیہ پیش کیا ہے۔
- فلسطین کا مسئلہ اور اس کی پیچیدگیاں
فلسطین کا معاملہ صرف زمین یا سیاسی تسلسل کا نہیں، بلکہ اس میں مذہبی، اخلاقی اور بین الاقوامی اصول بھی شامل ہیں۔
- قرآن و سنت کی روشنی میں حق و ناحق
اسلامی نقطہ نظر سے ظلم کی کوئی جگہ نہیں، اور اگر کسی قوم پر انہی اصولوں کی بنیاد پر ظلم ہوتا ہے تو اس کی مزمت کی جانی چاہیے۔
- بین الاقوامی قوانین اور اقوام متحدہ کی قراردادیں
کس طرح بین الاقوامی قوانین — بشمول اقوام متحدہ کی قراردادیں — اس مسئلے میں مؤثر اور غیر مؤثر کردار ادا کرتی رہی ہیں۔
- دو ریاستی حل
ڈاکٹر صدیقی اس نقطہ نظر کا جائزہ لیتے ہیں کہ فلسطینی اور اسرائیلی ریاست کو الگ الگ کیسے تسلیم کیا جائے؟ ڈاكٹر عمیر نے اس حل کی ممکنات، رکاوٹیں اور اصولی چیلنجز پر گفتگو کی ہے۔
- غزہ اور مظالم کا جائزہ
غزہ کی صورتِ حال، انسانی حقوق کی پامالی، معیشتی بحران اور جنگی کارروائیوں کا تفصیلی جائزہ پیش کیا ہے۔
- عالمی طاقتوں کا کردار
کس طرح طاقتور ممالک اور بین الاقوامی ادارے اس تنازعے میں مداخلت کرتے ہیں، اور ان مداخلتوں کا اثر فلسطینی عوام پر کیا ہوتا ہے۔
- اسلامی امت کی ذمہ داری اور مسلم ممالک کا کردار
ویڈیو کا ایک اہم حصہ اس بات پر ہے کہ مسلم ممالک اور اسلامی معاشرے کو اس معاملے میں کیا کردار ادا کرنا چاہیے، اور امتِ مسلمہ کو کس طرح متحد ہو کر موقف اختیار کرنا چاہئے۔
- اخلاقی اور نظریاتی پہلو
یہ صرف سیاسی یا عسکری جنگ نہیں، بلکہ یہ ایک نظریاتی جنگ ہے — جو كہ حق و باطل، ظلم و عدل کے درمیان ہے۔
- حل کی سمت اور مستقبل کی راہ
آخر میں ڈاکٹر صدیقی مختلف امکانات پیش کرتے ہیں: مذاکرات، عالمی دباؤ، قانون پسند تحریکیں، اور عملی اقدامات جو فلسطینی عوام کی مدد کر سکتے ہیں۔
#Gaza #History #Islam #IslamicHistory #MuslimUmmah #Palestine #فلسطین #video #اردو #اسلام #غزہ
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غزہ میں جاری نسل کشی کے تناظر میں فلسطین کے لیے دو ریاستی حل پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر كیا ہے؟
غزہ میں جاری نسل کشی کے تناظر میں فلسطین کے لیے دو ریاستی حل پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر كیا ہے؟
ڈاکٹر عمیر محمود صدیقی نے فلسطین كا تاریخی پس منظر، سیاسی حقائق اور فلسطینی کاز پر گہرا تجزیہ پیش کیا ہے۔
- فلسطین کا مسئلہ اور اس کی پیچیدگیاں
فلسطین کا معاملہ صرف زمین یا سیاسی تسلسل کا نہیں، بلکہ اس میں مذہبی، اخلاقی اور بین الاقوامی اصول بھی شامل ہیں۔
- قرآن و سنت کی روشنی میں حق و ناحق
اسلامی نقطہ نظر سے ظلم کی کوئی جگہ نہیں، اور اگر کسی قوم پر انہی اصولوں کی بنیاد پر ظلم ہوتا ہے تو اس کی مزمت کی جانی چاہیے۔
- بین الاقوامی قوانین اور اقوام متحدہ کی قراردادیں
کس طرح بین الاقوامی قوانین — بشمول اقوام متحدہ کی قراردادیں — اس مسئلے میں مؤثر اور غیر مؤثر کردار ادا کرتی رہی ہیں۔
- دو ریاستی حل
ڈاکٹر صدیقی اس نقطہ نظر کا جائزہ لیتے ہیں کہ فلسطینی اور اسرائیلی ریاست کو الگ الگ کیسے تسلیم کیا جائے؟ ڈاكٹر عمیر نے اس حل کی ممکنات، رکاوٹیں اور اصولی چیلنجز پر گفتگو کی ہے۔
- غزہ اور مظالم کا جائزہ
غزہ کی صورتِ حال، انسانی حقوق کی پامالی، معیشتی بحران اور جنگی کارروائیوں کا تفصیلی جائزہ پیش کیا ہے۔
- عالمی طاقتوں کا کردار
کس طرح طاقتور ممالک اور بین الاقوامی ادارے اس تنازعے میں مداخلت کرتے ہیں، اور ان مداخلتوں کا اثر فلسطینی عوام پر کیا ہوتا ہے۔
- اسلامی امت کی ذمہ داری اور مسلم ممالک کا کردار
ویڈیو کا ایک اہم حصہ اس بات پر ہے کہ مسلم ممالک اور اسلامی معاشرے کو اس معاملے میں کیا کردار ادا کرنا چاہیے، اور امتِ مسلمہ کو کس طرح متحد ہو کر موقف اختیار کرنا چاہئے۔
- اخلاقی اور نظریاتی پہلو
یہ صرف سیاسی یا عسکری جنگ نہیں، بلکہ یہ ایک نظریاتی جنگ ہے — جو كہ حق و باطل، ظلم و عدل کے درمیان ہے۔
- حل کی سمت اور مستقبل کی راہ
آخر میں ڈاکٹر صدیقی مختلف امکانات پیش کرتے ہیں: مذاکرات، عالمی دباؤ، قانون پسند تحریکیں، اور عملی اقدامات جو فلسطینی عوام کی مدد کر سکتے ہیں۔
#Gaza #History #Islam #IslamicHistory #MuslimUmmah #Palestine #فلسطین #video #اردو #اسلام #غزہ
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Next week on the Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in #Medieval History Seminar : Karen Pinto (Univ. Colorado), Masking Conflict with Harmony. The Mediterranean in the Islamic #Cartographic Imagination.
July 1 | 5-6 pm CET | online
https://t1p.de/entanglements_2025-05
#medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps #medievalhistory #entanglement #IslamicHistory
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Next week on the Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in #Medieval History Seminar : Karen Pinto (Univ. Colorado), Masking Conflict with Harmony. The Mediterranean in the Islamic #Cartographic Imagination.
July 1 | 5-6 pm CET | online
https://t1p.de/entanglements_2025-05
#medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps #medievalhistory #entanglement #IslamicHistory
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Next week on the Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in #Medieval History Seminar : Karen Pinto (Univ. Colorado), Masking Conflict with Harmony. The Mediterranean in the Islamic #Cartographic Imagination.
July 1 | 5-6 pm CET | online
https://t1p.de/entanglements_2025-05
#medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps #medievalhistory #entanglement #IslamicHistory
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Next week on the Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in #Medieval History Seminar : Karen Pinto (Univ. Colorado), Masking Conflict with Harmony. The Mediterranean in the Islamic #Cartographic Imagination.
July 1 | 5-6 pm CET | online
https://t1p.de/entanglements_2025-05
#medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps #medievalhistory #entanglement #IslamicHistory
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Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters
#IslamicHistory #IbnAlHaytham #HistoryOfScience #IslamicGoldenAge #Multiculturalism #Optics #Avicenna #IndigenousWisdom #AntiEurocentrism #ScienceHistory
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A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: Who was Allah before Islam?, with Ahmad Al-Jallad https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/who-was-allah-before-islam-with-ahmad-al-jallad/ #IslamicHistory
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A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: Who was Allah before Islam?, with Ahmad Al-Jallad https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/who-was-allah-before-islam-with-ahmad-al-jallad/ #IslamicHistory
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A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: Who was Allah before Islam?, with Ahmad Al-Jallad https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/who-was-allah-before-islam-with-ahmad-al-jallad/ #IslamicHistory
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In Islamic history, the waqf (plural: awqaf) represents a tradition that underpinned the development of Muslim societies. A practice rooted in faith and generosity, waqf was a system of endowments that provided cradle-to-grave support for communities, funding hospitals, schools, mosques, and even public infrastructure.
#islamicpost #islam #islamichistory #history #economics #finance #islamcireminder #muslim #muslimpost
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In Islamic history, the waqf (plural: awqaf) represents a tradition that underpinned the development of Muslim societies. A practice rooted in faith and generosity, waqf was a system of endowments that provided cradle-to-grave support for communities, funding hospitals, schools, mosques, and even public infrastructure.
#islamicpost #islam #islamichistory #history #economics #finance #islamcireminder #muslim #muslimpost
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In Islamic history, the waqf (plural: awqaf) represents a tradition that underpinned the development of Muslim societies. A practice rooted in faith and generosity, waqf was a system of endowments that provided cradle-to-grave support for communities, funding hospitals, schools, mosques, and even public infrastructure.
#islamicpost #islam #islamichistory #history #economics #finance #islamcireminder #muslim #muslimpost
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In Islamic history, the waqf (plural: awqaf) represents a tradition that underpinned the development of Muslim societies. A practice rooted in faith and generosity, waqf was a system of endowments that provided cradle-to-grave support for communities, funding hospitals, schools, mosques, and even public infrastructure.
#islamicpost #islam #islamichistory #history #economics #finance #islamcireminder #muslim #muslimpost
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Dive into the complexities of medieval Islamic sects—explore Medieval Islamic Sectarianism today on Patreon! 🕌📜 https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shop/medieval-islamic-sectarianism-264787?source=storefront #IslamicHistory #MedievalWorld
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Dive into the complexities of medieval Islamic sects—explore Medieval Islamic Sectarianism today on Patreon! 🕌📜 https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shop/medieval-islamic-sectarianism-264787?source=storefront #IslamicHistory #MedievalWorld
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Dive into the complexities of medieval Islamic sects—explore Medieval Islamic Sectarianism today on Patreon! 🕌📜 https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shop/medieval-islamic-sectarianism-264787?source=storefront #IslamicHistory #MedievalWorld
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In #Islamicstudies there is a subject called Usul al Fiqh (Principles of Law/Jurisprudence). Combined with #islamicHistory, the 2 show us not only the sources of law, but how it was implemented (eg. cases of the ruler being tried under the law).
Contrast that with our modern reality and how laws are:
- complicated
- arbitrary
- selectively enforcedThis applies at the human and state level.
If laws have no application after a certain wealth/power level, is there any real justice?
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In #Islamicstudies there is a subject called Usul al Fiqh (Principles of Law/Jurisprudence). Combined with #islamicHistory, the 2 show us not only the sources of law, but how it was implemented (eg. cases of the ruler being tried under the law).
Contrast that with our modern reality and how laws are:
- complicated
- arbitrary
- selectively enforcedThis applies at the human and state level.
If laws have no application after a certain wealth/power level, is there any real justice?