Abstract:In this thought-provoking book, Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology. These themes, which range through discussions about friendship, divorce, drunkenness, love, slavery and ritual slaughter, offer fascinating insights into Islamic ethics and the way in which arguments developed in medieval juristic discourse. Pre-modern religious works contained a richness of thought, hesitation and speculation on a wide range of topics, which were socially relevant but also presented intellectua… Show more
“…These communities have been squeezed into ever more densely packed ghettos where they enjoy few facilities or opportunities. A recent study of Muslims in contemporary Calcutta showed that four out of every five now live in overcrowded slums, where entire households (averaging 6.65 people) 57 sleep, eat, and work in tiny one-room shacks, averaging less than 120 square feet in size. 58 Their levels of literacy are exceptionally low.…”
Section: S T a Y I N G O N : G H E T T O I Z At I O N A M O N G " N Amentioning
This study seeks to illuminate patterns of refugee settlement in the Bengali Muslim diaspora since 1947, which replicate global trends identified by Aristide Zolberg in new nation-states. Based on historical research and oral testimony gathered from over two hundred migrants in different settings in India, Bangladesh, and Britain, it suggests why some Muslims crossed borders after India's partition and others did not; why most moved only short distances within the delta; and why so many huddled in the shadow of the new national borders and so few traveled to the West. I uncover the subtle interplay between migrants' agency and structures of coercion, and between histories of mobility and of affect, in the shaping of migration choices, and explain how the recurrent patterns identified by Zolberg were produced in a regional context of critical but unexplored significance. The essay explores the impact of nation-state formation on older forms of mobility in the region, and the continuing interconnections between local micro-mobilities and regional, national, international, and trans-oceanic migrations. I suggest that the concept of “mobility capital” can help to explain not only patterns of migration, but also patterns of staying on. I conclude by questioning “cumulative causation theory,” which has inadvertently lent credence to fears that the developed countries of the West will be “swamped” by immigrants drawn from ever-expanding migratory networks based in the “third world.”
“…These communities have been squeezed into ever more densely packed ghettos where they enjoy few facilities or opportunities. A recent study of Muslims in contemporary Calcutta showed that four out of every five now live in overcrowded slums, where entire households (averaging 6.65 people) 57 sleep, eat, and work in tiny one-room shacks, averaging less than 120 square feet in size. 58 Their levels of literacy are exceptionally low.…”
Section: S T a Y I N G O N : G H E T T O I Z At I O N A M O N G " N Amentioning
This study seeks to illuminate patterns of refugee settlement in the Bengali Muslim diaspora since 1947, which replicate global trends identified by Aristide Zolberg in new nation-states. Based on historical research and oral testimony gathered from over two hundred migrants in different settings in India, Bangladesh, and Britain, it suggests why some Muslims crossed borders after India's partition and others did not; why most moved only short distances within the delta; and why so many huddled in the shadow of the new national borders and so few traveled to the West. I uncover the subtle interplay between migrants' agency and structures of coercion, and between histories of mobility and of affect, in the shaping of migration choices, and explain how the recurrent patterns identified by Zolberg were produced in a regional context of critical but unexplored significance. The essay explores the impact of nation-state formation on older forms of mobility in the region, and the continuing interconnections between local micro-mobilities and regional, national, international, and trans-oceanic migrations. I suggest that the concept of “mobility capital” can help to explain not only patterns of migration, but also patterns of staying on. I conclude by questioning “cumulative causation theory,” which has inadvertently lent credence to fears that the developed countries of the West will be “swamped” by immigrants drawn from ever-expanding migratory networks based in the “third world.”
“…He said: How has it come about? He said: It is perhaps the strain (` irq ) to which it has reverted, whereupon he (the Prophet) said: It is perhaps the strain (` irq ) to which he (the child) has reverted 4,5…”
Section: Recessive Inheritance and Genetic Counselingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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Not from all the liquid comes the child. And if Allah wants to create something, nothing prevents Him 9–10
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Section: Natural Selectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, does the father or the mother determine the gender of the offspring? In an authentic ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ, he mentioned a “competition” between the male seminal fluid and the female reproductive fluid vis-à-vis the determination of gender:
The reproductive substance of man is white and that of woman is yellow, and when they have sexual intercourse and the male’s substance prevails upon the female’s substance, it is a male child that is created by Allah’s decree, and when the substance of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by the male, a female child is formed by the decree of Allah 28–9…”
Section: Gender Determinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reproductive substance of man is white and that of woman is yellow, and when they have sexual intercourse and the male’s substance prevails upon the female’s substance, it is a male child that is created by Allah’s decree, and when the substance of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by the male, a female child is formed by the decree of Allah 28–9…”
Objective:To relate diverse aspects of genetics and its applications to concepts in the Glorious Qur’an and the ḥadīth.Study Design:The author compared passages from the Glorious Qur’an and ḥadīth with modern concepts in genetics, such as recessive inheritance, genetic counseling, genetic variation, cytoplasmic inheritance, sex chromosomes, genetics-environment interactions, gender determination, and the hypothesis of “pairing in the universe.”Conclusions:A fresh understanding of Islamic scripture reveals references to principles of genetics that predate contemporary discoveries. This highlights the need for further exploration of possible links between science and religion.
This study examined the intention to claim exemption for zakat and other monetary donations on the annual tax return among US Muslims. We used a survey of 575 Muslims living in the United States to test several exploratory hypotheses. Our statistical results suggest that after controlling for other demographic differences, (1) respondents who identified as non‐Sunni (as opposed to Sunni) Muslims, had medium or high (as opposed to low) income, and those who believed that Covid‐19 is a Zakat‐eligible cause had higher odds of claiming an exemption for their Zakat donations; and (2) permanent residents (as opposed to US citizens), high (as opposed to low) income earners, non‐faith‐based donors, and those who believed that Covid‐19 is a Zakat‐eligible cause had higher odds of claiming exemption for their non‐Zakat monetary donations. Implications are discussed.
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