Categorie: Journey From MPhil to PhD
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Tangali, M. J. (2013). Serving His Creation: Understanding the connection between Creator and creation in the light of Sharīʿah (Doctoral dissertation, Pebble Hills University). Pebble Hills University Archive. Holy Qur’ān Classical Tafsīr and Studies
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Preface Dissertation “Serving His Creation” Understanding the connection between Creator and creation in the Light of Sharīʿah: “And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me” Ph.D. Research Dissertation “Serving His Creation” Pebble Hills University 113 Barksdale Professional CenterCity of Newark, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19711United States of America…
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Table of Contents Summary All the Prophets engaged themselves in some form of work. Hazrat Ādam (ʿalayhis salām) weaved clothes and later began farming. Hazrat Nūḥ (ʿalayhis salām) occupied himself with carpentry. Hazrat Idrīs (ʿalayhis salām) worked as a tailor. Hazrat Hūd (ʿalayhis salām) and Hazrat Ṣāliḥ (ʿalayhis salām) were traders. Hazrat Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhis salām)…
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Table of Contents Summary From an Islamic point of view, the only way for humankind to emerge from its current predicament is to overcome self‑centeredness and sincerely worship Allāh. A person consumed by material desires—whose efforts revolve around acquiring better food, finer clothing, newer cars, larger houses, and other worldly comforts—and who constantly pursues luxury,…
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Table of Contents Summary The best occupation is Jihād, followed by trading and then farming. Any occupation that is beneficial for this world and the Hereafter is recommended. Weaving clothes and tailoring are good, as they are used to cover one’s body. Making things that provide light is also commendable, since light is a necessity.…
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Table of Contents Summary In this part of the study “Ethics from a Philosophical Context,” we present a short impression of the major Islamic philosophers of the Middle Ages—among them al‑Fārābī, Ibn Rushd, and al‑Ghazālī. In the last century, the great scholar Ālāḥazrat Imām Ahmad Raza Khan (raḥimahAllāh) enlightened many areas of modern sciences in…
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Table of Contents Summary The teachers of Tasawwuf, or Sheikhs, are present and visible in the world, as people require contact with them. One of the Sheikhs may hold a position such as Qutb or Abdāl; however, it is not necessary to disclose this. Objectives of this part: Introduction According to all true Spiritual Masters—those…
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Table of Contents Summary Although an Islamic state may be established anywhere, this does not imply the restriction of rights or privileges. Islam has laid down universal fundamental rights that must be respected under all circumstances. It thus becomes clear that the Islamic state is not an end in itself but rather a means to…
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Table of Contents Summary The psychology of religion considered from the framework of Islam is the science of the nafs (the psyche). It refers to the medical, scientific, and philosophical study of the nafs as it flourished during the Islamic Golden Age. This discipline examines the effect, content, and nature of religious belief for individuals.…
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Table of Contents Summary Social benefits are so-called because they represent collective charity and happiness for all members of society. Economists do not view society as an independent actor capable of gaining benefits or suffering losses. Objectives of this part: Introduction The Qur’ān does not use the term sociology in the modern academic sense, but…