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If there is an interpretation, or an explaining-away, of the embarrassing – to Christian Arab nationalists – fact of American religious violence, then it seems to have been articulated most typically by the Israeli Arab writer and former Knesset member, Azmi Bishara. In a characteristic article in al-Ahram, this left-wing secular Christian interprets the theocon phenomenon by outlining its historic roots in America’s Puritan heritage. For Bishara, the New Testament does not provide guidance, other than ‘a universal message of love and understanding.’ The Puritans, however, ‘stressed the moral code expressed in the Old Testament.’ The violence of so much American religion can be traced back to Puritan holy wars against Native Americans, and thence to Cromwell’s Biblically-preoccupied New Model Army. Apparently revisiting perhaps the oldest trope in Christian anti-Semitism, the law-versus-spirit dichotomy, Bishara concludes that this is a Judaizing Christianity, which turns the Gospels into a simple extension of what he sees as the unpleasant, lawbound violence of the Hebrew Bible. Although Protestantism, for Bishara, is naturally anti-Semitic, he believes that the Jewish lobby, and the power of Hollywood, have ‘managed to twist the US obsession with the Bible into something akin to political Zionism and support for Israel’.

Contentions 14
13. Your wealth is only yours once you have given it away.
14. Islamism’s fire will leave only ashes.
15. Only the Monoculture’s God is small enough to fit into the Yawning Gulf.
16. ‘If we are not for ourselves, other Jews say to me, who will be for us? And I answer, but if we are for ourselves alone, what are we?’ (Daniel Boyarin)
17. Yielding to a minor sin can be a major sin.

Britain’s Pakistani communities and their contribution to the Italian Campaign of World War II - (updated) by Jahan Mahmood.
In September 1939, at the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India, declared that India would join the war effort alongside Britain.  Mahatma Gandhi opposed any military support from Indians by advocating a non-violent approach to Hitler’s aggressive expansion.  Mohammed Ali Jinnah, on the other hand, supported involvement.  He was fully aware that Britain’s defeat could threaten the position of the minority Muslims by removing the constraint of British rule in a society where the majority voice was Hindu. Britain’s position was further strengthened with the addition of another Muslim politician, Sikander Hayat Khan, head of the Punjab Unionist Party. The Muslim community in South Asia was important to Britain not just because of their political backing, since they also provided the bulk of the manpower for the Indian Army. In short, Britain could not afford to lose support of the Muslim population.

Two excerpts from the NEW BOOK A Return to Purity in Creed:
of Imam al-Ghazali translated by Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali published by LampPost Productions

PDF Excerpt from Chapter 1:
THE CREED OF THE SALAF REGARDING ALLEGORICAL REPORTS

PDF Excerpt from The Fifth Protocol:
Abstaining From Meddling with the Stated Words (al-Imsak)

The Speech and Word of Allah
by Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
The words ‘Kalām’ and ‘Qur’ān’ are very closely related terms. In their original legal applications they are distinct in meaning. But in another way they are synonymous.

In other words, the word ‘Kalām’ is usually applied to the beginningless attribute of Allah present with His being referred to as His ‘Speech.’ But sometimes when it is used, it means the ‘Qur’ān,’ which is the revelation sent to Muhammad who proclaimed it to humanity. [more]

Abu Hanifa, Salafis, Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar, and The Truth
by Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
...One must first understand that by virtue of the fact that the book – Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar - is considered to be the first book written in the time of the Taabi’een on the topic of Tawheed in an organized and methodical fashion during an age of great controversy when Sunnis were attempting to codify the orthodox creed of Muslims that there will be statements found in it that may be problematic.

Of course Salafis would find great joy in seeing such statements like the one above, since it apparently gives credence to their arguments about what they refer to as ‘The Attributes of Allah,’ like the hand, face, eyes, foot, side, shin, self, etc. [more]

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