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Islamic Teachings by Dr. Badawi (Canada)

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Taqwa: Between Love & Fear[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Taqwa is a central concept that has been frequently mentioned in the Qur’an, especially in verses that deal with individual behavior in social relations. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Some of the common English translations of the word taqwa are “piety” and “heed” or “God-fearing.” Each of these translations gives only a partial understanding of this word’s true meaning because it is an attitude that combines many feelings, such as fear of God, heeding, and above all being God-conscious. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Is Taqwa Simply Fear? [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The term fear, when used to refer to God-consciousness in the Islamic context, does not mean being scared of God because being scared excludes any feeling of love or respect. [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Fear of God means to fear His disobedience and punishment, on the Day of Judgment, and to fear forgetting Him and losing His blessings. [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Another partial meaning of fear, which is nobler, is the fear of displeasing God, the One Whom you love. For example, when two people love each other, you find each of them trying their best to please the other and to avoid even forgetting their anniversaries or birthdays. If this is the attitude of humans towards each other, then it is more appropriate that people fear God’s displeasure. People should love God most because they owe everything to Him: their lives, property, and, above all, His guidance to know and worship Him. [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]So, fear of God is not founded on a vengeful concept of hate and fear of God. It is actually based on love, which leads to a feeling of fear of God’s displeasure...[/FONT]

Taqwa: Between Love & Fear - Ethics & Values - Reading Islam - OnIslam.net
 
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]I am Muslim, Can We Be Friends? [/FONT]
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Answer by Dr. Jamal Badawi[/FONT]
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Can Muslims befriend Non-Muslims? [/FONT]
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Can Muslims and Non-Muslims live together justly and peacefully? [/FONT]
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What are the perceived barriers to mutual friendship and co-operation? [/FONT]
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Where do we go from here?[/FONT]
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Jamal Badawi visited Calgary on Januarly 15th ,2011 to answer these and many other questions that both Muslims and Non-Muslims had in their minds. He shared with the Calgary community a thoughtful and enriching discussion regarding the basis of a balanced relationship between Muslims and Non-Muslims[/FONT]

http://onislam.net/english/component/jvideodirect/?v=Av2613GYaCcoN
 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Why Do We Need Islam? [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Dr. Jamal Badawi Answers FAQs by Non-Muslims [/FONT]

Why do we need Islam after Judaism and Christianity?

The Quran directly answered that when it commands the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to say “I’m not really some totally new innovation other than what the prophets before me taught”. So the first issue here is that the Quran itself indicated that the message of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is a continuation, combination and perfection of the message of Allah revealed to previous prophets. But I think the confusion that arises in the mind of many people is the lack of distinction between islam (small i) and Islam (capital i). islam with small i in the linguistic sense coming from the root seen lam meem, or s - l - m as it sounds in English, actually means to achieve peace with Allah, inner peace within oneself and peace with all of the creations of Allah; humans, Muslims or others, animal world, the world of vegetation and also the environment at large. It is in that sense that islam (small i) is actually the religion that Allah revealed to Moses, Jesus, Abraham and to all of the prophets.

But the question here is what is the relevance of Capital I, is that only a repetition? No, it is not only a repetition. It’s just as described in the Quran that in part the Quran, or the teachings of Islam, came to confirm the things that remained intact of the previous revelation. And that’s not repetition...

Why Do We Need Islam? - Belief - Reading Islam - OnIslam.net

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Dr. Jamal Badawi: Brief Introduction to the Quran [/FONT]

The overall message of the Quran is the same overall message that God revealed to all of the prophets from Adam down to the last Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the Quran seems to affirm that. If I were to summarize it in a succulent manner, the topic of the Quran is the human and his or her relationship with the Creator, and also create the relationship with other creatures of God, whether humans or others. That’s the topic and the focus of the Quran. The Quran's Core Message
In essence, the message of the Quran is to bring to our attention that we were not created in vain, and that we will be held responsible for our conduct on this earth. In the Quran, God indicates that He created the human to be His trustee on earth. This is actually an honor given by God to the human being, dignity to be the trustee of God even though He doesn’t need our worship and our obedience. It is for our own benefit....

 Dr. Jamal Badawi: Brief Introduction to the Quran - Belief - Reading Islam - OnIslam.net

 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Islamic Business Ethics - Part 3
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Quranic Inducements to Study and Explore[/FONT]
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The Quran does not present the universe as an adversary of mankind. It is presented, rather, as a friend and means of human endeavors on earth...[/FONT]
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Role and Nature of Ethics in Islam[/FONT]
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It was indicated earlier that Islam is more than a “religion” in the common restricted sense. It is rather a complete way of living. As such, ethics is not one of its “compartments”, but something at its very core. This may explain why Prophet Muhammad summed up his mission in the following words:[/FONT]
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"I was not sent except to perfect moral characters." (Al-Albani)[/FONT]
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The Quran does not speak of Iman (faith) as an abstract concept or a quality that is independent of action. It ties between “faith” and righteous deeds as inseparable components of what constitutes a true believer. Prophet Muhammad was even more explicit when he negated the quality of faith from a dishonest person even if he/she claims to be a “believer”:[/FONT]
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There is no faith for one who lacks honesty. (Al-Mundhiri)[/FONT]
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Conversely, he tied faith to acts of kindness to others:[/FONT]
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"Whoever believes in Allah and the [life] hereafter, let him be hospitable to his guest, and whoever believes in Allah and the [life] hereafter, let him not hurt his neighbor, and whoever believes in Allah and the [life] hereafter, let him say something beneficial or remain quiet." (Al Bukhari)[/FONT]
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While acts of pure worship constitute essential pillars of Islam, both primary sources of Islam, the Quran and Hadith indicate that they are not always meant for themselves as mere rituals. The five daily mandatory prayers are described in the Quran as acts to help restraint the believer from immorality and wrongdoing...
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Islamic Business Ethics (Part 3) - Islamic Thought - Reading Islam - OnIslam.net
 
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Dr. Jamal Badawi on the Islamic Business Model


[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A talk by Dr. Badawi some years ago at the American Finance House on the Islamic Business Model, including ethics in production, consumption and marketing
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Jamal Badawi 2003 1 - YouTube
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In the Company of Prophet Muhammad

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In the life of the Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him), the believer finds the inspiration that moves his heart, illuminates his mind, and guides his actions.

In this session each speaker will present a point in the life of the prophet (peace be upon him) that inspired him/her the most.
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MAS-ICNA 2013: In The Company of Mohamed (pbuh) - Jamal Badawi (Part 1 of 4) - YouTube

(17 minutes)
 
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